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PhD in Philology, Leading Researcher, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
The research was carried out within the state project “Russia, Mongolia and China: Historical Experience of Cross-Border Interaction, Economic Priorities and SocioCultural Communications,” No. 125091010220-3.
This article presents a comparative analysis of the verbal component of the folksong heritage of the Khori-Buryats of Russia and Mongolia. It attempts to show the endurance of the local song tradition among immigrants to Mongolia using a structural-typological description. Defining the common sources and continuity of tradition of the Khori-Buryat folksong is relevant for establishing its common Buryat structure-forming elements. It is also relevant to identify the key motifs expressed in the figurative and symbolically rich song lyrics that reflect the mentality of the people, their history, beliefs and culture. The verbal component of the folk song is undoubtedly associated with the folklore tradition, which is characterized by the oral transmission of social and spiritual information with appropriate types of variation, leaving space for improvisation. The structure of the text includes elements that determine the semantic organization of the work, its composition, theme, and ideas. Based on the semantic content of the folk song, the research proposes its own classification of the song poetry of the Mongolian Khori-Buryats. (While the folksong is a synthetic genre that includes both music and words, the article does not touch upon such important aspects of folksongs as melodic structure, rhythmic organization, musical style, etc.) The article concludes that folksongs constitute a common cultural component of the folklore heritage of the Buryats of both Russia and Mongolia
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