Tou Paradeisou Lemonia - Του παραδείσου λεμονιά (Greece)

Tou Paradeisou Lemonia

Του παραδείσου λεμονιά

Greece

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie as taught to us by Tineke and Maurits van Geel, January 30, 2018. These notes were heavily influenced by the van Geels' own notes. Maurits and Tineke set these traditional steps to a piece of Greek Music that they love. Ira Weisburd has been teaching a different dance to this same music. The title translates as "The Lemon Tree of Paradise".

Music: Panteles Thalassinos Του παραδείσου λεμονιά .
Meter: 7/8 counted as SQQ
Formation: Open circle, hands in W position. Leads to the R
Introduction: start with singing

Part 1:

Bar 1: In LOD, Step R (S), L (Q), R (Q)
Bar 2: Rock forward in LOD on L (S), Rock back in RLOD on R (Q), Step backwards on L next to R (Q)
Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-6: Pulling R shoulder back, trace a CW circle on the floor behind you on the floor, stepping R (S), L (Q), R (Q) and L (S), R (Q), L (Q)
Bar 7: Facing center, step backwards on R (S), Close L next to R (Q), Step forward on R (Q)
Bar 8: Rock forward on L into the center (S), Rock back in place on R (Q), Close L next to R with weight (Q)
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8

Part 2:

Bar 1: Facing center, Step on R to R (S), Step on L behind R (Q), Cross R over L (Q)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 3: Cross R over L (S), Step back in L (Q), Step on R in LOD (Q)
Bar 4: Step  L (S), R (Q), L (Q) in LOD
Bars 5-7: repeat bars 1-3
Bar 8: repeat bar 4, except drop hands and make a complete CW turn, moving in LOD
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8
Bars 17-32: Repeat bars 1-16

Part 3

Bar 1: Facing center, step R (S), L (Q), R (Q) into the center
Bar 2: Continue L (S), R (Q), L (Q) into the center
Bar 3: Facing center, Step on R to R (S), Step on L behind R (Q), Cross R over L (Q)
Bar 4: Repeat bar 3 with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 5: Backing out of the center, step R (S), L (Q), R (Q)
Bar 6: Still backing out step L (S), R (Q), L (Q)
Bar 7: Facing center, step backwards on R (S), Close L next to R (Q), Step forward on R (Q)
Bar 8: Rock forward on L into the center (S), Rock back in place on R (Q), Close L next to R with weight (Q)
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8

Tucson Video

Unfortunately you can't hear the music in the video. Youtube suppressed it due to a copyright claim.  The same is true for the other videos below. However, Murray Spiegal did a separate version (the first video below "other videos below", where he hummed the music so you can hear how the video fits the dance. 

Other Videos on the web

Lyrics

from: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Pantelis-Thalassinos/Tou-Paradeisou-Lemonia

Του παραδείσου λεμονιά
ένα κλαδάκι λησμονιά
φύλαξε και για μένα, φύλαξε και για μένα

Που 'χω δυο χρόνια στο λαιμό
δεμένο αναστεναγμό
και χείλη κλειδωμένα, και χείλη κλειδωμένα

Γέμισε μύρα κι ευωδιές το κορμάκι μου
που ανασταίνουν τις καρδιές λεμονάκι μου
που ανασταίνουν τις καρδιές λεμονάκι μου
που σταματούν τον πόνο

Στείλε μου το λευκό σου ανθό με τ' αρώματα
πριν πέσω και πριν μαραθώ σ' άλλα σώματα
πριν πέσω και πριν μαραθώ σ' άλλα σώματα
πριν μπω στον τρίτο χρόνο

Του παραδείσου λεμονιά
κρύψε τα ρούχα του φονιά
στης πίκρας το ντουλάπι,
στης πίκρας το ντουλάπι

τα ματωμένα τα λερά
να βγάλω πάλι τα φτερά
που μου 'σπασ' η αγάπη,
που μου 'σπασ' η αγάπη

Γέμισε μύρα κι ευωδιές το κορμάκι μου
που ανασταίνουν τις καρδιές λεμονάκι μου
που ανασταίνουν τις καρδιές λεμονάκι μου
που σταματούν τον πόνο

Στείλε μου το λευκό σου ανθό με τ' αρώματα
πριν πέσω και πριν μαραθώ σ' άλλα σώματα
πριν πέσω και πριν μαραθώ σ' άλλα σώματα
πριν μπω στον τρίτο χρόνο

From the van Geel's notes:

Tou paradisou lemonia,
Ena kladaki lismonia,
filakse ke gia mena, filakse ke gia mena
Pou’cho dio chronia sto lemo, demeno anastenagmo
ke chili klidomena, ke chili klidomena
Gemise mira ki evodies to kormaki mou
Poe anastenoun tis kardies lemonaki mou (2x) Poe stamatoun ton pono
Stile mou to lefko sou antho me t’aromata Prin peso ke prin maratho s’alla somata (2x) Prin mpo ston trito chrono
Tou paradisou lemonia Kripse ta roucha tou fonia Stis pikras to doulapi (2x)
Ta matomena ta nera
Na vgalo pali ta ftera
Poe mou spas’I agapi (2x)
Gemise mira ki evodies to kormaki mou
Poe anastenoun tis kardies lemonaki mou (2x) Poe stamatoun ton pono
Stile mou to lefko sou antho me t’aromata Prin peso ke prin maratho s’alla somata (2x) Prin mpo ston trito chrono

Lemon tree of Paradise
A branch of oblivion
put aside for me too, put aside for me too For two years I have been suffering
With many sighs
my lips are locked, my lips are locked
Fill my body with myrrh and fragrances
the ones that resurrect hearts, my lemon tree the ones that make the pain stop
Send me your white flower with perfumes before I fall and wither away in other bodies before the third year begins
Lemon tree of Paradise
Hide the clothes of the murderer
in the closet of bitterness,
Those clothes all bloody and filthy
so that I can raise my wings again
the ones that love has broken
Fill my body with myrrh and fragrances
the ones that resurrect hearts, my lemon tree the ones that make the pain stop

Send me your white flowers full of perfumes before I fall and wither away in other bodies before the third year begins 

Other Sources

• van Geel, Tineke and Maurits van Geel. Data DVD 2018 (including notes, music and video)