COMPACT DISK OF GRIGOR NAREKATSI’S BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS POEM IN ENGLISH AND ARMENIAN RELEASED

Noyan Tapan

Nov 25, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A compact disk of the Book of
Lamentations poem in English and Armenian created by the project
of Anahit Davtian, a doctor by speciality, thanks to joint work
of composer Nerses Margarian and sound director Armen Toroyan has
been already released. This idea born as early as in 1998, on the
occasion of the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity in
Armenia was failed to be fulfilled. Later, in 2003, on the occasion
of the 1000th anniversary of the Book of Lamentations poem compact
disk’s release again failed. Finally, the compact disk was released
with the assistance of the Sharm Holding company.

As Anna Avanesian, Sharm Holding company’s Public Relations
executive, said during the event dedicated to disk’s presentation,
the grandfather of project’s author Anahit Davtian, physicist and
chemist Hovhannes Davtian has dedicated all his life to Narekatsi
studies. He scientifically grounded Narekatsi’s word in his two large
scientific works, Narekatsi’s World Outlook and Fundamental Field
Review. His love for Narekatsi and his poetry was also inherited by
his granddaughter. Anahit is also the editor of disk’s text.

According to Anahit Davtian, Narekatsi is not purely a poet, his
words to the God are a guideline for the mankind. In her words, the
choice of the person reading the text was also too important: after
long searches they decided to choose RA People’s Artist Sos Sargsian.

The work has been translated from Old Armenian into New Armenian by
Mkrtich Kheranian.