CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX TO AUTHORS
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Moses of Khorene, fifth century— PAGE Vahagn, King of Armenia, 10 Ara and Semiramis, 23 The Founding of Van, 33 Artashes and Satenik, 48 Artavasd, 65 Christ and Abgarus, 75
Folk Songs— The Exile’s Song, 1 The Apple Tree, 3 The Fox, the Wolf, and the Bear, 15 The Song of the Stork, 27 The Song of the Partridge, 36 The Hawk and the Dove, 63 Charm Verses, 67 O’er the Mountains High He went, 81 The Fox, 90 Dance Song (Haberban), 101
Author Unknown, mediaeval— Yesternight I walked Abroad, 7
Saint Gregory of Narek, 951–1009— The Christ-Child, 113
Saint Nerses Shnorhali, 1102–1173— The Arrival of the Crusaders, 58
Hovhannes Erzingatzi, b. 1260— Like an Ocean is this World, 59
“Frik,” d. 1330— Reproaches, xv
John Gower, d. 1408— The Tale of Rosiphelee, 91
Hovhannes Tulkourantzi, 1450–1525— Concerning Death, 119
Grigoris of Aghtamar, fifteenth century— Concerning the Rose and the Nightingale, 52
Nahabed Kouchak, fifteenth century— My Heart is turned into a Wailing Child, 4 O Night, be long, 5 Birthday Song, 31
Sayat Nova, 1713–1795— I beheld my Love this Morning, 14 I have a Word I fain would say, 35 “Thy Voice is Sweet”, 74 Without Thee what are Song and Dance to Me?, 85 Thou art so Sweet, 110
Leo Alishan, 1820–1901— The Lily of Shavarshan, 37 The Nightingale of Avarair, 108
Mikael Nalbandian, 1829–1866— Liberty, 12
Muggurdich Beshigtashlian, 1829–1868— Spring, 89
Raphael Patkanian, 1830–1892— Cradle Song, 21 Cradle Song, 41 The Tears of Araxes, 69
Raffi, 1837–1888— The Parrot’s Song, 78 The Lake of Van, 86 Ballad, 103 The Castle of Anoush, 114
Karekin Srvanstian, 1840–1892— Lament over the Heroes fallen in the Battle of Avarair, 25
Smpad Shahaziz, 1840–1897— The Dream, 46
Thomas Terzyan, 1842–1909— The Chragan Palace, 44
Elia Demirjibashian, 1851–1908— The Song of the Vulture, 98
Bedros Tourian, 1852–1872— The Little Lake, 18 My Death, 50 Complaints, 82 A Day after, 84 Love One Another, 121
William Watson, b. 1858— A Trial of Orthodoxy, xvi
Hovhannes Hovhannessian, b. 1869— Spring, 20 The Rock, 60 Araxes came devouringly, 77
Hovhannes Toumanian, b. 1869— The Crane, 62 Earth and Sky, 79
Alexander Dzadourian, b. 1870— The Armenian Poet’s Prayer, 43
Arschag Tchobanian, b. 1872— Happiness, 118
Avetis Isahakian, b. 1875— Black Eyes, 6 Huntsman, that on the Hills above, 11 Ye Mountain Bluebells, 29 The Sun went down, 30 The Wind is howling through the Winter Night, 42
Shushanik Gourghinian, b. 1876— The Eagle’s Love, 51
Zabelle Essayan, b. 1878— Incense, 17
C. A. Dodochian— The Wandering Armenian to the Swallow, 111
Hovhannes Costaniantz— No Bird can reach the Mountain’s Crest, 106
Derenik Demirjian— The Eve of Ascension Day, 73
Haroutune Toumanian— Morning, 32
Vittoria Aganoor Pompilj, d. 1910— Pasqua Armena, 122 “Io Vidi”, 123