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  • Biān Huā Lán (Weaving Flower Baskets)
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  • Hǎo Dà Yì Kē Shù​​ (Great Big Tree)
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  • Mō Lì Huā (Jasmine Flower)
  • Chóng ér fēi (Fireflies)
  • Nán Wàng Jīn Xiāo (Unforgettable Night)
  • Wǒ Hé Nǐ(You and Me)
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Nán Wàng Jīn Xiāo​​(Unforgettable Night)By Qiao Yu and Wang Ming

This song would work well as part of a Chinese New Year celebration. It is a song of blessing, blessing for the country its people. The feeling from the music is one of richness and fullness.I had the opportunity to attend several banquets during one of my visits to Shouguang Century School. At one banquet, my translator was explaining the Folk Song Collection Project to a principal. The next moment, the principal started singing this song in a low, operatic voice. Slowly all of the attendees of the banquet also began to sing. Once again, I was amazed at how music brings people together and how, in China, they share such a rich song tradition.

Pinyin Version

Nán wàng jīn xiāo,nán wàng jīn xiāo,bǔ lùn tiān yá yǔ jiǎo,shén zhōu wàn lǐ tóng huái bào,gòng zhù yuàn zǔ guó hǎo zǔ guó hǎo.gòng zhù yuàn zǔ guó hǎo.gòng zhù yuàn zǔ guó hǎo.Gào bié jīn xiāo, gào bié jīn xiāo,bǔ lùn xīn yǒu, yǔ gù jiāo,míng nián chūn lái zài xiāng yāo,qīng shān zài rén weì lǎo rén weì lǎo.qīng shān zài rén weì lǎo.qīng shān zài rén weì lǎo.rén weì lǎo.

English Translation

​Tonight is unforgettable.Tonight is unforgettable.It does not matter if you are in the farthest corner of the land or sea.We are in the same arms of our vast country.Together we wish for the well being of our homeland.We wish for the well being of our homeland.We wish for the well being of our homeland.Farewell tonight.Farewell tonight.It does not matter if we are old friends or new ones.We will meet again next spring.The green mountains will still be there.People will still be young, still be young.

Chinese Text

难忘今宵难忘今宵 无论天涯与海角 神州万里同怀抱 共祝愿祖国好祖国好 共祝愿祖国好 共祝愿祖国好

Print Translations

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Notation

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The Chinese Folk Music Project is a resource for english-speaking music teachers to teach their students chinese songs in a culturally responsive way. This project is made possible with the support of the Confucius Institute in Edmonton.

• Home
• Ancient Poems
  • Xiāng Sī (Thinking of Each Other)
  • Dēng guàn què lóu (Climbing Stork Tower)
  • Jìng Yè Sī (Quiet Night Thoughts)
  • Fù Dé Gǔ Yuán Cǎo Sòng Bié (Farewell on an Ancient Plain)
• Songs and Games
  • Nursery Rhymes >
    • Dǎ Huā Pāi (Clapping Together)
    • Dǎ Qiáo Mài (Threshing the Buckwheat)
    • Duì Huáng Xiè (Yellow Crab Song)
    • Huá Chuán Gē (The Paddling Song)
    • Jīn Suǒ, Yín Suǒ (Gold Lock, Silver Lock)
  • Nursery Rhymes Continued >
    • Mài Mài Duō, Chī Guǒ Guo (Come Together, Let's Eat Candy)
    • Mù Tóng Yáo (The Shepherd Boy Song
    • Suān Méi Tāng (The Plum Drink)
    • Suǒ nà pèi lǎ bāg (Suona Plays with the Trumpet)
    • Xīng Xīng Duō, Wá Wa Duō (Many Stars, Many Children)
  • Even More Nursery Rhymes! >
    • Yī Yā Yāo (Rowing Song)
    • Yōu Yáo Lán (Rocking the Cradle)
    • Zhuó Mù Niǎo (Woodpecker)
    • Lā Dà Jù (Pulling the Big Saw)
    • Xiǎo Hào Zī, Shàng Dēng Tái (Little Mouse Climbing the Oil Lamp)
    • Xiǎo Xiǎo Zī, Zuò Mén Duēn Er (Little Boy Sitting on the Door Step)
  • Yǒng é (To Goose)
  • Shàng Xué Gē (Going to School)
  • Du Shu Lang (The Little Schoolboy)
  • Diū Shǒu Juàn (Drop the Handkerchief)
  • Xiǎo Yàn Zi (Little Swallow)
• Regional Folk Songs
  • Kang Ding (Sichuan Province)
  • Xiǎo hé tǎng shuǐ (Flowing River)
  • Wa Ha Ha (Xinjiang Province)
  • Zai Na Yao Yuan De Di Fang (Xinjiang Province)
  • Yí Méng Shān Xiǎo Diào (YiMeng Mountain)
  • Biān Huā Lán (Weaving Flower Baskets)
  • Xiān qǐ le nǐ dē gài tóu lǎi (Xinjiang Province)
  • Biān Huā Lán (Weaving Flower Baskets)
  • Jiāo Chěng Shān (Shanxi Province)
  • Shí Dòu Dòu (Shanxi Province)
• Popular Classics
  • Hǎo Dà Yì Kē Shù​​ (Great Big Tree)
  • Shì Shàng Zhǐ Yǒu Mā Mā Hǎo (Mom is the best in the World)
  • Mō Lì Huā (Jasmine Flower)
  • Chóng ér fēi (Fireflies)
  • Nán Wàng Jīn Xiāo (Unforgettable Night)
  • Wǒ Hé Nǐ(You and Me)
• About