General information

Call No.:

437-1-20:7/1

Part of series

HU OSA 437-1-20 Digital Archive of Cultural Heritage: Intangible Cultural Heritage: Oral Tradition of Zanskar

Located at

Digital container #7 / No. 1

Date

2018

Level

Item

Primary Type

Audio

Language

Ladakhi

Duration

2 min. 41 sec.

Notes

This item is available in the Digital Repository.

Content

Form/Genre

Raw material

Contents Summary

A religious song, which is not sung anymore these days.
The singer, a woman in her sixties, asked that her name be withheld. She is from Tsazar village in Zanskar valley. She consented to sing only one song, one of a religious nature.
The song is sung about the Dalai Lama, asking him to visit and bless people. It also describes how people go to visit the Dalai Lama, but those with a pure heart are lucky, as they can see him in their mind’s eye when they look at the stupa. It sounds like a traditional song, however the singer is calling on the Dalai Lama by his given name (Tenzin Gyatso), suggesting that this is a song using traditional formulas and music patterns, but some of the content, or at least the name, may be changed. The singing pattern suggests that it is usually accompanied by daman and surna.

Context

Associated Names

Namgail, Stanzin (Donor)

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage

India