IREMEL

“IREMEL”, “I r a m a l i”, Bashkir ethnic song, uzun-kuy. Variants of “I.” were first  registered by S.A. Galin in 1962 in the Chelyabinsk region, the texts were published in “Bashkir ethnic art. Songs” collection (1974); also, there is a record made by D.Z. Valeev. The Lyro­-epic song is full of great love to the Motherland and a beloved one. The origin of “I.” is connected with the Patriotic war of 1812. The name of the song comes from an oronym. One of the song variants has a dialogue structure between newly married spouses, who go to war together. The melodic structure of “I” consists of 2 lightly ornamented sentences, which cover a half­-strop of the text.

G.A. Ishkinina