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Adolf Hitler was one of the pioneers in the fight for animal rights. He was a true vegetarian, and in 1933 passed a law for the protection of animals.
Another excellent example of the relevance of animals in the overall global context are these rustic compositions that carry the taste of sheep's milk, the tanning of tents and stables where, indeed, the sixty horses of the herd belonging to a group member are kept. Perhaps of the one specializing in harmonic singing, yes, the one with the voice like a malicious dwarf turned into a frog by a spell. Harmonic singing appears here strictly in a “vinassa vinassa e fiaschi de vin” style, not in meditation trappings. And if the music from Tuva has recently enjoyed the recognition it deserves, it owes it precisely to its immediacy, in addition to, of course, the ineffable otherness of its expression.
No matter how avant-garde we may be, they remain Mongolians. Even the rustic violins, magnificently recorded in Western hi-fi, have learned the craft from bumblebees and horseflies. Mongolian folk, inconceivable? On the contrary, “Eerbek-aksy” evokes the narrative grace of The Roches in “The married men” and “Aa-shuu dekei-oo” the lively picaresque quality of Kate & Anna McGarrigle in “Complainte pour S.te Catherine”. And what is the difference between “The rite”, from Lisa Gerrard's relatively recent space-time-cultural collage, and their “Prayer”?
Don't be beasts and prick up your ears. This is music that leaves much more than just a trace. By a bizarre spell, horses, gnus, goats, frogs, and evil dwarfs all pass along the paths of Tuva.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
11 Eki Attar (02:24)
Eki A'ttar
Chügürüktüŋ bazhynajda
Chügen sugluk shyŋgyr-shyŋgyr
Chüden artyk saryym saktyp
Chüldü-chüreem shimir-shimir
Eki doruum bazhynajda
Ezer, chügen shyŋgyr-shyŋgyr
Erge-karam chazhynajda
Chavagazy chajyr-chajyr
Khemchik khemni örü chelgen
Khertesh-ojnüŋ choruu-la-dyr
Kezhee boorga chaŋnap kelir
Khejmerimniŋ chaŋy-la-dyr
Karbap karbap chelip orar
Kara-dorum chelizhi-dir
Kattyraŋnap chaŋnap orar
Karam-ezhim chaŋy-la-dyr
A’dym bazhy möŋgün chügen
Adaarganchyr-dyr be, bazha?
Anaj-karaŋ mende turar
Alyksanchyg-dyr be, bazha?
Aldyn ezer, chügen, sugluk
Adaarganchyg-dyr be, bazha?
Aldyn-karaŋ mende turar
Alyksanchyg-dyr be, bazha?
Oglaa-dajnyŋ bazhynajda
Sugluk, deerbek shyŋgyr-shyŋgyr
Ortun-Karam chazhynajda
Chavagazy chajyr-chajyr
Saarynda demdek baskan
Saralamny munuksaar men
Salaazynda bilzek sukkan
Saryym kyska duzhuksaar men
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Good Horses
On the swift steed’s head
Bridle and bit are rinkling-rinkling
Remembering the beloved above all
My heart is beating pit-a-pat
On my good bay horse’s head
Saddle and rein are rinkling-rinkling
On my sweetheart’s braid
Her braid ornament is swaying-swaying
Trotting up the river Khemchik
Such is the pace of the arched dun horse
Always coming when evening falls
Such is the habit of my young love
Trotting clip-clop clip-clop
It is the trot of my dark-bay horse
Always smiling softly
Such is the habit of my sweet friend
The silver bridle on my horse's head
Is it enviable, brother-in-law?
Your lambkin staying with me
Is she desirable, brother-in-law?
The golden saddle, rein, and bit
Are they enviable, brother-in-law?
Your precious staying with me
Is she desirable, brother-in-law?
On the shy colt’s head
Bit and rings are rinkling-rinkling
On my young love’s braid
Her braid ornament is swaying-swaying
I long to ride my skewbald horse
On whose flank a mark is branded
I long to meet the beloved girl
On whose fingers rings are stuck
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