Sareri Hovin Mernem Larд±nд± | Lena Chamamyan

"I’m full of tears, I cannot cry," she sings, describing a grief so heavy it paralyzes.

Born in Damascus to a family of Armenian Genocide survivors, Lena Chamamyan brings a unique "Syrian-Armenian" mosaic to her music. In her album Shamat , she offers a jazz-infused, often a cappella or minimalistically arranged version of this folk classic. Lena Chamamyan Sareri Hovin Mernem LarД±nД±

The narrator laments not having seen their beloved for an entire year. "I’m full of tears, I cannot cry," she