Mon. Explanation

The Tatar word "moñ" has five meanings in the explanatory dictionary: sadness, inner state, melody... But this word cannot be precisely translated. It’s something unique, Tatar. It’s in the prolonged songs, soulful chants, and memories. It’s both joy and sorrow, both present and past, both pain and pleasure.

But can "moñ" be explained? We turned to singers, historians, philologists, poets, composers with this question and came to surprising results. "Moñ" will live, but it needs time.

Among the film’s experts: the author of a dissertation on "moñ", the rector of the conservatory, a qil-kubiz master, an architect, a researcher of Turkic manuscripts, and even the great singer Ilham Shakirov.