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SIDE ONE 5IDETWO MF 303 ARMENIAN FOLK

SONGS. Sirem Ki; Eraz;

Kuzhn Ara; Gna Gna;

, 1. ASA INCH ANEM Tell Me What To Do
1. KAPAMA Stewing Pot lepo lele; Hamayak Dian;
Solo : Vagarshak Mamikonian
Solo: Vagarshak Mamikonian Tzitzernak; Alagyas; Horo-
Sweetheart of mine, come back,. to me, or .at least decide my
A h14morous song about a stewing POt, in which a pumpk,.i'rf is destiny. 'Tell me , what shall I do without you! I've ' ,-picl{ed vel; others. Armenian State
being cook,.ed, 'The highlight of the lyric falls on the problem flowers for you! 'They might wilt without you.
of how the host is going to be able to feed the multitude of Chorus conducted by
relatives who have all come to eat the pumPk.in ; aunts, uncles , Aram Ter-Organesian' and
in-laws, nephews and nieces, cousms and second-cousins, etc. 2. INCH KAMENAS INGERID What Do You Want Prom A the Armenian Song and
Friend?
Dance Ensemble conduct
Solo : Shara Talian ; Armenian Orchestra of Folk Instruments,
Aram Merangulian, Conductor ed by Tatul Altunian.
I> 2. SARI SIRUN YAR Mo~ntain Beau.ly
(Gusan Ashot) Be able to compromise with a friend . 'Try to go along his way
Solo: Lyusik Koshian since he may be as wholesome and as wise a being as you think. MF 321 ARMENIAN FOLK
you are yourself.
'The vocalist, portraying a mo'untaineer girl, praises the look.s DANCES. Caravan; Jairanik;
of her belQved one which she compares to the height and the Ey Maral Aghtchig; Zum-
serenity and the inaccessible beauty of their mountain ,
. 3. TKHA ZAVEN A Guy Named Za ...en rukt; .Derbent; Intz Mi .
Soloists: Lyusik Koshian and Bagdasar Bagdasarian Khentrir; others. Armenian
'The male singer in the chorus represents a boy expressing Song and DAnce Ensemble
8 3. ANUN ARRA TUTCHIAN Prosperity his love for his beloved. 'The girl answers him favorably, 'The
bo y, then very elated , promises to elope with her in case her and Armenian Radio Folk
(A. Akopian)
parents oppose their union.
'The abundance of the wheat fields . the flowers, the greelols Orchestra.
of Armenia fill the population with joy and they si'lIg of the
fertility of their country's soil.
, 4. KHEKHCH MARTI Poor Man
(Gusan Dzhivan ;)
Vocal Solo : Shara Talian;
Tar Solo: Solomon Seiranian; Armenian Orchestra Of Folk
# 4. GUTANI YERG Song Of The Han'ester Instruments, Aram Merangulian, Conductor. MF 307 FOLK SONGS
(Komitas) An elderly alld poor man, lamenting about his old age. and FROM THE .CAUCASUS.
'The farmer in this widely k.nown "Arraho" speal(,s fraternally mIsery. complains about hIS inability to be as spry as he was
in the spring of his life. Folk songs from Ossetian.
to his' oxen . encouraging them to have enough patience tvlld
Armenia, Kabardia, Kurdis
strength in order to achieve the harvest successfully. ( " Ana
hos" Iik,.e "Horovels" are extremely popular among the peas- 4, 5. YAMAN YAR Oh, Darling Mine tan, Azerbaidzhan, Geor
ants of Armenia. 'They sing these songs while plowing their
A folk. dance full of exclamations about the exultation of love. gia, Abkhaz, and Megrelia
fields. For another example of this art, see Monitor MF 303).
its enchantment and its exuberance .. "Yar. (darling) I'm performed by regional so
ready to die for thee!"
loists, choruses and or-
chestras.
, 5. SIRERG Lo ...e Song 6. KAPEL ES GISOVED She Tied Her Braids
Soloists: AstcJ.ik Kamolian and Bagarshak Mamikonian (Gusan Serman)
Solo: Hovaness Badelian; Armenian Orchestra
A boy desperately in love cries: to his girl in anguish wonder .of Folk Instruments, Aram Merangulian, Conductor
ing whether she will come bacl{ to him. His heart melts Iik,.e a
candle and he swears to follow her anywhere Iik.e the wind. "'Tell me. beloved. how shall I praise thy heavenly beauty?
Si,rtce the day I watched you walk,. Iik.e a gazelle strolling in
She promises to come back,. to him ill the fall. our flower path . I've become a wande,ing troubadour for 'thy For complete catalogue, "Music of the World"
songs. and classical listing write:

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b) ERVUM EM My. Heart Is Aflame
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.Armenian State Chorus, Emm:l Tsaturian, Conductor A boy in love Ulalk.s sleeplessly in the moonlight at a 14tc hour ,
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He remirtisces about his moments or happiness with his sweet-
A song chantill'g the stillness of a moonlit night when the heart and in a pang of fury. fearing that she might forsak.e him
snow of the ground reflects the milk.iness of the moon. f or another, he wishes her to go bli'rid if she does .