Rainmaking ritual song Pirpiruna – Thracian Greek Collection

Narrative and ritual song in Thracian Greek, Marides variety.

Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage (VLACH) ID-number: thra1248GRV0006a

Description:
The ritual song “Pirpiruna” (Pirpirouna; in other regions Perperuna, Perperouna, Dodola, Dodole) has the function to invoke the rain in times of drought. A girl, wearing a skirt made of green branches, sang and danced through the streets and went from house to house, begging for rain in spring and early summer. The ladies are speakers of the local Thracian Greek variety.

Cite as:
Ι pirpirúna – Rainmaking ritual song Pirpiruna; performers: Athanasia Havouzoudi, Panagiota Hristakoudi, Eleni Salambasi, camera/ interview: Sotirios Rousiakis, transcription/ translation: Thede Kahl, Sotirios Rousiakis, editor: Thede Kahl, retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID-number: thra1248GRV0006a.

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