Zuun Langiin Joroo Luus
Mongolian folk song
"Zuun Langiin Joroo Luus" (Mongolian: Зуун лангийн жороо луус) is a Mongolian folk song that was the national anthem of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia. After the establishment of a Mongolian state in 1911, Bogd Khan chose this song as the national anthem in 1915 and it served in such a capacity until 1924 when it was replaced by the Mongol Internationale.
History
The origin of the name comes from the idea that mule is considered as the ride of Buddhist deities, such as Palden Lhamo, and that mule is worth a hundred lang and is a special vehicle. The song was originally a religious hymn.
During the time of Bogd Khanate Mongolia, there was a folk song called "Zuun lang joroo luus" as a national anthem. At that time, when Prime Minister Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren went to Russia for talks on military affairs, where he saw for the first time military bands performing at ceremonies. He liked the sound of this music, which gave him cause to bring brass instruments back home with a Russian musical expert, who selected 10 people from Bogd Khan's army and taught them how to play the instruments. At the same time, the Russian exploration team arrived in Mongolia and visited the Green Palace and paid tribute to the monarch, before making a request to the Russian ambassador, to create a national anthem for the Khanate. Andrey Vyacheslavovich Kadlec, a Czech-born Russian composer and principal violinist of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, was commissioned to compose a "National Anthem of Mongolia". He was given the melody of a song by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences at that time, which was "Zuun Lang Joroo Mulus".
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