THE SONG DISCRIBES THE THOUSANDS OF GREEKS OF ISMIR AND ASIA MINOR DRAWNING IN THE ISMIR PORT FROM THE TURKS , OR SWIMMING TO THE ISLANDS ACROSS TO ESCAPE. THATS WHY ITS A SAD SONG.

The song is an old greek folk song from west Minor Asia (Anatolia). The singer tries to prevent the person he loves from emigrating. He tells the person to stay away from the sea (which was associated with distant trips and emigration in the mentality of the Greeks of the Ottoman era), but the person responds that he/she can manage the dangers of the sea (and emigration). Finally, the singer expresses his huge sorrow for his beloved person's emigrating, cause not only he won't meet the person again, but also he won't have any news from him/her again, since the singer is illiterate and will not be able to read the person's letters.

i cant Listen this Song witout crying. the lyrics hurts so much my soul

My favourite singer and my favourite song....

This song indeed has a spiritual feel, particularly with the audience singing, it resembles the sounds of a greek orthodox church

THANKS FROM GREECE FOR SHOWING THIS SONG. THE BASES OF THE MUSIC IS BYZANTINE . THE WORDS , MOST PROBABLY REFER TO THE DEEP WATERS OF ISMIR PORT , IN 1922.

Smooth and tender. First time to hear. I like this soft type of music. You can try to listen to the legendary Greek singer Demis Roussos. Egyptians know and love him so much.

400 years of slavery on Turks ottomans but we are still here with the Greek spirit,God helps us .

Dalaras is one of the big voices in my opinion not only in Greece but in Europe and globaly.. He has some controversial political encounters lately and become more and more odd but just from the voice and singing... If he would been not from smal Greece but living in UK using English he could have done any Musik you can imagine.

Foreigners react to Greek songs, my new addiction.

Really nice reaction!! I'm glad you reached to a Greek singer!

Legendary! Great reaction man, thanks.

Although i do love Dalaras as a singer, you should listen this particular song Sto pa kai sto ksanaleo by Mariza Koh. It's the way it should be both vocalized and instrumented. Thank you very much for your content!

what a calming voice like chants or religious singing, and the sound of nay and drums, make me feel like if it's Iranian, one of ElRoumi poems 🌹🌹

Love from Greece

This is very emotional song about kids leaving their islands joining ships going to foreign countries!!

I love his songs and also nikos vertis by the way i love the greek songs all of them since i'm 10 yo

GEORGE DALARAS a living legend . He sings since 1969 . He is my beloved - favorite greek singer . The meaning - concept o the song is already very wellmentioned below . His channel : kzfaq.info?search_query=george+dalaras

Tells about during the catastrophe of smyrni 1922 how someone felt it

Second verse I told you and I say again Not to write to me any letters cause i dont know how to read and I get into tears !!!

George Dalaras was originally a Greek Orthodox Christian chantor, from a long line of chantors

Very interesting nice video

Great song! Great singer!

Thank you for this video, this song is my shelter when I feel down since many years now, and me too I feel it is kind of Sufi song

Another iconic greek singer you should check out is Marinella singing anixe petra. Μαρινελλα Ανοιξε πετρα Stunning song from 1969. I saw her perform in the 90's and still had remarkable power in her voice

Ntalaras❤❤❤❤

Thank you for you great video IJ. If I may, I would like to make a comment about Sufism. The music of the song as the most (if not all) Greek folk songs is legacy of the Byzantine music of our ancestors. Later agter the conquer of the Byzantine empire by the muslims they inherited Byzantine music and among them Sufism too.

He is one of the singers if you turn out the microphone on stage... He just takes some big breath and goes on without mic and fills the auditorium to the last seat in last rank...

Great reaction for a great singer ! I have a suggestion for you if you are interested in Greek music ! React to Harris alexiou ola se thumizoun

You should react to Pechlivanis by Thanasis Papakonstantinou (another greek singer)

Thank you so much for your reaction! I think everyone should listen to Dimitris Mitropanos singing his song "Roza" live.

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IF I MAY SUGEST , YOU CAN SHOW THE GREEK SINGER MARINELA WITH TWO SONGS. 1. GIA SENANE MBORO. 2. ANIKSE PETRA GIA NA MBO. THANK YOU.

Dear Jay, I tip my hat to you. I loved very calm music close to the heart and a calm, soft and distinctive voice, very comfortable, really excellent and wonderful

so nice and beautiful❤❤❤

The last part says " Don't send me letters, because I don't know reading*

Good morning

Please react and enjoy classical fusion sung by k s chitra and sharreth

Şimdi bu bizim mi onların mı? Bilemedim 😳 vay canına 😳😳😳 bu da mı yahu 😩😩😩 yok sufi değil IJay bu bir ege veya trakya türküsü ama bilmiyorum kim kimden almış 🥰

Yiannis voyiatzis (enas ouranos me asteria)

u have to see"tis arnis to nero" from singer σταυρος σιολας kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9SbfcWp07jRfps.html

I've partied with George 😉

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you should tsek manolis aghelopoulos and stelios kazantzidis the 2greatest.voice of greece

Lyrics GREEK ORIGINAL Στο ‘πα και στο ξαναλέω στο γιαλό μην κατεβείς, στο ‘πα και στο ξαναλέω στο γιαλό μην κατεβείς, ο γιαλός έχει φουρτούνα και σε πάρει και χαθείς, ο γιαλός έχει φουρτούνα και σε πάρει και χαθείς. ------ Κι αν με πάρει που με πάει πέρα στα βαθιά νερά, κι αν με πάρει που με πάει πέρα στα βαθιά νερά, κάνω το κορμί μου βάρκα και τα χέρια μου κουπιά, το μαντήλι μου πανάκι μπαινοβγαίνω στην στεριά. ------ Στο ‘πα και στο ξαναλέω μη μου γράφεις γράμματα, στο ‘πα και στο ξαναλέω μη μου γράφεις γράμματα, γιατί γράμματα δεν ξέρω κι αρχινώ τα κλάματα, γιατί γράμματα δεν ξέρω κι αρχινώ τα κλάματα. Phonetically produced with English letters Sto ‘pa kai sto xanaléo sto gialó min kateveís, sto ‘pa kai sto xanaléo sto gialó min kateveís, o gialós échei fourtoúna kai se párei kai chatheís, o gialós échei fourtoúna kai se párei kai chatheís. ------ Ki an me párei pou me páei péra sta vathiá nerá, ki an me párei pou me páei péra sta vathiá nerá, káno to kormí mou várka kai ta chéria mou koupiá, to mantíli mou panáki bainovgaíno stin steriá. ------ Sto ‘pa kai sto xanaléo mi mou gráfeis grámmata, sto ‘pa kai sto xanaléo mi mou gráfeis grámmata, giatí grámmata den xéro ki archinó ta klámata, giatí grámmata den xéro ki archinó ta klámata. English translation I've told you and I'll tell you again, don't go down to the sea, I'm telling you again, don't go down to sea the sea has a storm and it will take you and you will be ost, the sea has a storm and it will take you and you will be lost. ------ And if it takes me, where will it take me, down to the deep waters, And if takes me, where will it take me, down to the deep waters, I will make my body a boat and my hands oars, my handkerchief (actually a headscarf worn by traditional Greek women) cloth I reach the other side of the shore. ------ I'll say it again, don't write me letters, I'll tell you again, don't write me letters, because I don't know letters and I start crying, because I don't know letters and I start cryin

Its about immigration .

Hello Neighbor

Here's a version in Turkish as well: "Furtuna Girit Türküsü" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sM11mL1krLDLXWg.html

Hello there try to hear old and new greek Musicians and sigers like... ZAMPETAS STRATOS DIONISIOU MARKOS VAMBACARIS VASILIS TSITSANIS PANTELIS THALLASINOS ALKINOOS IOANNIDES VASILIS PAPAKONSTANTINOU. NIKOS OIKONOMOPOULOS Greedings from grece

Please search the original version

My favorite version of this tune by Natassa Mpofiliou: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eJ-kmdqDstTaZHk.html

Gel gel cayiçki by Trio Chios. Thank me later

Can you send the link to the original video? ✨✨

I prefer the more original version. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adN8p62kvarNo6s.html The singer is German- Greek. Specializes in folk music.

Stop sending me letters because I'm illiterate..last verse.. can't read or write 😊😊😊

Old greek music from Anatolia and heavily influenced by the Ottoman and Arabesque culture.

I advise you to follow his account at y.tube. Because it's clear that you understand his way of presenting these songs. And both totally new and older productions keeps on coming at his account. Also last week (April 2022) one of his biggest masterpieces!

My friend people in your comments they don t know about music , if you have interest about great greek voices you better check Τζενη Βανου , by far the best voice in Greece ever !