Dance Of Zalongo

Απόψε θα 'ρθει ο Χάροντας Να μας καλέσει στον χορό του Ελεύθερα θα πεθάνουνε Τα παιδιά του Ζαλόγγου (The reaper will come tonight To invite us to his dance The children of Zalongo Will die free) On December the 12th 1803 After the siege of Souli The village was forced to sign a treaty To leave behind their lands was agreed The evacuation would be peaceful If they obeyed the decree On December the 16th The Souliotes formed three groups And while marching south the third one was Ambushed and attacked The men were massacred Yet around 60 women survived Facing death they screamed Freedom or death until our final breath We'll sing 'til the cliffs below claim us all We will pay the price No matter the cost To shed the shackles of slavery When pride and courage conquered fear Certain death seemed preferable to life in captivity Determination set in as the troops drew near These women chose to embrace death and to die free Freedom or death until our final breath We'll sing 'til the cliffs below claim us all We will pay the price No matter the cost To shed the shackles of slavery The brave women of Souli With their children in hand They decided to die free They danced, they sang And then they jumped down to their death Απόψε θα χορέψουμε Απόψε θα χορέψουμε Απόψε θα χορέψουμε Μια τελευταία φορά (Tonight we'll dance one last time) Απόψε πια χορεύουμε Απόψε πια χορεύουμε Απόψε πια χορεύουμε Για τελευταία φορά (Tonight we are dancing for the last time) Freedom or death until our final breath We'll sing 'til the cliffs below claim us all We will pay the price No matter the cost To shed the shackles of slavery