Patzver E Dzaghiner

The Western Armenian musician and dancer Talin Hajintsi grew up in Berlin’s diaspora with the Armenian music of her parents and grandparents, keeping folk songs alive today as a singer, Oud player and occasional Davul player. For her, music is more than sound - it is lived memory, resistance against oppression, and pure collective joy. Driven by this passion, she collects forgotten traditional songs from grandparents and archives them in order to bring them back into the world, among other work with her band project "Hazaran". She is an artist with a deep respect and passion for the history of the songs she sings. She seeks direct dialogue with different families to understand the meaning and cultural context of these old songs. After studying music education, she deepened her musical knowledge by working with renowned Armenian musicians such as Lilit Pipoyan, Hasmik Harutyunyan and Aram Nikoghosyan. Today, she passes on her knowledge and passion for Armenian music and culture not only through performances, but also through singing lessons and song and dance workshops. Her work is powerful, honest, and always at the heart of the community.

In the spirit of preserving and transmitting endangered Armenian sonic traditions, Talin has chosen the folk song Patsver e dzaghigner, which was passed down to her by her grandmother, Alis. Throughout her research, she has not found this song recorded online or remembered by any of her collaborators or community members. To help ensure its continuation, and to reach others who might recognise it, Talin has transcribed, translated and transliterated the lyrics into Latin script, so that even those who cannot read Armenian may learn, sing and continue the transmission of this nearly forgotten folk song. To learn the melody of the song, you can listen to Talin’s singing accompanied by the oud below.

Patsver e dzaghigner, karun e karun

Mi panar im verk’s khorung e khorung

Tun indzi ge nayis odar yari bes

Paits yes gairim kez hamar g’ragi me bes

Yerp koves gantsneir yed’s nayetsa

K’lukh’t var gakhats yes kez ch’jantsa

Yeresit mazere medaks g’nmani

Kamin hov p’che tel tel togh dani (x2)

Patsvere yerginke anush karun e

(...) luise ge zarne

Yerginkin luis ingan gardzes arev e

Ko sirun yeresid aid‘t ge shpde

The flowers have blossomed

The flowers have blossomed, it is spring

Don’t open my wound, it is deep

You look at me like a stranger

But I burn for you like a fire

When you passed by, I looked behind me

With your head down, I didn’t recognise you

Your hair looks like silk

A breeze shall blow the strands of your hair

The sky has opened, it is a sweet spring

(...) the light is shining

The light shines down from the sky, as if it’s the sun

Caressing your sweet face’s cheekbones

Բացուեր է ծաղիկներ

Բացուեր է ծաղիկներ գարուն է գարուն

Մի բանար իմ վերքս խորունկ է խորունկ

Դուն ինծի կը նայիս օտար եարի պէս

Բայց ես կայրիմ քեզ համար կրակի մը պէս

Երբ քովես կանցնէիր ետս նայեցայ

Գլուխդ վար կախած ես քեզ չճանցայ

Երեսիդ մազերը մետաքս կը նմանի

Քամին հով փչէ թէլ թէլ դող տանի

Բացուեր է երկինքը անուշ գարուն է

(...) լոյսը կը զառնէ

Երկինքին լոյս ընկան կարծես արեւ է

Քո սիրուն երեսիդ այտդ կը շփտէ