Text & Translation
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Greek source:
Traditional folk song
o, ts' antzelika foreneis.
E ts' antzelika pateis ti gi,
i ki oles tas nies maraineis.
Song of the lentisk gatherers
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Treasure so dear to me;
Joy of the soul and of the heart,
You whom I love with passion,
You are more beautiful than an angel.
Oh when you appear, angel so sweet,
Before our eyes,
Like a lovely, blond angel
Under the bright sun -
Alas, all our poor hearts sigh!
Translation © Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Greek source:
Traditional folk song
Song of the lentisk gatherers
English source:
Richard Stokes
O n' antzelos eisai, matia mou,
O joy of my soul, joy of my heart,
o, ts' antzelika foreneis.
Treasure so dear to me;
E ts' antzelika pateis ti gi,
Joy of the soul and of the heart,
i ki oles tas nies maraineis.
You whom I love with passion,
Composer
Maurice Ravel
Joseph Maurice Ravel was a French composer, pianist and conductor. In the 1920s and 1930s he was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer. He was one of the first composers to acknowledge the potential of recording in making…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Everything you've ever lived 20 Oct 2025
- The Wanderer 17 Oct 2024