Literature
Little is known about pre-Christian Armenian literature. Many literature pieces known to us were saved and then presented to us by Moses of Chorene. This is a pagan Armenian song, telling about the birth of Vahagn.
| “ | In travail were heaven and earth,
In travail, too, the purple sea! The travail held in the sea the small red reed. Through the hollow of the stalk came forth smoke, Through the hollow of the stalk came forth flame, And out of the flame a youth ran! Fiery hair had he, Ay, too, he had flaming beard, And his eyes, they were as suns! Վահագնի ծննդյան երգի հին հայերեն բնագիրը. Armenian version Երկնէր երկին, երկնէր երկիր, Երկնէր եւ ծովն ծիրանի՜. Երկն ի ծովուն ունէր եւ զկարմրիկն եղեգնկ. Ընդ եղեգան փող ծուխ ելանէր, Ընդ եղեգան փող բոց ելանէր. Եվ ի բացոյն վազէր խարտեաշ պատանեկիկ. Նա հուր հեր ուներ, Բոց ունէր մօրուս, Եվ աչկունքն էին արեգակունք. |
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