Kritikos
Associations---Crete Greece Men
Tapes Found On---DC Greek Golden Hits 90 Camp 93 Camp 94
Origin---Crete
Choreographer---traditional
Notes
This Dance comes originally from Crete. Crete, it will be remembered,
was the last advanced Mother Goddess society on earth. It finally fell
about 1350 BC. For inner and outer form I trace this dance back to early
Crete and a dance of the Sacred King.
ëKritikasí in India (at the same time) referred to the Pardess,
whom the Cretans called the Seven Sisters. ëKritikasí means ëthe Seven
Mothers Who Rule The Worldí. They are the ones who choose, judge and then
accept the death of the Sacred King.
This is an excellent dance for mens groups, the inner attitude
being surrender with integrity, the heart suspended from the golden thread
of ones Ashara. I have often maintained that, if I can once teach a man
the true falling of the first steps of this dance, there is nothing more
he would need to successfully take his journey to his own inner citadel.
(see also ìSyrtos Kritikos and ìSyrtos Haniotikosî which may be
considered the same dance))
The rhythm is in 2/4
Words in English
As heavy as iron - aman, aman! (enough, mercy!)
So heavy are black clothes.
For I have also worn them, as my mark - false
world!
Of a love which I had.
I had and then I lost - aman, aman!
I remember and sigh.
Open, earth, so I can enter - false world!
So I will not look at people.
Words in Native Tongue
The song name is -- Osso Varouní Ta Sidhera
Osso varouní ta sidhera - aman, aman!
Varouní ta mavra rooha.
Yati ta foressa kíegho - kozmay psefti!
Ya mian aghapi poo ëha.
Eeha kay isterithika - aman, aman!
Thimoomay kay ësthenazo.
Anixay, yee, messa naíbo - kozmay psefti!
Kozmo na min kitazo.
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