Akounq ensemble - Mer tan itev (Armenian folk song)

English translation of the text is by Ani Toroyan (Անի Թորոյան). Armenian folk song “Mer tan itev“ (Behind our house) from Shatakh Region of Historical Armenia (now in Turkey). Performed by “Akounq“ ensemble. Կարդացեք հայերեն (in Armenian): First, let us get acquainted with the content of the song. This is most probably a duet of a young man and a girl who are neighbors and have been close since childhood. They talk about their daily life. A house lies opposite a melilot field. It is the house where the young man lives. Horses neigh nearby either because they are hungry or because of some other need. The girl suggests letting her sister-in-law know that she has forgotten to take care of the horses. And let her strike her hand against her knee and anxiously play with the coral bracelet on her hand. Names of mountains in the Historical Armenia are mentioned in the next quatrain. So we can guess where exactly the song was born. The heroes say that they have sown bar