Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym

Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym (Tuvan: Тооруктуг долгай таңдым, lit. 'The Forest is Full of Pine Nuts')[lower-alpha 1] is an old Tuvan folk song that became the national anthem of the Tuvan Autonomous Republic and later official regional anthem of the Republic of Tuva, Russia.[1] On 11 August 2011, it was replaced by a new anthem titled Men – Tyva Men.

Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym

English: The Forest Is Full of Pine Nuts
Тооруктуг долгай таңдым
National and Regional anthem of Tuvan People's Republic, Tuvan Autonomous Oblast, Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and Tuva Republic
Music	folk song
Adopted	1921
Relinquished	11 August 2011
Audio sample
Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym file help

The song expresses the Tuvan belief that a person who takes care of his environment, his livestock, and the plentiful taiga will want for nothing. It refers to Tangdy, or the Tannu-Ola mountains, a mountain range in southern Tuva that is revered by the Tuvan people. The name of the mountain range is incorporated into "Tannu-Tuva," the popular name for the Tuvan People's Republic.[2]

Lyrics

In Tuvan

Tuvan (Cyrillic)	Tuvan Latin script (historical)	Transliteration	IPA transcription
First verse
Тооруктуг долгай таңдым Долганзымза тодар-ла мен Тос-ла чүзүн малымайны Доруктурза байыыр-ла мен.	Tooruktuƣ dolgaј taᶇdьm Dolganzьmza todar-la men Tos-la cyzyn malьmajnь Dorukturza ʙajььr-la men.	Tooruktuğ dolgay tañdım Dolganzımza todar-la men Tos-la çüzün malımaynı Dorukturza bayıır-la men.	tʰoːɾuktʰuɣ tolgaj tʰaŋtɯm tolganzɯmza tʰotaɾla men tʰosla t͡ʃyzyn malɯmajnɯ toɾuktʰuɾza pajɯːɾla men
Second verse
Эзириктиг ээр-ле таңдым Эргилзимзе тодар-ла мен Эрээн-шокар малымайны Азыраза байыыр-ла мен.	Eziriktiƣ eer-le taᶇdьm Ergilzimze todar-la men Ereen-şokar malьmajnь Azьraza ʙajььr-la men.	Eziriktiğ eer-le tañdım Ergilzimze todar-la men Ereen-şokar malımaynı Azıraza bayıır-la men.	eziɾiktiɣ eːɾle tʰaŋtɯm eɾgilzimze tʰotaɾla men eɾeːnʃokaɾ malɯmajnɯ azɯɾaza pajɯːɾla men

Russian translation

Cyrillic	Transliteration
Когда я гуляю в своих лесах, я всегда доволен - ведь мои леса богаты животными и всем, что мне нужно. Там, среди гор, скал, тайги, родился я. Вот почему я так силен. Я буду выращивать свой домашний скот и стану богатым. Девять различных животных – Если я буду пасти их и кормить и позабочусь о них, как о своих, Я стану богат.	Kogda ja guljaju v svoih lesah, ja vsegda dovolen — vedj moi lesa bogaty životnymi i vsem, čto mne nužno. Tam, sredi gor, skal, tajgi, podilsja ja. Vot počemu ja tak silen. Ja budu vyrašcivatj svoj domašnij skot i stanu bogatym. Devjatj različnyh životnyh – Jesli ja budu pasti ih i kormitj. i pozabočusj o nih, kak o svoih, Ja stanu bogat.

Rough English translation

When I walk in my forest

I will always be satisfied

Because my forest is rich with

animals and everything I need.

There in the mountains, the

cliffs, the taiga, I was born.

Because of that I am strong.

I will raise my livestock

and be rich.

Nine different animals – If I herd

them and feed them

And take care of them as my

own – I'll be rich.

Notes

1. Also translated as "The Forest is Full of Cedar Nuts" or "The Taiga is Full of Cedar Nuts"

References

1. Booklet produced by the Tuvan National Orchestra for their 2009 CD.
2. Booklet produced by the Tuvan National Orchestra.

External links

• Lyrics
• Tooruktug taiga lyrics
• Audio recorded by the Tuvan National Orchestra. The orchestral arrangement was composed by Ayana Samiyaevna Mongush.
• Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym melody in ASF format.