Chinese songs: 邓丽君Teresa Teng (Deng lijun) 小城故事 Xiao Cheng gu shi Small town stories: lyrics, pinyin, and English translation

邓丽君 – 小城故事 Xiǎo Chéng Gùshì

Teresa Teng    Little town story

Lyrics and translation

小城故事多

xiǎochéng gùshì duō

Small town (has) many stories

小(little)城(town)故事(stories)多 (more/many)

充满喜和乐

chóng màn xīhé lè　　　　　　　　

full of joy and happiness

充满(to fill)喜(joy)和(and)乐 (happiness)

若是你到小城来

ruòshì nǐ dào xiǎochéng lái　　　　　　

If you come to the little town

若是(if)你(you)到(come to)小(little)城(town)来 (come)

收获特别多　

shōuhuò tèbié duō　　　　　　　　

(you will) especially harvest a lot

收获(reward/harvest)特别(especially)多(many)

看似一幅画

kàn shì yī fú huà　　　　　　　　　

(the town) looks like a picture

看(look)似(like)一(one)幅(measure word for painting)画(picture/drawing/painting)

听像一首歌

tīng xiàng yī shǒu gē　　　　　　　　　

(if you heard it, it) sounds like a song

听(to sound)像(like)一(one)首(measure word for song)歌(song)

人生境界真善美，这里已包括

rénshēng jìng jìng zhēnshànměi zhèlǐ yǐ bāokuò　

The scape of life, truth, kindness, and beauty, here already includes of

人生(life)境界(realm)真(truth)善(kindness)美(beauty)，这里(here)已(already)包括(include)

谈的谈，说的说　

tán dé tánshuòdé shuò　　　　　　

Talking (people) talks, chatting (people) chats

谈(talking)的(connecting particle, object is omitted here)谈(to talk)，说(saying)的(connecting particle, object is omitted here)说(to say)

小城故事真不错

xiǎochéng gùshì zhēn bùcuò

The small town story is really not bad

小(little)城(town)故事(stories)真(really)不(not)错(bad)

请你的朋友一起来 　

qǐng nǐ de péngyǒu yī qǐlái　　　　　

Ask your friends come together (with you)

请(invite)你的(your)朋友(friend)一起(together)来 (come)　

小城来做客

xiǎo chéng lái zuòkè

(to) the little town to be quests.

小(little)城(town)来(to come to )做(be)客 (quest)