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21-649: Known in English as the " Threnody at the Tomb", its other Greek name, Encomia Epitafiou (Greek: Εγκώμια επιταφίου), "Praises of the Tomb", could assimilate it with a form of encomium or praise rather than lament . The pagan encomium is the source of the Christian panegyric, and the Epitaphios Thrinos was therefore a form of panegyric for Christ. The early manuscripts for the liturgy of Holy Saturday do not seem to mention

42-556: A memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία ( threnoidia ), from θρῆνος ( threnos , "wailing") and ᾠδή ( oide , "ode"), the latter ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root * h₂weyd- ("to sing") that is also the precursor of such words as "ode", "tragedy", "comedy", "parody", "melody" and "rhapsody". Similar terms include " dirge ", " coronach ", " lament " and " elegy ". The Epitaphios Threnos

63-784: A personal tour all over Greece as well. In the same year, her album “Open Heart” was released in Israel and “Glykeria’s Rebetika Songs” in Turkey. In the First Arion Awards in Greece she was awarded the prize for best Greek popular singer. Glykeria, "The Sweet one" in Greek, has been a successful female singer in Greece for many years. In the summer of 1993 she performed in Israel for the first time. She ended her performance with her own captivating version of an Israeli folk song " Shabechi Yerushaly'im " ("Praise

84-511: A platinum and gold albums seller, and the favorite of Israel's top leaders and celebrities. Her deep connection to Israel culminated in 1998 when she was the only foreign artist to be invited to sing in the special memorial event for Yitzhak Rabin , the beloved leader who was assassinated three years earlier. With tears in her eyes she sang in front of 200,000 people in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv . In

105-482: A stir in the industry, showcasing Glykeria's unique voice to the nation. At the beginning of the 1980s, Glykeria released her first solo album, "Ta Smyrneika", a compilation album with traditional songs from Smyrna . During the following years, Glykeria performed at well-known clubs and bouzoukia, gaining momentum and many fans, and collaborating with other well-known singers, including George Dalaras . The same year she released her debut album "Sta Matia Koita Me", which

126-920: Is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus , while also gaining fame in Israel, France, Turkey , Spain, and England. Her career has spanned over 30 years and is marked by several multi-platinum releases. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked Glykeria the third top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic era (since 1960). Glykeria began her career in 1974 working in the Athens Plaka music boites and gave performances with well-known artists, singing songs by M. Hadjidakis , M. Theodorakis , M. Loizos and others. She began her discographical career by signing with Lyra Music, releasing her first album alongside another rising artist Giorgos Gerolymatos called "Min Kaneis Oneira" (Don't Dream) in 1978. This release caused

147-581: Is the lamentation chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday . John Dryden commemorated the death of Charles II of England in the long poem Threnodia Augustalis , and Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a "Threnody" in memory of his son. In written works: In classical music: In jazz : In film and other music: Glykeria Glykeria (born Glykeria Kotsoula, Greek : Γλυκερία ; born 16 November 1953 in Agio Pnevma , Serres )

168-460: Is thy beauty? Son of God almighty, my God my Creator, how can I accept passion? Myrrh-bearers flowed over the grave, early in the morning you came. O Triune God of mine, Father, Son and Spirit, have mercy on the world. See that your Son, Once Risen, O Virgin, may make his servants worthy. These lyrics served as models for the creation of similar ones for the Dormition of

189-502: The Encomia . The first reference to encomia is found in manuscripts of the thirteenth century in connection with Psalm 118 , known as the Amomos . Their number, however was undefined, and it appears that the collection grew gradually to its present form, resulting in many variations among the collections. The repertoire of the Encomia lamentations first appeared as such in the 1522 edition of

210-574: The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra . A few months later the concert’s album was released and, immediately afterwards, Glykeria and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra was released throughout the world by Sony Classical. In 2001, she participated in the album Alif of the world-renowned musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek . In 2002, she gave concerts with the “ Mikis Theodorakis Orchestra”, the “Estudiantina” orchestra, and gave

231-608: The Lord, Jerusalem!") in Hebrew . Glykeria became the most loved Greek singer in Israel and a major part of Israel's cultural scene in the 1990s. Her special style full of depth, melancholy and endless emotion captured the heart of the Israelis, and her songs, both in Hebrew (with near perfect pronunciation) and Greek became all-time classics. She became a "household" name in Israel, an "honorary citizen",

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252-724: The Monk could be associated with the Encomia but no strong evidence for any of the above has been given to confirm their authorship. The lyrics of the Encomia would be particularly long to quote in full, but the emotions they convey can be seen from this short abstract of the third stasis on the entombment of Christ: γλυκύτατόν μου Τέκνον, πού έδυ σου το κάλλος; Υιέ Θεού παντάναξ, Θεέ μου πλαστουργέ μου, πώς πάθος κατεδέξω; Έρραναν τον τάφον αι Μυροφόροι μύρα, λίαν πρωί ελθούσαι. Ω Τριάς Θεέ μου, Πατήρ Υιός και Πνεύμα, ελέησον τον κόσμον. Ιδείν την του Υιού σου, Ανάστασιν, Παρθένε, αξίωσον τους δούλους σου. my sweetest Son, where

273-494: The Passion, Death and Entombment of Christ. Each statis is commonly known by its first phrase; in Greek these are: At the beginning of each stasis , the priest or deacon performs a censing of the epitaphios . In the Greek tradition, at the third and final stasis , the priest will sprinkle rosewater on the epitaphios and the congregation, symbolising the anointing of Christ's body with spices. All three of stasis end with

294-464: The Virgin , for Saint Nicholas and others. In addition to the cantors of Byzantine music, the eulogies have been performed and recorded by various contemporary Greek and international artists, such as Maria Farantouri , Glykeria , Haris Alexiou , Petros Gaitanos , Fairuz and others. Threnody A threnody is a wailing ode, song , hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as

315-806: The editions of the Triodion the Encomia appear before the Canon in the order of the Orthros of Great Saturday while the same Encomia appear after the Canon for the Patriarchal Text of Great Week. The verses of these Lamentations are interspersed between the verses of Psalm 118 (the chanting of this psalm forms a major part of the Orthodox funeral service as well as being a usual part of Saturday Matins). The Lamentations are divided into three sections called stáses , which commemorate

336-675: The golden key of the city (1994). Three albums were released in Israel at the same time, all of them gold in a very short time: Glykeria golden-hits , Far away , Glykeria – 14 classics , and her first album in France: Golden hits – The voice of Greece . In 1998, her second album was released in France. She took part in two albums for the American label Putumayo and in compilations released in Europe. In 1999, she performed two concerts in Tel Aviv with

357-587: The opening ceremony of the World Championships held for the first time at the Athens Olympic Stadium , broadcast to 120 countries all over the world. She has sung in concerts in Greece and abroad (Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus , Israel and Turkey). Due to the successful concerts she gave in Israel she was proclaimed most popular foreign singer; the Mayor of Jerusalem awarded her

378-419: The release of the double-disk album "Tragoudi Aisthimatiko" brought to life some of Glykeria's biggest hits, like "Magisses", "Pentohiliara", "Ta Dahtilidia" and "Fantaraki", pointing the new artist to first place in the album sales of 1985 amongst national and international sales. In 1986, she sang “Earini Symfonia” (poem by Yiannis Ritsos , music by Yiannis Markopoulos ) for the song’s premier performance, at

399-635: The same eulogy they begin while the officiating priest or high priest incenses the epitaph on all four sides. While some musical settings have famous authors or interpreters, the author of the Encomia remains unknown. Famous hymnographers of the Holy Week hymns, including Andrew of Crete , Cosmas of Maiuma , John of Damascus , Theophanes the Confessor , Theodore the Studite , Joseph the Hymnographer , and Mark

420-811: The service book of the Orthodox Church Triodion , printed in Venice . Subsequent editions have relied heavily on this source. According to the Lenten Triodion as well as the 1906 edition of the Patriarchal Text , there are 185 verses in the Epitaphios Thrinos divided into three stasis or sections. However, the Triodion and the Patriarchal text do not concur as to the placement of the Epitaphios: in all

441-722: Was composed entirely by Stelios Fotiadis and marked the beginning of their successful continuing collaboration. In 1982, she was selected to represent Greece in the Europalia '82 festival in Brussels, together with Sotiria Bellou , George Dalaras and Margarita Zorbala . The following year, Glykeria released her first official live concert "Omorfi Nyhta" and due to its massive success Lyra released her first live album, "me ti Glykeria Stin Omorfi Nyhta", which went on to break every musical sales record in Greece up to that point. In April 1985,

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