John Erlich
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1463
Registered: 8-26-2004
Location: California, USA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Oud-Obsessed
|
|
Armenian Song Score: Source? Name of Song?
Parev Friends,
We found this song among the huge number of scores I have given my oud student. We like this simple song a lot and want to include in her upcoming
recital.
However, I can't find my electronic copy of the score, and I don't know the name of the song or any background info.
Does anyone have a clean JPEG or PDF of this particular score?
Does anyone know the name of this song and any information about it?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Peace,
"Udi" John
P.S. Sorry for posting such a small image. The original JPEG was 1.9 megs, too big to post to the forums.
[file]38016[/file]
|
|
|
ultragroove
Oud Maniac
Posts: 68
Registered: 1-9-2010
Location: Naumburg, Germany
Member Is Offline
Mood: Athar Kurd
|
|
Hello.
We played the song last sunday at concert with syrian refugees. I try to get a Video or record. The Syrians know this song as "Fatoum Fatoumeh" it's
old song often played in TV shows and sketches. The melody is old Armenian. We played it with maksum rhythm. The score is also available thru Martina
Toshish's oud learning book.
|
|
|
ultragroove
Oud Maniac
Posts: 68
Registered: 1-9-2010
Location: Naumburg, Germany
Member Is Offline
Mood: Athar Kurd
|
|
https://youtu.be/laRDiq1pXtU
|
|
|
John Erlich
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1463
Registered: 8-26-2004
Location: California, USA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Oud-Obsessed
|
|
Thanks for the info, Ultragroove! I managed to find my PDF. Yes, definitely "Karoun, Karoun," AKA, "Garoun, Garoun."
I have several scores of this song, but this is the "cleanest."
Here is an English translation:
It's spring, spring spring...
It's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
With those black black eyes of yours, you're burning my soul, darling
My sweetheart listened to evil tongues
And her black black eyes filled with tears
This world is all emptiness,
I wanted to leave and to forget
It's spring, spring, spring...
Because of your love I'm lost and sleepless,
I'm being tortured all night with my tears
Darling, don't leave me, I love you
People who pass by think I need love
(from: http://bellydanceforums.net/threads/4394-Turkish-armenian-song-tran... )
This will be a fun one for my student's recital!
Thanks,
"Udi" John
|
|
|
hartun
Oud Junkie
Posts: 220
Registered: 12-26-2012
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Member Is Offline
|
|
It's an Armenian pop song known as Karoun Karoun. I believe the melody is actually Azeri and the Armenian words probably written by Hasmik Manaserian,
for pop singer Adiss Harmandian, who recorded the original version of this song in 1973.
Some Armenians will claim that it's an old folk song, but that's false. Nobody had heard of Karoun Karoun before the 70s, and most knowledgable
Armenians will admit it's a pop song, although telling them it's an Azeri song will probably get some nasty responses....
This is I believe the original: http://youtu.be/XQc200bECtY
Another early version: http://youtu.be/X1LZhQ3fpkY
Subsequent to its success in the Armenian pop market in Beirut and around the world, the American-Armenian musicians began to pick it up, starting
with Onnik Dinkjian's 1974 recording on the album Onnik Encore which was I believe the first with oud (by Kenny Boyajian). Onnik did the song in an
alternating tempo of 2/4-6/8 which some "kef" bands still do. It's probably the most popular Armenian dance tune of the past 40 years....I can't
stress how insanely popular and therefore overplayed this song is in the Armenian community. It's probably for this reason that everyone assumes it
must be a traditional folk song. (It's lyrics are also typical of Armenian folk songs)
|
|
|
John Erlich
Oud Junkie
Posts: 1463
Registered: 8-26-2004
Location: California, USA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Oud-Obsessed
|
|
Thanks for the info, Hartun!
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbprobrown/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
