Life dedicated to truly epic ballad
China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-29 07:53
LHASA: "The legend of King Gesar will be passed on, generation upon generation, even if some day, the galloping horses became withered wood, jokuls disappeared, rivers went dry and the sun and stars lost their glory ... "
Samzhub's face radiates as he half sings, half narrates the epic poem Lliad, the crown of Tibetan folk literature.
At 86, his eyesight may be failing, but he can sing for hours when he is in the mood.
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