Elliniki apolafsis (anonymous)

Elliniki apolafsis | Ελληνική απόλαυσις, also known as San pethano sto karavi | Σαν πεθάνω στο καράβι, an anonymous song; singer: Giorgos Theologitis. Recording: RCA Victor V-68829, 1927. Meter: 9/4, division: 2·2·2·3. The instrumental part (1-7) and the verse (8-19) follow the dromos Machour; the coda (20-24) follows an interaction between the dromi Pireotikos (20-21) and Machour (22-24).

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