r/Tuva • u/Nice-Drawing2519 • Apr 23 '26

Does anyone have the lyrics to "How The Shadow Is Clear" by Oidopuaa Vladimir?

Preferably English, Russian, and Tuvan

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u/ssmncr Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

Борбак-борбак хөлегелиг

Сөзү болгаш аялгазы Владимир Ойдупааныы \ \ Борбак-борбак хөлегелиг, ой,
Бора талым сериин-не ийин, хей-аа!
Бодап-бодап орарымга, ой,
Бодум чонум эргим-не ийин, ээй. \ \ Тырыкы дег хөлегелиг, ой,
Дыттар адаа сериин-не ийин, хей-аа!
Тынып-бодап орарымга, ой,
Тыва чонум эргим-не ийин, ээй.

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u/Khan_baton Apr 30 '26

These lyrics seem to check out. Thanks man!

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u/ssmncr May 05 '26

Glad it helped. I transcribed the lyrics straight from the record, and I'm a native speaker. I also just published my own English translation, if you'd like to take a look.

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u/wbehri01 May 21 '26

Would you be able to translate this from Cyrillic alphabet to Roman alphabet? 

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u/ssmncr May 25 '26

Borbak-borbak khölegelig

Borbak-borbak khölegelig, ooi,
Bora talym seriin-ne iyin, khei-aa
Bodap-bodap orarymga, ooi
Bodum chonum ergim-ne iyin, eei
 
Tyryky deg khölegelig, ooi
Dyttar adaa seriin-ne iyin, khei-aa
Tynyp-bodap orarymga, ooi
Tyva chonum ergim-ne iyin, eei

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u/wbehri01 May 27 '26

Thank you

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u/Apart_Ad_9541 Jun 21 '26

Trying to learn the song, this is if great help !

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u/ssmncr Apr 24 '26

Consider the Tuvan lyrics I provided as the most definitive and correct.

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u/ssmncr May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

My translation of the song lyrics:

Rounded-rounded shadows (Borbak-borbak khölegelig)

Music and lyrics by Vladimir Oidupaa\ Translated from the original Tuvan\ \ With the rounded-rounded shadows, ooi,\ The shade of my grey willow is cool, hei-aa!\ Thinking and thinking it over, I know, ooi,\ My own people are dear to me, eei.\ \ With the shadows like circles, ooi,\ Beneath the larches, it's cool, hei-aa!\ Breathing and thinking it over, I know, ooi,\ My Tuvan people are dear to me, eei.