Singing on the mountain pasture – Pontic Greek Collection

Kiymet Küçük is singing in Pontic Greek of the Of Valley.

Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage (VLACH) ID-number: pont1253TRV0001a

Description:
A lyrical dedication for the loved ones living far away: the Pontic miroloi (gr. mοιρολόι) is the one type of song that links two main characteristics of the female music from the backcountry of the Black Sea coast: emotions of grief and pain for the loved one and the praise for his virtues meet the traditional song manner of the women running the alpine pasture. The miroloi can be addressed to missing persons (mostly relatives) that are either in exile, at war or, in this case, working elsewhere as labour migrants. The human fate separates labour migrants from their homeland by even tearing families apart. It is from such experiences that songs like the present one are born. Each song represents an authentic original version and a current one sung by the woman who had been separated from her husband for a long time in the past, that reveals deep emotional struggles along with social obligations demanding strength and lots of self-discipline. While having to remain in Turkey in order to look after her father in-law, our singer Kiymet Küçük will often try to overcome her pain of loss through singing, a practice that has been virtually eliminated by her daily work and duties.

Cite as:
Traɣóðema so parxárin – Singing on the mountain pasture; performer: Kiymet Küçük; camera/ interview: Thede Kahl, Andreea Pascaru; transcription/ translation: Thede Kahl, Sotirios Rousiakis; editor: Antonio Fichera, retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID number: pont1253TRV0001a.

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