A traditional Armenian dance song (parerg), Nubar Nubar is a celebration of love and youth. The title comes from the Armenian name Nubar meaning "first harvest" or "first blossom". Used as a sweet term of endearment for a beloved, whether a young man or woman.

Originating from Western Armenian and Anatolian folk traditions, the song features celebratory praise poetry that compares the beloved to a tall plane tree (chinar) and almond eyes to a crescent moon. Its steady, swaying rhythm and call-and-response refrain made it a staple of participatory village line dances and wedding festivities across the region.

Karatainis is an original composition by Elian Hägglund. When he went to Athens to see his lavta for the first time, the luthier of the instrument gave it to Elian.

the song was born It when he held his Lavta for the first time and played his first notes. exactly one year before this concert.

It developed alot from that first phrase. Into a song that is so long you can call it a ''piece''.