PreGomesh
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| "PreGomesh" | ||||
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| Single by Sirusho | ||||
| Released | December 10, 2012[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Armenian folk, pop, dance | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Avet Barseghyan[2] Sirusho[2] | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "PreGomesh" on YouTube | ||||
"PreGomesh" (Armenian: ՊռեԳոմեշ), is a 2012 song by Armenian singer Sirusho. It was released on December 10, 2012, as a single.
On December 9, 2012, Sirusho wrote on her Facebook page that the song was influenced by Lorva gutanerg (Լոռվա գութաներգ) by Komitas and posted a link to it, adding that "it will be first heard on December 10th and is called "PreGomesh".[3] After the music video was released, she posted a status, "Life gives us opportunities of inspiration at every step, it only takes a little to notice them."[2]
Music video
Song meaning
Pregomesh: Gomesh (Armenian: գոմեշ) means Buffalo, and Pre (Armenian: պռե), as well as the Ar-ha and the Pre-re, are the sounds made by herders to guide and move the water buffalo (gomesh). The r in Pre is a heavy, rolling 'r' sound. In Pregomesh the animal represents the human that is strong, honest, and does not give up.
Criticism
Although the song received mostly positive reviews,[5] gusan Haykazun, director of the folk ensemble Haykazunk criticized Sirusho for modifying Komitas's song, saying that "if one wants to be seen, one can simply perform it as it is." Then he continued, "Sirusho didn't have the right to do such a thing."[6] Sirusho responded to this statement by saying that she didn't modify Komitas's song, but was influenced by it.[7]