‘Khachpoorn:’ An Expression of Thanks and an Ask for Blessing

A Poem by Daniel Varoujan Translated by the Zoryan Institute This poem is part of a collection titled, “The Song of the Bread.” It is an expression of thanks and an ask for blessing. It was published in 1921 in Istanbul, six years after Daniel Varoujan’s martyrdom in April 1915. He was part of the first group of intellectuals imprisoned and killed by Ottoman soldiers at the onset of the Armenian Genocide. Daniel Varoujan's