Chinese Songs-Let's swing the oars-rang wo men dang qi shuang jiang-让我们荡起双桨

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Do you want to learn Chinese through songs? Today we will learn a song let's swing the oars. Have you heard before? Let's get started.

Let's swing the oars,
让我们荡起双桨,
ràng  wǒ  men  dàng  qǐ  shuāng  jiǎng,

The boat pushed the waves,
小船儿推开波浪,
 xiǎo  chuán  er  tuī  kāi  bō  làng,

The sea reflected the beautiful white tower,
海面倒映着美丽的白塔,
hǎi  miàn  dào  yìng  zhe  měi  lì  de  bái  tǎ , 

It is surrounded by green trees and red walls,
四周环绕着绿树红墙,
sì  zhōu  huán  rǎo  zhe  lǜ  shù  hóng  qiáng , 

The boat drifted gently in the water,
小船儿轻轻飘荡在水中,
xiǎo  chuán  er  qīng  qīng  piāo  dàng  zài  shuǐ  zhōng,

There was a cool wind blowing in my face.
迎面吹来了凉爽的风.
yíng  miàn  chuī  lái  le   liáng  shuǎng  de  fēng.

The red scarf met the sun,
红领巾迎着太阳,
hóng  lǐng  jīn  yíng  zhe  tài  yáng, 

The sun was shining on the sea,
阳光洒在海面上,
yáng  guāng  sǎ  zài  hǎi  miàn  shàng,  

The fish in the water looked at us,
水中鱼儿望着我们,
shuǐ  zhōng  yú  er  wàng  zhe  wǒ  men,

Listen  to our happy singing quietly,
悄悄地听我们愉快歌唱,
qiāo  qiāo  de  tīng  wǒ  men  yú  kuài  gē  chàng,  

The boat drifted gently in the water,
小船儿轻轻飘荡在水中,
xiǎo  chuán  er  qīng  qīng  piāo  dàng  zài  shuǐ  zhōng,

There was a cool wind blowing in my face.
迎面吹来了凉爽的风.
yíng  miàn  chuī  lái  le  liáng  shuǎng  de  fēng.  

Finished the day's homework,
做完了一天的功课,
zuò  wán  le  yī  tiān  de  gōng  kè, 
 
Let's have some fun,
我们来尽情欢乐,
wǒ  men  lái  jìn  qíng  huān  lè, 

I ask your dear companion,
我问你亲爱的伙伴,
wǒ  wèn  nǐ  qīn  ài  de  huǒ  bàn, 

Who will arrange a happy life for us,
谁给我们安排下幸福的生活,
shuí  gěi  wǒ  men  ān  pái  xià  xìng  fú  de  shēng  huó,  

The boat drifted gently in the water,
小船儿轻轻飘荡在水中,
xiǎo  chuán  er  qīng  qīng  piāo  dàng  zài  shuǐ  zhōng, 

There was a cool wind blowing in my face.
迎面吹来了凉爽的风.
yíng  miàn  chuī  lái  le  liáng  shuǎng  de  fēng. 

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