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Ancient Greek εἱρμός (heirmós)
irmos (複数形 irmoi)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/02 10:36 UTC 版)
The irmos (or "heirmos" from Greek "εἱρμος ") is the initial troparion of each individual ode in a canon as chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which use the Byzantine Rite. The Irmos is sung by the choir or chanter, whereas the rest of the ode may be either sung or simply read.