23/02/2019 15:06
You can improve anthem but not change it: Levon Shirinyan
Proposal to change the anthem is a result of ignorance, political analyst Levon Shirinyan said, speaking to Aysor.am.
“It is ignorance, illiteracy. There is no need to enter into dispute with those who are not ignorant,” the political analyst said.
He said the anthem cannot be just written, it must stem from the path the people have passed.
“The anthem is neither a poem nor it is a matter of good music. The anthem is being born from real fight, from life, from its heroism, from its past and the vision of future,” Shirinyan stressed, adding that the anthem is Armenia’s state symbol and may be viewed as an attempt to separate Diaspora.
He also said that he does not understand the need of changing the anthem but would understand the proposal to improve it.
“How can you change the anthem? It was born from the people’s fight. It is the same as to say let’s edit Sasuntsi Davit epos,” Shirinyan said.