Armenian folk song – Despoina Apostolidou (voice)
Hampere hoqis hampere / Patience my soul, patience
Living in foreign land so many years now
crying in yearning
may this condition come to an end soon
patience my soul, patience
Μy heart caught fire
and every time it burns me to the core
No letter came from my mother yet
patience my soul, patience
Εstranged from my motherland
tore away from my family
One day we shall be one again
patience my soul, patience
Our own heartland is called Armenia
so why must we live in foreign land?
The sole hope of the Armenian spirit
patience my soul, patience