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This we have tkaen from Weigand, Die Aromunen, ii. p. 90, No. 60. A Greek version of it is known at Samarina and at Verria. It is probably an old Vlach song that has been translated into Greek.


 * 1) VLAHO-LIVADHI

We have taken this from Weigand, Olympo-Walachen, p. 116, No. xii. The idea of the last six lines occurs in many Greek klephtic songs, e.g. Passow, Carmina Popularis, Nos. civ, cv, cvi, clii, clvi, clx, clxv. It is possible that these, like the Samarina klephtic songs (see Appendix II), were written by Vlachs, and therefore seems no reason to suppose that the idea has been borrowed by Greek from Vlach or vice versa. In any case this song seems to be an old one.