Meet The HU band from Mongolia!

It's been a long time since I posted my last article on my "English" blog. Been busy mostly with my "Mongolian" blog.

But I am working on a subject about Mongolian children who ride racehorses during organized festivities in Mongolia, and it's getting really slow because I have been paying too much attention to the other blog. Hopefully I will get something done soon.

The Hu band

But today  I wanted to steer your attention to an interesting appearance in the music world and introduce a band from Mongolia named The Hu. The name is pronounced like "who" in English, and derives from the word Hunnu , aka  Xiongnu ,  name of the tribal confederation of nomadic peoples, ones a powerful statehood existed from 3rd century BC to 1st century AD. The home of that statehood was modern-day Mongolia and some surrounding territories. Hunnu is to be believed as the ancestors of Mongolic people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiongnu

The Hu band is getting very popular with its first 2 songs: "Yu ve, yu ve" and "The wolf totem".  

"Yu ve" means literally "what is (it)" but in this case  it means  "Why is it so" (= how strange). The lyrics consist of words of very critical nature describing how bad the things have become nowadays in the sense of people's behaving and the way they have changed.

Lyrics:      Yu ve, yu ve?

It's been so long eating and drinking, being merry, how strange, how strange

Bragging about our Mongol ancestors , showing an empty pride, how strange, how strange

Taking oath not to honor and backing down, how strange, how strange

And not obeying ancient custom and values, how strange, how strange

Hey you traitor, kneel down 

Hey, a decree be issued!

Born of majesty but can't wake up from a deep sleep, how strange, how strange

Foolishly declaring that only the Mongols are the best, how strange, how strange

We Mongols  of noble birth, yet can't unite as one, how strange, how strange

And can't rise up our Mongol nation, how strange, how strange

Hey you traitor kneel down

Hey, a decree be issued!

Why can't we cherish the lands inherited from our forefathers, how strange, how strange

And the heritage left by elders became worthless too, how strange, how strange

Mongols with wolf totem blessed by Heaven will be prospering eternally 

The Lord Chinggis (aka Genghis khan), covered with glory, will come back

Oh Black banner, be raised, be raised

Oh the Khanate (royal power) shall rise forever

The other song is called "Wolf totem". It is like a chant, a war-chant or fighting chant. The Wolf is an animal worshiped by Mongolians as the symbol of courage and cleverness. 

 

Lyrics:   The wolf totem

When lions come, we brawl to death

When tigers come, we battle to the end

When elephants come, we slash them

When humans come, we fight forcefully

When you pose as poisonous snake

We'll become Garuda and fly over you

When you come as striped tigers 

We'll face you as lions with blue mane

When you come with evil intentions, 

We'll give you a fight

We'll strike you like a thunder by units of ten

Shatter your hearts by units of hundred

Clash and destroy you by units of thousand 

Hand you Heaven's ravage by units of ten thousand 

When you come flooding

We'll fight to the end

When you come swarming

We'll shatter you to pieces

When you come flying

We'll shoot you down

When you come storming

We'll slice you with our swords

Let's charge with falcon's speed 

Let's rage with wolf's courage

Let's trample  with horse hooves 

Let's defeat with Chinggis Khaan's wisdom

Lastly, The Hu band will be touring soon in Europe and those who want to listen their songs in live will have a chance to do so.

Here is the schedule posted online. 

Enjoy!  :)