'Yar Qo Barak Boyin Mernem': Don't take the lyrics too literally
Vardan Badalyan
June 15, 2018
"Yar Qo Barak Boyin Mernem" (“Love, I’ll Die for Your Slim Height”) doesn’t translate very well, and it’s probably not a song whose lyrics you should take literally...
| Genre | Ethno folk; Armenian folk; pop |
| Released | 2013 |
| Location | Armenia |
| Duration | 3:47 |
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Just when it seemed like this love ballad had fallen out of fashion in Armenia, Armenian folk/pop singer, Vardan Badalyan, reminded us why we love it so much. His rendition—though true to the original—has some modern nuances. The video features many traditional elements of Armenian culture, such as silver beads and jewels, taraz (traditional dress), a traditional folk band, and is shot from what looks like a villa in the beautiful spa town of Dilijan.
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Los Angeles-based musical group, Element Band, have been combining world and Armenian folk music with Mediterranean and Latin fusion for the past decade and a half. Their version (spelled "Yar Qo Barak Boyin Mernem") is as soothing and tender as music gets. Listen below.
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"Yar Qo Barak Boyin Mernem" by Vardan Badalyan
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If there were any misgivings about Armenian being a language of love and romance, this song should put those doubts to rest. "Sareri Hovin Mernem (Սարերի հովին մեռնեմ)" (“I’ll Die for the Wind of the Mountains”) is just one of those songs that can have you drop whatever you are doing to listen. Every. Single. Time.
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