Chinese Children’s song
蜗牛与黄鹂鸟
Wo niu yu huang li niao
Snail and yellow birds /snail and oriole birds
阿门阿前一棵葡萄树
a1 men1 a1 qian1 yi4 ke1 pu2 tao2 shu4
Ah, door, ah, in the front of it, there is a grape tree
阿嫩阿嫩绿地刚发芽
a1 nen4 a1 ne4 lv4 di5 gang1 fa1 ya2
Ah, it is tender, ah, it is green, and it is just germinating now
蜗牛背著那重重的壳呀
wo1 niu2 bei1 zhu5 na4 zhong4 zhong4 de5 ke2 ya5
The snail carries its heavy shell
一步一步地往上爬
yi2 bu4 yi2 bu4 di5 wang3 shang4 pa2
One step after one step climbs up
阿树阿上两只黄鹂鸟
a1 shu4 a1 shang4 liang3 zhi1 huang2 li4 niao3
Ah, the tree, ah the tree top, there are two yellow orioles
阿嘻阿嘻哈哈在笑它
a1 xi1 a1 xi1 ha1 ha1 zai4 xiao4 ta1
Ah, they laugh, ah they giggle, ah they laugh ha-ha at it
葡萄成熟还早地很哪
pu2 tao2 cheng2 shu2 huan2 zao3 di5 hen3 na5
There is still long long time till the grapes ripen
现在上来干什么
xian4 zai4 shang4 lai2 gan4 shi2 me5
Why are you climbing up now
阿黄阿黄鹂儿不要笑
a1 huang2 a1 huang2 li4 er5 bu2 yao4 xiao4
Ah, yellow, ah, yellow oriole birds, don’t you laugh at me
等我爬上它就成熟了
deng3 wo3 pa2 shang4 ta1 jiu4 cheng2 shu2 liao3
When I climb up to the top, the grapes will be ripe already
Translated by Shu with fun 🙂
How to attract orioles to your backyard
orioles singing