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It is a love song which refers to the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and captures the atmosphere of national upheaval caused by the landing of the Greek army in Smyrna (Izmir) in May 1919. The lyrics of the chorus are indicative:
Let's get together, my old girlfriend
like Smyrna got together with Greece
I swear to you on the cross, the sun and the stars
Smyrna will no longer leave our hands
Let's live together in a poor palace
since the Evzonaki came to our Poli
do not deny our vows, the ones you made to the Virgin Mary
promising to marry in the Hagia Sophia
The song, according to the data collected so far, was recorded two more times in Greek historical discography:
- "Politissa kamomatou", Elliniki Estudiantina (Greek Estudiantina) & Giorgos Vidalis, Constantinople (Istanbul), 1920 (Orfeon S 3137 - 12931)
- "Smyrniotopoula kai Politissa", Maria Smyrnaia, Camden, New Jersey, April 14, 1922 (Victor B-26414 - 73338)
It is a love song which refers to the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and captures the atmosphere of national upheaval caused by the landing of the Greek army in Smyrna (Izmir) in May 1919. The lyrics of the chorus are indicative:
Let's get together, my old girlfriend
like Smyrna got together with Greece
I swear to you on the cross, the sun and the stars
Smyrna will no longer leave our hands
Let's live together in a poor palace
since the Evzonaki came to our Poli
do not deny our vows, the ones you made to the Virgin Mary
promising to marry in the Hagia Sophia
The song, according to the data collected so far, was recorded two more times in Greek historical discography:
- "Politissa kamomatou", Elliniki Estudiantina (Greek Estudiantina) & Giorgos Vidalis, Constantinople (Istanbul), 1920 (Orfeon S 3137 - 12931)
- "Smyrniotopoula kai Politissa", Maria Smyrnaia, Camden, New Jersey, April 14, 1922 (Victor B-26414 - 73338)
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