KITKA: Petrivočka and Garun a (Live)
Kitka’s Daily Wintersongs Offering for December 19, 2020
Songs of hope and sadness from Ukraine and Armenia
PETRIVOČKA
Ukraine, traditional, from Nina Matvienko,
arranged by Lily Storm
“‘Song of early spring, where did you spend the winter?’ ‘I was in the forest, by the tree stump, picking cherries. I picked cherries, I fed children, oh, so they would grow like spring flowers.’”
Lily Storm, lead vocals
GARUN A
Armenia, composed by Komitas Vardapet, from Hasmik Harutyunyan
This piece, by the Armenian priest, composer, music educator, and passionate folk song collector and preserver Komitas, is cherished throughout the Armenian diaspora and is often sung to commemorate the Armenian Genocide.
“Spring is here, yet it has snowed. Oh no! My lover is cold towards me.
Ah, my unfortunate beloved! A curse on those evil tongues.”
Performed by Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble
Kelly Atkins, Shira Cion, Erin Lashnits Herman, Janet Kutulas, Hannah Levy, Maclovia Quintana, Katya Schoenberg, and Lily Storm
Recorded in December, 2019 at Old First Church, San Francisco, CA
Audio recording by Greg Kuhn
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