Thursday, January 31, 2019

MCS' Got Talent Registration

MCS' Got Talent registration is now open!
Please note that the closing date is on 3 March 2019, Sunday. 
You may edit your entry at a later date.


All the best!
~ Ms Lin YY ~

Saturday, January 12, 2019

CNY 2019

Doesn't time fly! 
It's time to learn our Lunar New Year / Chinese New Year songs again!
The 'new' song that we'd be singing this year is "Gong Xi Gong Xi".
Have fun singing!

~ 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) Gong Xi Gong Xi 恭喜恭喜





每条大街小巷
mei tiao da jie xiaoxiang
每个人的嘴里
mei ge ren de zui li
见面的第一句话
jian mian di yi ju hua
就是恭喜恭喜
jiu shi gong xi gong xi

* 恭喜恭喜恭喜你呀
gong xi gong xi gong xi ni ya 
恭喜恭喜恭喜你
gong xi gong xi gong xi ni*

冬天已到尽头
dong tian yi dao jin tou
真是好的消息
zhen shi hao de xiao xi
温暖的春风
wen nuan de chun feng
就要吹醒大地
jiu yao chui xing da di
*

皓皓冰雪溶解
hao hao bing xue rong jie
眼看梅花吐蕊
yan kan mei hua tu rui
慢慢花也活络
man man hua ye huo luo
听到一声鸡啼
ting dao yi sheng ji ti
*

经过多少困难
Jing guo duo shao kun nan
历经多少磨炼
li jing duo shao mo lian
多少心儿盼望
duo shao xin er pan wang
盼望春的消息
pan wang chun de xiao xi
*


On every street and pathway
On everyone's lips
The first thing we say is
"Good wishes, good wishes."





*Good wishes, good wishes to you, yeah!
Good wishes, good wishes to you!*



Winter has come to an end
That is really good news
A warm spring breeze is
about to wake the earth



*

The icy snow has melted
See the plum tree blossom
Slowly the long nights pass
And we hear the rooster crow



*


Having faced many difficulties
and trials
All our hearts long
For the news of spring
*

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




~*~ Bonus Video ~*~

This lovely video was recommended by Geraldine from 5C!
It's a lively song and if you're able to sing the first part of the song, you would have 'armed' yourself with eight well-wishing phrases (吉祥话) for the new year!
Enjoy!

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