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A drinking song (chang gzhas) in six verses, sung in unison at a slow tempo, and said to be 'from the old society' (i.e. an old song, predating the 1950s). As with all the songs of the Duma group, it was taught by the oldest woman to the others, whom she identified as her neighbors rather than blood relatives. An explanation of the lyrics follows the song in the full recording.
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MEMO Memo: Filename: A0211 SongTitleEnglish: - SongTitleTibetan: - SongDescription: A drinking song in six verses, sung in unison at a slow tempo. In the explanation following the song, it was said to be 'from the old society' (i.e. an old song, predating the 1950s). As with all the songs of the Duma group, it was taught by the oldest woman to the others, whom she identified as her neighbors rather than blood relatives (although the 45 year-old is the mother of the 22 year-old). An explanation of the lyrics follows the song in the full recording. Genre: Drinking song (chang gzhas) Instruments: Vocals: Tibetan Lyrics: - English Lyrics: Lyrics not yet available. Artists: Xiaomi (sho mig) ;Yangchen Tsomo (dbyangs can mtsho mo);Diki (bde skyid);Dadon Lhache (zla sgron lha -) Artist Region: Kongpo Basum Duma (kong po brag gsum - ) Song Region: Kongpo Basum Duma (kong po brag gsum - ) Translator: Transcriber: RecordingLocation: Kongpo Basum Duma (kong po brag gsum - ) Duration: RecordingDate: 2000-07-26 MediumType: CD MediumID: J014 CDTrack: 3 StartTime: StopTime: SessionId: LANGUAGE INFO Specific Dialect: kong po brag gsum duma Speech Type: Song MASTER TAPE INFO Master Tape Label: NDRP Master 1 Recorded: 2000-08-02