Songs about Yerevan and Ararat: "Erebuni-Yerevan" and the city's other anthems
Yerevan has more songs written about it than almost any city its size, and Ararat, across the border, is in half of them. Here are the ones to know.
By The Armenly team. Written November 11, 2026.
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Key findings
- "Erebuni-Yerevan," by composer Edgar Hovhannisyan and poet Paruyr Sevak, was first performed in October 1968 for the 2,750th anniversary of the city's founding [1].
- Yerevan adopted it as the city's official anthem on September 27, 2004 [1].
- Its chorus calls Yerevan the child of "your Masis father, your Araks mother": Mount Ararat and the Araks River [1].
- The most played Armenian-language song with Yerevan in its title in the Armenly catalog is Tata Simonyan's "Yerevani Aghchiknerin," with about 1.07 million Spotify plays (catalog of September 17, 2026).
Erebuni-Yerevan, the city's anthem
Hovhannisyan and Sevak wrote it for the city's 2,750th birthday. It opens "My Erebuni that has become Yerevan, you are our new Dvin, our new Ani," naming the old capitals [1]. It became the official anthem in 2004 [1].
- Yerevan Erebouni — Armenian Public Radio — about 203,000 plays
- Yerevan Erepouni — KOHAR Symphony Orchestra and Choir — with choir
- Erebuni Yerevan — Artur Zakiyan, Edgar Hovhannisyan — credited to the composer
Ruben Hakhverdyan's Yerevan
No songwriter is more tied to the city than Ruben Hakhverdyan, whose best-known songs include "In the Nights of Yerevan" and who called a 1997 album This is Yerevan [2].
- Yerevani gishernerum — Rouben Hakhverdyan — In the Nights of Yerevan
- Sa Yerevann e — Rouben Hakhverdyan — This is Yerevan
- Im poqrik qaxaq — Rouben Hakhverdyan — "My little city"
Pop songs about the city
Play counts are Spotify's, as recorded in the Armenly catalog on September 17, 2026.
- Yerevani Aghchiknerin — Tata Simonyan — "To the girls of Yerevan," about 1.07 million plays
- Ser Ka Erknqum Yerevani — Iveta Mukuchyan — about 650,000 plays
- Yerevany menq enq — Forsh — "We are Yerevan," about 469,000 plays
- Yerevan 2800 — Ara Gevorgyan
- Jan Yerevan — Inga & Anush
- Yerevan — Aram Asatryan
- Yerevan — Ludovico Einaudi, Djivan Gasparyan — piano and duduk, about 2.7 million plays
Songs about Ararat
Ararat, which Armenians also call Masis, is the city's father in its anthem [1]. Songs about it range from party anthems to Tigran Mansurian's arias "sung out the window facing Mount Ararat."
- Ararate Mer Lerna (feat. Arman Ghazaryan) — Sammy Flash, Arman Ghazaryan — "Ararat is our mountain," about 1.1 million plays
- Masis — Aram Asatryan — about 480,000 plays
- Here's to you Ararat — Ladaniva — about 730,000 plays
- Here's to You Ararat — Armenian Navy Band, Arto Tunçboyacıyan — Arto Tunçboyacıyan's band
- 3 Musical Pictures: No. 2, Ararat Valley Evening — Alexander Arutiunian, Hayk Melikyan — on piano
- 3 Arias – Sung Out the Window Facing Mount Ararat: I. Andante, ma non troppo — Tigran Mansurian, Kim Kashkashian
Questions people ask
What is the anthem of Yerevan?
"Erebuni-Yerevan," music by Edgar Hovhannisyan and words by Paruyr Sevak. It was first sung in 1968 and adopted as the official anthem in 2004.
Who wrote "Erebuni-Yerevan"?
The composer Edgar Hovhannisyan and the poet Paruyr Sevak, for the 2,750th anniversary of the city in 1968.
What is Masis?
The Armenian name for Mount Ararat. The Yerevan anthem calls it the city's father.
What is "Here's to You Ararat"?
A song by the Armenian Navy Band and Arto Tunçboyacıyan. Ladaniva has recorded it too.
Sources
- [1] Erebuni-Yerevan — Wikipedia, read November 11, 2026
- [2] Ruben Hakhverdyan — Wikipedia, read November 11, 2026
Cite this page
The Armenly team, "Songs about Yerevan and Ararat: "Erebuni-Yerevan" and the city's other anthems." Armenly, November 11, 2026. https://armenly.com/guides/songs-about-yerevan
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