Daemonia Nymphe (Δαιμόνια Νύμφη) is a Greek folk band established in 1994 b… Read Full Bio ↴Daemonia Nymphe (Δαιμόνια Νύμφη) is a Greek folk band established in 1994 by Spyros Giasafakis and Evi Stergiou. The band's music is modeled after Ancient Greek music and is often categorized as neoclassical or neofolk.

Daemonia Nymphe uses authentic instruments, including lyre, varvitos, krotala, pandoura and double flute, which are made by the Greek master Nicholas Brass. Their shows are very theatrical, with members wearing masks and ancient dresses. Their lyrics are drawn from Orphic and Homeric hymns and Sappho's poems for Zeus and Hekate.

Daemonia Nymphe have composed music for many documentaries among which the documentary “Treasures of Athens and Olympia” for the British Channel Five in Summer of 2004. In 2005 they toured Greece with the support of the Greek ministry of Culture.

Message Horn's Enchanting Echo
Daemonia Nymphe Lyrics

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Σκιρτηταί Κουρήτες, ενόπλια βήματα θέντες, ποσσίκροτοι, ρομβηταί, ορέστεροι, ευαστήρες, κρουσιλύραι, παράρυθμοι, επεμβάται, ίχνεσι κούφοι, οπλοφόροι, φύλακες, κοσμήτορες, αγλαόφημοι, μητρός ορειομανούς συνοπάονες, οργιοφάνται: έλθοιτ' ευμενέοντες επ' ευφήμοισι λόγοισι, βουκόλωι ευάντητοι αεί κεχαρηότι θυμώι. Σκιρτηταί Κουρήτες, ενόπλια βήματα θέντες.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Daemonia Nymphe's "Message Horn's Enchanting Echo" are a homage to the Kourites, the mythical beings associated with the island of Crete, believed to be the guardians of the infant Zeus. The song praises their bravery and their role as protectors of nature, invoking their spirits to bless the words that are being spoken. The Kourites are portrayed as fierce warriors, with their steps and movements symbolizing their power and determination. The lyrics describe them as "clanging, rumbling, thunderous, agile, percussion-playing, syncopated, intervening, light-footed, armor-clad, guardians, custodians, of glorious fame, co-participants in the mountain mother's frenzy".

Line by Line Meaning

Σκιρτηταί Κουρήτες, ενόπλια βήματα θέντες
The agile Kouretes, armed and stepping forward

ποσσίκροτοι, ρομβηταί, ορέστεροι, ευαστήρες, κρουσιλύραι, παράρυθμοι, επεμβάται, ίχνεσι κούφοι, οπλοφόροι, φύλακες, κοσμήτορες, αγλαόφημοι, μητρός ορειομανούς συνοπάονες, οργιοφάνται
Noisy, thundering, agile, skillful, cymbal-playing, irregular, intervening, light-footed, armed, guards, adornments, glorious, together with the mother of the mountain, revelers

έλθοιτ' ευμενέοντες επ' ευφήμοισι λόγοισι
Come with favorable words

βουκόλωι ευάντητοι αεί κεχαρηότι θυμώι
Always pleased with the shepherd's encounter

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