《黄河源头》 Source of the Yellow River¹ 6park.com词 : 石顺义 (Lyrics : Shi Shunyi)
曲 : 孟庆云 (Music : Meng Qingyun)
谱 : •http://www.jianpuw.com/htm/55/240779.htm 6park.comLyrics:
(Translation with singability in mind.) 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 1 ]—————————• 6park.com吆... / 哟... / 吆...
Yow... / Yo... / Yow... 6park.com•—————[ Stanza 2 ] (Rhyme : aaaa)—————• 6park.com黄河的源头在哪里哎?
Where is the source of the Yellow River? 6park.com在牧马汉子的酒壶里哎
It's in the liquor flasks of the wranglers. 6park.com黄河的源头在哪里?
Where is the source of the Yellow River? 6park.com在擀毡姑娘的歌喉里哎
It's in the songs of the felting girls. 6park.com•—————[ Stanza 3 ] (Rhyme : aaaa)—————• 6park.com浑格嘟嘟地流呀流.. 流千年积怨
Turbidly it roars with millennia of miseries, 6park.com甜格润润地飞呀飞.. 飞千里万里
Nourishingly it soars through tens of thousand lis². 6park.com一朵浪花是一个故事
Every spindrift is but a story, 6park.com洒向那个神州古老的土地
On the ancient Devine Land it splashes with feat. 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 4 ]—————————• 6park.com哎... / 哎... / 哎... / 哎...
Eh... / Eh... / Eh... / Eh... 6park.com•—————[ Stanza 5 ] (Rhyme : abab)—————• 6park.com黄河的源头在哪里哎?
Where is the source of the Yellow River? 6park.com在昨日发黄的史书里哎
It's in the foxed annals of yesterdays. 6park.com黄河的源头在哪里?
Where is the source of the Yellow River? 6park.com在今天溶化的积雪里哎
It's in the melted snows of todays. 6park.com•—————[ Stanza 6 ] (Rhyme : aabb)—————• 6park.com苍格茫茫地涌呀涌.. 铺天呀盖地
Onto the vastness it surges.. surges and sweeps, 6park.com金格闪闪地淌呀淌.. 溶多少寻觅
With golden glisters it charges.. charges and seeks. 6park.com一朵浪花是一个脚印
Every spindrift is but a footprint, 6park.com向太阳那个升起的地方走去
Towards the place where the sun rises it sprints. 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 7 ]—————————• 6park.com吆... / 哟... / 吆...
Yow... / Yo... / Yow...
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Translated by
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Notes : 6park.com1. Yellow River : The second longest river (5464 km) in China, originating from the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau in the west and empties into the Yellow Sea in the east. It is dubbed the “Mother River of Chinese civilization”. 6park.com2. Li : Chinese length unit. 1 li = 0.5 km
—————————————————————— 6park.comSuggested English syllable allocation in the sentence corresponding to the Chinese version is noted below. Number at the end of a sentence denotes syllable count. I keep it close to the original such that it may be sung in the translated verse. 6park.comLyrics: 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 1 ]—————————• 6park.com吆... / 哟... / 吆...
Yow... / Yo... / Yow... 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 2 ]—————————• 6park.com黄河的 - 源头 - 在哪里哎? (9)
Where is the - source of the - Yellow River? (10) 6park.com在牧马 - 汉子的 - 酒壶里哎 (10)
It's in the - liquor flasks - of the wranglers. (10) 6park.com黄河的 - 源头 - 在哪里? (8)
Where is the - source of the - Yellow River? (10) 6park.com在擀毡 - 姑娘的 - 歌喉里哎 (10)
It's in the - songs of the - felting girls. (9) 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 3 ]—————————• 6park.com浑格 - 嘟嘟地 - 流呀流..- 流千年积怨 (13)
Turbidly - it roars with - millennia - of miseries, (13) 6park.com甜格 - 润润地 - 飞呀飞..- 飞千里万里 (13)
Nouri - shingly it - soars through - tens of thousand lis. (12) 6park.com一朵浪花 - 是一个故事 (9)
Every spindrift - is but a story, (9) 6park.com洒向 - 那个神州 - 古老的 - 土地 (11)
On the - ancient Devine Land - it splashes - with feat. (12) 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 4 ]—————————• 6park.com哎... / 哎... / 哎... / 哎...
Eh... / Eh... / Eh... / Eh... 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 5 ]—————————• 6park.com黄河的 - 源头 - 在哪里哎? (9)
Where is the - source of the - Yellow River? (10) 6park.com在昨日 - 发黄的 - 史书里哎 (10)
It's in the - foxed annals - of yesterdays. (10) 6park.com黄河的 - 源头 - 在哪里? (8)
Where is the - source of the - Yellow River? (10) 6park.com在今天 - 溶化的 - 积雪里哎 (10)
It's in the - melted snows - of todays. (9) 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 6 ]—————————• 6park.com苍格 - 茫茫地 - 涌呀涌..- 铺天呀盖地 (13)
Onto - the vastness - it surges..- surges and sweeps, (12) 6park.com金格 - 闪闪地 - 淌呀淌..- 溶多少寻觅 (13)
With golden - glisters - it charges..- charges and seeks. (12) 6park.com一朵浪花 - 是一个脚印 (9)
Every spindrift - is but a footprint, (9) 6park.com向太阳 - 那个升起的 - 地方 - 走去 (12)
Towards - the place where the - sun rises - it sprints. (11) 6park.com•—————————[ Stanza 7 ]—————————• 6park.com吆... / 哟... / 吆...
Yow... / Yo... / Yow... 6park.com•===================================•