M'sho Jar'ntir

I just finished reading a book by Z. Balayan ("Janaparh") and came across this passage. I remember my first grade teacher telling us this story when we finised learning the letters (Aybenaran), and then I remember staring at the actual book <<M'sho Jar'ntir>>(while at the Matenadaran during my last visit) and remembering these words written by Mesrop Mashtots - Janachel zimastutyun yev zxrat, imanal zbans hanjaro. I don't know if there is another way of thanking the two "Mshetsi hayuhiner."

Here is the story.

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Msho gavarum 1915 tvakanin patani u aghjik ch@kar: Mnatsel ein miayn poqrer@, tserern u kanayq: Ayduhanderts, hamar u aryunahegh kriv er gnum: Mi qani shabat minchev atamner@ zinvats askyarner@ portsum ei kotrel mi bur teghatsineri dimadrutyun@: Nrants hajoxvets da, anxna mortotetsin bolorin` vaghoroq xmbelov dzoraberanneri mot: Sosk yerku kanants er vijakvats prkvel` verqer@ mahatsu chein: Kortsrel ein zavaknerin, bolor harazatnerin: Yev anpatmeli vshtits banakanutyunn el kkortsnein, yete ch@liner joxovrdi angin masunq@ prkelu anhrazheshtutyan gitaktsutyun@: Nshanavor M'sho Jar'ntirn er da: Ashxarhi metsaguyn grqerits mek@, yuraqanchyur tert@` horti mek kashvits, qash` 32 kilogram:

Depi hyusis ein gnum yerku viravor, sovatanq hayuhiner@, hertov qarsh talov yerkptani ber@: Qaylum ein miayn gisherov, lernayin qaraqrot katsannerov, ur yuraqancyur tserpi tak mahn er daranakalel:

Aryunaqamutyunits u tsavits ushagnats ein linum, tanjvum hognutyunits u qaghtsits: Verjnakanapes ujaspar lineluts heto voroshetsin kisel srbazan ber@: Nrants ughetsuyts@ yekeghetsu xachi pes hstak er - vagh aravotyan aregak@ ajits piti lini, ush yerekoyan` dzaxits, gisherov piti gnan Beverayin ast@ghi ughutyamb: ... Voch voq ch@gite te inch ein mtatsum ayd kanayq: Mi ban e hastat` nranq prkum ein Girg@` kyanqi gnov: ... yerku Mshetsi hayuhiner@ gitein vor chi kareli hogepes @nkjvel: Glxavorn araj gnaln e: Glxavor@ mernelis iren aprel hramayeln e: Anpayman aprel, haratevel, qani vor yete @nknes u korches, kkorchi nayev azgi gluxgortsotsnerits mek@, arants vori pakasavor kdarna hayreni mshakuyt@: ... Usti aryunlvik votnerov sharunakel e petq janaparh@, xarxapelov xavari mej ...

... Djbaxtabar, yerku hayuhiner@ ch@karoghatsan minchev verj miasin gnal: Mi gisher nrants katsanner@ bajanvetsin` yerevi shat er xavar gisher@: Bayts voch mek@, voch myus@ ch@kortsretsin ughetsuyts@: Nranq havatum ein, vor harnogh trchni yerku tever@ anpayman kmekteghven: Ber@ krum ein zat zat, bayts havatum vor mekn e jampan:

Grqi mi kes@ Tiflis e hasel, myus@` Erevan: Yev mets sxranq gortsats hayuhiner@ iravatsi ein` Hayastanum u Vrastanum xorhrdayin karger hastatveluts heto yerku maser@, yerku tever@ miatsvetsin Matenadaranum: U hima bolor@ karogh en tesnel nshanavor Msho Jar'ntir@` veratsnutyan yev ariutyan xorhrdanish@:

Hayuhiner@ mez chen toghel irents anunner@, bayts anmer hishatak en toghel` apagayi havat@: Nranq apatsutsel en, vor hanun apagayi payqarel e petq, sepakan marmni mej tsavi u tarapanqi jich@ xeghdelov, ch@varanelov, yerkunqum huso astgh@ ch@kortsnelov ...

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I was thinking of posting this under the "heroism" topic (what is this after all, if not THAT?) Then I thought I should post it under the "How long will we survive?" topic. But not to disturb the hot discussions, I chose to start a new trend.

Aneta

PS. I apologize to all those who can't understand Armenian. I just don't have the time to translate it at this time.



[This message has been edited by Sulamita (edited January 09, 2001).]