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About the chant:
Theodorakis composed his oratorio “To Axion Esti” as a deliberate replacement of the praise of Mary by a praise of the Greek Motherland, which finds its central expression in a chorus “Naoi sto schema t’ouranou,” depicted as sung by partisan soldiers on a particularly desolate march. The instrumental section of this piece was then used with modern choreography for a dance which celebrated the cycling descent and reascent of Kore/Persephone. (The one goddess is named Kore [maiden] in the upper world and Persephone [bringer of destruction] in the lower world.) In this way the role of the goddess present in the liturgical chant Axion Esti was resored to Theodorakis’ tune by the choreographer. The words of the oratorio did not fit the theme of the dance Kore, and so I have fitted the original words of Axion Esti to the music, while maintaining the rhythm of the proper chant to these words. As a mark of acknowledgment to the spirit and work of Theodorakis, I have suggested a modern Greek pronunciation of these words.
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this chant was performed by Romeiko Ensemble
#Orthodox #AxionEstin #Byzantine
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Text in Greek:
Αξιον εστιν ως αληθως μακαριζειν Σε την θεοτοκον,
την αειμακαριστον και παναμωμητον και μητερα του θεου ημον.
Την τιμιωτεραν των Χερουβιμ και ενδοξοτεραν α συγκροτος των Σεραφιμ.
Την αδιαφθορως θεον Λογον τεκοθσαν, την οντως θεοτοκον Σε μεγαλυνομεν.
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