Komitasy elav hyuranocic, verarkui odziqy bardzracrec, dzerqery xotec grpannery ev qaylec arag u tchkun: Dektemberi kesn er. Pharizi phoghocnerum vngstum er curty: Aravot shut cher, arevn ir orva prat tchamphic mi erku paran ancac petq e liner, bayc chkar: chqacel er qaghaqi gorsh erknqum, mi cxneluyzic pokvac kayci pes halvel-korel er:
''Le Mercure musical'' amsagri nor hamary, - dimaci maytin sngsngum er lragravatchar tghayi dzayny, - verjin hamary:


Handesi anuny Komitasin hetaqrqrec. erku shabat araj, erb pharizecinerov xtchtchvac «Sal dez, Agri qyultyori» dahlitchum trvelu er haykakan arajin nvagahandesy, ev inqy bemum verjin kargadrutyunnern er anum, akanjn ynkav.
- Zarmanali e: Ekel en naev Pharizi gitakan u erazhshtakan heghinakutyunnery: Parzapes ansovor u hrapurich cragrern en aysqan mard havaqel: Es kaskacum em, te mi ban kta haykakan erazhshtutyuny, ayn el... mi kronavori ghekavarutyamb:
Xosoghn arajin sharqum nstac mi eritasard er: inqnagoh u vstah:
Isk nvagahandesi verjum, erb dahlitchy hiacmunq er aghmkum, eritasardy bem trav.
- Xndrum em... xndrum em, nereceq indz, - xonarhvec:
Inqy hognac u anqen zhptac, ev eritasardn aveli shphotvec:
- Hayr surb..., - kmkmac:


Heto imacav, vor na ''Le Mercure musical'' handesi ashxatakic er:
- Amenaverjin hamary, tarm hamary, -mormoqum er tghayi dzayny:
Komitasn akama dandaghecrec qaylery, na handesy gnelu mitq chuner, bayc lragravatchary vazelov mot ekav, amsagiry meknec, kcvcac.
- Msyo...
- Mrsel es, manchs, - gnec amsagirn u shphec tghayi qrtnac ayty:
- Mersi... nor hamary... tarm hamary...- lragravatchary vazec phoghocov:
Komitasy hayacqov ughekcec nran u txur zhptac. «Du vorb es, manchs»: - Ev handesy tertatelov qaylec:
- Oho, - votqy kax gcec, - eritasardy noren meghanchum e: - Amsagrum nvagahandesi ardzaganqy kar, togheric bacakanchum ein sensacion barery.


«Hay erazhshtutyun... norutyun... haytnagorcutyun...»:
- Noren nuyn mecamit u viravorogh tonn e. haytnagorcum e nor zhoghovurd, vory hnutyunic ir cnndyan orn e shphotum, ergn u erazhshtutyunn e haytnagorcum, vory zhoghovurdy odi pes shnchel u shnchum e:
«Mi erazhshtutyun, vory tanum e mez heru ev stipum e aprel moracvac mi zhoghovrdi kyanqov...» - kochum ev userin partq er arnum hodvacagiry:
- Datark xosqer, - Komitasy qmcicaghec u sharunakec mtqum: - Tasy-tasnerku tari araj ashxarhy qez pes lragroghnerov lecun cher, vor sultan Hamidy qez hamar aysor haytnagorcac zhoghovrdi jarderov karmir xraxtchanq er anum... Ev hima nuyny sharunakvum e: Hima... (ayd ory 1906 tvakani dektemberi kesn er): Hima phuch xosqer aselu herty qukd e, - srtdoghac phakec amsagiry, tchmrtec bri mej ev aragacrec qaylery: - Amen zhoghovurd, inchpes amen mard, inqy petq e ir or u kyanqn apri, ir tchamphen petq e ktri sephakan votqerov... Esqan zhamanak vov e urishi votqerov qaylel: Vov e shalakel urishi sapaty:


Dektemberi kesn er: Mrsac or: Ev pharizecinery dur u lusamut gocel ein orva dem: Hatukent ein ancordnery: achqery kkocac crtakez mayterin: Tvum er, te paghy erknqi het kap chuni, amen meki hamar votatakic er cllum curty, shinutyunneric, goc dur u lusamutneric ev cxneluyzneri shurteric dzhkamoren anjatvogh cxi qulaneric:
Phoghoci shrjadardzum Komitasy mi dramapanak nkatec: Hnamash er, parunakutyamb aghqat: eghac-cheghacy tasy frank:
«Xeghtch u krak mekn e korcrel, - txur mtacec na ev nayec shurjbolory, - es curt orva aprustn e korcrel: koroni, kdarna, et kga... Hima kga» - hamozec inqn iren ev nayec zhamacuycin. 12-in qarord er pakas, isk 12-in Margariti mot tchashi er hravirvac:
«Mi qich spasem», - voroshec u handart sksec qaylel: phoghoci shrjadardzn u et, shrjadardzn u et, ushadir: phoghocov ancnogh hatukent ancordnerin: Ev hamozvac er, vor kga na: dzmran ayd pagh ory unecac aph kraky korcrac mardy, u inqn anmijnord ktchanachi nran:


«Txur ban e orva aprust chunenaly, - mtacec Komitasy, - da mardu cnundi dem, bnutyan dem ban e: Amen mard hanapazorya hac petq e unena: od shnchelu bnakan iravunqov, hagust u kapust petq e unena: ir mortu goyutyan bnakan iravunqov: Ev hac u taci, hagust-kapusti hamar che, vor mardik ashxarh en galis, dranq i verust trvum en nranc cnndi het: trvum en odi u mortu pes... Isk ete chka, ete chunin, uremn mec votchragorcutyun e katarvel: Tunavor srer en bacvel bnutyan dem...»:


Phoghoci shrjadardzic elav mi karq: voskeguyn coperov zardarun, ev phoghocy lcvec bozhozhneri taq ghoghanjov: Dzieri hpart shunchy rungneri mot dardzel er eghyam, karapany dzerqern er phchum, isk hast verarkuov kololvac ughevory mxrtchvel er karqum, crti dem cankel achqery: Ev Komitasn uzec kangnecnel karqy: gtac dramapanaky pahel kusht demqov ancordi achqeri dimac ev asel. «Msyo, duq ays dramapanakn eq voronum, xndrem, vercreq: Inchpes, dzery che... Vochinch, vercreq, dramapanakum tasy frank ka, acux kgneq, curt e»:


Ev meken cnvac ayd cankutyuny shnchavorec mi hush, tasy tarva txur mi hishoghutyun: 1896 tvakanin er, eli dzmer, Berlini bardzraguyn erazhshtanocum usanelu arajin dzmern er... Barerari ugharkac amsakan toshaky verjacel er, spasum er hajordin u: chkar: Ev durs er ekel mi canotic partq xndrelu, bayc inqnasirutyuny tuyl cher talis baxel dury: haci hamar dram xndrel, u sovac chaphchphum er Berlini phoghocnery: Hankarc votqeri mot nshmarec kes mark, vercrec u aveli shvarec: inch anel, kes markov voch karogh es pandok mtnel, voch: xanut:
«Es kes markanoc vitchakaxaghi toms gneci, isk hajord ory shaheci haryur mark, - hishec Komitasy, - erku or noti-noti mtaceci miayn utelu masin, drami masin, gtacs kes markov dardza baxt phordzogh vatcharakan ev shaheci haryur mark: Bayc es karogh ei kusht linel (hark e, vor kusht linei) «ev ayd erku ory marmnoq aprelu phoxaren, aprei hogov, inchi hamar cnvel em, inchi hamar amenqn en cnvum: U es...»:


Heto na hishec qaghcac u kisaqaghc anckacrac eli orer, Berlinum usanac tarineric: aveli shat, ev dranq bolory hamarec unayn ev txrec, vor galiq oreric voch meky, galiq bolor orery miasin, en phuch oreric voch meki paraputyuny lcnel chen karogh: Ev chnayac ayd phuch oreri hamar inqy meghq chuni, bayc erb akanjnerum eli zngacin Berlini konservatoriayi profesor Shmidti xosqery: «Dun, anpitan, indz kvtchares, erb utelu hac chunes: Kargelem qezi mi pfening indzi vtcharelu aysuhetev» - sarac demqn amotic taqacav:


«Isk es aynuamenayniv vtchareci nran, - anvrdov shunch qashec Komitasy, - chem haskanum, te inchu en mardik irec iravunq talis votq dnelu urishneri zut andznakan ashxarhy, - viravorvac mtacen ev zgac, vor nerqin mi dzayn boghoqum e: - Profesor Shmidti masin aydpes mtacely aniravutyun e, na bari u mardaser ceruni er, sirum er indz u hetaqrqrvum indznov»: - Hangstacrec iren, vanec meken haytnvac viravoranqy u nayec zhamacuycin, zhamic aveli spasum er:
«Ushacav», - asac ev: aynpisi tonov, karces patahakan u iren ancanot meki cher spasum, ayl barekami, vori het naxapes paymanavorvacutyun uner handipelu henc ayntegh: phoghoci shrjadardzum, henc ayd zhamin, miayn te, chgites inchu, ushanum e, chi galis... Bayc anpayman kga, ev inqy petq e spasi, partavor e:
«Guce glxi el che, vor dramapanaky korcrel e: Kimana, kga, curt e, shut gar»:


Heto achqerum shoghac mi karevor mitq, ev na uraxacav, vor dramapanaki tery der chi haytnvel, lav e vor chi ekel, te che arden ush kliner, shat ush: Ev na grpanic hanec haryur frank, tchisht: haryur, shtap bacec dramapanaky ev haryur franky crarec dramapanaki xorqum, tasy franki tak: Apa zhptac, dzerqery shphec irar, xor shunch qashec, hin u canr partqeric azatvoghi pes hangist shnchec u shnchi het hankarc haskacav, vor tasy tari araj vitchakaxaghov shahac haryur marky hogu xorqum, irenic el cacuk, partq e hamarel:
«Inchu, - phordzec haskanal, - inchu partq»:
«Vorovhetev haryur mard ayd vitchakaxaghum husaxab eghav, isk es shaheci, sephakanacri haryur mardu haryur marky»: - Mogonaci hamar zhptac, zgac, vor iskakan patasxany dardzyal irenic cacuk e, hogu xorqum nnjum e, mi or khaytnvi, anspaseli khaytnvi u kuraxacni:
Dranq mejs tuxs drac im havqern en, - mtacec mtqic crarvac zgacmunqneri masin, - togh mnan, dzag hanen՚:


Heto dzerqery taqacrec shnchov, et u araj nayec mayteri erkarutyamb ev sharunakec qaylel: phoghoci shrjadardzn u et, shrjadardzn u et...
Curt e... Ushacav՚:
Hima na aynpes bcaxndir cher nayum ancordnerin, cher voronum dramapanaki tirojy, erkzhamya tchamphapahumy steghcel er patranq, te canoti e spasum, vory ete ga ev inqy chnkati, kmotena, kbarevi ev kmekni dzerqy:
«Ba eghav, edqan ushanal klini, mrseci»:
Hankarc sirty tprtac. dimacic galis er vtit mi mard: ashnanayin hnoti verarkui mej seghmvac: Nra hayacqy molor er, bayc vochinch cher voronum mayteri vra:


«Sa che, - voroshec Komitasy ev aphsosalu phoxaren taqun uraxutyun unecav u kangnec: inqy chi uzum, vor dramapanaki tery shut haytnvi: Chi uzum: Inchpes che, henc hima togh ga, ter kangni korcracin ev inqy toghni gna, curt e, Margarity spasum e, axr...»:
Bayc krcqi tak der aliqvum er mi taqutyun, tagnapn er marum: pah arajva xeghtch u krak mardy, vory karogh er dramapanaki tery linel, ancav gnac, tery cher u ancav gnac... Ev krcqi tak aliqvum er mi taqutyun: srtadoghn er marum:


Komitasy zhptac ir cacuk zgacmany...
«Mejs tuxs drvac havqer unim: - Mekn achq er bacel, tprtum er: - Durs chem hani... Im taqutyunn en, togh mnan... Curt e ashxarhy...»:
Im hogu xorqum cvarac zgacumy chuzec meknel, manracnel, dardznel anshapik bar u xosq ev bobik-bobik kangnecnel ayd curt mayti vra, ir koghqin:
Dzmran ayd orn ashxarhum milion u mek mard hyurynkal e, milion u mek tchashi hraver uni (milion u mekerordy: inqy Komitasy), milion u mek mard hamerg u tatroni toms e gnel, milion u mek mard ashxatum e, milion u mek mard mtacum, glux e jardum, milion u mek mard mernum e, milion u mek mard cnvum e... Dzmran ayd or u zhamin ashxarhum mi mard, meky, miayn meky, dzmrnashunch phoghocum ancanoti e spasum - veradardznelu nra korusty: tasy frank: Henc gar tery, ev inqy dramapanaky handzner nran u sharunaker Margaritenc tan tchamphen, kdarnar milion u mekerord tchashi hravirvacy:


Ev inqn ir het dramapanaki tiroj shut haytnvelun hamadzayn cher:
Dzmran ayd orn ashxarhum milion u mek koghaoput er anum, milion u meky koghoptvum er, milion u mek mard korcrel er dramapanaky: mashvac u nor, liq u datark, milion mard dramapanak er gtel, grpanel u gnacel er ir banin:
Dzmran ayd orn u zhamin, ashxarhum mi mard, meky miayn zhamadir er korac dramapanaki tiroj het: De togh shut ga, ter kangni korcracin, erkar choroni, gluxy chkoci ayd phoqrik u mec korsti hamar:


Isk inqn ir het dramatiroj shut galun hamadzayn cher: Spasumi amen mi ropen hpartutyun er katel nra hogum, ev anxostun ev anpayman ayd zhamakochutyan mej vehutyun kar: curt u dzmer, otar erkrum, mi dzaxoghak mardu uraxacnelu hamar inqy mi zham kecel e, ereq zham spasel e... eli karogh e spasel...
Che, voch meki tchamphan el chi pahum, ayl bac erknqi tak aghotq e anum ashxarhi dzaxoghak u anognakan mardkanc baxti hamar, aghotq e anum, ev gangat e anum nranc phoxaren: Ev aghotqy der chi verjacel, nranc, ayd ashxatac ev karotyal mardkanc gangatn u pahanjy shat e, ev inqy erkar petq e aghoti nranc baxti hamar...


Komitasy nayec ashnanayin hnamash verarkui mej seghmvac mardu etevic ev xghtchac nran, vor dramapanaki tery cher, ev zgac, vor krcqi tak der taq-taq aliqvum, marmrum er srtadoghy. lav e, vor tery cher:
Na noric zhptac ir goghtuk zgacmann u eli chphordzec meknel:
Heto phoghocn ardzaganqec salarki u metaghi kaphkaphocin, u erevac phoqrik, cacrik mi saylak: Saylak qashoghy mard er: prkvac voghnashar u paranocov, bac odziq u shurterov, isk hayacqy karchel er salarkic ev tikunqn i var dzgvac parani pes cncvum er: Saylaki vra dashnamur kar, saylaki koghqeric qaylum ein erkusy, dektemberyan crtin vayel hagust-kapustov tghamardik, dzernocavor ajerov dashnamuri apahovutyunn hskogh: Nranc achqerum srtneghutyun kar ev da: saylaqarshi canr votphoxumic: Phoghoci sarce koshtukneric saylanivnery vostostum ein: dashnamury cncvum er, ev steghneri zngocn arcate andzrev er maghum:


«Menak qez het kareli e zruyc anel es ashxarhi caveri masin, - dashnamurin shshnjac Komitasy, - menak qez het՚, - krknec lcvac, ev qaylery nran dashnamuri etevic taran: Dashnamuric anjatvogh hnchyunnery saylordi shnchi pes ankanon ein, nra shnchi pes taq»:
«Du amen or es edpes nvagum, - mtacec bernakri masin, - sa qo horinac sharakann e, du urishy chunis»:
Ev apa hishec.
«Isk es erb kunenam dashnamur»:
Ev hishec ir nvagarany: heru hayreni ezerqum, Ejmiacnum toghac ir nvagarany u tvac nran, te dashnamur unenalu cankutyuny davatchanutyun er ir nvagarani handep, ev dashnamury toghac et darav:


«Im azniv, havatarim nvagarans, im anush snduks, - shshnjac na ev avelacrec, - ynkers...»:
Heto phaphuk mi txrutyun ekav, phatatvec nran ev dranic jermacav ayd crtakez phoghocum, meken haytnvac txrutyunn usery crarogh verarku er:
«Ynkers», - krknec lseli ev matnery grpanum ritmik sharzhvecin: Nranq nvagarann ein shoshaphum, voghjunum ein, nvagarani het zruyc ein anum:
Hima, mi qani amis er, heru er nranic, eh, qani tarva ir xaghynkerojic: Edpes er: Dem-dimac nstac xosakcum ein: Ev vitchum ein ev xorhurdner shshnjum iraru, heto: mi xosqi galis u darnum mi shunch: Ev Komitasy vogevorvac elnum er: voronum mekin, vor ners berer, dardzner akanjalur: ir nvagarani avetisin: Ev voronum er ev cher gtnum nran: ir u nvagarani vogevorutyuny haskacogh mardun, u tun er darnum, nstum nvagarani koghqin, miasin lrum ein, erkar ein lrum: Heto Komitasy matnery motecnum er nvagaranin ev noric cayry bacum zruyci.

Sirts nman e en phlac tner...
Ev nvagarany haskanum er nran u ardzaganqum.
To, latch, tnaver...
Hima Phariz er ekel u patmum er ir «anush snduki» tarineri zruycy: Hayoc ashxarhi masin, nra mshushvac lerneri, ayd lernaphesherin xarxlvac tneri u tnatereri hamar u havatov achqeric: tonirnery lcvac deghin boceri masin.
Ev Pharizy maty xacnel er. «Hay erazhshtutyun... norutyun... haytnagorcutyun...»:


Bernakirn u saylakn arden chein erevum, phoghocum marel er dashnamuri clngocy, bayc Komitasi hamar der mnum er, ev na eli hishec:
«Isk es erb kunenam dashnamur... erazhisht em, 37 tarekan u dashnamur chunem»:
Che, dashnamur petq er, ev cankanaly davatchanutyun cher hin u havatarim nvagarani handep: Nran inqy chi otari, tanic chi hani durs: Na kmna, ankyunic kunkndri ir u dashnamuri zruycy: Klsi u kzhpta lareri deghin zhpitov: Klsi u gushaki pes khastati ir u dashnamuri avety: Erbemn naev kmijamti, kogni, axr, inqn u nvagarany lav en iraru haskanum, hin ynkerner en:
«Ev der erkar kynkerakcenq... Minchev dashnamur unenam, minchev ashxatelu bolor harmarutyunnern unenam, kyanqs kancni»:
Dektemberi kesn er: Mrsac or, ev pharizecinery dur u lusamut kalel ein orva dem: Tvum er, te pagh erknqi het, amen meki hamar votatakic er cllum curty, shinutyunneric, goc dur u lusamutneric ev cxneluyzneri shrteric: dektemberin anjatvogh cxi qulaneric: Hatukent ein ancordnery, achqery kkocac crtakez mayterin, ev Komitasin ush dardznogh chkar: Isk na, annahanj, spasum er... Chors zham e et u araj er anum, phoghoci shrjadardzn u et, shrjadardzn u et...


Chors zham...
Ev dramapanakn er mtahan arel, ev tchamphapahi npatakn u harky: Kar miayn karotyal meki het handipelu cankutyun, karotyal mi mardu, vory dzmerva ayd ory ashxarhum amenashaty petq e mrsac liner: Togh gar, ter darnar ayn aghotqin, vor ir hamar hayr surbn e arel erkri pagh gmbeti tak, aghotel anarev aravotic minchev anarev arevpatoc:
U ekav na...
Derati kin er: ayr mardu batchkonov, ayr mardu votnamannerov, tchotery bzik glxashorov:
(Anaknkal er, chgites inchu, mtqov cher ancel, vor dramapanaki tery karogh er kin liner):
«Ashxarhum, bnutyan dem sur vercracnery shat en, - noric mtacec Komitasy, - bnutyuny sran kin e erknel, ayr mardu ber en bardzel userin. kiny spanum en, knojy stipum ayramard darnal»:
Derati knoj achqerum boghoq kar, ev huysy laci pes kaxvel er shurteric u doghum er: Na qaylum er trtum u anvstah, ev votqery, hayacqi hetqov kamukac sharzhvum ein. hayacqi het doghum, achqatartumi het kangnum: tchlptorum mi tiz getnin, mtacum aj u dzax teqvelu, et darnalu masin:
Knoj tapharik hayacqy handipec Komitasin, heto kckvec, kuch ekav votqeri mot: dardzav goghtuk hayacq, ev na koracy phntrel sharunakec goghtuk hayacqov u hankarc zgac, vor salarkin kentronacac hayacqy hima dramapanak chi voronum, ayl tchigov pahum e henc nor iren handipac hayacqy ev inqy dra imastn e uzum haskanal:
«Achqery sev ein... Txur... Ev...»:
Kiny larvac pahum er Komitasi demqy, achqery, hayacqy, kiny dzgtum er achqy chtartel, chkorcnel ayd ancanot mardu demqy, achqery, hayacqy: Axr, dranq xosq unein, ev nran tvac, te xosqn iren er ughghvac:
«Achqery sev ein, txur ev txrutyuny... indz hamar er», - sirt arec mtacel, ev huzmunqic shurtery doghacin, u taq doghy hosec cnknerov: Na phordzec bardzracnel gluxy: eli nayel, bayc mi gtot dzerq, vorn er Komitasi hayacqy, glxashori tak mazern er shoyum, ev kiny chuzec shoshaphel, stugel, parzel cheghac teghic meken haytnvac gtasirt dzerqy, vorin na, eh, erbvanic spasum er...


Apa knoj kax gcac hayacqn arav Komitasi verarkui sev pheshery, tabati sev phoghqery, sev votnamannery, voronc vra aseghi pes phaylphlum er curty, ev doghy cnkneric hasav, shphotec votqery: Knoj qaylern aveli chkam dardzan, shphot u chkam, axr, eli mi qani qayl: ev inqy kancni ayd ancanot mardu motov, heto ayd taquk dzerqi phoxaren glxashori tak ksoghoski curty, ev inqy kmna dzmernashunch orva u korac dramapanaki het:
- Madmuazel...
Kiny cncvec: Xarnvac amen qayli het na spasel er: ur vor e klsi ayd achqeri dzayny (axr achqerum iren ughghvac xosq kar), shunchy pahac spasel er ev Komitasi dzayni het cncvec, da shnchaktur spasman tchichn er:
- Madmuazel, duq voreve ban korcrel eq:
Aghjka votq u cnkneri doghy marel er, dardzel er taq tmrutyun, kopery canracel, irar ein galis, ev na zgac, vor hognac e, shat e hognac ev qnel e uzum...


Mi taq ankyun liner... Qnel e uzum...
- Ayo... dramapanaks em korcrel, - asac cacradzayn:
Komitasy dzerqy tarav grpany:
- Ahavasik: Vercreq, - txur zhptac, - isk inchu ushacaq: - Aghjiky tuyl meknec dzerqy, dramapanakn arav, doghacogh matnerov phordzec bacel: Da akama mghum er, pahi het kap chunecogh: Komitasn apheri mej arav nra dzerqery:
- Bacel petq che, - asac ev inqn ir hamar avelacrec, - curt e...
Heto dzerqery grpanec, tetev xonarhum arav:
- Vaghy erekoyan haykakan ekeghecum haykakan nvagahandes ka: Dzez hravirum em: Anpattchar ekeq: Ctesutyun:
Ev noren glux tvec u gnac:
Aghjiky molor hayacqov hetevum er nran: tchkun qaylerov heracogh mardun, ev matnery dramapanakn ein shoshaphum, voronum ayd mardu demqy, achqery, hayacqy, dzayny: U erb Komitasy et nayec, zhptac, dzerqov arec, aghjka shurtery doghacin:


Isk Komitasy heranum er hogum txur u canr mi xaghaghutyun: Ev hogum noren anhaskanali mi aliq: zer, ktrakcun: Nersum eli achq er bacel, tprtum er irenic taqnvac mi zgacum, vori heru-heravor ardzaganqn er miayn tegh hasnum, aysqany. Komitasin tvum er, te ayd chorszhamya spasumy mi qich urish dzevi petq e liner: Inchpes... Mi qich urish dzevi, axr inqy spasum er... ayr mardu, bayc kin haytnvec:
Na noric shrjvec, nayec, kiny der kangnac er: Noren taphaharec dzerqy, ev noren akanjy tmbkaharec tuxs drac havqeri tprtuqy: