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Kluanelaker
I am hoping someone here can help me out.
I recently started listening to a fantastic band from Mongolia called Hanggai and I really love their music.
One song they play called "The Drinking Song" has such a great energy to it that makes me really want to sing along but I don't speak or read Mongolian and I can't find the original words anywhere, just the English translation. And I can't hear or understand the words well enough to write them down.
If anyone here knows this song and could write out the Mongolian lyrics in English characters so I can sing along I will promise to dance at your wedding!!!
Here is a youtube video of Hanggai singing The Drinking Song.
youtube: Hanggai "The Drinking Song"

And here is the English translation:
 I present a whole bottle of
  Pure and mellow wine,
  I pour a cup full for Your Royal Highness,
  Strong and fragrant wine.
  
  Let our song never end,
  Let our fortunes never decline,
  A cup for ever in our hands,
  A song for ever in our throats.
  
  Close families cannot be without
  Warm and mellow wine,
  Fill all the cups and make a toast,
  Strong and fragrant wine.

Thank you so much in advance for any help!!!
kimberly
First of all, the band is from Inner Mongolia not Republic of mongolia. I am mongolian and I am having a trouble understanding what they are saying. Sorry, couldn't help you out! Btw, two countries have much different accents and sometimes they use different words as well.
Kluanelaker
QUOTE (kimberly @ Dec 2 2010, 12:41 AM) *
First of all, the band is from Inner Mongolia not Republic of mongolia. I am mongolian and I am having a trouble understanding what they are saying. Sorry, couldn't help you out! Btw, two countries have much different accents and sometimes they use different words as well.


Thanks for taking a look anyway!
I'm not too optimistic about finding the lyrics but maybe at least some people will watch the video and like the music and start listening to Hanggai.
PrinceSunidMongol
Yup they are an inner mongolian band, singing an Ordos Mongolian folk song, yes the song is about alcohol and drinking, but im forgetting the name at the moment.

anyway heres how the lyrics go

longhon dot-roo baihuiduur, nomhon har arhi-l baina,
noyon tandaa barihuiduur, dogshin har arhi-l baina,
ais-n mandaa sain eiii
uils-n tandaa sain eiii
ailtahaj bariya hoo ho

Kluanelaker
QUOTE (PrinceSunidMongol @ Dec 17 2010, 10:38 AM) *
Yup they are an inner mongolian band, singing an Ordos Mongolian folk song, yes the song is about alcohol and drinking, but im forgetting the name at the moment.

anyway heres how the lyrics go

longhon dot-roo baihuiduur, nomhon har arhi-l baina,
noyon tandaa barihuiduur, dogshin har arhi-l baina,
ais-n mandaa sain eiii
uils-n tandaa sain eiii
ailtahaj bariya hoo ho


Thank you! Thank you a thousand times for sharing this with me! I'm going to be singing badly in Mongolian for weeks : )
I really appreciate your help very much.
PrinceSunidMongol
u're welcome ~
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