I was really amazed that an American bothered to listen to this. I mean, it's far too traditional and deeply Greek and "difficult staff", especially for foreigners. It talks about death. Thank you for the reaction.
To help you understand the style of music, all I have to tell you is that it is a Byzantine style, it passed to traditional and modern Greek music and is a continuation of ancient Greek music
@@ΝεκτάριοςΧριστοφή-σ5δ Byzantine style is older than Middle eastern music..so the middle eastern got their influence from the Byzantine style. Educate yourself.
@@katerinapatiniotis5598 I educate myself every day. Middle Eastern music means of the are of the Middle East. Middle Eastern music means also the music of the ancient people living there like the Sumerians, Hurrians, Babylonians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Anatolian people(like the Hittite), the Ancient Egyptians, and many other people, Middle East could include the Greeks too as the modern term is quite irrelevant as contact between the Greeks and the Near East was very expansive, seen also in the colonisation of Cyprus. I hope you read more about it before commenting in such an absolute way, καλή συνέχεια εύχομαι
@@ΝεκτάριοςΧριστοφή-σ5δ😂architecture and even melismatic music comes from Byzantium and from ancient greece In melismatic singing arabs sing with the nose and Byzantines with the chest thats the diference
People copy the best going around. Greece was the pre-eminent culture in the Med for 2000 years - so everyone was influenced from them. BUT they loved taking the best bits from cultures around them!!!!
A Greek traditional song of an unknown composer from 1800 or even older, you may call it Greek country music. Greek singers are countless and Greek songs are millions.
My friend you are amazing! Yes! : The magnificent singer Eleni (Helen) Vitali, was absent many years from singing...she had drug problems, from the early 90' s. Her husband was also musician, they had a son together. She has Gypsi roots, she started her career at 1970 and like Glikeria (the second legendary singer, hugging her), have cooperated in the past...the vocal practicing you find strange comes from Greek roots: the music instrument is callled "clarino", is similar with the flute, but more "heavy" in sound...she makes vocal ups and downs because Greek traditional music is composed to be sang like this ..the reason is absolutely Greek: It comes from the Greek revolution era...it' s about pain, mourn and sadness because of the "pressure" that Ottomans put in people those days... I hope I explained something to you...😊
This is a greek folk music. It speaks about how a greek " kleftis" ( a greek soldier of 19th century) feels about his hard life up in the mountains where he fights against the Ottomans to be free! It has a lot of emotional deapth....
ποτε δεν ηξερα οτι λεει γι αυτο το πραγμα που λες το τραγουδι,εγω νομιζα οτι μιλαει απλα για τον θανατο και πως να τον ξεγελασεις,πως να τον πεισει να μην τον παρει εως την χαραυγη,αλλα τωρα δεν περιμενα απο ενα ξενο καναλι να μαθω ολη την ιστορια σε ενα comment...thanks!
@@observer8477when we Greeks hear this kind of music, fell very emotional, especially the parts that the singers sing solo with the clarino (greek clarinet) accompaniament!
@@antoniasamara3594 Ναι συνφονώ απόλυτα. Πολύ καλή και μοναδική είναι και η Βιτάλη.Θρύλος!!!! Όταν την άκουσα να πει νε τραγούδι "Μπαλαμό" και επίσης το άλλο της τραγούδι "Μακριά μου να φύγεις", ουαοουυυ!
These ladies are Greek music royalty. That style of singing is called Amane (A-ma-ne) and is common in Eastern European and Middle Eastern music. Thanks for another great reaction, Nick 😃
I respect a lot the way you respect the music even though you don't know the Greek culture behind those lyrics . Those 2 ladies + Marinella + Alexiou and lot more are amazing legendary voices. Thank you so much Love from Greece 🇬🇷❤️
Both ladies are great voices of our country, they are legends. And the organ is called clarino and plays the notes like saxophone. The style of the singing is Greek country music.
Those two ladies are legends as well. They love and respect each other ❣️. That's the Greek passion my darling. It's a traditional song Bizantine style. The lyrics it's about a guy that he doesn't want to die and degs Charon to let him live a little longer.
As I can see, you are already informed about this old traditional song.And I am impressed that you have the interest in music wherever the music comes from (in this one,Greek). A little help for you to understand Greek music, I must say that there are many different types. Even in traditional music. As I saw in other comments, they already wrote about Byzantine music, that is to say, there is a lot in this genre. Byzantine music is deep among the Greek roots, and you can find it to this day everywhere. Greek church music, for example in its hymns, is Byzantine. But there are also other influences. One of the main ones is the geophysical environment. In the cities and villages that are mountainous, you will find melodies and dances in slower rhythms and "heavy". In cities and villages of the islands you will find melodies and fast dances, allegro. The environment one lives in, affects its entire spectrum. There are soooo many types that probably some one has to wright down bunch of comments to describe all of them. Just think, that there are 10.000 different dances in Greece! (I am not lying, believe me, just google this if you don't) That was just a small taste of the music of this place.. I would like to introduce you to another epic Greek performer. Charis Alexiou. Right in this song .The first performance is not hers, but in my opinion, she nailed it! It's been nearly 30 years since that performance, and I still get chills every time I hear it. The composer is the Yugoslavian musician Goran Bregovitch ( you may know about his music, as he is the composer of the O.S.T. in film "Arizona Dreams") ,and the Greek lyricist Lena Nikolakopoulou. P.s. (another one influence is between nations in Balkans. Much common music styles in North Greece and South Serbia, where Serbs are neighbors.) As about the song, because I noticed how annoying was for you without the songs lyrics,I will try to translate them here for you. If you hear it,just enjoy! th-cam.com/video/PacLyHw5Wfk/w-d-xo.html At nights you enter my dreams as if you came to your own garden and even if my wings grew I'm not missing by your side ..If it is god.. Thousands of angels in white branches of oblivion they share and from my body, like stars children of you, are breathtaking If it's god....on fire you should burn and from my tear, drink fire heart you cannot forgive a lifetime if it is god..and if anyone loves me if it is god.. and if anyone loves me All of my friends for years now couples they became , they built houses only on me still misses this truth without a roof If it's god....on fire you should burn and from my tear, drink fire heart you cannot forgive a lifetime if it is god..and if anyone loves me if it is god.. and if anyone loves me
Here is a rough translation of the lyrics, it's a bit of a grim song, however, it's a transitional song (unknown composer and lyricist) about the outlaw Greek guerillas who went to the mountains to live freely and fight the Ottomans. I'm pleased you liked it. They tricked me at dawn in spring, and told me the grim Reaper won't take me.Oh poor me I went to the mountains, high in the ridges. I see the grim Reaper coming, on horseback. There is nothing I can do, I know I will die.
@@ThatSingerReactions We suffered and we freed ourselves, thanks to Haiti for sending 100 freedom soldiers and 45 t of coffee to pay for powder, I will never forget this story.I'm talking about the Greek revolution
Song is about a man in Greece being tricked one early morning to climb a mountain, the trick is that when he reaches the top, he see's the Grem reaper on a horse between trees at a path. They say at the end " Don't take me, death, don't take me, because you'll never bring me back.
The vocals depict the words of a Greek warrior during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottomans, expressing his determination to fight to the death and vowing not to yield, for if he falls in battle, he shall not return. I'm Greek but listened to this for the first time, this is marvelous. Here's the translation: "The dawn of spring, the nightingales mocked me They mocked me and told me, that death won't take me Don't take me, Death, don't take me, for you won't bring me back Here I am, black as night, in the mountains, high in the peaks I see Death approaching, riding on his horse What should I do, what should I do, when I think that I'll die"
They are both legends. The first lady is Ms. Vitali, and it's the uniqueness of her voice that made her so loved. The second lady , Ms. Glykeria is just amazing.
Its a clarinet but probably modified in some minor way or probably simply played in a non boring flat way which is typical to the style usually found in western filarmonics
I can see you are reasarching greek music.You must be the first American to do so. Pioneer of some sort and youre going to enjoy it. Im 'Greek so here's the lyrics.Its a funeral song. Με γέλασαν μια χαραυγή της άνοιξης τ’ αηδόνια με γέλασαν και μου `πανε, ο χάρος δε με παίρνει Μη με παίρνεις Χάρε, μη με παίρνεις, γιατί δε με ξαναφέρνεις Άιντε και βγήκα ο μαύρος στα βουνά, ψηλά στα κορφοβούνια βλέπω το Χάρο να `ρχεται, στο άλογο καβάλα Τι να κάνω, τι να κάνω, σαν σκεφτώ πως θα πεθάνω The nightingales fooled me a spring's dawn they fooled me and told me, the boatman will not take me Don't take me Charon, don't take me, because you won't bring me back So I went out as a poor man on the mountains, high in the Korfovunia(Highlands) I see Charon coming, on horseback What should I do, what should I do, as I think I'm going to die Sorry for the poor translation effort. I hope it makes sense. Im sendind you some fav of mine. The epic singer of Greece. th-cam.com/video/yYE0ZaL2AgI/w-d-xo.html The most talented.(Ancient Byzantine song (Life in the grave) th-cam.com/video/56vFLIQSGds/w-d-xo.html heres three in one song. th-cam.com/video/ntchqUlmfLk/w-d-xo.html And a great Lady th-cam.com/video/MxexckS3lGs/w-d-xo.html
she is an artist of enormous talent improvising. What she started with is called 'amanes' Glykeria is around the same age as Eleni. Eleni is my most favourite Greek singer!!
I like this show, my wife watches it. Especially on new years eve it goes crazy. On our wedding in Greece, we had Bouzouki music. Fast with the Athens Greeks, very slow with family from the mountains. My favorite Greek song, and dance, is "To Zeibekiko Tis Evdokias". If you don't even wiggle a toe, your dead from the inside.
To help you aporeciate the senior lady's voice, here is a recording of her singing traditional Greek folk songs, 1996, before falling ill. Eleni Vitali. th-cam.com/video/m9DQqIbJSlA/w-d-xo.html The lyrics of the song you reacted to: One early spring morning, The nightingales fooled me, As they said that Charon will not take me. (Refrain) Do not take me, Charon, spare me, for if you take me, you won't bring me back. Therefore, poor me, alas, I took to the mountains, up high on the mountain tops, And there I saw Charon coming, riding on his stallion. What shall I do now, woe me, when I think that I will die? (Refrain)
I know it's been two years since this, but the fluctuation in tone and pitch and such is called melisma, and used to be the norm across Europe. We're just one of the few that kept it around.
Great voices both of them...From Eleni Vitali I propose to listen "Κιβωτός"Kivotos(The Ark)...And of course,Spanoudakis song"Πάμε για αλλες πολιτείες"Pame gia alles politeies... Outstanding performance...
This kind of traditional songs (folk) are all about death. In this particular it's a prayer to death to go away. Also, i don't know if it was mentioned, the instrument is the clarinet, that is the base for the Greek folk music, along with the violin and the side drum. Thank you for your words.
Beautiful reaction videos my friend. And you are correct about that Liza Minelli comment. Vitali doesn't sound the same as years before but still a really amazing voice. Spot on comments. All the best to you.
Since you like Greek music, i suggest you watch the Greek movie "rempetiko", preferably with subs. It's full of great music, i believe you will enjoy it.
The nightingales laughed at me one spring dawn They laughed at me and told me that death does not take me Don't take me dead, don't take me because you won't bring me back He went, and I went out the black man to the mountains high on their tops. I see death coming on horseback What should I do, what should I do if I think I'm going to die.. Thank you my friend that you listen something like that "heavy" for us the Greeks. There are meanings from DNA for all the war we passed through and so.. I translated with some correction to be understandable.
Gypsy (Roma) people in Greece are the masters of playing the clarinet. They don't even study it in music schools, they learn it by themselves, little kids playing on the streets for money.
Hey Nick, I want to introduce you to another great Greek singer through a short story. I saw an interview with Helen Vitali (the one with the gum in her mouth) and she was telling a story about going to a house by the sea owned by Stelios Kazantzides (the best ever singer that lived in Greece) with her father when she was a little girl. There she met Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. and not only once but many different times through the years. They used to visit Stelios ingognito just to hear him singing. Now I cant verify that but i don't think she had any reason to lie. Anyway here is a link for Stelios and i hope to see your reaction for him . Keep up the good work ! P.S. Marinela was his wife for some time and they were singing together! th-cam.com/video/KO_r9N3zyqg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/nyiKEHM4Ssk/w-d-xo.html
BRO, THE INSTRUMENT AT THE BEGINNING IS A CLARINET . IN GREEK KLARINO . I THINK THE WORD COMES FROM LATIN CLARUS MEANING CLEAR , FROM THE CLEAR SOUND IT EMITS !
th-cam.com/video/H-uLR11uajY/w-d-xo.html I went up high on the mountain And, my son, I laid down to sleep upon a rock. That rock, my son, was the tomb of a kleftis* Of a young boy! And I heard his voice from within, Take my body, my brother, Take my body and in our village lay it to rest. *kleftis was a man who rebelled against ottoman rulers of Greece back in the 1800's. The song is a traditional moiroloi, mourning song, from Epirus.
Not pitchy. The scale of the song is oriental because let's not forget that Greek culture thrived in the East, nowadays Turkey. However many modern Greek singers westernized those scales so they can play them on guitar piano etc. Typically, clarinets and violin players play them with micro tones and some particular great singers too. The scale is named Arast with a part in Nihabenti (Nikriz in oriental music)
I believe that the young Greek generation don’t care anymore about those songs just go with the flow… And if all those old ladies gone this music will saddenly dies…
Hello! Greetings from 🇬🇷 Greece ❤ So, the musical instrument you mentioned at the beginning of the video belongs to the category of wind instruments and is called "clarinet" (in greek "κλαρίνο"/ ~spelling: kla-rí-no) and belongs to the traditional greek musical instruments. Have a great day!
The first singer, Eleni Vitali, stayed away from music industry for many years since she was addicted to pills and that is why her voice is not as it used to be. She is one of my favorites singers though with a very warm voice!
I was really amazed that an American bothered to listen to this. I mean, it's far too traditional and deeply Greek and "difficult staff", especially for foreigners. It talks about death. Thank you for the reaction.
Greece has a ton of phenomenal singers! If I start writing down names, it would be a long read...
To help you understand the style of music, all I have to tell you is that it is a Byzantine style, it passed to traditional and modern Greek music and is a continuation of ancient Greek music
Based on Byzantine that is based on Middle Eastern and Mediterranean ancient music(includes Ancient Greek music)
@@ΝεκτάριοςΧριστοφή-σ5δ Byzantine style is older than Middle eastern music..so the middle eastern got their influence from the Byzantine style. Educate yourself.
@@katerinapatiniotis5598 I educate myself every day. Middle Eastern music means of the are of the Middle East. Middle Eastern music means also the music of the ancient people living there like the Sumerians, Hurrians, Babylonians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Anatolian people(like the Hittite), the Ancient Egyptians, and many other people, Middle East could include the Greeks too as the modern term is quite irrelevant as contact between the Greeks and the Near East was very expansive, seen also in the colonisation of Cyprus. I hope you read more about it before commenting in such an absolute way, καλή συνέχεια εύχομαι
@@ΝεκτάριοςΧριστοφή-σ5δ😂architecture and even melismatic music comes from Byzantium
and from ancient greece
In melismatic singing arabs sing with the nose
and Byzantines with the chest thats the diference
People copy the best going around. Greece was the pre-eminent culture in the Med for 2000 years - so everyone was influenced from them. BUT they loved taking the best bits from cultures around them!!!!
Thousands of years of culture packed in a piece of music. Amazing ❤🇬🇷❤
A Greek traditional song of an unknown composer from 1800 or even older, you may call it Greek country music. Greek singers are countless and Greek songs are millions.
Death is not taking me. The song speaks for our revolution.
Eleni Vitali is from another planet!!!❤❤❤
My friend you are amazing! Yes! : The magnificent singer Eleni (Helen) Vitali, was absent many years from singing...she had drug problems, from the early 90' s. Her husband was also musician, they had a son together. She has Gypsi roots, she started her career at 1970 and like Glikeria (the second legendary singer, hugging her), have cooperated in the past...the vocal practicing you find strange comes from Greek roots: the music instrument is callled "clarino", is similar with the flute, but more "heavy" in sound...she makes vocal ups and downs because Greek traditional music is composed to be sang like this ..the reason is absolutely Greek: It comes from the Greek revolution era...it' s about pain, mourn and sadness because of the "pressure" that Ottomans put in people those days... I hope I explained something to you...😊
Eleni Vitali had the best voice she is a legend,she overcame a long illness and she returned!
Glykeria has a voice so powerful it really hits you.
I know nothing about this genre, but what an emotional performance.
Yes it really is!
This is a greek folk music. It speaks about how a greek " kleftis" ( a greek soldier of 19th century) feels about his hard life up in the mountains where he fights against the Ottomans to be free! It has a lot of emotional deapth....
ποτε δεν ηξερα οτι λεει γι αυτο το πραγμα που λες το τραγουδι,εγω νομιζα οτι μιλαει απλα για τον θανατο και πως να τον ξεγελασεις,πως να τον πεισει να μην τον παρει εως την χαραυγη,αλλα τωρα δεν περιμενα απο ενα ξενο καναλι να μαθω ολη την ιστορια σε ενα comment...thanks!
@@observer8477when we Greeks hear this kind of music, fell very emotional, especially the parts that the singers sing solo with the clarino (greek clarinet) accompaniament!
They are both old and legendary singers, not only Vitali. They have almost the same age
They talk about death. These kind of songs have a lot of pain thats why their voices brake
Your insight on something you're maybe hearing for the first time is spot on man, thanks ! Greetings from Greece.
Wow Greek music, like it 😊. Both ladies are very popular in Greece, for decades
Yessss! Especially Glykeria, she is amazing!
@@chrisofmelbourne87 ναι αλλά και η Βιτάλη είναι ασύγκριτη φωνάρα
@@antoniasamara3594 Ναι συνφονώ απόλυτα. Πολύ καλή και μοναδική είναι και η Βιτάλη.Θρύλος!!!! Όταν την άκουσα να πει νε τραγούδι "Μπαλαμό" και επίσης το άλλο της τραγούδι "Μακριά μου να φύγεις", ουαοουυυ!
These ladies are Greek music royalty. That style of singing is called Amane (A-ma-ne) and is common in Eastern European and Middle Eastern music. Thanks for another great reaction, Nick 😃
And based on Byzantine music
Amane has nothing to do with Europe..
I respect a lot the way you respect the music even though you don't know the Greek culture behind those lyrics . Those 2 ladies + Marinella + Alexiou and lot more are amazing legendary voices.
Thank you so much
Love from Greece 🇬🇷❤️
Both ladies are great voices of our country, they are legends. And the organ is called clarino and plays the notes like saxophone. The style of the singing is Greek country music.
Those two ladies are legends as well. They love and respect each other ❣️. That's the Greek passion my darling. It's a traditional song Bizantine style. The lyrics it's about a guy that he doesn't want to die and degs Charon to let him live a little longer.
As I can see, you are already informed about this old traditional song.And I am impressed that you have the interest in music wherever the music comes from (in this one,Greek).
A little help for you to understand Greek music, I must say that there are many different types. Even in traditional music. As I saw in other comments, they already wrote about Byzantine music, that is to say, there is a lot in this genre. Byzantine music is deep among the Greek roots, and you can find it to this day everywhere. Greek church music, for example in its hymns, is Byzantine.
But there are also other influences. One of the main ones is the geophysical environment. In the cities and villages that are mountainous, you will find melodies and dances in slower rhythms and "heavy". In cities and villages of the islands you will find melodies and fast dances, allegro. The environment one lives in, affects its entire spectrum. There are soooo many types that probably some one has to wright down bunch of comments to describe all of them. Just think, that there are 10.000 different dances in Greece! (I am not lying, believe me, just google this if you don't)
That was just a small taste of the music of this place..
I would like to introduce you to another epic Greek performer. Charis Alexiou. Right in this song .The first performance is not hers, but in my opinion, she nailed it! It's been nearly 30 years since that performance, and I still get chills every time I hear it.
The composer is the Yugoslavian musician Goran Bregovitch ( you may know about his music, as he is the composer of the O.S.T. in film "Arizona Dreams") ,and the Greek lyricist Lena Nikolakopoulou.
P.s. (another one influence is between nations in Balkans. Much common music styles in North Greece and South Serbia, where Serbs are neighbors.)
As about the song, because I noticed how annoying was for you without the songs lyrics,I will try to translate them here for you.
If you hear it,just enjoy!
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At nights you enter my dreams
as if you came to your own garden
and even if my wings grew
I'm not missing by your side
..If it is god..
Thousands of angels in white
branches of oblivion they share
and from my body, like stars
children of you, are breathtaking
If it's god....on fire you should burn
and from my tear, drink fire
heart you cannot forgive a lifetime
if it is god..and if anyone loves me
if it is god.. and if anyone loves me
All of my friends for years now
couples they became , they built houses
only on me still misses
this truth without a roof
If it's god....on fire you should burn
and from my tear, drink fire
heart you cannot forgive a lifetime
if it is god..and if anyone loves me
if it is god.. and if anyone loves me
Here is a rough translation of the lyrics, it's a bit of a grim song, however, it's a transitional song (unknown composer and lyricist) about the outlaw Greek guerillas who went to the mountains to live freely and fight the Ottomans. I'm pleased you liked it. They tricked me at dawn in spring, and told me the grim Reaper won't take me.Oh poor me I went to the mountains, high in the ridges. I see the grim Reaper coming, on horseback. There is nothing I can do, I know I will die.
Oh wow this is super deep
@@ThatSingerReactions We suffered and we freed ourselves, thanks to Haiti for sending 100 freedom soldiers and 45 t of coffee to pay for powder, I will never forget this story.I'm talking about the Greek revolution
Song is about a man in Greece being tricked one early morning to climb a mountain, the trick is that when he reaches the top, he see's the Grem reaper on a horse between trees at a path. They say at the end " Don't take me, death, don't take me, because you'll never bring me back.
The vocals depict the words of a Greek warrior during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottomans, expressing his determination to fight to the death and vowing not to yield, for if he falls in battle, he shall not return.
I'm Greek but listened to this for the first time, this is marvelous.
Here's the translation:
"The dawn of spring, the nightingales mocked me
They mocked me and told me, that death won't take me
Don't take me, Death, don't take me, for you won't bring me back
Here I am, black as night, in the mountains, high in the peaks
I see Death approaching, riding on his horse
What should I do, what should I do, when I think that I'll die"
Glykeria is a legend!! Listen to her singing Orthodox hymns!
They are both legends. The first lady is Ms. Vitali, and it's the uniqueness of her voice that made her so loved.
The second lady , Ms. Glykeria is just amazing.
Its a clarinet but probably modified in some minor way or probably simply played in a non boring flat way which is typical to the style usually found in western filarmonics
I can see you are reasarching greek music.You must be the first American to do so.
Pioneer of some sort and youre going to enjoy it.
Im 'Greek so here's the lyrics.Its a funeral song.
Με γέλασαν μια χαραυγή της άνοιξης τ’ αηδόνια
με γέλασαν και μου `πανε, ο χάρος δε με παίρνει
Μη με παίρνεις Χάρε, μη με παίρνεις, γιατί δε με ξαναφέρνεις
Άιντε και βγήκα ο μαύρος στα βουνά, ψηλά στα κορφοβούνια
βλέπω το Χάρο να `ρχεται, στο άλογο καβάλα
Τι να κάνω, τι να κάνω, σαν σκεφτώ πως θα πεθάνω
The nightingales fooled me a spring's dawn
they fooled me and told me, the boatman will not take me
Don't take me Charon, don't take me, because you won't bring me back
So I went out as a poor man on the mountains, high in the Korfovunia(Highlands)
I see Charon coming, on horseback
What should I do, what should I do, as I think I'm going to die
Sorry for the poor translation effort. I hope it makes sense.
Im sendind you some fav of mine.
The epic singer of Greece.
th-cam.com/video/yYE0ZaL2AgI/w-d-xo.html
The most talented.(Ancient Byzantine song (Life in the grave)
th-cam.com/video/56vFLIQSGds/w-d-xo.html
heres three in one song.
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And a great Lady
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I am the one who is reuqesting all of the Greek music reactions! 🙂
Glykeria is a Greek treasure!
she is an artist of enormous talent improvising. What she started with is called 'amanes'
Glykeria is around the same age as Eleni. Eleni is my most favourite Greek singer!!
They are both amazing singers!
You're so right. I remember hearing Eleni Vitale many years ago. Her voice has deepened significantly.
dude its storytelling.. and Glyceria IS a legend!
I like this show, my wife watches it. Especially on new years eve it goes crazy. On our wedding in Greece, we had Bouzouki music.
Fast with the Athens Greeks, very slow with family from the mountains. My favorite Greek song, and dance, is "To Zeibekiko Tis Evdokias". If you don't even wiggle a toe, your dead from the inside.
Τι ωραία που το διατύπωσες προς στο τέλος! 😂
Α ρε Γλυκερία φωνάρα!!! 🎤
Prose! the origin of all singing
This instrument is called "KLARINO" (ΚΛΑΡΙΝΟ) in Greek
Amanes are traditional Near and Middle East "table" songs (usually sad/dark) sung while at the table not meant for dancing.
Glikeria mom amour. Our traditional music
Theese two ladies plus Marinella and Xaris Alexiou are the 4 best voices in Greece.
Eleni Vitali the best Lisent the Taxeia
To help you aporeciate the senior lady's voice, here is a recording of her singing traditional Greek folk songs, 1996, before falling ill. Eleni Vitali. th-cam.com/video/m9DQqIbJSlA/w-d-xo.html
The lyrics of the song you reacted to:
One early spring morning,
The nightingales fooled me,
As they said that Charon will not take me.
(Refrain) Do not take me, Charon, spare me, for if you take me, you won't bring me back.
Therefore, poor me, alas,
I took to the mountains, up high on the mountain tops,
And there I saw Charon coming, riding on his stallion.
What shall I do now, woe me, when I think that I will die?
(Refrain)
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Respect to Nick for reaching to this song. This is really niche folklore Greek music
Hi bro!!! What you like is mostly the non tempered scaled vocals here, apart from slow vibrato and microtonal melisma
Her voice has changed over the years. She's about 80 years old now
The instrument that confused you in the beginning is called "clarinet" ! I love you reaction videos! Keep it up brother! Good Job
The music organ at the begining is called klarino and this song is traditional❣️
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I know it's been two years since this, but the fluctuation in tone and pitch and such is called melisma, and used to be the norm across Europe. We're just one of the few that kept it around.
'then thelo tetious filous' is a greek classic if you're looking for greek tunes.
this is country music which part of Greece is different like island music from the northern parts also we have many styles of music
Great voices both of them...From Eleni Vitali I propose to listen "Κιβωτός"Kivotos(The Ark)...And of course,Spanoudakis song"Πάμε για αλλες πολιτείες"Pame gia alles politeies... Outstanding performance...
This kind of traditional songs (folk) are all about death. In this particular it's a prayer to death to go away.
Also, i don't know if it was mentioned, the instrument is the clarinet, that is the base for the Greek folk music, along with the violin and the side drum.
Thank you for your words.
Beautiful reaction videos my friend. And you are correct about that Liza Minelli comment. Vitali doesn't sound the same as years before but still a really amazing voice. Spot on comments. All the best to you.
Well, Glykeria (the second one) has a much more breathy sound that suits perfect to that kind of music
The instrument he's playing is the clarinet.
ΔΥΟ ΑΠΟ ΤΙΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΕΣ ΑΓΑΠΗΜΕΝΕΣ...
ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΟΥΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΠΟΝΟ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ...
the song is about death. The hero of the song talks to the birds , the nature, the mountains and finally to Hades himself and asks to live
Night Song - Vitali (Memory from CATS / Greek Lyircs: Eleni Vitali)
This music instrument is called klarino (κλαρίνο, in greek).
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I agree with your perspective!
Since you like Greek music, i suggest you watch the Greek movie "rempetiko", preferably with subs. It's full of great music, i believe you will enjoy it.
(Greek)Death don't take me.black me I take to the mountains.(english translation) Hare min me Pernis .mavros perno ta vouna .that is what she says.
The nightingales laughed at me one spring dawn
They laughed at me and told me that death does not take me
Don't take me dead, don't take me because you won't bring me back
He went, and I went out the black man to the mountains high on their tops.
I see death coming on horseback
What should I do, what should I do if I think I'm going to die..
Thank you my friend that you listen something like that "heavy" for us the Greeks. There are meanings from DNA for all the war we passed through and so.. I translated with some correction to be understandable.
Clarinett is the intsument. this song is called taulas and they sing it after eating and ofcourse continue drinking.
Greece continues to produce culture...
amazing,,
Check out greek history , pain and struggle reflected in their music
Dude react to the LEGENDARY Stellios Kazantzidis
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The instrument he's playing is a clarinet! Thanks!
Klarino is the musical instrument
It is not a melisma. It is a micromelisma. Non tempered scales brother. That requires more dressed up notes
It ain't party without the clarinets appearance.
Gypsy (Roma) people in Greece are the masters of playing the clarinet. They don't even study it in music schools, they learn it by themselves, little kids playing on the streets for money.
Eleni Vitali herself is of the gypsy race. They are born musicians.
Το τραγουδι αυτο αποδομει την πλανη της αθανασιας.τιποτε αλλο.
They are singing about death...
Try Anna Vissi - To gkazi (Greece singer)
Hey Nick, I want to introduce you to another great Greek singer through a short story. I saw an interview with Helen Vitali (the one with the gum in her mouth) and she was telling a story about going to a house by the sea owned by Stelios Kazantzides (the best ever singer that lived in Greece) with her father when she was a little girl. There she met Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. and not only once but many different times through the years. They used to visit Stelios ingognito just to hear him singing. Now I cant verify that but i don't think she had any reason to lie. Anyway here is a link for Stelios and i hope to see your reaction for him . Keep up the good work ! P.S. Marinela was his wife for some time and they were singing together! th-cam.com/video/KO_r9N3zyqg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/nyiKEHM4Ssk/w-d-xo.html
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BRO, THE INSTRUMENT AT THE BEGINNING IS A CLARINET . IN GREEK KLARINO . I THINK THE WORD COMES FROM LATIN CLARUS MEANING CLEAR , FROM THE CLEAR SOUND IT EMITS !
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I went up high on the mountain
And, my son, I laid down to sleep upon a rock.
That rock, my son, was the tomb of a kleftis*
Of a young boy!
And I heard his voice from within,
Take my body, my brother,
Take my body and in our village lay it to rest.
*kleftis was a man who rebelled against ottoman rulers of Greece back in the 1800's. The song is a traditional moiroloi, mourning song, from Epirus.
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React to Dimitris Mitropanos song Roza
Not pitchy. The scale of the song is oriental because let's not forget that Greek culture thrived in the East, nowadays Turkey.
However many modern Greek singers westernized those scales so they can play them on guitar piano etc. Typically, clarinets and violin players play them with micro tones and some particular great singers too.
The scale is named Arast with a part in Nihabenti (Nikriz in oriental music)
do not take me death!!!
this is country music
I believe that the young Greek generation don’t care anymore about those songs just go with the flow… And if all those old ladies gone this music will saddenly dies…
Nothing will dies, only in someone people minds
Κάνεις μεγάλο λάθος..
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So, the musical instrument you mentioned at the beginning of the video belongs to the category of wind instruments and is called "clarinet" (in greek "κλαρίνο"/ ~spelling: kla-rí-no) and belongs to the traditional greek musical instruments.
Have a great day!
The first singer, Eleni Vitali, stayed away from music industry for many years since she was addicted to pills and that is why her voice is not as it used to be. She is one of my favorites singers though with a very warm voice!
Never heard of drugs. Eleni Vitali always had a deep voice though and is just getting older, as we all do, and her voice changes, like everyone's.
@@Γ.Ζαμπαραnot in drugs, but in sleeping pills. She said it in many interviews!
Η Βιτάλη στα νατια της ήτανε το αηδόνι της ελλαδας..
Totally byzantine scales
here...thats the origin of those melodies... th-cam.com/video/BQak5xbOHYM/w-d-xo.html
My friend ...
Hear another great greek singer...
Dimitris mitropanos is his name. Hear the sing with title alimono...
Okay you have to react yo Natassa Bofiliou or Eleonora Zouganeli!!
They are both old and legends,and the song is very old.and it has to do with us to do with the time where we were slaves to the turks
If you find interesting the greeks singers you must to listen Lekkas( ΛΕΚKΑΣ)
Amanes! From royal voices! Wish you could understant the depth of meanings...