Kadarchy

Тывалап бижип тур Кадарчы Кадарда хоюм чараш, Катап сөглээр авам эки, Үндүрерде хоюм чараш, Үттеп сургаар авам эки. Үндүрерде хоюм чараш, Үнүп көөрде тейим бедик, Кадарда хоюм чараш, Харап көөрде тейим бедик. Аалдар кезип чоруур сен дээш Авам ачам атына бер Аграмчылыг аъдыңар чок Ону дилеп чордум дээр мен Чер-ле кезип чоруур сен дээш Чеңгем акым атына бер Челеңерде бызааңар чок Ону дилеп чордум дээр мен

Transliteration Kadarchy Kadararda khojum charash, Katap sögleer avam eki, Ündürerde khojum charash, Üttep surgaar avam eki. Ündürerde khojum charash, Ünüp köörde tejim bedik. Kadararda khojum charash, Kharap köörde tejim bedik. Aaldar kezip choruur sen deesh Avam, acham atyna beer Agramchylyg a'dyŋar chok Onu dilep chordum deer men Cher-le kezip choruur sen deesh Cheŋgem, akym atyna beer Cheleŋerde byzaaŋar chok Onu dilep chordum deer men

Translation Shepherd When herding, my sheep are beautiful. Speaking again with my mother is good. When driving out, my sheep are beautiful. Getting advice from my mother is good. When driving out, my sheep are beautiful. When trying to climb, my hill is high. When herding, my sheep are beautiful. When trying to gaze, my hill is high. "You are wandering among the settlements," my mother and father say reproachingly. "Your lassoed horse is not there - I went searching for it," I say. "You are roaming the grounds," my sister-in-law and elder brother say reproachingly. "Your calf is not at your tether - I went searching for it," I say.

References

• The Tuva Ensemble from Kyzyl, Tuva. "Kadararda khoyum charash" (Track 3). Tuva: Echoes from the Spirit World. CD. PAN Records: 1992.
• Khuren Oorzhak. "When I Graze My beautiful Sheep" (Track 31). Tuva: Voices from the Center of Asia. CD. Smithsonian Folkways: 1992.
• Yat-Kha. "Kadarchi (Shepherd boy)" (Track 8). Yenisei Punk. (Original Recording Remastered). CD. Global Music Centre: 1995.