Wedding Songs – Bagston Glu: Gonpheb (sharchok yang sang karpo la)


Collection Information

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General Information

Title:
Wedding Songs – Bagston Glu: Gonpheb (sharchok yang sang karpo la)
Created:
2018
Language:
Ladakhi
Physical Description:
1 audio file
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Content

Summary:
This is the song sung at the door of the bride’s house, after having ‘finished’ the stone-path. According to traditional custom, the bridegroom’s party come to ‘purchase’ the bride. The bride and her wedding party are barricaded inside the house and they demand proof of the purchaser’s identity, before opening the door. The questions and answers of the gonpheb song form a ritualized dialogue. The song is sung by Wangail, a wedding singer or Lurspon- May-may.

Context

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Source:
HU OSA 437-1-20 Oral Tradition of Zanskar (HU OSA 437-1-20)
Associated Names:
Lurspon, Wangail (Performer)
Part of Series:
HU OSA 437-1-20 Oral Tradition of Zanskar

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Access and Use

Rights Statement:
Rights Reserved - Free Access
Archival ID:
HU OSA 437-1-20:23/1
Suggested Citation:
"Wedding Songs – Bagston Glu: Gonpheb (sharchok yang sang karpo la)", 2018. HU OSA 437-1-20:23/1; 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:bc3b63b7-9016-41f5-8362-bb1eeddf3adc
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