Khoomei Dance

I hear the dust breathe In silent lands beneath They say change is coming But we are the coming storm Хүчтэй, хүчтэй We build no throne We break no bone But the ground moves when we rise As one As fire As noise Хөдөлгөөн бол амьдрал Pulse to pulse We forge the rhythm Marching forward Not alone WE ARE THE SIGNAL We burn to reshape the shape of things This is no echo. This is the first sound.

They carved the codes in blood and gold Their voices echo in the fold A seal unbroken by the sun A name erased, yet never gone Symbols dance in sacred flame No soul remains, yet all proclaim Ad perpetuam memoriam Truth is cipher Faith is silence Time is dust You are chosen We never speak / Yet always sing The circle holds / The hidden ring

Oo-öö-öö-ooh Pulse, chop, breath, flow Throat-tone, spark, echo, glow TSA! — k-pa! — tsa-tsa-tsa! Inhale-kick, ex-hale-snare, move! Vox viva, vox libera Хөөмэй хоолой — shoor-shoor — хоомий! YO-OH-AH! YO-OH-AH! One breath…

Kha-tsuh! Kha-tsuh! Rrah—B-tzz—Khuh! H’naa! Br-tah! Skrrt! Yuh! Pfft—chk—Brah! Tcha-kha-tsuh—Woo Talk—tick—click—snap! Break the breath. Glitch the skin. Stuttered tongue. Let it spin. RRA-KUH! / HAA-TSUH! / UNGH! We are the beat— —Of broken mouths. Cha-Kha! Drr! Ffft! RAAAH! Speak—crack—bend—snap.

Haaah... uuuh... khhooo… Nng-haan… shhaaa… They called it sound but it was a spell. They danced — not to move, but to dissolve. Khoom… khaa... Vrru-haa… Shka-shka—mmm Ka-ha… ka-ha… khooh-eh Ta-tak khoom Vra-ka vra-ka vra-ka Chak-chak chak—Hrr! Eh—khaan… eh—khaan! They called it sound but it was a spell. They danced — not to move, but to dissolve. Khoo—ka—cha—ta Khoomei cho! Zhra-ka vruh Ai-AI-ai-ai Haaaahhh…

Haaah... uuuh... khhooo… Nng-haan… shhaaa… They called it sound but it was a spell. They danced — not to move, but to dissolve. Khoom… khaa... Vrru-haa… Shka-shka—mmm Ka-ha… ka-ha… khooh-eh Ta-tak khoom Vra-ka vra-ka vra-ka Chak-chak chak—Hrr! Eh—khaan… eh—khaan! They called it sound but it was a spell. They danced — not to move, but to dissolve. Khoo—ka—cha—ta Khoomei cho! Zhra-ka vruh Ai-AI-ai-ai Haaaahhh…

Khoooooo… Mmm-hraan… Ta-kaaa… shruuum… Shaolin Intelligence ... Shaolin Intelligence Shadows of mind... Ka-ru shaa Khoom-ee taa Ra-vu khhan Eh… eh… haa—haa! Vrra-ka Choom—rrhaa Tik—tak—ta Shaolin Intelligence ... Shaolin Intelligence Shadows of mind... Cha—kaa—kha—ta Khoom-kha-KHOOM Vruu-vruu—eh-haah Shaolin Intelligence ... Shaolin Intelligence Shadows of mind... Tsa—ka—shii—brrh Kaa-ka TAAA! They opened their mouths, and danced out of time. Khooo… kha-ka-ka Ttak-chak—eh—vruu Rhaa-rhaa-shaa Hhhh—haaaaah.

Zta-ka-rrí, dom-ka-lésh, zta-ka-rrí, dom-ka-lésh Fratak! Looza krii, dom-ta-nak! Chekka zoor, da-ka-téé, zurr-koh BLAAH! TZÉ-KA ZO-KA! Shom... laa... greth... shomlagrethshomlagreth Bratak-zou! Klesh-fratak! ZAA! Ztrah-hee-kor

Uuh… khüüü… eghh… hhrrrr… khüüüü… I remember... ...not the fire, but the smoke that stayed. ...not the cry, but the bruise it left. Hüüü… hhhhh… zaaa… It was inside me, But where? It pulled — Or did I? I spoke, but the air tore. a—ir / t—or—e They said: What did they say? —I can't recall. But it hurt. I bleed... but there’s no wound. I ache... without a shape. —huuu—ghhh—khaa—zzhh—

I carry the ash in my throat. Every word I speak scrapes the ruin deeper. Kherem... Kherem... The dead built me from breath and burden. I hum them back to sleep. Судьба мертва. Глас страдания. I forget what I mourn. But the pain remembers me. Khe— —rem.

In silent vaults beneath the stone Secrets breathe, but none are known Veritas abscondita They carved the codes in blood and gold Their voices echo in the fold A seal unbroken by the sun A name erased, yet never gone Symbols dance in sacred flame No soul remains, yet all proclaim Ad perpetuam memoriam Truth is cipher Faith is silence Time is dust You are chosen We never speak / Yet always sing The circle holds / The hidden ring Gaza