Ap Chuni Dorji

Ap Chuni Dorji, a yak herder from Soe Jangothang, a village three days' walk north of Drukgyel Dzong, was a champion of the lozey, the poetic contest of the herders, able to compose verses on the spot. The third king of Bhutan heard him sing at Phajoding, above Thimphu, and attached him to his court as hunter, singer and composer, a post he held until 1972. He is said to be in his eighties and living in his village.

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• PoetryYak Legpai Lhadar GawoAp Chuni Dorji · 1960not translated into EnglishLiterature