Sheram (born Grigor Talian, 20 March 1857,

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– died 7 March 1938,

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

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composer, poet-musician ('' gusan''), and folk musician (''

ashug An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hikay ...

''). He is known as the founder of the modern gusan (Armenian popular composing) art. He created melodies and songs that are popular to this day: *"The Roses Blossom in the Garden" *"I Beg You, Mountains" *"She is Graceful" *"You are my Muse" *"Undefeated Fairy" *"We are Brothers" He authored "Like an Eagle", a song dedicated to Armenian national hero

Andranik Ozanian Andranik Ozanian, commonly known as General Andranik or simply Andranik;. Also spelled Antranik or Antranig 25 February 186531 August 1927), was an Armenians, Armenian military commander and statesman, the best known ''Armenian fedayi, fedayi ...

.Andranik of Armenia, by Jr. Aram Bakshian // History Today, Vol. 43, April 1993 According to

Vazgen I Vazgen I also Vazken I of Bucharest, (), born Levon Garabed Baljian ( hy, Լևոն Կարապետ Աբրահամի Պալճյան; September 20, 1908 – August 18, 1994) was the Catholicos of All Armenians between 1955 and 1994, for a total of 39 ...

, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, this song is "one of the most popular and loved songs today", and it is "sung in family circles, at receptions, and on other occasions in Armenia". A selection of Sheram's works was published in 1959.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheram 1857 births 1938 deaths Musicians from Yerevan Armenian male poets