Reading poetry in Armenian – Hovhannes Shiraz poem /Հովհաննես Շիրազ – Մորս սրտի հետ աշխարհն եմ չափել

In this video I’m reading in Armenian a short poem by Hovhannes Shiraz – one of the greatest Armenian poets of the 20th century. It’s audio only, with Armenian subtitles.

This recording was made a year ago to track my reading and pronunciation progress in the Armenian language. Sorry for the bad audio quality, I recorded this on my phone.

Հովհաննես Շիրազ
Մորս սրտի հետ աշխարհն եմ չափել՝
Էլի մեծ էր նա, մեծ էր ու անգին,
Արև աչքերի լույսն է նա թափել՝
Լուսնյակ դառնալով՝ որդոց օրոցքին…
Եվ հիմա քիչ է, թե աչքերս տամ,
Թե սիրտս հանեմ ու տամ մայրիկիս,
Ախ, մայր երգելուց ինչպե՞ս կշտանամ,
Մայրս պատկերն է մայր հայրենիքիս։

Read by Ekaterina Kassesinova
The photo was taken in Vagharshapat (Armenia) by Victor Kassesinov – @Виктор Dobrinya

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I’m a native Russian speaker and I tried my best to read in Armenian with proper rhythm and intonation but I know my pronunciation is still far from perfect.

Please leave a comment below, and let me know what do you think about my pronunciation?
Thank you guys! I really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!

Please check out my other videos where I’m reading out loud in different languages:

Armenian language
▶ The Invincible Rooster – Read Aloud in Armenian /Անհաղթ աքլորը (Anhaght Aklore) (eng, rus, arm subs) https://youtu.be/aj2VPjkZ0V0

English language
▶ Read aloud in English #3 – Grimms’ Fairy Tales – The old man and his grandson (with English subs) https://youtu.be/UE_apukrp8M
▶ Read aloud in English #2 – Grimms’ Fairy Tales – The straw, the coal, and the bean (eng subs) https://youtu.be/BPzIg8e-exY
▶ Reading Out Loud in English #1/ My Language Learning Routine – Reading Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYGYY…

Spanish language
▶ Read out loud in Spanish #2 / Rusa leyendo en Español para practicar la pronunciación (esp subs) https://youtu.be/LSmMMfaA9oA
▶ Leyendo en Español / Read aloud in Spanish #1// Rusa Tratando de Hablar Español (esp subs) https://youtu.be/ZT1ek6gTuew

Polish language
▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku – Adam Mickiewicz “Przyjaciele” / Read out loud in Polish #2 (pol subs) https://youtu.be/pAb__WywRI4
▶ Rosjanka czyta po polsku / Read aloud in Polish #1/ My Language Learning Routine – Reading Practice https://youtu.be/S-qu5E5o70c

Russian (my native language)
▶ Read TOLSTOY with me in RUSSIAN #2 – Петр I и мужик, Лев Толстой / with EN transliteration + RU subs https://youtu.be/EPEvs_k9uZk
▶ Read Chekhov with me in RUSSIAN #1 – Лошадиная фамилия, А. Чехов / with EN transliteration + RU subs https://youtu.be/6IhsvMnsPiA

Multiple languages
▶ Pushkin poem in 3 languages – Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian /У лукоморья дуб зеленый на трех языках https://youtu.be/dtu-H_kVxLY
▶ Anna Karenina – the same opening line in 5 different languages (Eng, Esp, Pol, Rus, Am) /Read aloud https://youtu.be/Mo32Yj1_AUY


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Hi! I’m Kate, a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years I enjoy reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching movies in different languages but I still can’t speak. I cannot express myself and my thoughts as clearly as fluently as I want (without a prepared script).
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