At the top of a tall tree – Kalmyk Audio Collection

Sandscha and Pelagia Buruschkin perform Kalmyk long song. VLACH ID-number: kalm1244RUA0002a Description: This long song expresses the natural human desire to have friendly relationship with close people and strangers and to live happily at all times. The song is in the feast or toast subgenre of Oirat Kalmyk long songs. Variants of the Öndɪ́r modná oradə́ song were published in Khonkho. Kalmyk Anthology, vol. II (1926: 136) and Kalmyk Wedding Ritual Poetry by Prof. Evdokia Khabunova (1998: 118, 119). Cite as: Öndɪ́r modná oradə́ – At the top of a tall tree, performers: Sandscha and Pelagia Buruschkin, interview: Alta Buruschkin, transcription/ translation/ editor: Chingis Azydov, retrieved from , ID number: kalm1244RUA0002a. You can access our Kalmyk video/audio/transcription collection on our website: About VLACH The Commis