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Armenian Song Words
Compiled by Dick Oakes


Garoon
        Spring

/ Char lezooneree havadats eem yaru
Artsoonknerov lutsrets sev sev acheru. /
 
/ Es ashkharu shad poochpan e heranam
Oozoome ee heranal oo moranal. /
 
        Chorus:
        / Garoonu, garoonu, garoon e,
        Seeroonu, seeroonu, seeroonu e.
        Etu ko sev, sev acherov,
        Yar jan eenz doo aeeroom es. /
 
/ Etu ko sereetz molorvadz em koon choonem
Bolor geesher artsoon knerov danchoom e. /
 
/ Yaar jan eenzneets mee heranar seeroom em
Antsnortneru gardzoom em te yar goozem. /
 
     Chorus - repeat 4 more times.
  My love listened to the evil tongues,
And filled her black, black eyes with tears.
 
This world is a very worthless thing,
I wanted to get away, to get away and to forget.
 
        Chorus:
        Spring, spring, it's spring,
        Lovely, lovely, it's lovely.
        With those black, black eyes,
        My love, you burn me.
 
From this love of yours, I am lost, can't sleep,
I cry out in tears all night long.
 
My love, don't turn away from me; I love you.
The passers-by think I want love.
 
     Chorus - repeat 4 more times.


Guhneega
        Woman

/ Ashkareen usgeezben, aeesbesu guhneega. /
/ Martoos kulkhoon meesht badoohas, badeezhu guhneega. /
 
        Chorus:
        Aman ahhhhhhhhh.....
        / Guhneega, guhneega, aeebesu guhneega. /
        / Martoos kulkhoon meesht badoohas, badeezhu guhneega. /
 
/ Gunganu hamarhech, paguvadz toor chega. /
/ Amenu tooreen meg panalee, oonee guhneega. /
 
     Chorus
 
/ Eenku sadana, otsee shabeegov. /
/ Kheghj atamu khuntsrovu khapets, yeva guhneega. /
 
     Chorus
  From the beginning of the world, such is a woman.
On the head of a man she always brings punishment.
 
        Chorus:
        Yippee ahhhhhhhhh.....
        Woman, woman, such is a woman.
        On the head of a man she always brings punishment.
 
There’s no closed door for a woman.
For every door she has a key, a woman does.
 
     Chorus
 
She, a satan, in a snake’s shirt,
Poor Adam she misled with an apple, the woman Eve did.
 
     Chorus


Sev Acherov Aghcheek
        Girl with the dark eyes

Akh sev acherov aghcheek
La La La . . .
 
Kakhtsur pacherov aghcheek
La La La . . .
 
Voghj ashkhara man yeka
Kes bes aghcheek chu tesa
Yes meenoochar mor tugha
 
Eem artee het mee khagha
Aree bats dzer tan dooru
Asa barov es yekel
 
Orut kanach karmeer e
La La La . . .
 
Boyut dalar bardee e
La La La . . .
 
Akh yes kez vons chu seerem
Garnan arev es eem yar
 
Yes seerahar patanee
Yes berelem matanee
Aree bats dzer tan dooru
Asa barov es yekel
La La La La La (for entire verse)
 
Yes seerahar patanee
Yes berelem matanee
 
Aree bats dzer tan dooru
Asa barov es yekel
// Togh ashkhara eemana
Kes taneloo em yekel //
  Oh, black eyed girl,
La La La . . .
 
Girl with Sweet Patch
La La La . . .
 
Throughout the whole world,
I did not see you like a girl,
I'm a single mother,
 
Do not play with my heart,
Come on, open your door,
Tell me, did you come with good?
 
The day is green,
La La La . . .
 
The bodied dagger is a complex.
La La La . . .
 
Oh, how can I not love you?
Spring is my day,
 
I am a teenage boy,
I brought you a ring,
Come open your door,
Tell me, did you come with good?
La La La La La (for the entire verse) . . .
 
I am a teenage boy,
I brought you a ring,
 
Come open your door,
Tell me, did you come with good?
Let the world know
I have come to take you.


Siroon Aghcheek
        Pretty girl

/ Siroon aghcheek, siroon yar, yekoor, yekoor, hokees ar. /
 
/ Arantz kezee chem kuhrna ur vor yertas hetot tar. /
 
/ Hetet tar eendz muhroosheek tas muh haner anusheek. /
 
/ Shaghar es too anusheek tuhr vodkeruhd tam pacheek. /
 
/ Yes khoo motuh uhl-lahee patoot matnuh antznehee. /
 
/ Pacheek muh kezee tayee heto kyankhuh azdehee. /
  Pretty girl, pretty love, come, come, take my soul.
 
Without you I can’t be, wherever you go take me with you.
 
Take me with you, oh sweet one, even if it's for ten years.
 
You are a sugar, my sweet one, let me kiss your feet.
 
If only I were with you, I'd even stay under your wall.
 
If I could kiss you once, I'd even give my life.