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Chinese songs with pinyin
The songs every Chinese child knows, each line with pinyin, the English and sound.
两只老虎 · Two Tigers
两只老虎,两只老虎,
Two tigers, two tigers,
跑得快,跑得快。
run so fast, run so fast.
一只没有耳朵,
One has no ears,
一只没有尾巴,
one has no tail.
真奇怪,真奇怪。
How strange, how strange!
小星星 · Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
一闪一闪亮晶晶,
Twinkle, twinkle, shining bright,
满天都是小星星。
the sky is full of little stars.
挂在天上放光明,
Hanging in the sky, giving light,
好像许多小眼睛。
like lots of little eyes.
一闪一闪亮晶晶,
Twinkle, twinkle, shining bright,
满天都是小星星。
the sky is full of little stars.
生日快乐歌 · Happy Birthday
祝你生日快乐,
Happy birthday to you,
祝你生日快乐,
happy birthday to you,
祝你生日快乐,
happy birthday to you,
祝你生日快乐。
happy birthday to you.
新年好 · Happy New Year
新年好呀,新年好呀,
Happy New Year, Happy New Year,
祝贺大家新年好。
Happy New Year to everyone.
我们唱歌,我们跳舞,
We sing, we dance,
祝贺大家新年好。
Happy New Year to everyone.
找朋友 · Finding a Friend
找呀找呀找朋友,
Looking, looking, looking for a friend,
找到一个好朋友。
I’ve found a good friend.
敬个礼,握握手,
A salute, a handshake,
你是我的好朋友。
you are my good friend.
一二三四五,上山打老虎 · One, Two, Three, Four, Five (the numbers rhyme)
一二三四五,
One, two, three, four, five,
上山打老虎。
up the mountain to hunt a tiger.
老虎没打到,
We didn’t get the tiger,
打到小松鼠。
we got a little squirrel.
松鼠有几只?
How many squirrels are there?
我来数一数。
Let me count them.
数来又数去,
Counting and counting again:
一二三四五。
one, two, three, four, five.
小兔子乖乖 · Good Little Rabbit
小兔子乖乖,
Good little rabbit,
把门儿开开,
open the door,
快点儿开开,
open it quickly,
我要进来。
I want to come in.
不开不开我不开,
No, no, I won’t open it,
妈妈没回来,
Mum isn’t back yet,
谁来也不开。
I won’t open it for anyone.
拔萝卜 · Pulling Up the Turnip
拔萝卜,拔萝卜,
Pull up the turnip, pull up the turnip,
嘿哟嘿哟拔萝卜,
heave-ho, heave-ho, pull up the turnip,
嘿哟嘿哟拔不动,
heave-ho, heave-ho, it won’t budge.
老太婆,快快来,
Old lady, come quick,
快来帮我们拔萝卜。
come and help us pull up the turnip.
茉莉花 · Jasmine Flower
好一朵美丽的茉莉花,
What a beautiful jasmine flower,
好一朵美丽的茉莉花,
what a beautiful jasmine flower,
芬芳美丽满枝桠,
sweet and lovely, filling the branches,
又香又白人人夸。
fragrant and white, praised by all.
让我来将你摘下,
Let me pick you
送给别人家,
and give you to someone,
茉莉花呀茉莉花。
jasmine flower, oh jasmine flower.
康定情歌 · Kangding Love Song
跑马溜溜的山上,
On the hill where horses run,
一朵溜溜的云哟。
there floats a cloud.
端端溜溜地照在,
It shines right down
康定溜溜的城哟。
on the town of Kangding.
月亮弯弯,
The moon is a curve,
康定溜溜的城哟。
over the town of Kangding.
What Chinese songs do children learn first?
两只老虎 (Two Tigers, to the tune of Frère Jacques), 小星星 (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star), 找朋友 (Finding a Friend) and the numbers rhyme 一二三四五,上山打老虎. Every Chinese child knows them, and they use the first words a learner needs.
Why only traditional songs?
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How do I learn a song?
Press Play on a line to hear the song spoken slowly from there to its end, say it with the voice, then sing along with a performance. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked; when sung, the melody replaces the tones.
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Traditional songs; pinyin from our own reader.