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		<title>A distant sadness</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to All Along the Watchtower and Battlestar Sonatica, another one of my favourite tracks from the Battlestar Galactica: Season Three soundtrack is the haunting piece A Distant Sadness, as heard at the start of Occupation. The lyrics are in Armenian and have multiple levels of meaning, according to composer Bear McCreary – I’ll [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In addition to <em>All Along the Watchtower</em> and <a title="medicinalchemistry: Battlestar Sonatica" href="http://kpiau.com/journal/2009/04/19/battlestar-sonatica/" target="_blank"><em>Battlestar Sonatica</em></a>, another one of my favourite tracks from the <a title="Bear's Battlestar Galactica Blog – season 3 soundtrack" href="http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=201" target="_blank"><em>Battlestar Galactica: Season Three</em> soundtrack</a> is the haunting piece <em>A Distant Sadness</em>, as heard at the start of <em>Occupation</em>. The lyrics are in Armenian and have multiple levels of meaning, according to composer Bear McCreary – I’ll have to take his word on that. The CD booklet only provides the lyrics in <a title="Wikipedia article on Armenian alphabet" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_alphabet" target="_blank">Armenian script</a> with an English translation, so I thought I’d try my hand at romanising the lyrics according to ISO 9985.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>A Distant Sadness</strong><br />
Music &amp; lyrics: Bear McCreary<br />
Vocals: Raya Yarbrough</p>
<p>Հեռու եւ ծանօթ տխրություն մը մեզ կը կանչէ<br />
Heṙow ew çanòt’ txrowt’yown më mez kë kančē</p>
<p>Քամիով բերուած՝ այրուող աւազի նման<br />
K’amiov berowaç, ayrowoġ awazi nman</p>
<p>Եղբայրներ եւ Քոյրեր՝ որ հեռւում էք՝ դուք կը տոկաք<br />
Eġbayrnr ew Koyrer, or heṙwowm ēk’ dowk kë tokak</p>
<p>Անելանելի վիծակի մէջ՝ մեր իսկ հողին վրայ։<br />
Anelaneli viçaki mēǰ, mer isk hoġin vray.</p>
<p>Յիշողութիւն մը փորագրուած հոգու եւ մորթի մէջ<br />
Yišoġowt’in më p’oragrowaç hogow ew mort’i mēǰ</p>
<p>Կը թողնէ սպի մը որ երբեք չի բուժուիր<br />
Kë t’oġnē spi më or erbek’ či bowžowir</p>
<p>Մեր ընտանիքը ամուր է՝ բայց ցիրուցան<br />
Mer ëntanik’ë amowr ē, bayc’ c’irowc’an</p>
<p>Աստղերու եւ դաշտերու տարածութեան մէջ։<br />
Astġerow ew dašterow taraçowt’ean mēǰ.</p>
<p>Մենք ձեզ չի պիտի լքենք<br />
Menk’ jez či piti lk’enk’</p>
<p>Մենք ձեզ չի պիտի մոռնանք<br />
Menk’ jez či piti moṙnank’</p>
<p>Մենք ձեզ համար պիտի վերադառնանք։<br />
Menk’ jez hamar piti veradaṙnank’.</p></blockquote>
<p>(Note: I’ve probably wrongly transcribed and/or transliterated a few characters, given my unfamiliarity with Armenian, but my romanisation does seem consistent with Raya Yarbrough’s vocals).</p>
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