Classic Poem

We sailed in the ship from Aghtamar
We directed our ship towards Avan
When we arrived before Vosdan
We saw the dark sun of the dark day.

Dull clouds covered the sky
Obscuring, at once, stars and moon,
The winds blew fiercely
And took from my eyes, land and shore.

Thundered the heaven, thundered the earth,
The waves of the blue sea arose,
On every side the heavens shot forth fire,
Black terror invaded my heart

There is the sky, but the earth is not seen
There is the earth, but the sun is not seen
The waves come like mountains,
And open before me, a deep abyss.

O sea, if thou lovest thy God,
Have pity on me forlorn and wretched
Take not from me my sweet sun,
And betray me not to flinty-hearted death.

Pity, oh sea, o terrible sea!
Give me not up to the cold winds,
My tears implore thee
And the thousand sorrows of my heart....

The savage sea has no pity!
It hears not the plaintive voice of my broken heart,
The blood freezes in my veins,
Black night descends upon my eyes…

Go tell to my mother
To sit and weep for her darkened son,
That John was the prey of the sea,
The sun of the youngman is set.