Songs for a New Life (Nor Kyankil Yerger) – Table of Contents Translation

Translation by Jeannette Hovsepian (Frenster), who was a dance / piano student of Seda Suny.
Collected by Grikor Suni
New York 1934 Banhrat #3 Musical Sektor

The songs are grouped into four sections:

  1. Proletarian Songs p.2-30,
  2. Songs of Life p.31-44,
  3. Pioneer Songs p.39-44,
  4. Village Songs p.46-5
Song # Song name: english translation Song name: transliteration Composer name Page #
Proletarian Songs – Broletarakan Sharkayin
1a International Translated by Yeghishe Charents B. Dekaydri 2
1b Let us Firmly Greet One Another Irar Bind Parvenk (counter melody&words) Gr. Suni 2
2 Intrepid Storms Gorr Mrrikner arranged by R. Melikian 5
3 You Were Sacrificed Doo Zoh Gnatsir piano arrangement by Gr. Suni 8
4 Shachyoon and Baityoon Shachyoon oo Baityoon 10
5 Young Guard Yerit Gvardia 11
6 Toward the March Depi Mart 12
7 With the Hammers’ Blows Moorcheri Zarkerov 13
8 We Are Young Communists Yerit Kommoonistner Enk 14
9 Comintern Komintern G. Esleri 16
10 Soldier Zinvor A. Der Ghevondian 18
11 The Sharp Sword Sooru Ktorook 20
12 We Blacksmiths Menk Darbinner arranged by R. Melikian 21
13 Hey Warriors! Ey, Mardigner arranged by R. Melikian 23
14 In the Mines Hankeroom A. Ter Ghevondian 24
15 Brave Comrade Anvakh Unker arr. Gr. Suni 25
16 Bravo Worker Bravo Banvor composed by Gr. Suni 26
17 Hey Worker! Hey, Banvor composed by Gr. Suni 27
18 Stone Worker Kartash music by D. Avedisian, arranged for multiple voices by Gr. Suni 28
19 Fifth Anniversary March Marsh Hngamaki Garo Zakarian 29
20 Garbis’ Song Karbidi Yerk S. Barkhoodarian 20
Songs of Life – Kentsaghayin
21 Our Mountains Mer Sareru Gr. Suni 31
22 Our Cotton Fields Mer Bambaki Arteru M. Mazmanian 32
23 Harvest Hoontdzk Gr. Suni 34
24 Maiden, Come Aghji, Ari Gr. Suni 35
25 Dear Azerbaijan A. Der Ghevondian 36
Pioneer Songs – Bionerakan
26 We have a flag Menk Oonenk Drosh M. Grasevi 39
27 Fearless Soldiers Are We Khizakh Menk Zinvorner M. Yegeyachgayi 41
28 Octoberists Hoktemberikner M. Raoukhverteri 43
29 Red Soldier Karmir Zinvor Gr. Suni 44
Village Songs – Geghjkakan
30 My Spun Thread Manats Tilus arranged by Gr. Suni 46
31 I Cannot, I Cannot Dance Chem, Chem (krna khagal) arranged by Gr. Suni 48
32 Uncle Came (children’s song) Kerin Yekav (mankakan)(Dil Lyoo, Lyoo) Gr. Suni 50
33 I Have Sown Wheat Tsoren Em Tsaner arranged by Gr. Suni, H. Samuelian 50
34 Shogher, Dear Shogher Jan arranged by Gr. Suni 51
35 Oh My Nazan! Hoy Nazanum! arranged by Gr. Suni 52
36 Sweet the Life Kyankn Anoush arranged by Gr. Suni 54
37 Why did you enter Bingyol (Mountain)? Inchoo Bingyolu Mtar arranged by Gr. Suni 57
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