Erotokritos is a 17th century epic Greek poem written by Vikentios Kornaros in Crete. It consists of over 10,000 fifteen-syllable rhyming verses and describes the love between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this central love story are themes of honor, friendship, bravery and courage. The traditional rhyming style used in Cretan folk songs called mantinades was also used. Erotokritos remains popular today when passages are publicly recited accompanied by music.

1. Τετάρτη, 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
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3. Erotokritos (Greek: Ἐρωτόκριτος)
It is a romance composed by Vikentios (Vitsentzos, "Vincenzo",
Vincent) Kornaros in early 17th century Crete. It consists of
10,012 fifteen-syllable rhymed verses.
It is written in the Cretan dialect of the Greek language. Its central
theme is love between Erotokritos and Aretousa. Around this
theme, revolve other themes such as honour, friendship, bravery
and courage. remains a popular work to this day, largely due to the
music that accompanies it when it is publicly recited.
A particular type of rhyming used in the traditional mantinades was
also the one used in Erotokritos.
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4. • My Aretousa did you hear
• the oh so dreary tidings
• your sire has deported me
• in far lands to be hiding
—
• Only four days he's given me
• that's all I have to tarry
• then I must travel overseas
• to far parts I must hurry
• And how can I break up with you
• and how can I start running
• and how can I without you live
• the separation coming
—
• I know of course your sire lord
• is marrying you quite shortly
• to a young prince or lord like you
• he looks for someone courtly
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5. • And surely you cannot oppose
• your parents' disposition
• for swiftly they defeat your mind
• and soon change your volition
• Wherever I'll go or I'll be
• whatever times or moment
• I pledge you woman not to see
• nor to lay eyes upon one
—
• It's better to have you in death
• than someone else in living
• this body was just born for you
• for you alone it's breathing
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6. Όμορφη πόλη (Omorfi Poli) – Beautiful City
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7. Beautiful City – Mikis Theodorakis
• Beauty city, shouts, music
• endless roads stolen sights
• sun becomes gold , scattered
hands
• mountains and building sites ,
spreaded seas
—
• You will become mine before the
night to come
• before the pale lights throw their
nets
• you will become mine
• You will become mine before the
night to come
• before the pale lights throw their
nets
• you will become mine
—
• The night came the windows closed
• the night came all the roads
disappeared
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9. CRETE: MUSIC AND DANCE
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