This video was cut from a live performance by the Tuvan National Orchestra in Krasnoyarsk, 2022. It was performed at a festival for orchestras which was livestreamed here: • Фестиваль "Стихия звуков". Национальные ор... All credits go to the Tuvan National Orchestra: / @tuvannationalorchestra / tuvanorchestra
This is a Tuvan traditional song about horses and stringed instruments, the doshpuluur and chadagan.
Lyrics:
Dorug-Dajym eki a’dym,
Dorzuun kakpajyn munar siler?
Doshpul(d)uurum eki edim,
Xylyn üspejin ojnaar siler?
Bazar-Ojum eki a’dym,
Bazhyn kakpajyn munar siler?
Chadaganym eki edim,
Xylyn üspejin ojnaar siler?
Doshpul(d)uurum, chadaganym,
Dolgap, ojnap bolur siler?
Dozur-karam, charash-karam,
Doora doza berbes siler?
Chadaganym, doshpul(d)uurum,
Bazyp, ojnap bolur siler?
Bashtak-karam, charam-karam,
Bazhyn doza berbes siler?
English Translation:
My bay colt, my good horse,
You should mount him without slapping his shin.
My banjo, my good possession,
You should play it without ripping its string.
My ambling dun, my good horse,
You should mount him without slapping his head.
My zither, my good possession,
You should play it without ripping its string.