Hamayak jan

"Hamayak Jan" (Dear Hamayak) by Loussik Kodjian

Yekek dzez mer gyugh tanem
(Come, I’ll take you to our farm/village)
Hamayaki govqn anem
(I will praise Hamayak)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Hamayakin karnem
(I will buy [meaning I will marry] Hamayak)
Karotits ch mermen
(So I don’t die from missing him)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)

Hamayaki achkera
(Hamayak’s eyes)
Mer luys unka gishera
(Our bright/light-filled night)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Hamayakin karnem
(I will buy [meaning I will marry] Hamayak)
Sera sirus kharnem
(Mix his love with my love / put our love together)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)

Ashtaraki popoka
(Ashtarak’s [Ashtarak is an Armenian city] walnuts)
Hamayaki sapoka
(Hamayak’s boot)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Hamayakin karnem
(I will buy [meaning I will marry] Hamayak)
Togh anoti mermen
(Let me starve to death)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)

HAMAYAK JAN, 
(DEAR HAMAYAK,)
HAMAYAK JAN HAZAR ERNEK SRTIT SIRUN; QO ANBAKHT YARIN; QO ANGIN QARIN
(DEAR HAMAYAK, LUCKY IS THE LOVER OF YOUR HEART; YOUR UNLUCKY LOVER; YOUR PRICELESS [priceless here -- meaning very, very valuable] STONE/GEM)
HAMAYAK JAN
(DEAR HAMAYAK)

Tsarri vra karmir noor
(Red pomegranate on the tree)
Sirtus unkela murmoor
(my hearts fallen into pain/burning)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Hamayakin karnem
(I will buy [meaning I will marry] Hamayak)
Karotits ch mermen
(So I don’t die from missing him)

Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Dzoon dnem taven khashem
(The egg I’ll put in a pan, and boil)
Nstem eresat ashem
(I’ll sit and look at/admire your face)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Hamayakin karnem
(I will buy [meaning I will marry] Hamayak)
Sera sirus kharnem
(Mix his love with my love / put our love together)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)

Tsari takin hov kami
(Under the tree, cool/shade breeze)
Sirunerin hov kani
(It was cool [blow a breeze toward] the beauty)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)
Siretsir inchi charrar
(If you loved, why didn’t you buy [meaning why didn’t you select for marriage])
Kez tam grogha tani
(I give you—allow hell to take you [LITERALLY—BUT IT JUST MEANS “TO HELL WITH YOU”])
Hamayak jan
(dear Hamayak)

HAMAYAK JAN, 
(DEAR HAMAYAK,)
HAMAYAK JAN HAZAR ERNEK SRTIT SIRUN; QO ANBAKHT YARIN; QO ANGIN QARIN
(DEAR HAMAYAK, LUCKY IS THE LOVER OF YOUR HEART; YOUR UNLUCKY LOVER; YOUR PRICELESS [priceless here -- meaning very, very valuable] STONE/GEM)
HAMAYAK JAN
(DEAR HAMAYAK)

Hamayakin karnem
(I will buy [literally means "buy", but we use it to mean "marry"] Hamayak)
Togh anoti mermen
(Let me starve to death)
Hamayak jan
(Dear Hamayak)