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Mi lar mayrik / Don't cry, mother

Tsaghik Shanelyan

TypeGusans song
GenreRitual song
SubgenreWedding song
MembersSoloist
Voice typeFemale
TempoModerate
НастроениеSad

Source

Komitas, Complete works, vol. 9, RA NAS "Gitutyun" publishers, Yerevan, 1999 (arm).

Melody/Lyrics

This is a bride’s song of lament. She sings it crying, which is apparent from the modulations of her voice which imitate weeping. The bride is extremely emotional upon leaving her father's house and, sobbing, bids farewell to her home.

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