Achtschig Sirunag
from A Gentle Kind Of Disaster by Emirsian
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lyrics
The armenian language has its own letters so for simplicity‘s sake I decided not to print the lyrics. But let me tell you that this song describes the love to a girl – achtschig sirunag means sweet girl – Karekin wrote the music and Kevork Senyar a friend of his the lyrics.
My father recorded this song in our kitchen about 20 years ago with a simple tape recorder. If you listen carefully you may hear my mother shutting the door in the background of the first refrain.
When I was a child he used to play “Achtschig Sirunag” along with songs of the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan. It was always the song I loved most, maybe because it was closest to home being Armenian but mainly the melancholy of the melody got me wrapped up in it.
It was a very touching experience for both me and my brother Saro (who sang the second verse) to sing along with my father.
My father recorded this song in our kitchen about 20 years ago with a simple tape recorder. If you listen carefully you may hear my mother shutting the door in the background of the first refrain.
When I was a child he used to play “Achtschig Sirunag” along with songs of the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens and Bob Dylan. It was always the song I loved most, maybe because it was closest to home being Armenian but mainly the melancholy of the melody got me wrapped up in it.
It was a very touching experience for both me and my brother Saro (who sang the second verse) to sing along with my father.
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from A Gentle Kind Of Disaster,
released August 18, 2006
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