this is a winner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Jl414N5Fo

This is ridiculous! The writer of this article does not even deserve a single comment. He is just delusional. I pity him.

Apricot is Armenian, coca is Columbian, poppy is Afghani, and dates are probably Egyptian or Libyan... I hope the leaders of the country can eat some Apricots and do stuff with the pits to help them with their fear factor, instead of paying the soothsayers and fortune tellers. -- this is pretty good song isn't it? or is it a lament?

One Armenian man writes his opinion about one song and signs his name to his personal opinion. Second "Anonymous" man - because he can - hides behind his anonymity and writes that the first man and his like must go away from their shared culture and take their ancient ideas and outdated concepts with them. Indeed Armenians are a sophisticated bunch.

I hate it when people with extremely ingrained ideologies look through their bias lenses and judge our culture. Whether it's our music, our language, or even our food, cultures adapt and change in order to thrive. This is a shared idea that sociologists and linguists agree on. And just because a song doesn’t fit your understanding of what it means to be Armenian, it doesn’t mean you should label it as non-Armenian and excuse it as foreign. Too many people just like the author of this piece decide that they are cultural experts and make such ludicrous claims and it’s time for them to be quiet and go away.

The person who wrote the lyrics is considered the most successful writter in Russia (he is Armenian) I do not know how someone can write a better lyrics. Paul is in favour of Mihran (both live in the US) I have read his full article it is absurd ,cheap and low level

Even the Azeri and Turks understand the lyrics. How do you not?

She sings in English. That doesn't make the song English does it? There is no such thing as 'Turkish' music. Turkish music is a mix of Arabic, Persian, Greek, Byzantine, Armenian, Romanian, Gypsy and Jewish music. So if there are some elements in the song that are not Armenian, I would rather call them Eastern. Eastern would mean Persian/Arabic. Qele qele... Qele is not an Armenian word. Its derived from the Turkish 'gel'. Gel -> qel. Jan is neither pure Armenian. It is Persian. The interessting thing is to be creative with the songs. If the song would be just Armenian, just Hip Hop or just Rock, I wouldn't find it interessting. Also, ballads combined with up-beat is also more interessting than only one of them.

Does anybody know if some of the words can be fixed until the contest or it should remain as it was written according to the rules? If it can, then let our great minds prompt our good poet how to improve the lyrics