Poems

[ckBejug]

Another one of my favorites... this one is also in Armenian.

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by ckBejug Another one of my favorites... this one is also in Armenian.

Ah yes...I know this one by heart. Very nice poem.

Who translated Kipling's "if"? Was it Vahan Deryan, or am I way off?

[ckBejug]

Originally posted by Baron Dants Ah yes...I know this one by heart. Very nice poem.

Who translated Kipling's "if"? Was it Vahan Deryam, or am I way off?

I'm pretty sure you're right but I don't quite remember. I'm suprised I actually remembered the entire poem in Armenian, enough to write it down right no and post it for you guys.... Vahan Derian sounds very familiar but chem kider. It's been almost five years since I learned this stuff..

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by ckBejug I'm pretty sure you're right but I don't quite remember. I'm suprised I actually remembered the entire poem in Armenian, enough to write it down right no and post it for you guys.... Vahan Derian sounds very familiar but chem kider. It's been almost five years since I learned this stuff..

Been five years for me too. Either Derian or Bedros Tourian.

[xBaron Dants]

Well, (almost) everyone knows the "yev inchoo bidi chhbardanank? Gank, bidi linenk, ou ter shadanank" part, but the whoooole poem is amazing. Gives me goosebumps everytime.

Pardon the quality, I attempted to scan it from an old book we have.

It appears I will have to separate the poem in two, as it is too big..

[xBaron Dants]

part 2...

[xBaron Dants]

make that 3 parts...

[xBaron Dants]

ok....four parts

Last one, I swear!

[fIReBuRntInHeLL]

CK I'll help you:

Yete

Yete krnas pahel gluxet arantzin,
Yerp xuchapi meche chorsdid amen mart,
Yete lrnas vstah ellal ku antzin,
Yerp urishner ke kaskatzin ku vrat,
Yete krnas misht spasel antzantzir,
Kam chtesnel' shrjapatvats souterov,
Atoghneru michev mnal siralir,
Yete krnas ellal bari' bayts ujov.

Yete krnas toun yerazel yev sakayn
Chellal gerin eraznerut gerishxogh,
Haghtanaken yetk handipel partutian
Yev nuyn tzevov entunil zuygn ait xapogh,
Yete krnas lsel ku xoskt vchit
Charapoxvats himarneru tsoughaki,
Yev xortakvats tesnel mets erke keankit,
Bayts verstin zain shinelu gal tsunki'.

Yete krnas shahe hazar chigeru
Mek harvatsov hantznel baxti seghanin
Yev antrtunj, arants yerpek voghpalu
Versksil tsairen amen inch krkin,
Yete krnas sirt u jigher u mkan
Mashumen yetk noren larel andadar
Yev dimanal, yerp meratse e amen ban,
Batsi kamken, or ke mna mechet bar.

Yete krnas arkaneru het' parzuk
Amboxin mech' arakini ellal misht,
Yete taghes krki ropen vagantsuk
Yete martik anzor en kez artel visht
Yev amenun ku tas arjekn ir ardar,
Yete sires bayts siro xent chedarnas,
Kuket en YErkirn u ir gantzern anhamar,
Yev avelin' ain' aten Martes, tgas:

Tarkmanets MOUSHEGH ISHXAN

[xBaron Dants]

Moushegh Ishkhan eh? Weird...I kept remembering the name of Deryan..

Ishkhan also wrote

Hay Lezoon doonn e Hayoon Ashkharhis Chors Dzakeroon
Oor ge mdne amen Hay iprev dander harazad.
Gsdana Ser yev snoont, srdi hbard tsndzootyoon
Yev poryanen ou pooken hon ge ma mishd azad.


It gets a lot better as it goes on, but I don't remember it by heart, and most of you guys don't bother reading armenian in english letters anyway.