The Soldier's Mother's Song | Զարթիր Որդյակ | Zartir Vordyak

Описание: Performer: Ara Guiragossian
Songwriter: Poghos V. Natanyan

Earliest recording of these song:
Վազգէն Երգարան, 1901, p. 41-42
Ժողովրդային Երգարան, 1912, p. 146-147
Հայ Ամերիկեան Ազգային Նոր Երգարան, 1917, p. 27-28
Ընդարձակ Գրպանի Երգարան, 1919, p. 77
Կիլիկիա Երգարան, 1921, p. 156-157

Also known as The Soldiers' Mother's Words (Զինւորի Մօր Խօսքը | Zinvori Mor Khoske), The Soldiers' Mother's Song (Զինուրի Մօր Երգը | Zinvori Mor Yerke), The Soldiers' Mother's Last Words (Զինուորի Մօր Վերջին Խօսքերը | Zinvori Mor Verchin Khoskere) and The Mother's Invitation to War (Մօր Հրաւէրը Ի Մարտ | Mor Hravere I Mart). A popular song used by many as a wake up call for the road to war ahead. Being sung by the Mothers' perspective, getting her son ready armed and ready for battle before he heads off maybe for the last time.

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Footage source:
National Archives of Armenia
British Pathé
National Archives of the US

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