Oske cherde

Тывалап бижээни Өске черде Өске черниң ыраан ыңай Өскеер шөйлү берген ышкаш Өске хейниң кончуун ыңай Өскеер көрнү берген ышкаш! Хары черниң ыраан ыңай Харын шөйлү берген ышкаш Хары хейниң кончуун ыңай Хая көрнү берген ышкаш! Улуг-Хемни сактырымга Урук дурту чыткан ышкаш Уруг эжим сактырымга Удуп оттуп чыткан ышкаш Каа-Хемни сактырымга Карыш дурту чыткан ышкаш Карам эжим сактырымга Каттыраңнап орган ышкаш Бии-Хемни сактырымга Билек дурту чыткан ышкаш Бир-ле хейниң сактырымга Билбеечеңнеп орган ышкаш Кончуун ыңай! 130. Хары черниң ыраан ыңгай Харын шөйлү берген ышкаш Хары хейниң кончуун ыңгай Хая көрнү берген ышкаш! Өске черниң ыраан ыңай Өскеер шөйлү берген ышкаш Өске хейниң кончуун ыңай Өскеер көрнү берген ышкаш! 108. Каа-Хемни сактырымга Карыш дурту чыткан ышкаш Карам эжим сактырымга Каттырымзап орган ышкаш Улуг-Хемни сактырымга Урук дурту чыткан ышкаш Уруг эжим сактырымга Удуп-оттуп чыткан ышкаш

Transliteration Öske cherde Öske cherniŋ yraan yŋaj Öskeer shöjlü bergen yshkash Öske khejniŋ konchuun yŋaj Öskeer körnü bergen yshkash! Khary chernyŋ yraan yŋaj Kharyn shöjlü bergen yshkash Khary khejniŋ konchuun yŋaj Khaja körnü bergen yshkash! Ulug-Khemni saktyrymga Uruk durtu chytkan yshkash Urug ezhim saktyrymga Udup ottup chytkan yshkash Kaa-Khemni saktyrymga Karysh durtu chytkan yshkash Karam ezhim saktyrymga Kattyraŋnap organ yshkash Bii-Khemni saktyrymga Bilek durtu chytkan yshkash Bir-le khejniŋ saktyrymga Bilbeecheŋnep organ yshkash Konchuun yŋgaj! 130. Xarï černiŋ ïraan ïŋay Xarïn šöylü bergen ïškaš Xarï xeyniŋ končuun ïŋay Xaya körnü bergen ïškaš! Öske černiŋ ïraan ïŋay Öskeer šöylü bergen ïškaš Öske xeyniŋ končuun ïŋay Öskeer körnü bergen ïškaš! 108. Kaa-Xemni saktïrïmga Karïš durtu čïtkan ïškaš Karam ežim saktïrïmga Kattïrïmzap organ ïškaš Ulug-Xemni saktïrïmga Uruk durtu čïtkan ïškaš Urug ežim saktïrïmga Udup-ottup čïtkan ïškaš

Translation In a foreign land How far the foreign land ?Else it seems stretched out How frightful the foreigner ?Else he seems looking How far the alien land Yet it seems stretched out How frightful the alien one He seems looking back When I recall the Yenisei River It seems a lasso pole’s length When I recall my girl-friend She seems waking up from sleep When I recall the Lesser Yenisei It seems a handspan’s length When I recall my beloved friend She seems smiling softly When I recall the Greater Yenisei It seems like a wrist’s length When I recall my one and only She seems pretending not to know How frightful! 130. How far the alien land Yet it seems stretched out How frightful the alien one He seems looking back How far the foreign land ?Else it seems stretched out How frightful the foreigner ?Else he seems looking 108. When I recall the Lesser Yenisei It seems a handspan’s length When I recall my beloved friend She seems smiling softly When I recall the Greater Yenisei It seems like a lasso pole’s length When I recall my girl-friend She seems waking up from sleep

Compare the translation of the lyrics of the song Tespeng Khoomei (a khoomei sung without words):

When I remember the Ulug-Khem / It comes to me like the stem of a rose willow / When I remember my sweetheart / She comes to me lying, as if awakening fom her sleep

When I remember the Kaa-Khem / Its span is enormous / When I remember my dark-haired sweetheart / Smiling shyly, she comes to me sitting down

References

• Kjunzegeš, Jurij Šojdakovič (ed.). Tïva kožamïktar [Tuvan short songs]. Kyzyl: 1965. 136, No. 130; 130, No. 108.
• Sundukai Mongush. "Tespeng Khoomei" (Track 7). Tuva : Voices from the Center of Asia. CD. Smithsonian Folkways: 1990.
• Huun-Huur-Tu. "Öske cherde (Foreign Land)" (Track 3). 60 Horses In My Herd. CD. Shanachie: 1993.
• Huun-Huur-Tu. "Oske cherde (Foreign Land)" (Track 2). Live 1. CD. GreenWave USA: 2001.
• Olchei. "Oske cher : In another land (Song of motherland)" (Track 13). Kyzyl-Moscow 2004 : festival of Tuva music in Moscow. CD. Sketis Music: 2005.