春天到
(Chun Tian Dao)
This is a Chinese nursery rhyme about spring.
春天到
(Chun Tian Dao)
Spring Has Come
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme
(Chinese)
(English)
春天到，春天到，
花儿朵朵开口笑。
草儿绿，鸟儿叫，
蝴蝶蜜蜂齐舞蹈。
Spring has come, spring has come,
Flowers start to smile*.
Grass turns green, birds begin to sing,
Butterflies and honeybees dance together.
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Notes
*Meaning, "flowers blossom".
Mandarin Pronunciation:
Chun tian dao, chun tian dao,
Hua er duo duo kai kou xiao.
Cao er lü, niao er jiao,
Hu die mi feng qi wu dao.
Pinyin:
Chūn tiān dào, chūn tiān dào,
Huā ér duǒ duǒ kāi kǒu xiào.
Cǎo ér lǜ, niǎo ér jiào,
Hú dié mì fēng qí wǔ dǎo.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Princess Serenity (pen name) for translating this rhyme for us!
Many thanks to Gracie Gralike for the illustration!
M goi! & Xie xie!
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