History Music / Sirusho

** The opening lines of ''"Zartonk"'' are the same as "''Gini Lits''" and contain the lyrics, "The Turkish throne fell to the ground, let me tell you about Talaat's death, fill the wine my friend!" [[note]]Talaat Pasha is considered by Armenians to be the BigBad of the Armenian Genocide. The entire song is about the ''fedayi'' (freedom fighters) of the Armenian Genocide and striking back against the Ottoman Empire, and wanting to reclaim the land of Western Armenia.[[/note]]

* [[BattleCry Battle Cry]]: ''[[https://youtu.be/plXH4GeYtes "Zartonk"]]'', ''"Gini Lits"''.
** From ''"Zartonk"'':
-->''"The world was shattered by the Armenian fear\\
The Turkish throne fell to the ground\\
Let me tell you about Talaat's death\\
Fill the wine, my friend, fill the wine!"''\\
The opening lines of ''"Zartonk"'' are the same as "''Gini Lits''".

[[note]]Talaat Pasha is considered by Armenians to be the BigBad of the Armenian Genocide. The entire song is about the ''fedayi'' (freedom fighters) of the Armenian Genocide and striking back against the Ottoman Empire, and wanting to reclaim the land of Western Armenia.[[/note]] The opening lines of ''"Zartonk"'' are the same as "''Gini Lits''".

--> ''"The world was shattered by the Armenian fear\\

Fill the wine, my friend, fill the wine!"''[[note]]Talaat Pasha is considered by Armenians to be the BigBad of the Armenian Genocide. The entire song is about the ''fedayi'' (freedom fighters) of the Armenian Genocide and striking back against the Ottoman Empire, and wanting to reclaim the land of Western Armenia.[[/note]] The opening lines of ''"Zartonk"'' are the same as "''Gini Lits''".

** From ''"Zartonk"'': ''"The world was shattered by the Armenian fear / The Turkish throne fell to the ground / Let me tell you about Talaat's death / Fill the wine, my friend, fill the wine!"'' [[note]]Talaat Pasha is considered by Armenians to be the BigBad of the Armenian Genocide. The entire song is about the ''fedayi'' (freedom fighters) of the Armenian Genocide and striking back against the Ottoman Empire, and wanting to reclaim the land of Western Armenia.[[/note]] The opening lines of ''"Zartonk"'' are the same as "''Gini Lits''".

* [[HopeSpot Hope Spot]]: ''"Kga Mi Or"'' roughly translates to "the day will come". When you consider the song is pleading that the Genocide be universally recognized, it gives a nice feeling of hope and optimism to the otherwise ''very'' depressing material.
* InternationalPopSongEnglish: See [[BilingualDialogue Bilingual Lyrics]] and [[GratuitousEnglish Gratuitous English]].
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Mother, Like Daughter]]: Sirusho, like her mother, became a famous Armenian pop star. See FollowInMyFootsteps above.
* LocationSong: "''Der Zor''", which is about what was essentially a concentration camp (and holds the horror/significance of the Holocaust's counterpart, the notorious Auschwitz-Birkenau) in the Syrian Desert during the Armenian Genocide.
* LostInTranslation: A bit of this and a subversion of BilingualBonus with "''[=PreGomesh=]''". The song in Armenian is about the strength and fortitude of the human spirit. However, in the Armenian language, the word ''"pregomesh"'' translates in English as "go, buffalo!" and is what herders/farmers use to herd buffalo. Casual listeners who tune into the song without knowing the buffalo is used in an AnimalMetaphor context or the cultural meaning of the song itself will have no idea why she is singing about herding buffalo.
** Played straight with "''Kga Mir Or''" and "''Where Were You''", which sound like two totally different songs when you compare the English translation of "''Kga Mi Or''" to the English version of the same song.[[note]]This trope is deliberately invoked and intentional. Sirusho stated in regards to the songs that "each language has its own message. The Armenian lyrics (''Kga Mi Or'') are what I feel I want to say to the Armenians. The English lyrics (''Where Were You'') are a question or a demand addressed to the "indifferent" world."[[/note]]. The chorus of "''Where Were You''" is beseeching and accusatory at the same time, demanding to know where the rest of the world was during the Armenian Genocide and why people deny it, but translating ''"Kga Mi Or"'' from Armenian to English gives you these completely different lyrics:

There is no rain, but the bad blood\\

** ''"Antarber Askhkarh"'' is a slow, mournful ballad that roughly translates into ''"Indifferent World."''

* [[GriefSong Grief Song]]: "''Mez Vochinch Chi Bajani''", "''Der Zor''", "''Kga Mi Or/Where Were You''", "''Havatum Em''".

* [[BattleCry Battle Cry]]: ''[[https://youtu.be/plXH4GeYtes "Zartonk"]]'', ''"Gini Litz"''.

* [[DevotedToYou]]: The theme for ''"Havatum Em."'' The lyrics also have shades of [[DidNotGetTheGirl Did Not Get The Guy.]]
** The video has Sirusho, dressed in black, singing against an all white backdrop while typical symbols of love (roses, wine glasses) ''shatter and break all around her.''

* MoodWhiplash: The incredibly sad, mournful ''"Der Zor"'' is immediately followed by the upbeat, guitar-pumped, ultra-patriotic [[BattleCry rally song]] "''Gini Litz''".

* PatrioticFervor: HUGE theme in Sirusho's recent work. Notably demonstrated in "''Gini Litz''", a modern rendition of an old patriotic Armenian song. "''Zartonk''" heavily falls under this trope as well.

* [[Devoted To You]]: The theme for ''"Havatum Em."'' The lyrics also have shades of [[DidNotGetTheGirl Did Not Get The Guy.]]

* [[DoomedLove Doomed Love Song]]: The theme for ''"Havatum Em."''

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Girl!]] Many fans of the TV show [[RayDonovan Ray Donovan]] will recognize the song Hasmig's performing (titled in-show as "When Thighs Go Boom") as [=PreGomesh=].

** "''[=PreGomesh=]''" does it repeatedly, she says either "[=PreGomesh=]" or a variant of it upwards of ten times in the song.

* [[HappilyMarried Happily Married]]: To the former President of Armenia's son, Levon Kocharyan. They have a son together, too.

* [[RenaissanceMan Renaissance Woman]]: Is fluent in two languages in addition to showing at least being proficient in Greek, runs and designs pieces for a jewelry line, acts as a judge on singing competition shows, raising a kid between two countries, and is an international pop star.

-->"''I come from the city of Sun,\\
My ancestors - Mush u Van\\
The holy land of the the Ark called Hayastan\\
For centuries we have tried\\
To keep our peace and our pride\\
Our faith has kept us go on\\
Through the hardest times''"\\
--"''Huh-Hah''", (2016)

Sirusho (Armenian: Սիրուշո, born Siranush Harutyunyan) is an Armenian singer, jewelry and fashion designer, and political activist born in Yerevan, UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}, whose musical career has been active for over 20 years. Releasing her first studio album at the age of 13, Sirusho reached international recognition after becoming the Armenian spokesperson for the Series/{{Eurovision Song Contest}}, featuring as a judge in 2007 and a contestant in 2008, and again reprising her role as a judge in 2009. Growing up between Armenia and UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}, Sirusho became fluent in English as a child, and currently alternates residing in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}}, and Yerevan.

* [[SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Armenia]]: Born in 1987 in Armenia, which was one of the constituent republics of the UsefulNotes/{{USSR}} until declaring independence in September 1991, when Sirusho was four.

Sirusho (Armenian: Սիրուշո, born Siranush Harutyunyan) is an Armenian singer, jewelry and fashion designer, and political activist born in Yerevan, UsefulNotes/{{Armenia}}, whose musical career has been active for over 20 years. Releasing her first studio album at the age of 13, Sirusho reached international recognition after becoming the Armenian spokesperson for the Series/{{Eurovision Song Contest}}, featuring as a judge in 2007 and a contestant in 2008, and again reprising her role as a judge in 2009.

* FollowInMyFootsteps: Sirusho's mother, Syuzan Margaryan, was an incredibly well-known pop star in Armenia whose career hit its zenith during the eighties and nineties--basically, around Sirusho's childhood/early teenage years. Because of growing up with famous parents, in addition to having a predilection for musical composition and performance in the first place, it's almost not surprising that Sirusho [[GenerationXerox became a highly celebrated pop star]] [[ChildProdigy at the age of 13]]. Sirusho has also done numerous performances and duets with her mother.

** Played straight with "''Kga Mir Or''" and "''Where Were You''", which sound like two totally different songs when you compare the English translation of "''Kga Mi Or''" to the English-worded "''Where Were You''"[[note]]This trope is deliberately invoked and intentional. Sirusho stated in regards to the songs that "each language has its own message. The Armenian lyrics (''Kga Mi Or'') are what I feel I want to say to the Armenians. The English lyrics (''Where Were You'') are a question or a demand addressed to the "indifferent" world."[[/note]]. The chorus of "''Where Were You''" is beseeching and accusatory at the same time, demanding to know where the rest of the world was during the Armenian Genocide and why people deny it, but translating ''"Kga Mi Or"'' from Armenian to English gives you these completely different lyrics:

** Played straight with "''Kga Mir Or''" and "''Where Were You''", which sound like two totally different songs when you compare the English translation of "''Kga Mi Or''" to the English-worded "''Where Were You''". The chorus of "''Where Were You''" is beseeching and accusatory at the same time, but translating ''"Kga Mi Or"'' from Armenian to English gives you the completely different lyrics[[note]]This trope is deliberately invoked and intentional with "''Kga Mi Or''" and "''Where Were You''". Sirusho stated in regards to the songs that "each language has its own message. The Armenian lyrics are what I feel I want to say to the Armenians. The English lyrics are a question or a demand addressed to the "indifferent" world."[[/note]]:

* [[GospelMusic Gospel Song]]: ''"301"''. Bonus points for having a prayer in Armenian within the song, and for the title of the song itself--301 A.D. is the year Armenians officially adopted Christianity as their religion.[[note]]In terms of the allusion to Christianity and God in her songs, it's [[TruthInTelevision Truth In History]]. Armenia is historically recognized as the First Nation to legally adopt UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} as their national religion, and are widely accepted to be among the first Christian people. The repeated references to Christianity and faith aren't exactly surprising to people familiar with Armenian culture.[[/note]]

* [[GospelMusic Gospel Song]]: ''"301"''. Bonus points for having a prayer in Armenian within the song, and for the title of the song itself--301 A.D. is the year Armenians officially adopted Christianity as their religion.

** Armenia is historically recognized as the First Nation to legally adopt UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} as their national religion, and are widely accepted to be among the first Christian people. The repeated references to Christianity and faith aren't exactly surprising to people familiar with Armenian culture.
*** The line in "''Huh-Hah''" referencing Noah's Ark is a bit of TruthInTelevision. According to the Bible and most theologists/historians, Noah's Ark supposedly crashed in ancient Armenia, on Mount Ararat.

*** The song itself is pretty heartbreaking.