Chinese Songs-A little girl picking mushrooms-cai mo gu de xiao gu niang-采蘑菇的小姑娘

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

 

A little girl picking mushrooms,
采蘑菇的小姑娘,
cǎi  mó  gu  de  xiǎo  gū  niang,  

Carry a large bamboo basket,
背着一个大竹筐, 
bēi  zhe  yī  gè  dà  zhú  kuāng, 

Bare feet in the morning,
清晨光着小脚丫,
qīng  chén  guāng  zhe  xiǎo  jiǎo  yā,  

Through the woods and the hills,
走遍森林和山冈,
zǒu  biàn  sēn  lín  hé  shān  gāng, 

She picks the most mushrooms,
她采的蘑菇最多,
tā  cǎi  de  mó  gu  zuì  duō, 

As many as the stars can count,
多得像那星星数不清,
duō  de  xiàng  nà  xīng  xing  shù  bù  qīng, 

She picks the biggest mushrooms,
她采的蘑菇最大,
tā  cǎi  de  mó  gu  zuì  dà,  

As big as that little umbrella filling the basket,
大得像那小伞装满筐,
dà  de  xiàng  nà  xiǎo  sǎn  zhuāng  mǎn  kuāng,  
  
噻箩箩箩箩箩箩箩箩哩噻!
sāi  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  li  sāi!

噻箩箩箩箩箩箩箩箩哩噻!
sāi  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  luó  li  sāi!

噻箩箩噻箩箩噻箩箩噻箩箩噻箩箩箩哩噻! 
sāi  luó  luó  sāi  luó  luó  sāi  luó  luó  sāi  luó  luó  sāi  luó  luó  luó  li  sāi! 

Everyone knows the fragrance of mushrooms in this mountain,
谁不知这山里的蘑菇香,
shuí  bù  zhī  zhè  shān  li  de  mó  gu  xiāng,  

She refused to taste it,
她却不肯尝一尝,
tā  què  bù  kěn  cháng  yī  cháng,
 
Save up for market day,
攒到赶集的那一天,
zǎn  dào  gǎn  jí  de  nà  yī  tiān,  

Carry it to the fair,
赶快背到集市上,
gǎn  kuài  bèi  dào  jí  shì  shàng, 
 
Put on a little scythe.
换上一把小镰刀。
huàn  shang  yī  bǎ  xiǎo  lián  dāo。  

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