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Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym (Tuvan: Тооруктуг долгай таңдым, The Forest is Full of Pine Nuts; ; also translated as "The Forest is Full of Cedar Nuts" or "The Taiga is Full of Cedar Nuts") is an old Tuvan folk song that has become the official anthem of the Republic of Tuva, Russia. It was also the national anthem of the Tuvan People's Republic, as the region was known during its brief period of national sovereignty (1921 - 1944).
The song expresses the Tuvan belief that a person who takes care of his environment, his livestock, and the plentiful taiga will want for nothing. It refers to Tangdy, or the Tannu-Ola mountains, a mountain range in southern Tuva that is revered by the Tuvan people. The name of the mountain range is incorporated into "Tannu-Tuva," the popular name for the Tuvan People's Republic.
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