'' Ils sont tombés '' is a song released in 1976 , written by Charles Aznavour and Georges Garvarentz in 1975 and dedicated to the memory of Armenian Genocide victims . It was subsequently released in English , as '' They Fell '' . The text has also been translated to Russian and Armenian ( performed by Mirta Satdjian ) . The authorized Armenian translation is made by Fr . Raphael Antonian , Director of Murad-Rafaelian College in Sevres
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Ils sont tombés