Two Young Men Are Making Hay

Audio file

Date recorded: August 1, 1964
Contributor(s): Performer: Unidentified choir; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Subject(s):
Genre: choral song, topical song
Culture: Finnic, Mordvin
Instruments: voice
Location: Mordoviya, Russia
Physical form: Reel to Reel
Tape number: T1702
Track Number: 4
Archive ID: T1702R04
Note: This song was performed in the recent style of singing which is common for Ezrä and Moksha Mordvins. Original note: "Recorded in the town of Saransk. Performed by the choir of a village New Pirma. The village choir took part in a contest. The recording is made in 1960. The choir consists of 15 persons."
Transcript:
Belongs to: Mordva 8/64
About the session: These are dubbed recordings collected and given to Alan Lomax by Mr. Georgii Ivanovich Suraev-Korolev.
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