Armenian childhood rhymes

  All Armenian children grow up hearing and learning the "dzapeeg dzapeeg dzirani" we clap and sing:

Here are variations of the "dzapeeg" (clap")

taken from Facebook responses: 

Here is the version I remember:

Dzapig Dzapig dziranig
Garmir khentzor ge nemani
Vosgi teltzan mazere
Hove tel tel ge dani
Our ge dani togh dani
Baboun bakhjan togh dani 

here are other versions others remember as:
 
Zapeeg zapeeg zirani (apricot)
Garmir khuntsor gu numani
Voski teghtsan mazeruh hovuh tel-tel gu dani
Oor gu dani togh dani
Babayin (mamayin) kovuh togh dani
Voski teghtsan mazeruh
Hovuh tel-tel gu dani.

 
Dzapig Dzapig dziranig
Garmir khentzor ge nemani
Vosgi teltzan mazere
Hove tel tel ge dani
Our ge dani togh dani
Mamayin bakhjan togh dani 
 
Ծափիկ-ծափիկ ծիրանի, Կարմիր խնձոր կը նմանի, Ոսկի գանգուր մազերը, Հովը կ'առնէ կը տանի:
 
Dzapig dzapig dzirani
Garmir khentsor germani
Vosgi kankour mazere
Hove tel tel ge dani
Siroun anmegh aghavni
Varvar varti germani
Tsune jermag madnere
Gouze vosgi madani
 
 
Ծափիկ, ծափիկ ծիրանի,
կարմիր խնձոր նմանի,
ոսկէ գանգուռ մազերը
հովը թել-թել կը տանի:
 
Zapeeg, zapeeg ziranik
Unem dadig u papig
Dadigs jash’e patrastum
Papigs payt’e kotrtum
Isk yes nstatz tzari tag
Nkarumem napastan
 
 
jor, jor, jor ma ma. Tsk ik usem ke na na.”
 
 This app has variety of Armenian songs:

 See also:

International Music & Culture

Armenian Songs & Rhymes

https://www.mamalisa.com/?lang=Armenian&t=el

 

https://www.arevikkidsactivity.com Armenian Kids activities and books 


Who remembers: Rabbit rhyme:

Im anoushig nabasdag,

mi vazer aytkan arak

tatigneret ge hoknin

yes kez hamar hatz peshrem

shakareghen gertznem

minchev medznas zoranas

tzadgerdelov koves kas


Shokegark: (train)

Shokegarke poof poof poof

arak arak ge vaze

lerner dzorer yertalov 

mez hos ou hon ge dani (not sure of the ending)


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