Chinese Songs-Country lane-xiang jian xiao lu-乡间小路

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Do you want to learn Chinese through songs? Today we will learn a song about Country lane. Have you heard before? Let's get started.

Walking down a country road,
走在乡间的小路上,
zǒu  zài  xiāng  jiān  de  xiǎo  lù  shang,

The old cow is my companion,
暮归的老牛是我同伴,
mù  guī  de  lǎo  niú  shì  wǒ  tóng  bàn,

Blue sky with sunset in the chest, 
蓝天配朵夕阳在胸膛,
lán  tiān  pèi  duǒ  xī  yáng  zài  xiōng  táng,

Colorful clouds are the clothes of sunset, 
缤纷的云彩是晚霞的衣裳,
bīn  fēn  de  yún  cǎi  shì  wǎn  xiá  de  yī  shang,

Put a hoe on your shoulder,  
荷把锄头在肩上,
hé  bǎ  chú  tou  zài  jiān  shàng,

The song of the shepherd boy is rippling,  
牧童的歌声在荡漾,
mù  tóng  de  gē  shēng  zài  dàng  yàng,

Woo-woo woo-woo they sing, 
喔呜喔呜他们唱,
wō  wū  wō  wū  tā  men  chàng,

A piccolo was playing,  
还有一支短笛隐约在吹响,
hái  yǒu  yī  zhī  duǎn  dí  yǐn  yuē  zài  chuī  xiǎng,

The smile is written on the face,  
笑意写在脸上,
xiào  yì  xiè  zài  liǎn  shàng,

Hum a little country song,
哼一曲乡居小唱,
hēng  yī  qǔ  xiāng  jū  xiǎo  chàng,

Let my thoughts fly in the night breeze, 
任思绪在晚风中飞扬,
rèn  sī  xù  zài  wǎn  fēng  zhōng  fēi  yáng,

How many lonely melancholy,  
多少落寞惆怅,
duō  shao  luò  mò  chóu  chàng,

All are carried away by the night wind,
都随晚风飘散,
dōu  suí  wǎn  fēng  piāo  sàn,

Forgotten on a country road. 
遗忘在乡间的小路上。
yí  wàng  zài  xiāng  jiān  de  xiǎo  lù  shang。  

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