Mongolian Boy Uudam's Song "Mama in a Dream"

At last year's talent show "China's Got Talent", a 12-year-old Mongolian boy Uudam astonished the audience and jury alike with his resonant voice and a soul-stirring song whose flow is as vast as the Mongolian steppes. After his brilliant performance, other equally successful recordings naturally followed, but for everyone Uudam remained known by this first song. The show's judge called him the little prince, and the media adopted this nickname.

According to the fan page created on Facebook, Uudam Michael (Wudamu) was born on 9 September 1999 - 09.09.1999. He lost his parents in a road traffic accident at the age of 8. The song performed at the show is like a lament for his mother, who now comes to him only in dreams.

The song "Mama in a Dream" was performed in Mongolian, so the text was incomprehensible to most of the audience, but the manner of performance touched every listener's heart. Below is a free translation of the song's lyrics:

In the silence, amid the vastness of the lands
I dream of my mother who prays for me;
She gazes into the distance and offers precious milk to the heavens
As a sacrifice for my wellbeing.
My mama is so far away.

Stars shimmer over the open fields,
When in my dream I see my caring mother's face,
She prays to the heavens to grant me
A fortunate path.
My mama is so far away.

In a dream I see a home bathed in golden rays,
In which my mother sings a wonderful melody.
There in the vast fields stands my home,
There my dear mama awaits my return,
There my dear mama awaits my return.