Listen to Shirley Sang the Song In English July 18, 2009 in the US
Listen to Shirley Sang the Song In Chinese July 18, 2009 in the USListen to Shirley Sang the Song In Chinese Feb 17, 2008 in China
This is a very famous Chinese Xingjiang / Hasake folk song. Its lyric has been collected into the textbook of the high school -- All the Chinese high school students have to learn it as one of their language and literature lessons.
I enjoy its alive tone, full of the enthusiasm, positive emotion and funny lyrics...
I translated it into English and I taught myself to sing it in Chinese first time Feb 17, 2008, then my music teacher corrected something for me in my music lesson. At that time, I could not sing it in English for the rhythm of the song is too fast.
After studying in the US for more than 9 months, I feel that maybe I can try to sing it in English. So, since Saturday morning, I have been working on it for about 10 hours. Now, I have completed the re-translation, re-sang it Chinese and sang it in English first time.
I really hope that my effort will be some help to you to learn Chinese culture and Chinese language.
Listen to Shirley Sang the Song In English July 18, 2009 in the USListen to Shirley Sang the Song In Chinese July 18, 2009 in the USTHE MAIN MEANING OF THE SONGPeople call me Ma Yi La,
poet Ma Yi La;
teeth is white,
sound is good,
singer Ma Yi La.
When I am happy,
I sing a song,
play my Dongbula, Dongbula.
coming and going poeple
are crowding under my eaves,
Ma Yi La，la yi la,
ha la la ku，la yi la,la yi la,
ha la la ku la yi la ya la,
la la la,la la la.
I am a Wali girl,
name Ma Yi La.
The edges of my white handkerchief
are embroidered roses.
Young Hasake,
everyone envies, envies me,
whose singing can compete with mine.
Ma Yi La，la yi la,
ha la la ku，la yi la,la yi la,
ha la la ku la yi la ya la,
la la la,la la la.
The edges of my white handkerchief
are embroidered roses,
who can come to sing a song
to match Ma Yi La.
Young Hasake,
everyone knows me, knows me,
They are running from the far away mountains,
Ma Yi La，la yi la,
ha la la ku，la yi la,la yi la,
ha la la ku la yi la ya la,
la la la,la la la.
CHINESE CHARACTER AND PRONUNCIATION Listen to Shirley Sang the Song In English July 18, 2009 in the USListen to Shirley Sang the Song In Chinese July 18, 2009 in the US人们都叫我玛依拉 - Renren dou jiao wo Ma Yi La,
诗人玛依拉 - shiren Ma Yi La,
牙齿白，声音好 - yachi bai, shenyin hao，
歌手玛依拉 - geshou Ma Yi La。
高兴时唱上一首歌 - gaoxing shi changshang yi shou ge,
弹起那冬不拉，冬不拉 - tanqi na dongbula,dongbula,
来往人们挤在我的屋檐底下呀-laiwang renman ji zai wo de wuyan xia,
玛依拉，拉依拉 -- ma yi la，la yi la,
哈拉拉库拉依拉，拉依拉,拉呀拉 - ha la la ku，la yi la,la yi la,
哈拉拉库拉依拉呀，拉呀拉，拉拉拉 - ha la la ku la yi la ya la, la la la。
我是瓦利姑娘-- Wo shi Wali guniang,
名叫玛依拉 -- ming jiao Ma Yi La,
白手巾四上边绣满了玫瑰花-Bai shou jin sibian shang xiuman la meigui hua。
青年的哈萨克 -- Nianqing de Hasake,
人人羡慕我，羡慕我 - renren xianmu wo, xianmu wo,
谁的歌声来和我比一下呀 -shui di gesheng lai he wo bi yi xia ya 。
玛依拉，拉依拉 -- ma yi la，la yi la,
哈拉拉库拉依拉，拉依拉,拉呀拉 - ha la la ku，la yi la,la yi la,
哈拉拉库拉依拉呀，拉呀拉，拉拉拉 - ha la la ku la yi la ya la, la la la。
白手巾四上边绣满了玫瑰花- Bai shou jin sibian shang xiuman la meigui hua。
谁能来唱上一首歌比比玛依拉-shui neng la changshang yi shou ge bibi Ma Yi La。
青年的哈萨克 - Nianqing di Hasake,
人人知道我，知道我 - renren dou zhidao wo,
从那远山来到了我的家呀-cong na yuanshan laidao wo di jia ya。
玛依拉，拉依拉 -- ma yi la，la yi la,
哈拉拉库拉依拉,拉依拉,拉呀拉- ha la la ku，la yi la,la yi la,
哈拉拉库拉依拉呀，拉呀拉，拉拉拉- ha la la ku la yi la ya la, la la la。
Listen to Shirley Sang the Song In English July 18, 2009 in the USListen to Shirley Sang the Song In Chinese July 18, 2009 in the US
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to
shirley@ebridge.cn, or
yiping007@missouristate.edu, You are welcome to publish your opinions in
Forum For Friends. :-)
--Shirley ZhangWritten, Translated and Recorded It Sun Feb 17, 2008 in China / July 18, 2009 in the US.
