| VASILARHONTISSA |
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Ore then ine i krima ki athiko, Vasila arhontissa,
Then ine ki amartia na 'ne Vasilo, Vaso, se erimia. |
Is it not sad, is it not wrong, Vasila arhontissa,
Is it not a sin, that Vasila, Vasa, went to the wilderness? |
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Ore na 'ne Vasilo se erimia, Vasila arhontissa,
Se kleftika limeria na stroni pevka, Vaso, stromata. |
In the wilderness, Vasila arhontissa,
In the hideout of the kleftes, laying out pine needles for a bed. |
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Ore na stroni pevka stromata, Vasila arhontissa,
Ki' oxies proskefalakia, ki' o Themios Gakis Vaso fonaxe. |
Laying out pine needles for a bed, Vasila arhontissa,
And beech leaves for a pillow. Themios Gakis called Vasa. |
| Vasila is a woman's name; the kleftes were more or less romantic brigands. The song refers to the kleft Themios Gakis' abduction of the daughter of Nicholas Averof, a notable (arhon) of Metsovo. | |