“Whoever can sing from the heart,
Or play an instrument so sweetly,
To sing of love, feelings, sadness, or hopes,
Would indeed affect all human souls.
But these are just songs and nothing else;
Their tunes will slowly fade away.
Yet there is a bird of a thousand voices,
A nightingale with an immortal, captivating song.
So I ask that you go and bring to your land
That fiery bird of a thousand songs.
Believe me when I say, that is when
The people will hear its luminous song,
And envy, jealousy, and dark thoughts will give way,
To good and kind thoughts in people’s hearts.”

excerpt from ‘Hazaran Blbul’ by Armenian poet Serine.