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Mongolian orphan delivers heartfelt performance
May 30, 2011 by Frederick | 1 Comment
This is a clip from a China’s Got Talent, also known as “中国达人秀”. For those of you who don’t speak/read Chinese, that’s okay—I’ll summarize the boy’s backstory (and the song is in some Mongolian dialect anyways, so few in the audience actually know the lyrics).
Major take-aways (Mandarin speakers skip my notes):
- This boy comes from the Mongolian plains.
- The boy’s dream is, translated literally, to invent a (figurative?) ink of which drops can turn the ground into vast plains of greenery.
- When asked what he’s singing, he responded that the title of the song is (and I paraphrase), Mother in My Dreams. (the song has a distinct ethnic feel)
- “Then, where is your mom?”
“Mom is in heaven.” (audience gasps)
“And your dad?”
“Dad also died, in a car accident.” (more gasps)
- In the middle of the performance, one of the people on stage reflects, “this song… we don’t need to know the words, because you should feel what he’s singing.”
- He’s a little off-tune when asked to sing a cappella but soon finds his key. In an emotional moment, this is understandable.
