I was orphaned from a young age – Thracian Greek Collection

Tasoula Papavasiliou sings a traditional song from Mikro Bogialiki, Northern Thrace.

Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage ID-number: thra1248GRV0018a.

Description:
After the establishment of the borders between Greece and Bulgaria, inhabitants from Mikro Bogialiki in North Thrace, present day Malko Sharkovo in Bulgaria, settled in Proskynites in the Rodopi district of Thrace. This village also has inhabitants from other parts of North and East Thrace. Tasoula Papavasiliou sings a traditional song of Mikro Bogialiki and mentions that people used to sing in the past, during the "mindzi", a nightly gathering in the autumn when the peel the corn and collect the seeds. The song concerns a young orphan man who was obliged to work for a rich Bulgarian widow for twelve years. Afterwards, he wanted to return to his family to get married. The widow proposed that he stay and marry on of her servants, but he declined and revealed that he wanted to marry the Bulgarian widow.

Cite as:
Apó mikrós orfánipsa – I was orphaned from a young age; performer: Tasoula Papavasiliou; camera: Thede Kahl; interview/ transcription/ translation: Thede Kahl, Sotirios Rousiakis; editor: Valentina Paul; retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID number: thra1248GRV0018a.

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