A white dove from my homeland – Thracian Greek Collection

Irina Alexe from Romania sings a ballad in Thracian Greek

Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage ID-number: thra1248ROV0002a.

Description:
In this short song, the dying fighter is spoken to by a dove. She advises him to write a letter to his mother and his beloved; they should not wait for him. The well-known motif of the dying fighter who becomes one with nature was widespread in the Greek world and in the Balkans. The recording was made in the only Greek village in Romania. Irina Alexe sings in the old Thracian dialect that her ancestors brought with them from Thrace. The Greeks in the village of Izvoarele immigrated via Russia and have lived on the edge of the Danube Delta for around 200 years.

Cite as:
Éna áspro pliɕtéri apó ton-dópo mu – A white dove from my homeland; performer: Irina Alexe; camera/ interview: Thede Kahl; transcription/ translation: Thede Kahl, Sotirios Rousiakis; editor: Antonia Fichera; retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID number: thra1248ROV0002a.

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