SONAYIM

“SONAYIM”, Bashkir ethnic song, kyska-kuy. First registered by G.Z. Suleymanov from the quaray player G. Shamsutdinov in 1940 in Isyanbetovo village, Bayakskiy District, BASSR. It is published in the book “Bashkort khalk yirdary”. Further registration was made by K.F. Akhmetov. It has a playing takmak. The song ridicules an old man named Sonayim as he had sold his cow and goat and took a second young wife to his house. “S.” melody is based on a minor pentatonic and has no ornamentation; the melody has square structure; musical phrases are united in 3 measure groups. The musical adaptation for choir was made  by  S.A. Nizametdinov, for quaray ensemble by A.M. Kubagushev. The song melody is used in same-titled choreographical picture, staged by Y.Z. Bikberdin.

G.A. Ishkinina