Armenaki or Άρμενακι( el) is an anonymous Greek folkloric tune (

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sousta Sousta ( gr, Σούστα, links=no) is a Greek folk dance, performed at weddings as an activity of courtship between husband and wife. It originates from Ancient Greece, and holds prominence in Dodecanese Islands, and broader Aegean region. It ...

). The meter is .

Original form

The original Greek form of the

is a popular folk dance in

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(

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). It is widespread as a

Nisiotika Nisiotika ( el, νησιώτικα, meaning "insular (songs)") are the songs and dances of Greek islands with a variety of styles, played by ethnic Greeks in Greece, Turkey, Australia, the United States and elsewhere. The lyre is the dominant fol ...

music tune, all over the world.

Βranches of tune

There are modern popular versions of this song, with

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lyrics, known as "Far Away", one sung by

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. There are modern popular versions of this song, with Turkish lyrics, known as "Gözünaydın", one sung by

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References

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Original form

Βranches of tune

See also

References