'Sari Sirun Yar': Love on the mountains

Carahunge is a folk-rock band from Armenia, formed with the intention of reviving folk masterpieces and old tunes shrouded in mysticism in a modern way. Their version of "Sari Sirun Yar" (“Mountain Beauty”)—a pleasant, upbeat love song—features back-and-forth male and female vocals with a guitar strum, light drumming, and shvi (an Armenian fipple flute made from apricot wood) in the backdrop.

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• If you’re looking for a version that harmonizes the rock and folk genres more distinctly, check out Apo Sahagian’s cover below. If you’re looking for your next karaoke song, this is it! (Audio take below)

Excerpt (Translated by us)   

The chorus of this love ballad goes as follows: