Fusion Folk Music - Traditional yet Modern Far East Songs in English/Chinese
Ginalina ft. friends from the vancouver chinese music ensemble
Old Train Song
ft. Diu Diu Deng
(Taiwanese/English)
Verse 1
Hwai chia gian gao lido
A-mei lido – Diu!
A-yo bong kang lai - bong kang lai … !
Bong kang yi tsui lido - Diu Diu!
Deng-a lido, a-mei lido, diu-a lido
Di luo lai … !
Verse 2
Hwai chia gian gao lido
A-mei lido – Diu!
A-yo bong kang lai - bong kang lai … !
Hwai chia gian gao lido - Diu! Diu!
Deng-a lido, amei lido, diu a lido
Di luo lai … !
Whoo-whoo, whoo … whoo-whoo, whoo …
Verse 3
Day train chugging, chugging
Through the tunnel track!
Into mountain fields - mountain fields … !
Rain falls quickly, quickly – Drip! Drop!
On the rooftop, on the window, dripping, dropping
Everywhere … !
Back to Verse 1
Hwai chia gian gao lido
A-mei lido – Diu!
A-yo bong kang lai - bong kang lai … !
Bong kang yi tsui lido - Diu Diu!
Deng-a lido, a-mei lido, diu-a lido
Di luo lai … !
Whoo-whoo, whoo … whoo-whoo, whoo …
Whoo-whoo, whoo … whoo-whoo, whoo
Jasmine Flower
ft. Molihua
(Mandarin/English)
Verse 1
Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā
Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā
Fēn fāng měilì mǎn zhī yā
Yòu xiāng yòu bái rén rén kuā
Ràng wǒ lái jiāng nǐ zhāi xià
Sòng gěi biérén jiā
Mòlihuā ya mòlihuā
Mòlihuā ya mòlihuā
Verse 2
Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā
Lovely and beautiful Jasmine Flower
Fragrant blossoms fill the air
So pure, so sweet, everywhere
May I have a bud to share
For my love, so fair
Jasmine Flower, oh Jasmine Flower
Mòlihuā ya mòlihuā
Verse 3
Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā
Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā
Fēn fāng měilì mǎn zhī yā
Yòu xiāng yòu bái rén rén kuā
Ràng wǒ lái jiāng nǐ zhāi xià
Sòng gěi biérén jiā
Mòlihuā ya mòlihuā
Jasmine Flower, oh Jasmine Flower
Mòlihuā ya mòlihua
The Snail and the Orioles
ft. Wōniú Hé Huánglí Niǎo
(Mandarin/English)
Verse 1
A mén a qián yìkē pútao shù
A nèn a nènlǜ de gāng fāyá
Wōniú bēizhe nà zhòngzhòng de ké ya
Yíbù yíbù de wǎng shàng pá.
A shù a shàng liǎngzhī huánglí’niǎo
A xǐ a xǐ hāha zài xiào tā
Pútao chéngshú hái zǎode hěn na
Xiànzài shànglái gànshénme?
La la la la la - la la la la la
La la la la laaa
Outro 1
A huáng a huáng nǐ ya búyào xiào
Deng wo pa shang ta jiu cheng shu liao
Cheng shu liao
Verse 2
Over the gate there’s a young grape vine
Tender and green, winding up the side
Then comes Snail with a shell on his shoulder
Step_by step_oh we see him climb
Up in the tree, keeping a close eye
The Oriole Birds laugh and wonder why
“Why so early to be on your journey
Nothing here is ripe for you!
La la la la la - la la la la la
La la la la laaa
Outro 2
Well, says the Snail, don’t you laugh at me
They’ll be very sweet when I arrive
When I arrive!