One of the easiest things to do in a new language is to say something that is inadvertantly rude. Who likes being called a donkey? I was just wondering if he was feeling a bit too warm! (”Ishek” means donkey, and “issik” is warm.)
With that in mind, I recently asked my Uyghur teacher what I […]
My Son
My love for you is never-ending, my son
I say you’re a part of my heart
We are cheek-to-cheek
You are an apple of my orchard
If you get a thorn in your foot
Take my eyelash
If you get a thorn in your hand
Take my eyelash
I love and cherish you
I say you’re a part of my heart
If you want […]
Okay, for all of you who have been clamoring to see me in action (you haven’t?? Well, you should have been!), you can click the link below to watch my very first - and thus far only - public performance on the dutar singing a Uyghur folk song.
This was part of a concert put on […]
