. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . URK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. A dark youth left his doorway, And sought the water-side,And, laving there his hands and brow, ** O streamlet sweet! he cried, ** Say from what mountain comst thou? From yonder mountain coldWhere snow on snow lies sleeping. The new snow on the old. Unto what river, tell streamlet, dost thou flow? ** I flow unto that river Where clustering violets grow. Sweet streamlet, to what vineyard. Say, dost thou take thy way?The vineyard where the vine-dresser Is at his wo
. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . URK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. A dark youth left his doorway, And sought the water-side,And, laving there his hands and brow, ** O streamlet sweet! he cried, ** Say from what mountain comst thou? From yonder mountain coldWhere snow on snow lies sleeping. The new snow on the old. Unto what river, tell streamlet, dost thou flow? ** I flow unto that river Where clustering violets grow. Sweet streamlet, to what vineyard. Say, dost thou take thy way?The vineyard where the vine-dresser Is at his work to-day. What plant there wilt thou water? The plant upon whose rootsThe lambs feed, where the wind-flower blooms, And orchards bear sweet fruits. What garden wilt thou visit, O water cool and fleet ? The garden where the nightingale Sings tenderly and sweet. Into what fountain flowest thou? The fountain to whose brinkThy love comes down at morn and eve, And bends her face to drink. There shall I meet the maiden Who is to be thy bride,And kiss her chin, and with her love My soul be THE SCENE OF ARMENIAN POETS FANCY. 96 THE TURK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. BALLAD POETRY. To ballad poetry the Armenian singer frequentlyturns. Many examples of this branch of the art areconnected with the famous Lake Van, around whichcountless traditions have gathered. An excellentexample of this class of poetry is given below : We sailed in the ship from directed our ship toward Avan;When we arrived before VosdanWe saw the dark sun of the dark day. Dull clouds covered the sky,Obscuring at once stars and moon;The winds blew fiercely,And took from my eyes land and home. Thundered the heaven, thundered the earth,The waters of the blue sea arose;On every side the heavens shot forth fire;Black terror invaded my heart. There is the sky, but the earth is not seen,There is the earth, but the sun is not seen,The waves come like mountainsAnd open before me a deep abyss. O see, if thou lo
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