This peerless flower that fades!
Lay in the tomb that youthful corpse,
With Thaddeus, good and brave.
Sweet maiden of Armenia,
Her sweet soil be thy grave!
Armenian maids, a lily new
Is brought to Shavarshan for you![1]
Translated by Alice Stone Blackwell.
[1] Santoukhd was martyred by the order of her father, King Sanadroug, for becoming a Christian. [↑]