Tibetan Folksongs

These two folksongs were sung by a boy in a rural school between Bamei and Daofu in Kham.

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Music

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• Tibet
• songs
• folksongs
• Tibetan
• Kham

[RishiWei]

The Tibetan name for Bamei is Karthar.

[TibetIssra]

this boy, is he from northern kham near amdo? his accent sounds amdo. I love it. I have heard this song before

[RishiWei]

He is from a village off the main road between Bamei and Daofu (sorry, don't know Tibetan names of these towns) in Kham. Can you translate the words of these songs?

[tsenorbu]

amazing song.. please post more, as these are authentic and we need to preserve these..

thanks a lot,

a tibetan

[RishiWei]

I plan to go again next March and record more. Do you know what the song is about? Can you give me a translation?

Thanks!

[monarchh1975]

Thank you so much for this .. I love the songs .. his voice is so sweet .. beautiful child I love you

[godcreatetheheart]

thts wat i call real tibetan of tibet..pure tibetan pure accents ..no doubt....but one thing...i m not getting him hahaha sorry...free tibet!

[iamearthbornami]

this is very lovely - thank you

[lycopene1]

解放达赖喇嘛!

[cyclops1092]

whoever hit the dislike button, I hate you 

[goloktsemgon]

Best ever can please someone let me know where he is from

[ceciliacaracciolo]

Moving, really. Wonderful. For me it's like a call from a very big distance... from someone I knew very well in the past.

Many thanks from Italy, Rishiwei! :-)

[JacJac789]

so beautiful, thanks for sharing!



[kapellmeister1951]

This is one of the most refreshing videos I have seen. Take away the digital sound, amplification and hypnotic disco-like beat found in numerous pop renditions of traditional music -- as great as some of them may be in their own right -- and you have pure heart. This is the world of music that is filled with humanity, warmth and inspiration.

[TibetIssra]

@digiaddict the first song is about a tibet as his homeland, and refers to King Gesar a lot, I can't really understand the second song.

[digiaddict]

@TibetIssra do you know what song this might be or the translation of what he is saying?