Απάνω Στην Τριανταφυλλιά - On the rose bush

Apano Stin Triandafillia (Απάνω Στην Τριανταφυλλιά - often referred shortly Apano Stin) means is “Upon the rose bush”. As many of Greek and other folksongs (Dimotika - Δημοτικά) is about feeling of love symbolized by the nature.

English lyrics On the rose bush On the -my black eyes- On the rose bush The partridge builds a nest The pa -my black eyes- The partridge builds a nest The birds go in and out They go in -my black eyes- They go in and out And the rose bush shakes And the -my black eyes- And the rose bush shakes And the roses fall And the -my black eyes- And the roses fall On the bride's apron And the roses fall on the bride's apron.

Greek lyrics Απάνω στην τριανταφυλλιά Απάνω στη μαύρα μου μάτια απάνω στην τριανταφυλλιά χτίζειν η πέρδικα φωλιά Χτίζειν η πέ μαύρα μου μάτια χτίζειν η πέρδικα φωλιά σιμπαινοβγαίνουν τα πουλιά σιμπαινοβγαι μαύρα μου μάτια σιμπαινοβγαίνουν τα πουλιά και σιέται η τριανταφυλλιά Και σιέται η μαύρα μου μάτια και σιέται η τριανταφυλλιά και πέφτουν τα τριαντάφυλλα Και πέφτουν τα μαύρα μου μάτια και πέφτουν τα τριαντάφυλλα μέσα στης νύφης την ποδιά

The song is performed by Alkyone in the following yt video. She is a songwriter and a musician from Greece.

There are several other versions available on YT. Just to mention two favourites of mine:

@ghsmadiam (Γης Μαδιάμ), 2019 Schoolwave festival at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Thessaloniki.

• Ghs Madiam

Warning: The next video identified by epilepsy action to potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.

• Room 65 E3