Sweet Girl/Strong Woman
Associations---Armenia Women Armenia Women
Tapes Found On---Camp 92 DC II
Origin---Armenia
Choreographer---traditional
Song Name---Siroon Aghchig
Writer---Udi Hrant
Notes
The song Siroon Aghcheek
was written in 1936 for his (Udi Hrantís)
bride-to-be, Aghvani.
Udi called the song 'Sweet Girl'. The women of the Circle
Dance communities began to call the song 'Strong Woman' as a part of their
struggle to redifine the values the modern patriarcal cultures put upon
women. I (Shaker) call it 'Sweet Girl, Strong Woman'. May all
men and women be both sweet of Heart and Soul and Strong of Spirit and
Mind.
May all beings be nourished, healed, honored and loved
This is avery very lively and vivacious dance. It will certainly
start the heart pumping.
Words in English
Sweet girl, sweet love, come, come, take my soul. I can't do
without you.
Wherever you go, take me with you.
You will take me, my sweet one, don't be shy. You are like sugar,
my sweetness.
Let me be shoes for your feet.
If I were close to you, I would put a ring on your finger. I
would give you a kiss,
Then surrender my life to you.
Words in Native Tongue
yekur. yekur. hokis ar/
Arantz kezi chem kurma
ur vor yertas hetot tar/
Ilebtet tar inde murushik
tau mu haner anuahik/
Shaghar es tu anneshik
tar vodkerud tarm pachik/
Yes khn motu ul-lahi
patut matnu antznehi/
Pauchik mu kezi tayi
heto kyankhu azdehi
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