Odnoo has introduced me to real Mongolian culture these last few days. She has told me about the strong oral tradition and a typically Mongolian type of verse called Ертөцийн гурбан. I shall now pester you with my own home-made translations of three of these verses:
The three blue
The wide world's sky is blue
The dying flame is blue
The river's flowing water is blue
The three rich
The sky in stars is rich
The ocean in water is rich
The land in grass roots is rich
The three sacred
The sprouting juniper is sacred
The burning incense is sacred
The purling river is sacred
fina verser tycker jag - läser gärna fler
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