Stamdal Ngypa


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General Information

Title:
Stamdal Ngypa
Created:
2018
Language:
Ladakhi
Physical Description:
1 audio file
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Content

Summary:
Auspicious Song of Five. Sung by Gyalses Nima Nurboo, aged eighty-four, the descendant of the royal lineage of Zangla. He is still referred to locally as the ‘king of Zangla.’ This is a so-called ‘auspicious song’ or stamdal. ‘Auspicious songs’ are sung on various happy occasion: during marriages, childbirth (Lda-Gang ceremonies), or when one is going to ask for a girl’s hand (when people are already seated inside the house). They are sung not only in Zanskar, but all over Ladakh as well. They are among the few songs that are still widely sung, despite the decline of traditional songs in the region. There are different kinds of stamdal songs, this one is referred to as the ‘fifth.’ The song tells about how before celebrating anything, happiness comes first; the language of the song belongs to a formal, high register, not to the everyday spoken language. It is near to Classical Tibetan.

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Source:
HU OSA 437-1-20 Oral Tradition of Zanskar (HU OSA 437-1-20)
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Part of Series:
HU OSA 437-1-20 Oral Tradition of Zanskar

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Rights Reserved - Free Access
Archival ID:
HU OSA 437-1-20:12/1
Suggested Citation:
"Stamdal Ngypa", 2018. HU OSA 437-1-20:12/1; HU OSA 437-1-20 Oral Tradition of Zanskar; Open Society Archives at Central European University, Budapest.
Permanent URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:007cda06-97ac-443c-b397-2c2d3b24258a
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