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| − | '''Moscho Tzavelas''' was the wife of [[Lambros Tzavelas]] and mother of [[Fotos Tzavelas]]. She was born in | + | '''Moscho Tzavelas''' was the wife of [[Lambros Tzavelas]] and mother of [[Fotos Tzavelas]]. She was born in [[1750]]. In [[1792]] she commanded 400 Souliote women against the Albanian forces of [[Ali Pasha]]. Her bravery was immortalised in Greek demotic (country) music (see below). |
She left [[Souli]] after it was subjugated by the Albanians and settled in the [[Ionian Islands]] with several of her countrymen. | She left [[Souli]] after it was subjugated by the Albanians and settled in the [[Ionian Islands]] with several of her countrymen. | ||
She died in [[1803]]. | She died in [[1803]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | ==The song== |
| + | Ωρε κορίτσια από τα Γιάννενα, γριά Τζαβέλαινα, | ||
| + | νυφάδες απ' το Σούλι, αχ τα μαύρα να παιδιά μ' φορέσετε. | ||
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| + | Αχ τα μαύρα να φορέσετε, γριά Τζαβελαινα, | ||
| + | στα μαύρα να ντυθείτε, το Σούλι θα- παιδιά μ- χαρατσωθεί. | ||
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| + | Αχ το Σούλι θα χαρατσωθεί, γριά Τζαβελαινα, | ||
| + | χαράτσι θα πληρώσει, Τζαβελαινα -παιδιά μ' -σαν τ' άκουσε. | ||
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| + | Τζαβελαινα σαν τ' άκουσε, γριά Τζαβελαινα, | ||
| + | βαριά της κακοφάνη, ωρε πιάνει και ζώνει τ' άρματα. | ||
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| + | ===Translation=== | ||
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| + | You Girls from [[Giannena]], old Tzavelas woman | ||
| + | brides from [[Souli]], dress in black, my children | ||
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| + | Oh dress in black, old Tzavelas woman | ||
| + | dress in black as [[Souli]], my children, will be taxed | ||
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| + | Oh [[Souli]] will be taxed, old Tzavelas woman | ||
| + | taxes they will pay, Tzavelas woman, my children, as she heard it | ||
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| + | The Tzavelas woman as she heard it, the old Tzavelas woman | ||
| + | she took it badly and she picked up her weapons | ||
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| + | [[Category:1750 births|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | ||
[[Category:1803 deaths|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | [[Category:1803 deaths|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ottoman Greece|Tzavelas, Moscho]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, December 7, 2011
Moscho Tzavelas was the wife of Lambros Tzavelas and mother of Fotos Tzavelas. She was born in 1750. In 1792 she commanded 400 Souliote women against the Albanian forces of Ali Pasha. Her bravery was immortalised in Greek demotic (country) music (see below).
She left Souli after it was subjugated by the Albanians and settled in the Ionian Islands with several of her countrymen. She died in 1803.
The song
Ωρε κορίτσια από τα Γιάννενα, γριά Τζαβέλαινα, νυφάδες απ' το Σούλι, αχ τα μαύρα να παιδιά μ' φορέσετε.
Αχ τα μαύρα να φορέσετε, γριά Τζαβελαινα, στα μαύρα να ντυθείτε, το Σούλι θα- παιδιά μ- χαρατσωθεί.
Αχ το Σούλι θα χαρατσωθεί, γριά Τζαβελαινα, χαράτσι θα πληρώσει, Τζαβελαινα -παιδιά μ' -σαν τ' άκουσε.
Τζαβελαινα σαν τ' άκουσε, γριά Τζαβελαινα, βαριά της κακοφάνη, ωρε πιάνει και ζώνει τ' άρματα.
Translation
You Girls from Giannena, old Tzavelas woman brides from Souli, dress in black, my children
Oh dress in black, old Tzavelas woman dress in black as Souli, my children, will be taxed
Oh Souli will be taxed, old Tzavelas woman taxes they will pay, Tzavelas woman, my children, as she heard it
The Tzavelas woman as she heard it, the old Tzavelas woman she took it badly and she picked up her weapons