Mandarin Chinese children’s song 童谣 – 春神来了
儿歌歌曲动画《春神来了》
春神来了
It would be an easy Chinese song to teach or sing for the spring season.
春神来了
春神來了
chūn shén lái le
Here comes Spring God
春(spring)神(god)来(come)了(past tense marker)
春神来了怎知道
春神來了怎知道
chūn shén lái le zěn zhīdào
Spring God comes, how to know?
春(spring)神(god)来(come)了(past tense marker)怎(how)知道( to know)
梅花黄莺报到
梅花黃鶯報到
méihuā huángyīng bàodào
Plum blossoms and orioles checked in.
梅花(plum blossoms)黄(yellow)莺(oriole)报到(report for duty/check in)
梅花开头先含笑
梅花開頭先含笑
méihuā kāitóu xiān hánxiào
Plum blossoms showed first beaming smiles.
梅花(plum blossoms)开头(in the beginning)先(first)含笑(to have a smile on one’s face )
黄莺接着唱新调
黃鶯接著唱新調
huángyīng jiēzhe chàng xīn diào
Then orioles started singing a new tune.
黄(yellow)莺(orioles)接着(to follow)唱(sing)新(new)调(tune)
欢迎春神试身手
歡迎春神試身手
huānyíng chūn shén shì shēnshǒu
Welcome Spring God to test its skills.
欢迎(welcome)春(spring)神(God)试(to try/ to test)身手(skills/ talents)
来把世界改造
來把世界改造
lái bǎ shìjiè gǎizào
Came to transform the world.
来(come)把( particle marking the following noun as a direct object)世界(world)改造(transform)
Translated and annotated by Shu