S.H.E
中国话 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Chinese
- Level
- Advanced
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Mandopop
- Length
- 3:15
扁担宽 板凳长
The narrow shoulder pole, the long bench,
扁担想绑在板凳上
Wants to tie the shoulder pole to the bench,
扁担宽 板凳长
The narrow shoulder pole, the long bench,
扁担想绑在板凳上
Wants to tie the shoulder pole to the bench,
伦敦玛莉莲买了件旗袍送妈妈
London's Marilyn bought a cheongsam for her mom,
莫斯科的夫司基爱上牛肉面疙瘩
Moscow's Fuski fell in love with beef noodle dumplings,
各种颜色的皮肤 各种颜色的头发
Various colors of skin, various colors of hair,
嘴里念的 说的 开始流行中国话 (中国话)
What we chant and say, starts to make Chinese cool (Chinese cool),
多少年我们苦练英文发音和文法 (yeah)
For many years we’ve practiced English pronunciation and grammar (yeah),
这几年换他们卷著舌头学平上去入的变化
These past few years, they’ve been rolling their tongues to learn the smooth changes of tones.
平平仄仄平平仄
Level, oblique, level, oblique, level,
好聪明的中国人 好优美的中国话
Oh, such clever Chinese folks, oh, such beautiful Chinese words.
扁担宽 板凳长
The carrying pole is wide, the bench is long.
扁担想绑在板凳上
The carrying pole wants to tie itself to the bench.
板凳不让扁担绑在板凳上
But the bench won't let the carrying pole tie to it.
扁担偏要绑在板凳上
Still, the carrying pole insists on tying itself to the bench.
板凳偏偏不让扁担绑在那板凳上
Yet the bench just won’t allow the carrying pole to tie there.
到底扁担宽 还是板凳长？
In the end, is the carrying pole wider or the bench longer?
哥哥弟弟坡前坐
Brothers sit on the slope ahead.
坡上卧著一只鹅 坡下流著一条河
On the slope lies a goose, below flows a river.
哥哥说 宽宽的河 弟弟说 白白的鹅
Brother says the river is wide, little brother says the goose is white,
鹅要过河 河要渡鹅
The goose wants to cross the river, the river wants to carry the goose.
不知是那鹅过河 还是河渡鹅
Who knows if the goose crosses the river, or if the river carries the goose?
全世界都在学中国话
The whole world is learning Chinese,
孔夫子的话 越来越国际化
Confucius's words are becoming more international.
全世界都在讲中国话
The whole world is speaking Chinese.
我们说的话 让世界都认真听话
The words we say make the world truly listen.
纽约苏珊娜开了间禅风 lounge bar
In New York, Susanna opened a Zen-style lounge bar.
柏林来的沃夫冈拿胡琴配著电吉他
Wolfgang from Berlin plays the erhul with an electric guitar.
各种颜色的皮肤 各种颜色的头发
All kinds of skin colors, all kinds of hair colors.
嘴里念的 说的 开始流行中国话 (中国话)
What I speak, what I say, starts the trend of Chinese words (Chinese words)
多少年我们苦练英文发音和文法 (yeah)
How many years we've toiled on English sounds and grammar (yeah)
这几年换他们卷著舌头学平上去入的变化
These past few years they twist their tongues to learn the tones of each change
仄仄平平仄仄平
Rising and falling, rising and falling
好聪明的中国人 好优美的中国话
So clever are the Chinese, such beauty in the Chinese tongue
有个小孩叫小杜 上街打醋又买布
There's a kid named Little Du, out on the street buying vinegar and cloth
买了布 打了醋 回头看见鹰抓兔
Bought the cloth, spilled the vinegar, turned around to see an eagle catching a rabbit
放下布 搁下醋 上前去追鹰和兔
Put down the cloth, set aside the vinegar, moved forward to chase the eagle and the rabbit
飞了鹰 跑了兔 洒了醋 湿了布
The eagle flew, the rabbit ran, vinegar spilled, the cloth got wet
嘴说腿 腿说嘴 嘴说腿 爱跑腿
Mouth says legs, legs say mouth, mouth says legs, love to run errands
腿说嘴 爱卖嘴 光动嘴 不动腿
Legs just talk, they love to chatter, only the mouth moves, the legs stand still.
光动腿 不动嘴 不如不长腿和嘴
Just the legs move, the mouth stays still, it's better not to have legs or a mouth at all.
到底是那嘴说腿 还是腿说嘴？
In the end, is it the mouth that speaks for the legs, or the legs that voice the mouth?
全世界都在学中国话
The whole world is learning Chinese.
孔夫子的话 越来越国际化
Confucius's words are becoming more and more global.
全世界都在讲中国话
The whole world is speaking Chinese.
我们说的话 让世界都认真听话
The words we speak make the world pay attention and listen earnestly.
(扁担 扁扁扁担宽 板凳长)
(Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide, the bench is long.)
(扁担 扁扁扁担宽 板凳长)
(Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide, the bench is long.)
(扁担 扁扁扁担宽)
(Shoulder pole, the shoulder pole is wide.)
全世界都在学中国话
The whole world is learning Chinese now
孔夫子的话 越来越国际化
Confucius' words are becoming more globalized
全世界都在讲中国话
The whole world is speaking Chinese
我们说的话 (让他) 让世界 (认真) 都认真听话
The words we say make the world truly listen carefully
全世界都在学中国话 (在学中国话)
The whole world is learning Chinese (learning Chinese)
孔夫子的话 越来越国际化
Confucius' words are becoming more globalized
全世界都在讲中国话
The whole world is speaking Chinese
我们说的话 (让他) 让世界 (认真) 都认真听话
The words we say make the world truly listen carefully
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Key vocabulary
- 哥哥gē ge
- elder brother1
- 坐zuò
- sit1
- 搁gē
- stop7
- 绑bǎng
- tie7
- 鹅é
- goose7
- 鹰yīng
- eagle7
- 多少duō shǎo
- how many1
- 好hǎo
- good1
- 妈妈mā ma
- mom1
- 学xué
- study1
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About this song
S.H.E is a Taiwanese Mandopop trio known for its chart-dominating releases and record sales since debuting in 2001. The group is recognized for major hits such as the cover of “Brown Eyes” and “Don’t Wanna Grow Up,” as well as its successful television work including the Golden Bell-winning drama The Rose.