Sana gurban
"Sana gurban" is an Azerbaijani song by Alekper Taghiyev with lyrics by Mikayil Mushfig. It was first released in 1968 by Zeynab Khanlarova. Because Zeynab Khanlarova, a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, the public artist of USSR, Azerbaijani SSR, Armenian SSR and Uzbekistan SSR, was famous throughout the Soviet Union, the Middle East and Central Asia, the songs she performed spread quickly after their release dates.An Armenian version of the song, "Karoun Karoun," was released in 1973 by Lebanese-Armenian singer Adiss Harmandian. A Turkish version of the song was used in the Turkish movie Mavi boncuk co-directed by Ertem Eğilmez in 1974. A Greek version, "Pare Pare Me," was released by Greek singer Filippos Nikolaou 1970s. In the Arab world the song is known as "Fatoum fatoum fatoume". On December 7, 2007, Lebanese pop-star Nancy Ajram performed part of the Armenian song "Karoun Karoun" on a Lebanese talk-show.
