Armenian “Ov Sirun, Sirun” in Pink Martini’s new album

Pink Martini brings its progressive commitment to “Je dis oui!” (“I say yes”), an entertaining global jaunt in eight languages and a whirling variety of styles,San Francisco Chronicle reported.

With no airs and graces but plenty of splendor, Thomas Lauderdale’s big band/little orchestra explores songs from Armenia to Portugal, a few originals and American standards like “Love for Sale” on its ninth studio album.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro helps out on “Ov Sirun Sirun,” said to be most famous folk song from Armenia and a real tearjerker about unrequited love, while Rufus Wainwright sings “Blue Moon” with its now rarely-played introductory verse which further deepens the melancholy.