Official Website Othonbaira





		The Drifter' Heart

Click the icon to hear the song for six minutes; on the seconds click, the song will stop.
* On the site, you will listening some songs from Othonbaira first album <<Wind of The Grassland >>.

Othonbaira : Mongolian Folk singer

Inherited the name from the manner of Hijiya of Japanese Folk song
Inherited name: Baira Hijiya
Member of Japanese Folk Song Association

Prize winning history;
*Now,1999 awarded Asahi beer music prize in the third resident foreign student concert of foundation Asahi beer art cultural foundation sponsorship in Japan.
*Jan,2001 awarded the best prize in the tenth resident foreign student music competition of foundation international cultural exchange foundation sponsorship in Japan.
*Apr,2004 awarded the best prize in <Kyusyu Spring Conference Of Folk Song And Dance> of Japanese Folk Song association sponsorship in the Japan.

Resume;
1970 born at the grassland of Bainnoru in Inner Mongolia.
1992-94 stusied Mongolian Folk Song in Beijing Central University.
Apr,1994 went to Japan, studied Japanese in Japanese language school for 2 years.
1996 entered Japanese Foreign Language Professional School, studied interpretation and translation.
1997 entered the faculty of Law in National University in Japan.
2001 graduated from the department of Law in Natioal University in Japan.
May,2005 employed by Eiho Industry Corporation.

* 1996 by accident met Himekami of Iwate prefecture, participated in the album of << Wind of Jomon>> of Himekami in July. Evn since that, participated the concert tour of Himekami every year.
* 1997 participated in the album of << Wind of Jomon---The Eternal Heavens >> of Himekami in August.
* 1999 participated in the album of << Seed >> of Himekami in October.
* 2000 joined the international tour of Himekami in September.
* 2005 participated 8in the album of << Voice of THe Firmament>>.
* 2004 released the first solo albbum << Wind of The Grassland>> which supplies Mongolian folk songs.

Album <Wind of The Grassland >

assessed by musical critic Mr Hideki Masubuchi
"It's the solo debut album of long song singer Othonbaira who knows with brecording and concert in Himekami. How wonderful the Mongolian folk song unique melody and his natural voice. You will be addicted if you hear the album ! "

Tracks;
1 Naumuhen Oulin Bara ( Far Gazing of Naumuhen Mountain)---Inner Mongolian folk song
2 Tchomber Toreite Boll (The Hooves Horse)---Inner Mongolian - Xilingol League ( one of the ares of Inner Mongolian Autononous Region as a state of USA) folk song
3 Geshigti Salo(A Walking Horse)---Inner Mongolian - Xilingol League folk song
4 Montoger Saarol( A Pretty Horse)---Inner Mongolian - Hulun Buir League folk song
5 Dorwer Tsay (Four Seasons)---Inner Mongolian - Xilingol League folk song
6 Sarol Tal ( The Vast Grassland)---Inner Mongolian - Hulun Buir League folk song
7 Hietuki Setu --- Japanese bfolk song of Iwate prefecture
8 Southern Cow Chasing Song---Japanese folk song of Iwate prefecture
9 Hon Galoo (The Swan)---Inner Mongolian - Northeast folk song
10 Gangger Har ( The Black Stallion)---Inner Mongolian - Hulun Buir League folk song
11 Yanzegan Zootoi Saaral Mori (A Beautiful White Mane)---Inner Mongolian - Xilingol League folk song
12 Saire Boleg ( The Curving Spring )---Inner Mongolian - Bayin Nor League folk song
Click the icon to hear song samples, it will continun 90 seconds.On the second click, the song will stop.

Explanation of the sample song:

4 Montoger Saaral : A wedding days song , in which the young sister who's going to marry to far distance and expressed her family feel sorrow for her leaving that she would never come home again.
7 Hietuki Setu : A love song concers a poor boy and a rich girl, in which suffering from forced separation, and wish to pursue free and happy life.
11 Yanzagan Zootoi Saaral Mori : A horse song , which represent the happy emotion through praise the horse.

The Drifter' Heart	Click the icon to hear the song for six minutes; on the seconds click, the song will stop.
written by Jalpongga composed by Othonbaira translated by Yaruhan	On the other side of cloud Over the ends of the earth Overflowing with ancestor' soul Our home' always been there The heaven and land become one The myria lifes help each other The love of Genghis filling up It's our holy home Let's go come home Rest our mind Let's go come home The drifter' heart	Puting up a house the father Protect one's family Praying to the Heaven the mother Preserve her children The root of the people The cradle of the nation The essence of the mind It's our lovely Mongolia Let's go come home Raise our courage Let's go come home The drifter' heart The drifter' home