Songs about parents – Kalmyk Collection

Piurvia Volodkina sings folk songs dedicated to parents

VLACH ID-number: kalm1244RUV0024a

Description:
Piurvia Volodkina performs Kalmyk folk songs, which she first heard from her mother. The first song is a variant of the widely spread "Orphan song", which is about parents. The second one is a soldier's "message". In this song, a man who at war asks a companion to deliver farewell letters to his parents and beloved friend.

Cite as:
Aavə́-eeǧín tuskə́ dud – Songs about parents; performer: Piurvia Volodkina, camera/ interview: Ioana Aminian, Thede Kahl, interview assistant: Tatiana Oliusheva, transcription/ translation/ editor: Chingis Azydov, retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID-number: kalm1244RUV0024a.

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