Sayat-Nova

For the Armenian town, see Sayat-Nova, Armenia. For the 1968 film, see The Color of Pomegranates.

Sayat-Nova
Սայաթ-Նովա
Oil on canvas portrait of Sayat-Nova by Eduard Isabekyan (1964).
Born
Harutyun Sayatyan

(1712-06-14)14 June 1712
Tiflis, Kingdom of Kartli, Safavid Iran (present-day Georgia)
Died22 September 1795(1795-09-22) (aged 73)
Haghpat, Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, Qajar Iran (present-day Armenia)
OccupationPoet, ashugh
NationalityArmenian
SpouseMarmar Shahverdian

Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ (сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա (reformed); Georgian: საიათნოვა; Azerbaijani: سایات‌نووا; Persian: سایات‌نووا; born Harutyun Sayatyan (Armenian: Հարություն Սայաթյան); 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and ashugh, who had compositions in a number of languages.

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