Sari Siroon Yar

[valechere]

Bravo!! Abris! Shat sirun!!



[hamshetsi]

@Keziputenus inch gases hasketsa och... inchi afraid?

[hayaxchik75]

im amenasirac haykakan gusanakan yerg @

[ramadul100]

Abris axpeys!!!



[paokara707]

long live armenia my brother....



[Max0Inq]

Very good singing and nice playing. Good to hear you really can play it. Many kemenche players on YT play in very chaotic way.

[cararainbow]

Hallo, ich finde das absolut herzberührend und höre mir das immer wieder an, gibt es eine cd die ich kaufen kann? eine tolle stimme wirklich danke für dieses schöne lied und gesang mfg cararainbow

[burkardheike]

great song? how do you play the strings on the left hand? with your fingernails or do you press them on the frettboad like a violin?

[YuraGreek]

Классно поет! Но инструмент все равно наш понтийских греков!

[Kostakisawa74]

Very nice armenian song and also a great music instrument this Hellenic(Greek) Pontian "lyra" in Turkey they know it "Kemence".

[kentavr903]

Apres!!!

[koorosh1355]

thank you

[fatesofgreedom]

I really enjoy watching this video every time. I tell you, I really like this guy.

You play well, Sir. Thank you for sharing this music. And this is the first time I noticed your cross on the wall. It makes me happy to see it.

Keep it up.

-John Plavdjian,

Anaheim, California

[arman10101]

Evalla!

.a

[JenPoull]

bravo c'est tres beau; splendide!

Paris =D

[tamburaspieler]

Why he has to learn how to play the Kemence?

In my opinion, he plays very nice, very folky and authentic style!

[Simonamasyan]

Djan Avetik !!!

[hamshetsi]

Я рад, что тебе понравилось :)

[kotno]

Very nice voice but you need to learn how to play your instrument....

[hamshetsi]

I am afraid, I will never learn :)

[hosank]

AYYYOOOOO VAY KEZI HAMSHENI ABRIISSS

[PenylanHill]

Very nice song, and a great performance! Could you please post the words and their meaning please?

[HBARDHI]

Thank you so much.God bless you and I hope you post more songs.

Krikor from California ,USA

[hamshetsi]

Thank you, Krikor jan, I'll try.

[cabbar666]

Eline sesine sağlık, helal olsun!!!

[hamshetsi]

sağol :)

[ALISuriyeliTurk]

@hamshetsi Çok,ama çooooooooook güzel söylüyor!Ellerine ve ağzına sağlık!!!Benim Hemşinli kardeşim!!!Canımı ağlattın!Şat lav!Apres im yeğpar!!

[olcaykilic]

emorfa!

[BagratidJ]

Abris abris! shad lav.... shenroagelem vor asi t'rir.

[mustflyhigher]

u doing allright

[Hayuhi90]

great! thanks for posting. by the way, can you send me the lyrics?

[JOROTIK]

asdvatz qizi pakhi ,axbar hamshetsi

[Gregory10000000000]

This song brings so many memories, I can not even tell you, but I want to express my thanks for posting this and therefore evoking sweet memories.

[OncuraSlh]

sçenid essir ellim... ağhpar...

SALİH YILMAZ

grupkavakyeli

[blatanus]

lovely tune ....congratulations..

greetings from Türkiye

[mxovertech]

yepfor poutchouréy, ess yerki vera latsouméi

baits hima tchem latsoum^^

[hamamamatuni]

shat shat shnorhakall em chan.

big greats from hamshen-hayassa..

we dont forget you, our brother and sister in the diaspora. it will be comming, the day, you are coming to back, to hamshen, our historycel country.....

tigran hamam amatuni

[hovgar]

shat el lav a!

[lazgucci]

kemence ordu giresun trabzon rize artvin turkish

[Manushag]

ahvore but he is funny singer

[Gabig2006]

Yete toun garogh es aveli lav mi pan yergel? Khntrem!hrametsek yev gadaretsek!

[FlyingHye]

Shat laver !

[alexanyanEVN]

favourites'neroun mech arats em , anounin bes siroun yerk e :)

[beamer09]

Very nice. I think I saw you in Atlanta Georgia at "Tsiki Tsiki" weekend. You danced Sera next to me, then you busted out your lyra with Gkongkalidis and Paxaridis. You play well!

[hamshetsi]

Hi, friend! I've got that clip also, take a look

[tragiedia]

bravo!

[dancerboy61]

kemençe is türkish instruman

[hamshetsi]

From what I know, karadeniz kemencesi and it's relative instrument Pontian Lyra are played by Laz, Greeks, Turks and Hamshentsi Armenians. It is not only played in Turkey but also in Greece, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Europe, America, Australia. All over the world. It is my favorite instrument.

[154simon154]

all instruments for the world!not for a country!we are all same.kemence is armenian or turkish,is it a problem?i dont think so

[gt41]

no need to bring jingoism into this . . . the instrument is relatively "native" to the region known as Asia Minor but also played throughout eastern Europe . . . including Turks, who only entered the region in the 1200-1300s, remember, if you are Turkish, you know that the Turks are not native to Turkey, they came from central Asia during the Seljuk invasions. Its just an instrument, enjoy it.

[levonmatossian]

wonderful,very clean harmony,proud of you akhper jan.

[FreshTato]

Thanx for translating. "havq" means "birds", and "var" is not with the soft r, so it means "bright" (the bright stars)

[FreshTato]

havq means "birds"

[gt41]

PART II (English translation of lyrics)

when a glimpse of you. lifts one up to the sky ;

you'd think the low-hanging stars, have just been lit; the wind and the "havk"**, they take on your voice,

oh when will I, take your tender love..."

NOTES: (*"sarvor" - best I can say is, "mountaineer" ?) (** "havk" - my Armenian has never included this word) [help??]

[gt41]

* I took a shot at translating lyrics into English*

2 parts b/c I can only add 500 characters at a time

PART I

"with a thousand charms, you come with the wind;

with bunches of flowers, you are of the mountaineers*; on my black horse, I've come to your village;

seeing your door shut, I was left in a daze;

PRETTY MOUNTAIN GIRL, BRING MOUNTAIN CLOVES,OH MY, WHAT CLOVES, BRING A FLAME OF LOVE;

[FreshTato]

One of the most beautiful songs of Gusan Ashot. Thank you for posting. here are the lyrics. Hazar nazov yar, hoveri het yek Tsaghik pnjelov sarvori het yek Sev dzius vra dzer gyughn em ekel Durd pak tesel, molor mnatsel Sari sirun yar, sari mekhak ber, Akh che, inch mekhak, siro krak ber Yerb qo hayatsq@ yerkinq es harum Var astghern ases nor luys en arnum Qo dzaynn en arnum havq u hover@ Akh yerb karnem yes qo matagh ser@

[gt41]

another great one . . . "Sari Siroon Yar" (this is for the non-Armenian posts) roughly means "pretty mountain girl", its a very classic old tune . . . thanks for this one, I shared it with friends and they all liked it

[Elinitsam]

Awesome, pretty and melodic song! The way it was played and sung it reminded me of Georgian style music. I've never heard this song before. I would like to learn it. Is it traditionally played on Pontiaki lyra?

[hamshetsi]

This is more-or-less contemporary song by Gusan Ashot (Ashot the Bard). Yes style turned to be like Georgian, but not intentionally. Pontic Armenians (Hamshetsi) use Pontiaki lyra for most of their music, but it is not typical to perform traditional Armenian songs on this kemence, rather on Iranian/Armenian/Azeri qyamancha (spike fiddle, a relative of Pontiaki Lyra). Thanks for your kind comment!..

[Elinitsam]

Are you a Pontian Greek living in Armenia? Please check my videos too.

[hamshetsi]

Jeffrey, I tried to reply 3-4 times both here and from inbox, something does not work, apparently, messges get deleted :( :(

[hamshetsi]

Anyway, no I am not Pontian Greek, I am Armenian living in Atlanta, GA. I know you live in NY. We need to talk, because I don't know anybody else in this area who plays lyra.

[blatanus]

what a beatiful song.

[pauljmeyer]

It was so nice to hear this lovely old song performed in such an intimate way.

Thank you

Paul

[ShelbyCobra1964]

Hello and a Happy New Year,

This song is very beautiful.

I can't get this nice melody out of my head.

Now I'll have to learn to play this song.

If you write down the words, I'll learn to sing this song as well ;.)

Greetings

Stergios