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Khaghogh jmrelu erg / Grape squeezing song

"Akunq" folk ensemble

TypePeasant
GenreWork song
SubgenreDomestic work song
MembersSoloist
TempoModerate
НастроениеCalm

Source

Arthur Shahnazaryan, "Song and Word", ASSR, Public Education Ministry, Yerevan, 1989 (arm).

Melody/Lyrics

In Armenia, most of the grape harvest was used for winemaking. They used a winepress to extract juice from grapes. Alternately, grapes were crushed by foot, to the tune of songs created on the spot that were in harmony with the rhythmical movement of their feet. Collected and transcribed by Garo Chalikyan.

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