«Zvartchapatumi yntercumn aroghjutyany nuynqan ogtakar e, vorqan marmnamarzutyuny»:

Alfons Karr (1808 - 1890), fransiaci grogh, lragrogh, «Ly Figaro» terti xmbagir

Erb mardik irar chen haskanum, naev ayspes e linum:

Mi tarec mard irenc gyughi hogevorakanin hyur e kanchum u knojn handznararum e erku tchut tapakel yntriqi hamar:

Kiny tapakum e tchtery, hamtesum e, vorpeszi parzi, te lav ephvel en u, chdimanalov gaytakghutyany, erku tchutn el utum e:

Erekoyan hogevorakany galis e: Amusiny nran jermoren dimavorum e, nstecnum e seghani mot u asum e knojy.
-Ay knik, du uteliqy ber, isk es gnam mec danaky berem:

Henc amusiny senyakic durs e galis, kiny bardzradzayn phntphntum e.

-Es mardn eli irenn e anelu:

-Isk inch e anelu, - harcnum e hogevorakany:

-Na, axyr, sirum e hogevorakanneri akanjnery ktrel:

Hogevorakany teghic ver e kenum u tchoghoprum: Ayd pahin senyak e mtnum amusiny, ev kiny nran asum e.

-Tesar, te vonc haphshtakec tchtern u phaxav:

Danaky dzerqin: amusiny kangnum e dran shemin u u gorum.

Hey, surb hayr, guce qez mekn el bavakan e:

Hogevorakany, bnakanabar, aveli e aragacnum qaylern u hevalov patasxanum.

-Voch, voch: