SAYAT-NOVA

born 1712, Tiflis, Georgia died 1795, Tiflis pseudonym of Aruthin Sayadian Armenian troubadour known for his love songs. Sayat-Nova worked first as a weaver and later (175065) became the court minstrel of Irakli II of Georgia. In 1770 he entered a monastery in Haghbat, and he was martyred by the Persian invaders of Georgia. Most of his extant songs are in Azeri Turkish; the rest are in Armenian and Georgian.