Oldal 282 [282]
TSERENTULGA TÜMENBAYAR
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“My father, Gonchig was a student of the state singer Darmaa'? and ... once during
the feast when the feast manager invited the old man, Darmaa and his student to
sing the songs Gaikhamshigt and Basgaltai baakhan ulaan, he said that he would
sing Gaikhamshigt with his student, but he could not sing Basgaltai baakhan ulaan
because the pitch of his voice was weakened, so he asked the permission from the
manager to sing the song with his student. Extending into long vibrato notes by
state singer Darmaa and baritone Gaikhamshigt Gonchig," his voice volume and
tonality were very surprising — it was what native folks talked'* among themselves
about those two singers” — as G. Birwaa noted.
Another note by Birwaa about how the song Gaikhamshigt was created says that
“The old man, Baljinnyam experiencing much hardship in his lifetime remembered
as follows: Since the last month of spring for two months, there were brought
young people at the age of 16-17 and taught long-drawling songs by dwelling
them into two gers at the foot of the pass. ... State singer Darmaa taught them
Jargaltain delger, the long-drawling song about the talk of the old man with the
bird. Next year... all day I was fascinated with the song singing by the singers
being invited from neighbouring khoshuus... Fatty face!’ himself wrote the verse
about eight oblations to Buddha and made the best singers'® of the Gegeen to
compose a melody for that and in that way the song Gaikhamshigt was created.
The subordinates of Lamiin Gegeen began to sing it. Your father was studying at
that school!’ of long-drawling song and learnt the new song Gaikhamshigt much
better than others, and sang it in a new style. In that way your father was renowned
as Gaikhamshigt. It was a very special and outstanding song which requires voice
volume, high pitch of which can be defined as feeling cool and it is keeping rever¬
berating pitch steady, and then abruptly lowering the voice as leaping down and
again keeping baritone as shivering the seats by pulsing throat and breath, and
creating many vocal tones.”'*
studying at that school took part in the contest of long song singers organized at Dsiitin Khiiree of
Khalkha and awarded with title as state singer. Also, he was awarded with the title Dsaisan by Lamiin
Gegeen.
Birwaa, G.: Ekh oron gedeg ..., 12. Gonchig was still singing his songs until 1943.
Birwaa, G.: Ekh oron gedeg ..., 19.
Birwaa, G.: Ekh oron gedeg ..., 18. Luwsanperenleitogmid, fifth reincarnation of Lamiin Gegeen
(1862-1907) had specific inclination towards art, and when visiting other khoshuus and when among
folks, he always brought best singers and musicians together.
Maybe Darmaa and his students composed the melody.
Mongoliin stim khiidiin tiitikhees ... Emkh. Erdenebileg, G. Ulaanbaatar 2014, 66: Monks residing at
the monasteries as disciples should learn Mongolian script simultaneously with religious education
and knowledge, and obtaining scientific knowledge is obligation for all the citizens of Mongolia,
therefore, everyone should study.
Birwaa, G.: Ekh oron gedeg ..., 21-22.
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