English translation of the text is by Ani Toroyan (Անի Թորոյան).
“Hars em gnoum” (Հարս եմ գնում - I am getting married) - Armenian folk song performed by Canadian-Armenian singer Mariam Matossian.
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The wedding ceremony formed and worked out by the wisdom of the Armenian people is now driven out of our lifestyle and much of it is today alien to us. Today maybe we think that sad songs do not have a place in weddings, it must be full of joyful songs and dances, the atmosphere must be exceptionally happy. This all of course was a part of the Armenian weddings, people celebrated the formation of a new family, the symbol of its immortality. But in weddings alongside with happiness there is also sadness which our people has expressed in its songs. But what is that sadness, who is it typical of? The Bride. Everybody agrees her marriage with her beloved and everybody begins to prepare for the wedding. But she is sad, she is to leave her parental home and her mother who has taken care of her so many years, showing her love and affection. Now she is to go to another environment.
The song has a sad melody which completely expresses the bride’s state of mind, saying goodbye to her mother. Her mother is already old and it is seen that she would like to be with her old mother and take care of her. In the lyrics the girl thanks her mother and asks her mother’s blessing. Each part of the song is followed by a refrain where she repeats several times “O, my dear mother” (Akh, im nani jan) expressing with that her sadness and longing. These few words are more expressing than long sentences.
The English translation of the text by Ani Toroyan.
The Armnian text of the song in Latin letters:

Hars em gnoum, tanits heranoum,
Tasnyot tarekan, nani jan, siro tiranoum.
Indz berel es, sirel, gourgourel,
Amakd tsov arel,
Nani jan, im yarin tvel.
Anoush katd halal indz ara,
Orhnanqd togh lini,
Nani jan, misht el indz vra.
Nani jan, nani jan...

Akh, im nani jan, akh, im nani jan,
Vakh, im nani jan, akh, im nani jan.

Hars em gnoum, tanits heranoum,
Tasnyot tarekan, nani jan, siro tiranoum.

Akh, im nani jan, akh, im nani jan,
Vakh, im nani jan, akh, im nani jan.

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