Happy Chinese New Year! Here’s another translated Spring Festival song! Our three-year-old loves to sing and dance to this one, too.
恭喜恭喜恭喜你
咚咚咚锵 咚咚咚锵 / dōng dōng dōng qiāng dōng dōng dōng qiāng
[drumming sounds]
恭喜恭喜恭喜你 / gōngxǐ gōngxǐ gōngxǐ nǐ
Congratulations congratulations congratulations to you
咚咚咚锵 咚咚咚锵 / dōng dōng dōng qiāng dōng dōng dōng qiāng
[drumming sounds]
恭喜恭喜新年快乐 万事如意 / gōngxǐ gōngxǐ xīnnián kuàilè, wànshì rúyì
Congratulations, congratulations, Happy New Year!
May everything go according to your wishes.
一元复始呀春风得意 / yī yuán fù shǐ ya, chūn fēng déyì
A year begins again, the spring wind is happy
万象更新呀大吉大利 / wànxiàng gèng xīn ya, dà jí dà lì
All of nature is renewed, very auspicious and prosperous
[Chorus 2x]
招财进宝呀金银满堂 / zhāo cái jìn bǎo ya, jīn yǐn mǎn táng
Inviting weath and riches, gold and silver fill the hall
风调雨顺呀年年有余 / fēng tiáo yǔ shùn ya, niánnián yǒu yú
The weather is favourable, year and year has abundance
[Chorus 2x]
More Chinese New Year/Spring Festival stuff:
- Those aren’t Chinese New Year’s fireworks; they’re “recreational munitions”
- Happy Lantern Festival 2011 from Tianjin, China!
- Happy Rabbits! Chinese New Year 2011 fireworks from Tianjin, China!
- A little taste of Chinese New Year in our neighbourhood
- Happy Chūwǔ tù you! Time to curse your enemies with Chinese voodoo!
- [Photo Gallery:] Beijing’s Ditan Park Temple Fair 地坛庙会
- ‘Tis the season for… RED PANTIES!
- Chinese New Year: a Passover?
- Happy New Year! Congratulations for not being eaten!
- The Nian monster is coming! Better get some red underwear!
More Chinese songs to learn:
- 《恭喜发财》 by 刘德华 – a translated Chinese New Year song to get you in the Spring Festival mood!
- 宝贝 (Baby) by 张悬 (Zhāng Xuán) — lyrics & guitar chords
- Brother Who Sleeps in the Top Bunk / 睡在我上铺的兄弟
- Nothing to My Name / 一无所有
- Even in Death I’ll Love / 死了都要爱
- Liang Shanbo & Juliet / 梁山伯与茱丽叶
- Mouse Loves Rice / 老鼠爱大米