WEDDING SONGS OF PAMIR KYRGYZ: ÖLÖÑ AND DÜRÖ (FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF ETHNOFOLKLORISTIC ANALYSIS)

Prof. Dr. Sulaiman KAIYPOV

This article will analyze, in accordance with the methods and techniques of the branches of social and humanitarian sciences, the songs of ölöñ (өлөң) and dürö (дүрө), almost forgotten in the oral folk art of Kyrgyz nation, but it is performed at modern weddings of Kyrgyz ethnic groups living in other countries (in particular, among the Pamir Kyrgyz people ), preserving their liveliness in their traditional culture.
The performance of ölöñ is a traditional, multifunctional ethnopoetic act performed before the performance of the nike kyiuu (Muslim wedding ceremony), which is the final stage of the weddings of the Pamir Kyrgyzes. The ritual cannot be performed without the accompaniment of the ölöñ, the performance of which can be undertaken only by the folk singers of the ölöñchü – ölöñ- bard , trained and experienced in the performance of these songs.
Information about dürö has been poorly preserved. Respondents recall that the architectonics and content of the dürö are close to some types of akyn- bard competitions or contest – (aitysh) where elements of erotic themes will take place. The issues of the organization of the oral text, the use of linguistic means, artistic form, deep content, traditions of performance, place in the public life of the speakers of ölöñ and dürö, need careful study at the intersection of social and humanitarian sciences such as ethnofolkloristics, ethnoculturology, ethnolinguistics and ethnophilosophy.

Keywords: ölöñ, dürö, wedding, ritual songs, ethnofolklore, ethnology, ethnophilosophy, poetics.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58642/kutbilim
Publication date: 29.12.2023

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