hayrrehneekees hehrahtzehl yehm, khelhj bahntoughdt yehm, douhn chouneem, ahzeez mohrehs pahjahnvehl yem, duhkhour-duhrdoum, kouhn chouneem

This is a poem written by Avedis Isahakian

hayrrehneekees hehrahtzehl yehm,
khelhj bahntoughdt yehm, douhn chouneem,
ahzeez mohrehs pahjahnvehl yem,
duhkhour-duhrdoum, kouhn chouneem

I am far from my homeland
a lonely migrant nostalgic and forlorn
separated from my dearest mother,
sad and sleepless and so depressed.

sahrehn goukahk, nakhshouhn hahvkehr,
ahkh, eem mohrus dehssehl chehk?
dzohvehn gouhkahk, mahrmahnt hohvehr,
ahkhuhr pahreev pehrelh chehk!

Oh fair winged birds flying over the mountains
Have you not seen my dear mother
You soft breezes that waft from the sea
is there no greeting from my mother

hahvk ou hohvehr yehgahn guhshdees,
ahntzehn teebahn ou ahntzahn.
bahbahg seerdees, pahpahk seerdees,
ahnkhoss teebahn ou ahntzahn.

birds and breezes both came next to me
as they passed they touch me and left
my yearning heart, my soft heart
without a word they touched me and left

ahkh, koh dehskeen, ahnoush lehzveen
gahrodehl yehm, maiyreek jahn
yehrnehk, yehrnehk, yehrahz leenehm
tuhrneem mohdut, maiyreek jahn

Oh, for the sight of you, your sweet voice
I miss you so, dear Mother
I wish, I wish, I was a dream
To fly to you, dearest Mother

yehrp kounut kah, lour keeshehrov
hahzeev kuhrgehm, hampoiur dahm
seerdeet guhbneem vahr gahrodov
lahm ou khuhntahm, maiyreek jahn

When your eyes tire, in the deep night
To embrace your soul, and kiss your face
And hug your sweet heart with my warm nostalgia
Crying and smiling with tears of love, Oh My dearest mother