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SIDE ONE

1. KAPAMA Stewing Pot

Solo: Vagarshak Mamikonian

A h14morous song about a stewing POt, in which a pumpk,.i'rf is being cook,.ed, 'The highlight of the lyric falls on the problem of how the host is going to be able to feed the multitude of relatives who have all come to eat the pumPk.in; aunts, uncles , in-laws, nephews and nieces, cousms and second-cousins, etc.

I> 2. SARI SIRUN YAR Mo~ntain Beau.ly

(Gusan Ashot) Solo: Lyusik Koshian

'The vocalist, portraying a mo'untaineer girl, praises the look.s of her belQved one which she compares to the height and the serenity and the inaccessible beauty of their mountain ,

8 3. ANUN ARRA TUTCHIAN Prosperity

(A. Akopian)

'The abundance of the wheat fields . the flowers, the greelols of Armenia fill the population with joy and they si'lIg of the fertility of their country's soil.

# 4. GUTANI YERG Song Of The Han'ester

(Komitas)

'The farmer in this widely k.nown "Arraho" speal(,s fraternally to his' oxen. encouraging them to have enough patience tvlld strength in order to achieve the harvest successfully. ( " Ana· hos" Iik,.e "Horovels" are extremely popular among the peas­ants of Armenia. 'They sing these songs while plowing their fields. For another example of this art, see Monitor MF 303).

, 5. SIRERG Lo ... e Song

Soloists: AstcJ.ik Kamolian and Bagarshak Mamikonian

A boy desperately in love cries: to his girl in anguish wonder· 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. She promises to come back,. to him ill the fall.

t 6. LUSNAK ANUSH Moonlit Night

(A. Stepanian) .Armenian State Chorus, Emm:l Tsaturian, Conductor

A song chantill'g the stillness of a moonlit night when the snow of the ground reflects the milk.iness of the moon.

5IDETWO

, 1. ASA INCH ANEM Tell Me What To Do

Solo : Vagarshak Mamikonian

Sweetheart of mine, come back,. to me, or .at least decide my destiny. 'Tell me, what shall I do without you! I've ' ,-picl{ed flowers for you! 'They might wilt without you.

• 2. INCH KAMENAS INGERID What Do You Want Prom A Friend?

Solo : Shara Talian ; Armenian Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Aram Merangulian, Conductor

Be able to compromise with a friend . 'Try to go along his way since he may be as wholesome and as wise a being as you think. you are yourself.

. 3. TKHA ZAVEN A Guy Named Za ... en

Soloists: Lyusik Koshian and Bagdasar Bagdasarian

'The male singer in the chorus represents a boy expressing his love for his beloved. 'The girl answers him favorably, 'The boy, then very elated , promises to elope with her in case her parents oppose their union.

, 4. KHEKHCH MARTI Poor Man

(Gusan Dzhivan ;) Vocal Solo : Shara Talian; Tar Solo: Solomon Seiranian; Armenian Orchestra Of Folk Instruments, Aram Merangulian, Conductor.

An elderly alld poor man, lamenting about his old age. and mIsery. complains about hIS inability to be as spry as he was in the spring of his life.

4, 5. YAMAN YAR Oh, Darling Mine

A folk. dance full of exclamations about the exultation of love. its enchantment and its exuberance ..• "Yar. (darling) I'm ready to die for thee!"

• 6. KAPEL ES GISOVED She Tied Her Braids

(Gusan Serman) Solo: Hovaness Badelian; Armenian Orchestra .of Folk Instruments, Aram Merangulian, Conductor

"'Tell me. beloved. how shall I praise thy heavenly beauty? Si,rtce the day I watched you walk,. Iik.e a gazelle strolling in our flower path . I've become a wande,ing troubadour for 'thy songs.

7.#a) ES GISHER, LUSNAK GISHER This Night, Moonlight Night

b) ERVUM EM My. Heart Is Aflame

A boy in love Ulalk.s sleeplessly in the moonlight at a 14tc hour , He remirtisces about his moments or happiness with his sweet­heart and in a pang of fury. fearing that she might forsak.e him f or another, he wishes her to go bli'rid if she does .• •

MUSIC OF ARMENIA ON MONITOR RECORDS

MF 303 ARMENIAN FOLK

SONGS. Sirem Ki; Eraz;

Kuzhn Ara; Gna Gna;

lepo lele; Hamayak Dian;

Tzitzernak; Alagyas; Horo-

vel; others. Armenian State

Chorus conducted by

Aram Ter-Organesian' and

the Armenian Song and

Dance Ensemble conduct·

ed by Tatul Altunian.

MF 321 ARMENIAN FOLK

DANCES. Caravan; Jairanik;

Ey Maral Aghtchig; Zum-

rukt; .Derbent; Intz Mi .

Khentrir; others. Armenian

Song and DAnce Ensemble

and Armenian Radio Folk

Orchestra.

MF 307 FOLK SONGS

FROM THE .CAUCASUS.

Folk songs from Ossetian.

Armenia, Kabardia, Kurdis·

tan, Azerbaidzhan, Geor·

gia, Abkhaz, and Megrelia

performed by regional so

loists, choruses and or-

chestras.

For complete catalogue, "Music of the World" and classical listing write:

MONITOR RECORDS 156 FIFTH AVE.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10010

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