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ahmehn hahdeek mahrkahreet cheh

ahkahehn pahn ouzehluh, chouree metch dzahg pohrehl eh

vahkhgoduh louiyssadeedik dehssneh, hahrah guhdah teh gurrahk gah

jahghahdeen eench behdk eh vohsgee sahnduhr?

juhghjeek yehv koghuh moot keesehr guh seerehn

dzehrougee ahckohv ahghcheek ahr, yehree-dahsahrteen ahckohvuh tzee ahr

mehg kahghak muh gehrtahs, guh dehssnahs vor khuhl-khahrg-nehruh dzour yehn tuhrehrr, toun ahl dzour teehr

mehmuh nohr douneen, mehmuh nohr hahrsin
ahmehn ohr mehg mehg pahn muh guh bahksin

gouiyreen inch eh teh mohmuh tahng eh

meghoun chee muhnahr pehtakeen metch uur megheer chee gah
hahrssuh chee muhnahr aiyhn douhnuh uur tuhrahm (pogh) chee gah

ahstvahdz mehg tuhruh guh pahgeh, hahzahr tuhruh guh patzeh

pahree martoun seeduh yehv dzohvoun ahntountuh, yehrgooshsnahl mehz hamar chahpehn ahveli khorh yehn

eench dahss hohkout, ehn gehrtah ahrehvout

Literally this proverb says, “What you give to your soul, goes to your sun.” Goes to your “sun” in Armenian implies “makes your life and destiny better.” The sun is the source of light. Knowledge comes from the light of God’s words. There is a play of words in English and Armenian when one refers to the sun. One can say in English that the similarity in the pronunciation of sun and son implies that the sun is a metaphor for Jesus Christ, the son of God. And in Armenian, the implication is that light emanates from the sun as Jesus came from God as His son to enlighten the world. Therefore, we can say that man’s destiny and eternal life is related to the sun (ahrehv in Armenian) which symbolically points to Christ the source of light for mankind. This is demonstrated by the Armenian sharaghan or holy chant that says ahrekaguhn ahrtahr ahrehv louiyss dzakyia/ pughouhm ee hohreh/ pughyia ee hohkoiyss/ pahn kehzz ee hahjouyss which means The sun has risen and lighted the firmament (implies Jesus has arisen from the dead to spread light) and we (as souls) have all come from God to serve and please Him (following Jesus).

eench vohr tzahngahss eenz hahmahr, ahstvahdz tzahngah kehz hahmahr

vohr chouruh zeehss guh khuhteh, yehss ahnohr dzohv guhsehm