Kuu-la xaštïŋ baarïndan
(From the face of a grey mountain ridge)
Tuvan
Kuu-la xaštïŋ baarïndan
Kuduk kassa čerle ižer
Kuskun kara uruglarnï
Kudalaza čerle alïr
Kara xašhtïŋ baarïndan
Kuduk kassa čerle ižer
Karam ïnak uruglarnï
Kadaktaza čerle alïr
Kuduk kassa čerle ižer
Kuskun kara uruglarnï
Kudalaza čerle alïr
Kara xašhtïŋ baarïndan
Kuduk kassa čerle ižer
Karam ïnak uruglarnï
Kadaktaza čerle alïr
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If, from the face of a grey mountain ridge
One digs a well, one will always drink
If one woos the raven-black-haired girls
One will always have her
If, from the face of a black mountain ridge
One digs a well, one will always drink it
If one woos the beloved dear girls
One will always take her
One digs a well, one will always drink
If one woos the raven-black-haired girls
One will always have her
If, from the face of a black mountain ridge
One digs a well, one will always drink it
If one woos the beloved dear girls
One will always take her