2 singers and a kanoon player perform Gomidas' "Gakavig" at the Nikol Duman Museum and Restaurant in Karabagh. June 2006.
Translated lyrics for Gomidas' "Gakavig"
The sun appears from behind the dark clouds
The partridge soars above the green hills
From the top of the green hills
The partridge brings greetings to all the flowers
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, colourful partridge
You have sewn your nest with flowers
With lilies and daffodils and other flowers
Your nest is filled with dew
You sleep and rise with songs and drums
Chorus
Your wings are soft and colourful
You have a small beak and red feet
And with your red feet
You dance with the other birds
Chorus
When you stand on the mossy rock
You sing psalms to the flowers
You make the hills and valleys cheer
You bring joy to the mournful sea
Chorus
