1.	Ts' Kabaré- moré, bré, bré – ts' Kabarésinas i jiós, ts' Kabarésinas i jiós ke ts' Partálous to pidhí.	Kabare – dear oh dear – Kabaresina's son, Kabaresina's son and Partallo's* boy.
2.	Chourevtá – moré, bré, bré – chourevtária mathinan, chourevtária mathinan ki apoú ton poulí chouró,	Dancing le – dear oh dear – dancing lessons did they take, dancing lessons did they take and with all that dancing,
3.	péftoun ta – moré, bré, bré – péftoun ta balómata, péftoun ta ballómata san ta platanófilla.	fall the patch – dear oh dear – fall the patches off, fall the patches off like plane-tree leaves.
4.	Na ki i ma – moré, bré, bré – na ki i mána ts' pórchite, mi sakkiá balómata, mi kouvária nímata.	See their mo – dear oh dear – see their mother coming, with bag-fulls of patches, with balls of thread.
5.	Stamatí – moré, bré, bré – stamatíste to chouró, stamatíste to chouró na balóso ton ijió.	Stop the da – dear oh dear – stop the dancing do, stop the dancing do, so I can patch up the lad.
6.	Mi sas ka – moré, bré, bré – mi sas kakoufénete, mi sas kakoufénite ta partália t' chérite.	Do not ta – dear oh dear – do not take it amiss, do not take it amiss, he likes the patches.

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