"a delightful visual homage to "Sari Galin" from the exquisitely gifted artists Massod Vadiee & Arden Zahedi-Bogucka, and their friends, with the music of Hossein Alizadeh and Alim and Fargana Qasemo " Professor Hamid Dabashi ( Columbia University ) Created and Produced/Massod Vadiee & Arden Zahedi-Bogucka Homage to "Sari Galin" (Persian, Azeri and Armenian trio) Imagery / Arsin Mal Alan Arşın mal alan/Аршин мал алан (film, 1945) Music/Hossein Alizadeh, Alim and Fargana Qasemov Music/ Hossein Alizadeh/"Betamashaye Abhaye Sepid" “Yellow Bride”/Alim Qasimov & Fargana Behzzad Khoda Rahimi and Saman Ehteshami (Tar Piano) Hossein Alizadeh & Jivan Gasparyan Yavuz Bingol Sari Gelin: Azari, Armenian Persian Trio performance with Hossein Alizadeh & Djivan Gasparya(Tehran) An Ehteram Studios & Az Kolexion e London Project Dedicated to Mrs Zari Vadiei(Zari Joon) Thumbnail Image;"odalisque" by Hassan Hajjaj(Uk) soundmixage/ Soho Studios London produced at Ehteram Studios with kolexion e London London UK 2011 "Sari Gelin" lyrics: Erzurum çarşı Pazar leylim amman aman Leylim amman aman leylim amman aman sarı gelin İçinde bir kız gezer hop ninen ölsün sarı gelin aman Sarı gelin aman sarı gelin aman suna yarim Elinde kağıt kalem leylim amman aman Leylim amman aman leylim amman aman sarı gelin Katlime ferman yazar hop ninen ölsün sarı gelin amman Sarı gelin aman sarı gelin aman suna yarim Palandöken yüce dağ leylim amman aman Leylim amman aman leylim amman aman sarı gelin Altı mor sümbüllü bağ hop ninnen ölsün sarı gelin aman Sarı gelin aman sarı gelin aman suna yarim Seni vermem yabana leylim amman aman Leylim amman aman leylim amman aman sarı gelin Nice ki bu canım sağ hop ninnen ölsün sarı gelin aman Sarı gelin aman sarı gelin aman suna yarim Sari Gelin is a folk song popular in Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran – has many different lyrical interpretations in many languages, but the melody remains unchanged. Whether the name Sari Gelin refers to a blonde bride, a girl/bride of the mountains, or simply a bride in yellow garments is unknown. This is because the history and precise origin of many songs, originally belonging to oral folk traditions such as Sari Gelin, are difficult to determine. A controversial documentary with the same title as the was distributed in Turkish schools which shows the official Turkish version of the Armenian Genocide. Sarı is a Turkic adjective meaning "yellow." However, it also means "fair-skinned" or "blonde." The word gelin means someone who comes to the family (i.e. a bride), with its root in the Turkic word gel (meaning "come"). It is mainly used in the Turkish and Azerbaijani languages, and is a popular loan word from the Ottoman Turkish language by local minorities, like Armenians and Kurds. In Armenian sari means "of the mountain" and song is also known as Sari Aghjik which means "Mountain Girl" and Vard Siretsi which means "I loved a rose."In short, Sari Gelin could be translate to "blond bride/maiden" or "fair-skinned young girl", but does not directly translate to "Mountain Girl".In Turkey the song is known as based on a story similar to Romeo & Juliet, where a Muslim Turkish man falls in love with a Christian Armenian girl. In Turkey, Sari Gelin is often used in documentaries or television programs about Armenians and is somewhat recognized as a mourning song for the tragedy that befell the two nations.In Azerbaijan, Sari Gelin is known to be a legend in which "Blond Maiden" symbolizes the love between a Turk and a Christian lady after a Seljuk Turkish victory against the Byzantine Empire. A few translations of the song in different languages: In Armenian: From Vard Siretsi (Sari Aghjik) / I Loved A Rose (Girl of Mountain): I loved a rose, it gave thorns, Dle yaman, dle yaman, dle yaman. She left and chose someone else, Ah let your mother die, girl of mountain, oy oy Girl of rock, oy oy, Rock-hearted girl, oy oy, Malign-hearted girl From Sari Gyalin: The clouds pieces pieces, maid of the mountain. I could not have the one I loved, Ah, let your mother die, maid of the mountain. There you are white like milk, maid of the mountain. You look like an opened rose, Ah, let your mother die, maid of the mountain. In Azerbaijani: You don't braid the end of your hair, You don't pick a dewy flower. What is this love? They will not let me marry you. Oh, what can I do? Oh, what can I do? Golden Bride The tallest of this valley, Shepherd, give me back the lamb. I wish that one day I could see The face of my beloved Oh, what can I do? Oh, what can I do? Golden Bride They will not let me marry you. May your grandmother die. Oh, Golden Bride Golden Bride In Persian: The Maiden Cupbearer Dancing, drunkard from the feast of escorts Fleeing away, fleeing away. Pouring in the glass of wine the sorrow of yearning, the grief of parting. As shatter