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According to the musical score of the song with the title "Asma evzonou" that was published in Athens by the "Mousiki" publishing house, the song comes from the revue "Polemika Panathinaia tou 1913" by Bampis Anninos, Polyvios Dimitrakopoulos and Giorgos Tsokopoulos, which premiered on May 27, 1913, by the Marika Kotopouli troupe at the "Kotopouli" theater during the very short peace break that lasted for about a month during the Balkan Wars (1912-1913).
Manolis Seiragakis mentions the following on the topic (see History of the Greek Theatrical Revue, Professor's Notes: "Ta 'Polemika Panathinaia': I sfragida ton Valkanikon Polemon sto theatro", University of Crete, Department of Philology):
"At the culmination of the second act, there it is again, the triumphant finale, for which the set changes, transferring the action to the battlefield itself, as of course the imagination of the civilians of Athens brought it to life in a heroic apotheosis: in an Evzones camp on the outskirts of Olympus, where the heroic corporal Mitros leads the way, the ancient Olympian gods descend to honor the glory of the Evzones. This was where the legendary 'Igo eim’ igo vzonaki gorgo' was heard for the first time, a song that became a symbol of pure patriotic music, regardless of the fact that it has borrowed its music from an American march. The lyrics were written by Angelos Sarigiannis, an actor who returned from America, along with other Greek expatriates, to fight as a volunteer in the Balkan Wars."
Aristomenis Kalyviotis (2002: 109-110) writes about the record label Orfeon: "Orfeon (Blumenthal Record and Talking Machine Co Ltd), owned by brothers Herman and Julius Blumenthal, began its recording production in late 1910 and early 1911 in Constantinople (Istanbul), where it also owned a record factory. The Blumenthal brothers, before opening Orfeon, were Odeon's representatives in Constantinople (Istanbul). On the labels of the company's records, the brand 'Orfeos Record' or the Greek 'Orfeion' appears many times instead of 'Orfeon Record'. Its repertoire included many Greek songs."
According to the musical score of the song with the title "Asma evzonou" that was published in Athens by the "Mousiki" publishing house, the song comes from the revue "Polemika Panathinaia tou 1913" by Bampis Anninos, Polyvios Dimitrakopoulos and Giorgos Tsokopoulos, which premiered on May 27, 1913, by the Marika Kotopouli troupe at the "Kotopouli" theater during the very short peace break that lasted for about a month during the Balkan Wars (1912-1913).
Manolis Seiragakis mentions the following on the topic (see History of the Greek Theatrical Revue, Professor's Notes: "Ta 'Polemika Panathinaia': I sfragida ton Valkanikon Polemon sto theatro", University of Crete, Department of Philology):
"At the culmination of the second act, there it is again, the triumphant finale, for which the set changes, transferring the action to the battlefield itself, as of course the imagination of the civilians of Athens brought it to life in a heroic apotheosis: in an Evzones camp on the outskirts of Olympus, where the heroic corporal Mitros leads the way, the ancient Olympian gods descend to honor the glory of the Evzones. This was where the legendary 'Igo eim’ igo vzonaki gorgo' was heard for the first time, a song that became a symbol of pure patriotic music, regardless of the fact that it has borrowed its music from an American march. The lyrics were written by Angelos Sarigiannis, an actor who returned from America, along with other Greek expatriates, to fight as a volunteer in the Balkan Wars."
Aristomenis Kalyviotis (2002: 109-110) writes about the record label Orfeon: "Orfeon (Blumenthal Record and Talking Machine Co Ltd), owned by brothers Herman and Julius Blumenthal, began its recording production in late 1910 and early 1911 in Constantinople (Istanbul), where it also owned a record factory. The Blumenthal brothers, before opening Orfeon, were Odeon's representatives in Constantinople (Istanbul). On the labels of the company's records, the brand 'Orfeos Record' or the Greek 'Orfeion' appears many times instead of 'Orfeon Record'. Its repertoire included many Greek songs."
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