Panagiotis Kounadis mentions about the song (2010, 1: 31):

"It is one of the oldest traditional rebetiko songs of Asia Minor, which refers to the period of independent couplets with usually varied themes.

The first verses of this song are found as the conclusion to the poem 'Paramythi' by the Cypriot poet Tefkros Anthias, which is in the poetry collection 'Ta sfyrigmata tou aliti' (The whistles of the hobo, 1937)".

According to the data collected so far, the following recordings of the tune have been found in Greek historical discography:

– Angelos Stamos, Greek Record Company 1013 - B-523, Chicago, 1924 or 1925.
– Giorgos Vidalis, Odeon Go 69 – GA-1037, Athens, 1925.
– Antonis Ntalgkas (Diamantidis), His Master’s Voice BJ-203 – AO 164, Athens, February 26, 1926.
– Marika Papagkika, Columbia USA W205374 – 56033-F, New York, June 1926 [and reissued by Columbia UK [205374 – 11506].
– Antonis Ntalgkas (Diamantidis), His Master’s Voice BF-760 – ΑO 205, Athens, June 21, 1927.
– Kostas Karipis, Polydor 4577ar – V-45121, Athens 1927, present recording.
– Lefteris Menemenlis, Columbia UK 20002 – 8006, Athens 1927.

In 2008, the San Francisco-based string quartet Kronos Quartet, impressed by the voice of Marika Papagkika, commissioned Greek composer Giorgos Koumentakis to write a work inspired by her voice and recordings (see here for the timeline of the work's creation). "Point of No Return", which was presented in its world premiere by the famous quartet at the Pallas theater in Athens, on October 20, 2008, was based on Papagkika's interpretations of "Smyrnaiiko minore" and "Manaki mou" (watch here the live performance by the DissonArt ensemble on July 6, 2010 at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation).