Yeraz Dugha (Dream Boy)

by: Maral Maljian

Yeraz gardzetzee yerp vor kez desa.
Ayt jameen kezee het seeraharvetza.
Kotz yev cancoor er keghetzeek masut.
Yev eenzee juptazeen seeroon atchkerut.
Lusetza tzaynut yerp vor kovus yegar.
Tzerkus arer bareloo hamar.
Asiga yeraz gurna ulal.
Yete ga kunanam, chem oozer artunal.

Hetch me tzuker eenzee yeraz dugha-
Koo teveroot metch shat oorakh yegha.
Meeyayn toon oonees orakh seerdus.
Oh, yev shootma koghtzar, anoosh janigus.
Yeraz dugha, shat lav ga bares.
Aman jan, keedes eenzee eench gunes?
Chem kider, ga kunanam te artoon em.
Oorakh em yeraz dugha, aniga keedem.

Ga naiyn mez, nakhantzod aghchikner.
Ga desnen vor ga barenk, yergoo serner.
Goosen vor eerentz atchkereen nayis.
Paytz meeyayn eem atchkerees metch ga nayis.
Anooshus, eenchoo eenzee undretzeer?
Eraven es, koo seerdut eenzee duveer?
Keedes jan, toon yeraz gurnas ulal.
Yete ga kunanam chem oozer artunal.

History of Poem: This Poem was written the summer of 1996. It was set to Armenian Score music (like Antzreva ) by my brother Meroujan 8/26/96. This above is the revised version, altered to fit the measures of music.

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