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Yar Yar (Anonymous Traditional)
VOVA
Hamşetsu Ğhağ - Hemşin Ezgileri - Songs of Hemshin

The Hemshin (Hamshen, Hemshinli, Hamshenahay, Hamshentsi) are a diverse group of people living in the Black Sea greatly influenced by Islamization, population movements, and the neighboring peoples of the Black Sea (Laz and Pontiac Greeks among others). The Hemshinli speak both Turkish and Homshetsma (a dialect of Western Armenian). Songs of Hemshin is a collection of the beautiful folk songs of the Hemshin peoples.

(Yar yar) Dune dage bayira
(Yar yar) Erzevare çayira
(Yar yar) Ğarat aek dağaker
(Yar yar) Garkevuşi daiya

(Yar yar) Ka tse done gugume
(Yar yar) Kuagutse vetune
(Yar yar) Intsi kolets u bobgets
(Yar yar) Çağtsutse inatune

(Yar yar) Entu ardin dagniver
(Yar yar) Malinaim malina
(Yar yar) Erandnin garkevetsan
(Yar yar) Inç genez yemalila

(Yar yar) Dants agav ğhavağ ağav
(Yar yar) Tamnetsav tsemer ağav
(Yar yar) Garkevelu menatsak
(Yar yar) Mezi elile ağav

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Sari Gelin (in Armenian, Azeri, & Persian)
Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparyan
Endless Vision

“Whether the name Sari Gelin refers to a blonde bride, a girl/bride of the mountains, or simply a bride in yellow garments is unknown since the history and precise origin of many songs, originally belonging to oral folk traditions such as Sari Gelin, are difficult to determine.

The song is known in Turkey to be based on a story similar to Romeo & Juliet, where a Muslim Turkish man falls in love with a Christian Armenian girl. In Turkey, Sari Gelin is often used in documentaries or television programs about Armenians, and is somewhat recognized as a mourning song for the tragedy that befell the two nations. In Azerbaijan, Sari Gelin is known to be a legend in which “Blond Maiden” symbolizes the love between a Turk and a Christian lady after a Seljuk Turkish victory against the Byzantine Empire.”

Hossein Alizadeh (Shurangiz), Jivan Gasparyan (Duduk, Vocal), Vazgen Markaryan (Bass Duduk), Afsaneh Rasaee (Vocal), Hoorshid Biabani (Vocal), Armen Ghazaryan (Duduk), Ali Boustan (Shurangiz), Mohammadreza Ebrahimi (Oud), Ali Samadpour (Dammam, Udu, Vocal), Behzad Mirzaee (Daf, Tombak)

Musa-Ler Music
Bei Ru
Little Armenia (L.A.)

Մուսա Լեռ, Musa Leṛ, meaning “Moses Mountain” was the site of resistance by the Armenians during the Armenian Genocide.

I’ve had this on repeat for the last two weeks, you’d think I’d be sick of it by now.

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Dzoun es, ari.
Arev’e tesel nvazel a.

Radiohead — Jigsaw Falling Into Place

Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls

Radiohead — Last Flowers

and if I’m going to talk
i just want to talk
please don’t interrupt
just sit back and listen

because I can’t face the evening straight
you can offer me escape
houses move and houses speak
if you take me then you’ll get relief

it’s too much
too bright
too powerful

Joe Hisaishi — Howl’s Moving Castle Theme

Yann Tiersen — Sur le fil