Taiwan Folk Song 阿里山的姑娘 A li shan de gu niang Girls of Ali Mountain / 高山青 Gao shan qing High Mountain Green: Chinese lyrics, pinyin, English translation, info about Ali Mountain, scenic video – sunrise, sea of cloud, sakura, Bonnie Tyler – I Need a Hero Lyrics

Taiwan Folk Song 阿里山的姑娘

鄧麗君 高山青

高山青(晚會迎賓舞).mp4

舞蹈：高山青 （台灣少數民族）

高山青

高山青（高山族男女群舞)

阿里山的姑娘
A li shan de gu niang
Girl / Lass of Ali Mountain
or
高山青
Gao shan qing
High Mountain Green

台湾民歌
tai wan min ge
Taiwan folksong

高山青， 涧水蓝，
gao1 shan1 qing1 jian4 shui3 lan2
High mountain green, creek water blue
高(high/tall)山(mountain)青(the color of green and blue)， 涧(mountain stream)水(water)蓝(blue)，

阿里山的姑娘美如水呀
a1 li3 shan1 de5 gu1 niang1 mei3 ru2 shui3 ya5
Ah, the lass of Ali Mountain is as beautiful as water
阿里山(Ali Mountain)的(connecting particle)姑娘(girl)美(beautiful)如(like)水(water)呀(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

阿里山的少年壮如山啊.
a1 li3 shan1 de5 shao4 nian2 zhuang4 ru2 shan1 a5 .
Ah, the lad of Ali Mountain is as strong as mountains
阿里山(Ali Mountain)的(connecting particle) 少年(lad)壮(strong)如(like)山(mountain)啊(interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh!)

啊…… 啊……
a …… a ……

阿里山的姑娘美如水呀
a1 li3 shan1 de5 gu1 niang1 mei3 ru2 shui3 ya5
Ah, the lass of Ali Mountain is as beautiful as water
阿里山(Ali Mountain)的(connecting particle)姑娘(girl)美(beautiful)如(like)水(water)呀(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

阿里山的少年壮如山啊.
a1 li3 shan1 de5 shao4 nian2 zhuang4 ru2 shan1 a5 .
Ah, the lad of Ali Mountain is as strong as mountains
阿里山(Ali Mountain)的(connecting particle) 少年(lad)壮(strong)如(like)山(mountain)啊(interjection of surprise / Ah! / Oh!)

高山常青， 涧水常蓝，
gao1 shan1 chang2 qing1 jian4 shui3 chang2 lan2
High mountain is always green, creek water is always blue
高(tall)山(mountain)常(usually)青(green/blue)， 涧(creek)水(water)常(often)蓝(blue)，

姑娘和那少年永不分呀，
gu1 niang1 he2 na4 shao4 nian2 yong3 bu4 fen1 ya5
The lass and the lad forever won’t leave each other
姑娘(lass)和(and)那(that)少年(lad)永(forever)不(not)分(separate)呀(particle -interjection)

碧水长围着青山转.
bi4 shui3 chang2 wei2 zhuo5 qing1 shan1 zhuan4 .
Jade green water always circles and flows around the green mountain
碧(green)水(water)长(often)围(surround)着(v+ing)青(blue)山(mountain)转(turn).

These following lines are chanting of indigenous language; sorry I have no clue what those mean.

（嘿!那里努力海多那呀，
hei ! na li nu li hai duo na ya

嘿伊呀嘿亚鲁娃哪呀，
hei yi ya hei ya lu wa na ya

荷海呀荷那鲁
he hai ya he na lu

娃伊都哎多那呀 荷海呀），
wa yi du ai duo na ya he hai ya

高山常青 涧水常蓝
gao1 shan1 chang2 qing1 jian4 shui3 chang2 lan2
High mountain is always green, creek water is always blue

姑娘和那少年永不分呀，
gu1 niang1 he2 na4 shao4 nian2 yong3 bu4 fen1 ya5
The lass and the lad forever won’t leave each other

涧水长围着青山转.（嘿!）
jian4 shui3 chang2 wei2 zhe5 qing1 shan1 zhuan3 . hei4 !
The creek water always circles the green mountain around and around. (hey!)

Translated by Shu

Alishan of Taiwan

The Alishan National Scenic Area ( 阿里山國家風景區 Ālǐshān guójiā fēngjǐng qū) is a mountain resort and natural preserve located in the mountains of Chiayi County in Taiwan. It is 415 km² in area. It includes, among other things, mountain wilderness, four villages, waterfalls, high altitude tea plantations, the Alishan Forest Railway and several hiking trails. The area is popular among tourists and mountain climbers, and Alishan or Mount Ali ( 阿里山, Ālǐshān) itself has become one of the major landmarks associated with Taiwan. The area is also famous for its production of high mountain tea and wasabi.

Alishan is well known for its sunrises, and on a suitable morning one can observe the sun come up on a sea of clouds (云海, yúnhǎi) in the area between Alishan and Yüshan. Alishan and Sun Moon Lake are, arguably, two of the most well-known scenic spots in Asia. The song Ālǐshān de gūniang, ‘the girls of Alishan’, that refers to the beautiful girls of the Tsou (鄒, Zōu) aboriginal tribe, is one of Taiwan’s most popular folk songs. This song is also well known in several foreign countries, like the People’s Republic of China.
To read more of this article, please read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alishan_National_Scenic_Area

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