Paruyr Sevak - ՔԻՉ ԵՆՔ, ԲԱՅՑ ՀԱՅ ԵՆՔ (KʻITCHʻ ENKʻ, BAYTSʻ HAY ENKʻ) versuri traducere în engleză

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Translation

We are few in number, but we are Armenians

WE ARE FEW IN NUMBER, BUT WE ARE ARMENIANS,
and they call us “Hay” (ie. “The Armenian Nation”).
We don’t claim preference over anyone.
Quite simply, we just have to admit
that we, and only WE, own Mount Ararat,
and that up here, on high-altitude Lake Sevan,
the heavens create their own, pure, exact reflection.
The fact, quite simply, is that King David fought here,
Saint Gregory of Narek wrote his Book of Lamentations here,
We just know how to create a monastery out of rock,
We can make “a fish out of stone” and “a bird out of clay”,
For the sake of skilled training and apprenticeship !
For the sake of beauty,
Good !
For the sake of the sublime, ethereal,
Excellent …
 

There are few of us, but we are called “Armenians”.
We don't claim preference over anyone.
Quite simply, it was our peculiar good fortune, that,
quite simply, we just HAD to lose a lot of blood.
Quite simply, in the many centuries of our existence,
while we were still plentiful in number,
and we rose up as a powerful nation,
we never oppressed any other nation,
nobody suffered even a blow from our hand.
If we had a passion for something,
it was only for our books.
If we had an obsession for something,
it was only our desire for great achievements.
Quite simply, it was genocide which enveloped us in her arms,
but we didn’t surrender ourselves to death willingly.
And when we left our rich land behind,
wherever we went, in whichever place we found ourselves,
we made every effort for the benefit of everyone.
We built a bridge here,
we connected an arch there,
we ploughed the land everywhere,
we gathered the harvest,
we gave new ideas to everyone, new concepts, new songs,
we sheltered everyone from the cold death of the spirit.
In every place we left a treasure for the eyes to admire,
a blessed relic from our soul,
and a spiritual treasure from our heart.
 

There are few of us, yes, but we are called “Armenians” –
we know that we have not yet recovered from our wounds,
but we rejoice in abundant new joys.
We know how to stand up to the enemy
and to support one another.
We know how to repay our debts of honour
by repaying every kindness shown to us ten times over.
We know how to vote with our lives
in favour of truth and justice.
But regardless of whether they want to set us on fire by force,
we know how to extinguish the fire.
And if we need to dispel the darkness,
we know the ashes will sprout bright green shoots of grass.
And we also know how to love one another with passion,
but always with respect and consideration for others ...
We don't show preference to anyone,
but we also know
that we are called “Armenians”.
And why shouldn't we be proud ?
We are,
We have to be,
and all the more will be.
 




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