The 'patriotic' thread

[CatWoman]

Another one on the genocide:

By Now

By Diana Der-Hovanessian
for the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

By now we should have finished grieving.
By now we should have found some peace.
By now there should have been atonement and the pain slightly eased.
By now witnesses are almost gone.
And the lies about our bones believed.
By now they thought we would be forgotten.
and our blood dried to dust and blown.
By now they thought the smoke and fire
would be either greened or stone.
By now they thought our stolen children would have all turned into Turks.
By now they thought the aid money
sent back to America would do its work
in changing truth to lies:
that we were never here alive.
By now they thought the last survivors
and their children would be in graves.
They didn't count on our children's children even angrier, and more outraged.

[CatWoman]

aahhhhh I had that memorized for this asmoonk contest I entered in 3rd grade!
I didn't win.

lol, nevermind wrong one... I had that memorized too but I did "Debi Yerkir" by Razmik Davoyan...
Either way, I didn't win.

[nunechka]

catwoman that was a very nice poem...

[Red Brigade]

It was too long ago when i last time said a poem in Armenian.
Well i will say something , although its more like an ethnic song rather than poem.But i dont remember it very well so i wont say it all he he.

Ararat arach
Hay zinvorner kaj
Vrej mer srtoum.
Ertan anahantz.
Artiok ovker en?
HEY!
Inch ktrichner en Masish vka
Hayots kajer en.

Hegapokhakan.
Minran tamatian.
Kajeri zinvor
Ver azatoutian
Verke kretsin
HEY!
Hayrenats hamar
kiaknh zohetsin
sourp hogin hamar.

Perhaps i made some mistakes up there , small one's.
There is another one with Sartarapat.I dont even remember that anymore.I will open my archieves to find them.I should better refresh my memory before i forget everything.Perhaps we should make a thread in which we can write only in Armenian and Armenian fonts as well.

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[nunechka]

that was great! i remember we used to sing at in armenian saturday school in fresno... lol! we would all raise our fists "HEY!"

[nunechka]

MER HAYRENIK

Mer Hayrenik, azad angakh,
Vor abrel eh dareh dar
Ir vortike ard kanchoom eh
Azad, angakh hayasdan.

Aha yeghpair kez mi drosh,
Zor im dzerkov gordzetzi
Gishernere yes koon chegha,
Artasoonkov levatzi.

Nayir neran yerek Guynov,
Nevirakan mer neshan,
Togh poghpoghi teshnamoo dem,
Togh meesht bandza Hayastan.

Amenayn degh mahe mi eh
Mart mee ankam bid merni,
Baytz yerani vor ir azki
Azadootyan k'zohvi.

[Genuine_Stud]

MER HAYRENIK

Mer Hayrenik, azad angakh,
Vor abrel eh dareh dar
Ir vortike ard kanchoom eh
Azad, angakh hayasdan.

Aha yeghpair kez mi drosh,
Zor im dzerkov gordzetzi
Gishernere yes koon chegha,
Artasoonkov levatzi.

Nayir neran yerek Guynov,
Nevirakan mer neshan,
Togh poghpoghi teshnamoo dem,
Togh meesht bandza Hayastan.

Amenayn degh mahe mi eh
Mart mee ankam bid merni,
Baytz yerani vor ir azki
Azadootyan k'zohvi.

Wow... I never really knew the words to the Armenian national anthem past the first verse.

I feel so bad now.

But damn... such beautiful words.

*Salutes*

[nunechka]

Araradn arach, Hye zinvorner kach,
Vrej mer srdoom, knank annahanch.

Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, hayots kachern en.
Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, Fedayinern en.

Ousin yapounchin, mechkin badron dash,
Mosin-uh krgadz, knoum en harach.

Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, hayots kachern en.
Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, Fedayinern en.

Sarerits ichav mee khoump tsiavor,
Nrants mechn er kach Seropn oukhdavor.

Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, hayots kachern en.
Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, Fedayinern en.

Mee goghmits Kalen, Marniga Boghen,
Zorkin mech ungadz, antiv guh kaghen

Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, hayots kachern en.
Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, Fedayinern en.

Kavork Chavoushn el chahel ou chivan,
Ouner medz anoun, Sarerou Aslan.

Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, hayots kachern en.
Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, Fedayinern en.

Teh. grvek dgherk, teh, grvek kach kach,
Chartenk tshnamoun, knank menk harach.

Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, hayots kachern en.
Artyok ovker en, Hey, Inch gdreedjner en,
Masis-uh vga, Fedayinern en.

[Che_Ka]

I'm trying to find the lyrics to "Ayppenaran" and "Dzaghgatsor." Love those!

Until then, one of my favorites.

Kedashen is a historic region of Karabagh. Literally, made of rivers. I'm not sure if it is within the current borders of NKR.

"Kedashen"
-- Kakig Ghazarian

Pazmel es lernerin, oones hazar shen,
Ardzivneri pouin es, chknagh Kedashen,
Parparos tsegherin antatar santsogh,
Too kacheri orran, eem kach Kedashen

Grgnerk (chorus):
Chors goghmud antoont eh, djampegud pagvadz,
Yergnkoum sev oo mout amber goudagvadz,
Goghkid haygagan shenern en lkvadz,
Too gas oo guh mnas, haverj Kedashen.

Chahel dgherk too kich oonis Kedashen,
Payts dzerert el voch panov bagas chen,
Amen mee gin mee Fidayi dnashen,
Kez haghtel chi ini, eem kach Kedashen.

*Grgnerk*

Too bidi timanas ou gankoun mnas,
Hagarag tshnamoun bidi shenanas,
Mayr Hayasdanin bidi miyanas,
Artsakhi tarbasn es, amrots Kedashen.

*Grgnerk*

(from: fedayi.com)

[nunechka]

the Aybbennaran is the Charels Arsnavour song is it?