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Tagh Tsnndyan / Christmas chant

Anush Harutyunyan

TypePeasant
GenreRitual song
SubgenreChristmas song
MembersSoloist
Voice typeFemale
TempoModerate
НастроениеSolemn

Source

Spiridon Melikyan, "Folk songs of Van", "Haypethrat" publishers, 1928 (arm).

Melody/Lyrics

This is a song about the good tidings of great joy: the birth of Jesus Christ. These songs are also called “Avetis,” meaning “gospel or good news.” In the villages, these Christmas songs were mostly performed by children and youth. The group of singers would visit almost every house in the village, and the villagers would present them with eggs, butter, money, and other gifts.

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