Odes is the title of an album of Greek

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 folk songs by Irene Papas

Irene Papas

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 and Vangelis

Vangelis

Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...

. All of the songs are traditional, except two which are original compositions by Vangelis. Recorded in Nemo studios, London 1979, the entirety of the album is performed and produced by Vangelis, with the addition of a five-people choir in the opening track and of course, Irene Papa's lead vocals. First issue of the album on compact disc was in Greece only (Polydor 833 864-2).
A remastered edition was released by Universal Music in 2007.

Track listing

1. "Les 40 Braves" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Σαράντα Παλικάρια; En
   English language
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   : The 40 Young Men) – 5:19
2. "Neranzoula" (Le Petit Oranger) (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Νερατζούλα; En
   English language
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   : The Little Orange Tree) – 5:53
3. "La Danse du Feu" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Ο χορός της φωτιάς; En
   English language
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   : Dance of fire)(Original Composition) – 6:06
4. "Les Kolokotronei" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Οι Κολοκοτρωναίοι; En
   English language
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   : The Kolokotronis Family) – 3:20
5. "Le Fleuve" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Το Ποτάμι; En
   English language
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   : The River) – 6:46
6. "Racines" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Οι ρίζες; En
   English language
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   : The roots)(Original Composition) – 8:52
7. "Lamento" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Μοιρολοϊ; En
   English language
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   : Lament) – 8:31
8. "Menousis" (Gr
   Greek language
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   : Ο Μενούσης; En
   English language
   English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
   
   : Menousis) – 6:37

External links

• Lyrics in English
• Lyrics in Greek