http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYim8kXovpI
You probably know Edelweiss from the musical, The Sound of Music. But, do you know how to sing it in Chinese? Today, I’ll teach you some simple words through this beautiful song.
雪绒花 Edelweiss
雪绒花，雪绒花 xue3 rong2 hua1, xue3 rong2 hua1
Edelweiss, edelweiss,
清晨迎着我开放 qing1 chen2 ying2 zhe wo3 kai1 fang4
Every morning you greet me.
小而白洁而亮 xiao3 er2 bai2 jie2 er2 liang4
Small and white, Clean and bright,
向我快乐地摇晃 xiang4 wo3 kuai4 le4 de yao2 huang4
You look happy to meet me.
白雪似花儿 bai2 xue2 si4 hua1 er2
Blossom of snow,
美丽芬芳 mei3 li4 fen1 fang1
May you bloom and grow,
永远开花生长 yong2 yuan3 kai1 hua1 sheng1 zhang3
Bloom and grow forever.
雪绒花，雪绒花 xue3 rong2 hua1, xue3 rong2 hua1
Edelweiss, edelweiss,
永远祝福我家乡 yong2 yuan3 zhu4 fu2 wo3 jia1 xiang1
Bless my homeland forever.
In the song, you heard several words and phrases that we often use in daily life. Let’s see how to pronounce and use them.
1) 清晨 qing1 chen2：morning
Example: 我清晨去上班(wo3 qing1 chen2 qu4 shang4 ban1)。 I go to work in the morning.
2) 小xiao3：small
3）白 bai2 ：white
4）洁 jie2：clean
5）亮 liang4：bright
6）快乐 kuai4 le4：happy
Example：我很高兴。（wo3 hen3 gao1 xing4）I am very happy.
7) 美丽mei3 li4：beautiful
Example：你很美丽。（ni3 hen3 mei3 li4） You are so beautiful.
In the song, the sentence “美丽芬芳” is a free translation of “May you bloom and grow”.
8) 永远 yong3 yuan3：forever
Example：我永远爱你。（wo3 yong3 yuan3 ai4 ni3）I love you forever.
9) 祝福 zhu4 fu4：bless
Example：我们祝福你。（wo3 men2 zhu4 fu2 ni3） We bless you.
Note: When two characters of third tone are next to one another, the first character should be pronounced as second tone instead of the original third tone, as in 我们祝福你。（wo3 men2 zhu4 fu2 ni3） .