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China (Shト]xi) Folk Song -- 0017: People Said That Shanxi Is In A Good Scene --Ren Shuo Shanxi Hao Fengguang

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This week, I learned a new Chinese (Shト]xi) folk song -- People Said That Shanxi Is In A Good Scene --Ren Shuo Shanxi Hao Fengguang

This song is the theme song of a famous movie The Young Ones In Our Village -- Wo Men Cun Li De Nian Qing Ren that was produced in 1959 by Changchun Film Studio. Director : Ma Feng, Act The Leading Role: Su Li. It is full of the Shト]xi local colors. Its main plot is that how a group of young people in a village tried to change the poorness and behindhand situation via blasting cliffs to bring water, then to build a water and electricity station. This movie made a daring trying and allowed two boys love a girls at the same time, and also, it's strong idealist color made many city young people looking forward to a countryside life in 50's.

This song was written by Qiao Yu, Zhang Luzhang wrote its music. It was sung in the movie by a famous folk musician Guo Lanyin first time. :-)

Note: Shト]xi and Shヌ始xi has same Chinese pinyin, but, one is tone 1, the other is tone 3. For distinguishing both of them.シ靴hinese government makes a rule that Shト]xi keeps its original form and Shヌ始xi should be written as Shannxi. You have to know that Shヌ始xi's capital is Xian and Shト]xi's capital is Taiyuan. They are totally different places. Today, the song we have touched is a fold of Shト]xi.

Their Chinese character are:
螻ア隘ソシ Shト]xi -- Shanxi
髯戊・ソシ Shヌ始xi -- Shannxi


I introduced another China (Shanxi) Folk Song: Xiu He Bao-- Embroider Pouch to you days ago, do you still remember it?


MAIN MEANING OF THE SONGLISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SINGING THE SONG

People said that
there is a wonderful scene in Shanxi,
soil is fat,
water is beautiful,
corn is sweet-smell.
It is Taihang mountain on the left,
It is Lヌ嗟iang mountain on the right.
When you stand on the high place to see up,
you can see the water from Fen River
is singing to flow by my little village.

Apricot flowers are blooming
in the Apricot Village,
We are just at the golden ages,
young boys do not dare to stand
hundreds' hard work,
young girls can embroider
ten thousand's flowers.
We will not get older
for we have dreams always.
You see the grandmothers with white hair,
when they are straight their wastes,
they are just like only 17 or 18 years old... :-)

You are welcome to clink any Chinese Character in the lyrics below to see its Chinese pinyin, meaning and    pronunciation, also, you can follow the links to enter the New Chinese Board and follow me to read it in Chinese

CHINESE CHARACTERS AND PRONUNCIATION:

莠コ隸エ螻ア隘ソ螂ス鬟主 -- Ren shuo Shanxi hao fengguangシ
蝨ー閧・豌エ隹キ -- di fei shui mei wugu xian縲
蟾ヲ謇螟ェ螻ア -- zuoshou yi zhi Taihang Shan,
蜿ウ謇譏ッ 蜷 譴 -- youshou yi zhi shi Lヌ嗟ian縲
蝨ィ驍」鬮伜、 -- zhan zai na gaochu
-- wang shang yi wang,
驍」豎セ豐ウ豌エ蜻 -- ni kan na Fenhe de shui ya,
蜩怜沸蝠ヲ蝠ヲ蝨ー -- hua la la de liu guo
謌醍噪譌 -- wo de xiao cun pang縲

譚剰干譚譚剰干 -- xing hua cun li kai xing hua,
蜆ソ螂ウ豁」螂ス蟷エ蜊 -- er nヌ zheng dang hao nian hua縲
逕キ蜆ソ闊ャ闍ヲ -- nan er bu pa qian ban ku,
螂ウ蜆ソ閭ス闃ア -- nヌ er neng xiu wang zhong hua縲
莠コ 驍」 豌ク 閠 -- ren you na zhiqi qong bu laoシ
驍」 逋ス蟀蟀 -- ni kan na baifa de po po,
謖コ襍キ驍」閻ー譚ソ -- ting qi na yao ban
雎。蜈ォ -- ye xiang shi qi ba縲

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--Shirley
Written, Translated, Sang And Recorded on Sat, Feb 18, 2006