The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LULLABY (ARMENIAN)

OY OY OY OY

HOVN ANUSH , HOVN ANUSH

OY OY, OY OY

KOON ANUSH, KOON ANUSH

HOVN ANUSH, HOVN ANUSH, HOVN ANUSH

KOON ANUSH, KOON ANUSH, KOON ANUSH

HOVN: WIND ANUSH: SWEET KOON: SLEEP OY: OY: ?

IN A WAY TYPICAL TO GERMAN. NO ACTUAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

MIGHT GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS:

OY OY, OY OY
WIND SWEET, WIND SWEET
OY OY, OY OY
SLEEP SWEET, SLEEP SWEET
WIND SWEET, WIND SWEET, WIND SWEET
SLEEP SWEET, SLEEP SWEET, SLEEP SWEET

Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

Date learned: 10-15-1968