Saturday, February 10, 2018

CNY Songs 2018 (lyrics with translation)

Dear girls, here are the lyrics and translation!

I hope this helps those among us who are not familiar with Chinese.
Please also note that the lyrics were translated 'loosely', as it would really sound awkward if I'm to translate the lyrics literally! 

Have fun singing, and be prepared for the coming celebration!
~ Ms Lin YY~


1) 春花齐放 chun hua qi fang, Spring Flowers (Bloom Together)


春天到来百花开
chun tian dao lai bai hua kai
蝴蝶蜜蜂把花采
hu die mi feng ba hua cai

岸上杨柳绿油油
an shang yang liu lü you you
春花齐开放
chun hua qi kai fang

嗳呀依呀唷, 春花齐开放
 ai ya yi ya yo, chun hua qi kai fang

春天到来风景好
chun tian dao lai feng jing hao
湖光山色多美妙
hu guang shan se duo mei miao

游船人儿天天忙
you chuan ren er tian tian mang
我们把船摇
wo men ba chuan yao

嗳呀依呀唷, 我们把船摇
ai ya yi ya yo, wo men ba chuan yao

春天到来小鸟狂
chun tian dao lai xiao niao kuang
花间树上齐欢唱
hua jian shu shang qi huan chang

飞来飞去对双双
fei lai fei qu dui shuang shuang
齐唱迎春歌
qi chang ying chun ge

嗳呀依呀唷, 齐唱迎春歌
ai ya yi ya yo, qi chang ying chun ge

Spring is here and all flowers blossom
Attracting butterflies and bees




Green is the willow on the shore
(When the) Spring blossoms bloom all at once


Oh! The spring blossoms bloom all at once


Spring is here and the scenery’s great
The lakes and mountains look wonderful



The boatmen are getting busy
Let’s rock the boats!



Oh! Let’s rock the boats!


Spring is here and little birds are so excited
They sing among flowers and in the trees


In pairs they fly around everywhere
Singing the new year song together




Oh! Singing the new year song together
           

2) 大拜年 da bai nian, (Welcoming the) Wonderful New Year


恭喜你恭喜你 恭喜你恭喜你
gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni

大家过个太平年 
da jia guo ge tai ping nian
吃得饱来穿得暖
chi de bao lai chuan de nuan
来来往往多随便哪 
lai lai wang wang duo sui bian na
要到那边就那边
yao dao na bian jiu na bian


恭喜你恭喜你 恭喜你恭喜你
gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni
大家过一个太平年 
da jia guo yi ge tai ping nian
呀太平年
ya tai ping nian

谁有歌儿就能唱呀 
shei you ge er jiu neng chang a
谁在高兴就能笑
shei zai gao xing jiu neng xiao

谁有笑话就能讲呀 
shei you xiao hua jiu neng jiang ya
要讲多少就多少
yao jiang duo shao jiu duo shao

恭喜你恭喜你 恭喜你恭喜你
gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni

大家过一个太平年 
da jia guo yi ge tai ping nian
呀太平年
ya tai ping nian


恭喜你恭喜你 恭喜你恭喜你
gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni

年老的有人帮助 
nian lao di you ren bang zhu
年轻的有人爱护
nian qing di you ren ai hu

人人相亲如手足呀 
ren ren xiang qin ru shou zu ya
懂得追求幸福
dong de zhui qiu xing fu

恭喜你恭喜你 恭喜你恭喜你
gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni
大家过一个太平年 
da jia guo yi ge tai ping nian
呀太平年
ya tai ping nian

每个头脑能思想呀
mei ge tou nao neng si xiang ya 
每双手儿有工作
mei shuang shou er you gong zuo

大家贡献全部力量 
da jia gong xian quan bu li liang
为了大家快乐
wei le da jia kuai le

恭喜你恭喜你 恭喜你恭喜你
gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni, gong xi ni
大家过一个太平年 
da jia guo yi ge tai ping nian
呀太平年
ya tai ping nian

Greetings!



Wishing all a peaceful year, food and clothes in abundance


May you go where you wish,
how carefree!



Greetings!


A peaceful year to all, a peaceful year




May you sing as you wish, and laugh as you like

May everyone feel free to joke as they like, as much as they like



Greetings!



A peaceful year to all, a peaceful year




Greetings!



May we care for the old and love the young



May we be as close as brothers and sisters, in our pursuit of happiness


Greetings!



A peaceful year to all, a peaceful year



May every mind be actively engaged. May every pair of hands find meaningful work.


May we give our best towards everyone’s happiness



Greetings!


A peaceful year to all, a peaceful year





3) 贺新he xin nian

Lyrics (in hanyu pinyin and Chinese characters) are included in this video clip.
贺新年,祝新年
he xin nian, zhu xin nian
新年啊,年连年
xin nian a, nian lian nian
爆竹声声催人想幼年
bao zhu sheng sheng cui ren xiang you nian

贺新年,祝新年
he xin nian, zhu xin nian
新年啊,年连年
xin nian a, nian lian nian
岁月悠悠光阴如箭
sui yue yo yo, guang yin ru jian

回首往事如烟痛苦辛酸
hui shou wang shi ru yan, tong ku xin suan
期望从今万事如愿
qi wang cong jin, wan shi ru yuan

贺新年,祝新年
he xin nian, zhu xin nian
新年啊,年连年
xin nian a, nian lian nian
 愿大家都过个太平
yuan da jia dou guo ge tai ping nian
Let’s celebrate the new year!
A new year after another
The sound of the firecrackers reminds us of our childhood





Let’s celebrate the new year!
A new year after another
Time flies fast as an arrow







Looking back at the faded past, with all its pain and bitterness

Let’s hope that things will go as we wish from this moment on


Let’s celebrate the new year!
A new year after another.
Wishing everyone a peaceful new year!





4) 迎春花 ying chun hua (Let’s welcome the Spring Blossoms)


正月里来迎春花儿开
zheng yue li lai ying chun hua er kai
迎春花开人人爱
ying chun hua kai ren ren ai
              
迎春花呀处处开呀
ying chun hua ya chu chu kai ya
幸呀幸福来
xing ya xing fu lai

幸福来呀 幸福来呀
xing fu lai ya xing fu lai ya
大地放光彩
da di fang guangcai

迎春花咱们大伙儿栽
yingchunhua zan men da huor zai

嘿嘿哪呼呀呼嘿
hei hei na hu ya hu hei
合力培养勤灌溉
he li pei yang qin guan gai

*人人都把迎春花儿爱
*ren ren dou ba ying chun hua er ai
无忧无虑乐自在
wu you wu lü le zi zai

年华似水容易过呀
nian hua si shui rong yi guo ya
切莫再延挨
qie mo zai yan ai

莫延挨呀 莫延挨呀
mo yan ai ya mo yan ya
时光不等待
shi guang bu deng dai

迎春花咱们大伙儿栽
ying chun hua zan men da huo’r zai

嘿嘿哪呼呀呼嘿
hei hei na hu ya hu hei
春花永远为我们开
chun hua yong yuan wei wo men kai

(Repeat from *)
In this first month of the year, we welcome the spring flowers
Let’s welcome the spring blossoms that everyone loves


Spring flowers blossom everywhere,
As blessings arrive


Blessings arrive
And the earth shines with radiance


Let’s tend to the blossoms together


Hey!
Let’s work together in nurturing the young plants



Everyone loves the spring blossoms,
Happy and carefree are they


Time flows by quickly, like the river
Please don’t procrastinate



Don’t procrastinate, don’t procrastinate, as time waits for no man!


Let’s tend to the blossoms together


Hey!
Spring flowers will always blossom for us







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