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The road of Tʻalish is straight, *Yar aman, aman, aman, aman ey,* *Uy aman, aman ey, uy aman.* Antōn stands—Ashkhēn comes. [She is] fair and lion-like, [She is] short-statured and lion-like. “A lad like me with you— *Yar aman, aman, aman, aman ey,* *Uy aman, aman ey, uy aman.* God is my witness, [we] would suit [each other] well.” [She is] fair and lion-like, [She is] short-statured and lion-like. The gate of Margar is straight, Ashkhēn stands—Antōn comes. “What would two hundred [rubles] do? My father demands a large *bashlugh* [bride price].” “The sharp thorns of the threshing-floors— Let them tear my hems no more. How long must I remain a captive? Come, carry me away in the night.”

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