Music in minority languages

[h34]

[flag=]smi[/flag] I'm not sure which of the Sami languages this is but I assume it's Northern Sami. The song is called 'Podel', the singer's name is Ulla Pirttijärvi.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulla_Pirttij%C3%A4rvi
http://youtu.be/iIWXfSsylb4

[vijayjohn]

Thanks for contributing to this thread, h34! It's nice to know I'm not alone.

One more song from Guatemala, this time in Poqomchi'/Pokomchi/Poqomchii', which is another Mayan language closely related to K'iche', Achi', Tz'utujil, and Kaqchikel, though its closest relative is another language called Poqomam. This is Psalm 121 from the Bible translated into Poqomchi' and set to music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKu-TMQ2H4

[h34]

This thread is addictive...
[flag=]smi[/flag] Another song by Ulla Pirttijärvi. It is called Riđđu Badjána, "The Storm is coming".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qEd3x6e8GY

[vijayjohn]

Yesss, h34! Embrace the joys of minority-language-song addiction!

Pipil, or Nawat as its speakers call it, is a moribund variety of Nahuatl spoken in El Salvador, though there are people who learn it as a second language and there are apparently quite a few online resources for learning it. It's an Eastern Peripheral Nahuatl variety, which means it's closely related to Sierra Puebla Nahuatl and (perhaps) Tehuacan-Zongolica Nahuatl. This is a song in Pipil called "Ne nawat shuchikisa," meaning something like 'Nawat is flourishing':
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIH7_yY8YM0

[vijayjohn]

Pech a.k.a. Paya is a language in the Chibchan family; Chibchan languages are mostly spoken in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia, but Pech is spoken in Honduras. This is a Pech song performed by three school students from Dulce Nombre de Culmí in northeastern Honduras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73pVCF0ppVc

[h34]

[flag=]smi[/flag] This is a song by Wimme called Oainnáhus. That's all I know, I'll edit this post if I find out more...
http://youtu.be/7PFdkdKM278
Another song, called Inka, sounds completely different:
http://youtu.be/rAR6qSA8VIA
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimme_Saari

[vijayjohn]

Teribe a.k.a. Naso is another Chibchan language but spoken much further south, mainly in Panama and to a lesser extent in Costa Rica (most Chibchan languages are spoken in these two countries). This is a farewell song in Teribe from Panama; it's apparently performed before going into battle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq-ozQYwT90

[OldBoring]

Does Naso sound nasal?

[vijayjohn]

Does Naso sound nasal?

Depends on how you define "nasal," I guess.

[melski]

I've just come across this beautiful song in Cornish, Gwrello Glaw:
https://vimeo.com/171805877

[vijayjohn]

Boruca is yet another Chibchan language but is spoken in Costa Rica and is almost extinct, with only three native (or at least fluent) speakers (apparently) as of 2007. This is a very short song apparently in Boruca and performed by children in Costa Rica:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0OWe4fEi1A

[vijayjohn]

Here's one more song in a Chibchan language (and I actually don't have too many songs from Central America left at this point, either); this one is in Maléku Jaíka a.k.a. Maléku, Guatuso, Watuso-Wétar, and Guetar, which is also spoken in Costa Rica. It's apparently a traditional spiritual song and dance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfQ1NOXecVQ

[h34]

[flag=]cv[/flag] This is a Chuvash folk song called Пилеш кайăксем, "Fieldfares".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3xqG1IZEMY
http://youtu.be/7Pug2SqgZrk

[h34]

[flag=]cv[/flag] A Chuvash recruit song called Уй варринче / Uj varrinçe ("in the middle of the field").
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLldYx5cQmQ&feature=youtu.be
In the video description, the lyrics and a translation into Russian are added:

Уй варринче лаштра юман,
Атте тесе ай кайрăм та,
Килях, ывлăм, ай темерĕ,
Чун хурланчĕ, макăртăм та.

Уй варринче лаштра çăка,
Анне тесе ай кайрăм та,
Килях, ывлăм, ай темерĕ,
Чун хурланчĕ, макăртăм та.
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В подстрочном переводе:
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Среди поля развесистый дуб,
Подумал – отец мой, пошёл к нему;
Но дуб не сказал мне:
«Иди ко мне, мой сын», –
Опечалилась душа, заплакал я.

Среди поля развесистая липа,
Подумал – мать моя, пошёл к ней;
Но липа не сказала мне:
«Иди ко мне, мой сын», –
Опечалилась душа, заплакал я.

[h34]

[flag=]cv[/flag] One more song in Chuvash. It is called Каçхи юрă, "Evening Song".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_wg83c4dQ

[vijayjohn]

Ulwa is a language (or language variety) spoken on the eastern coast of Nicaragua. It's a variety of Sumo (along with Mayangna, which may be different enough to be classified as a different language), a language or language group within the Misumalpan family, which also includes Miskito (its only other surviving member besides Sumo). I believe this is a song in Ulwa from Karawala in Bluefields (on the eastern coast of Nicaragua), apparently called "Oy yo yoi Painkira Lupiasma":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHe9feiWis

[vijayjohn]

Kuna is a Chibchan language spoken on both sides of the border between Panama and Colombia. There are two varieties of Kuna, one of which is called San Blas Kuna and is spoken only in Panama. This is the trailer for a movie about the Kuna people of San Blas in Panama, with singing in San Blas Kuna in the background:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0n3bF5_whE

[h34]

[flag=]mhr[/flag] This is a song in Meadow Mari called Тошто йолгорно / Tošto jolgorno, "The Old Path", by Юрий Григорьев / Jurij Grigor'ev.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2dh1hRsIM&feature=youtu.be

I'll add this song called Рвезе пагыт / Rveze pagät, "(Time of) Youth". The singer's name is Катрин / Katrin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iln_8q128bg

[vijayjohn]

Chamí Emberá a.k.a. Emberá-Chamí or just Chami is a Chocoan language, specifically in the Emberá group. It's spoken only in Colombia though not far from the border with Panama, like most Emberá languages. This song is apparently in Chami; the Spanish title "Parranderos" seems to mean 'partygoers', but I believe the title in Chami is "Embera Wera":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q0p34o6U9s

[h34]

A song called "Northern Lights" with lyrics in several Uralic languages. The name of the band is Osan Yöstä.
http://www.h-ural.com/?page=get&pid=173

[flag=]kca[/flag][flag=]et[/flag][flag=]smi[/flag][flag=]hu[/flag][flag=]udm[/flag]
This version of the song is in Khanty, Estonian, (Northern?) Sami, Hungarian and Udmurt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KNF9qWI2SQ#t=45

[flag=]kca[/flag][flag=]kv[/flag][flag=]fi[/flag][flag=]krl[/flag][flag=]udm[/flag][flag=]izh[/flag]
This one is in Khanty, Komi, Finnish, Karelian, Udmurt and Izhorian (Ingrian):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lje0DigdWMQ