Smyrna - izmir: In Memory of cosmopolitical Smyrna 13

"The Smyrna girl's eyes" A typical song in a slow 7-beat rhythm. The melody is in the Hicazkiar mode. It belongs to a category of songs, which was quite common during the time before 1922, originating in the tradition of Arab-Persian music.
To more information about the pictures and the cosmopolitical history of Smyrna please visit:
http://www.levantineheritage.com/index.htm

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[podarades]

Pote ma pote tha xanaparoume aftes tis hamenes patrides??

[golemschmolem]

thanks for uploading my friend!!! the singer of this beautiful song is kostas nouros (Κώστας Νούρος), famous & phenomenal voice from smyrna. born in smyrna 1892, he died 1972 poor and alone in piraeus...

[Nickname997]

@akrivosdiavolos73 THe Smyrna of the Ottoman empire in 1900 was 10 times bigger than the ancient Smyrna of Byzantine and Roman periods. In 1900 it had 300,000 population.

The Smyrna Izmir in Turkey today is 10 times bigger than it was in 1900 now 3 million people live. Izmir now is 100times bigger than the byzantine smyrna, Byzantine smyrna had 2 small churches 1 castle and 100 houses it was nothing.

[Nickname997]

@akrivosdiavolos73 Anyhow the burning of Smyrna is not important at all because the Greek army burned many Turkish cities and villages in the interior of Anatolia. Greeks started burning cities and burned more than Turks ever did but in the end they change history and blame Turks for everything, thats how Greek history works. Smyrna of 19th century was a Turkish city ancient smyrna was abondened for centuries, Smyrna was created again in 1500 before that it was a village fo centuries.

[Nickname997]

@akrivosdiavolos73 1 Greeks could have burned the city because after they were defeated by Turks Greek army fled to the sea in its path it burned all Turkish villages and towns, Manisa , Alasehir, Salihli, all these and many more historic Turkish cities were burned by Greeks, and probably they burned Smyrna themselves so they could blame Turks or not to let the Greek goods fall in hands of the Turks.

2 Or maybe Turks burned for revenge of all the Turkish cities Greeks had burned while fleeing.

[akrivosdiavolos73]

@Nickname997 you agree that Kemal had Smyrna Burned ? I am suprised i hear one Turk admit this. Dont give me this nonsense that Smyrna was NEVER a Greek City...it sure was very Greek.... I dont force citizens into the ocean or kill them if they dont convert to ISLAM and renounce their Christian faith. Smyrna is a beautifull city b/c it was built by MANY different ethnic groups..its wealth as a Port City came from commerce/business from the many different Ethnic groups Im not here to argue

[Nickname997]

@akrivosdiavolos73 smyrna is not greek and will never be, still not learned?, it is since 700 years Turkish and before 1918 it was only 50% greek most of them came from aegean islands as immigrants, smyrna city had greek neighbourhoods but all villages and cities surrounding smyrna were 100% Turkish since year 1300. Greek army burned many Turkish cities and villages before Smyrna was recaptured. Smyrna is today a very big and beautifull city only now without racist hatefull greeks.

[akrivosdiavolos73]

@Nickname997 ....stop your Bullshit propaganda....Modern day Turks still refer to Smyrna/Izmir as the "City of Infidels"......Smyrna is a GREEK City...it will always be! The SAD STORY is before KEMAL burned/destroyed Smyrna it was the ENVY of all the Middle east....better than Beirut, better than Cairo!!!

[xvghinuvlo]

Rebetiko RULEZ!

[johnkefalas]

ΥΠΕΡΟΧΕΣ ΦΩΤΟ...ΜΑΣ ΔΙΝΟΥΝ ΜΙΑ ΓΕΥΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΩΣ ΗΤΑΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΜΑΤΙ ΤΗΣ ΣΜΥΡΝΗΣ...ΔΝ ΗΤΑΝ ΑΣΠΡΟΜΑΥΡΟ...ΗΤΑΝ ΓΕΜΑΤΟ ΧΡΩΜΑ... :-((