What is your favorite Greek nursery rhyme?

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Start date Apr 30, 2021

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dpappas87

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I love to sing nursery rhymes to my younger cousins but the only ones I remember from my childhood are O Barba Brillos!

dimi_pat

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I always sang "Ax Kounelaki" when I was little

nik_ma

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BTW, here is a video of Melina Kanakaredes singing a Greek lullaby (song starts at 5:20)

My family used to sing me Greek children's songs, and unfortunately I don't remember any of them! I would love to track them down, but I'd have to hear it first to know what it is. I bet I would remember.

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