Learning a song now and then is an easy way to play with the language. We found out pretty quick that the lyrics to Chinese pop songs are just as… what’s the word… vapid? as the lyrics in most English pop songs. Except a lot of Chinese pop songs seem to involve more cutesy-ness and less prostitution. That means the lyrics are simple and safe, assuming that large doses of aural saccharine can’t hurt you.
We’ll post songs occasionally, and for each song I’ll put the music video so you can hear it, and post a download link to the lyrics and guitar chord sheets that I made to practice the song… in case you wanna sing along!
老鼠爱大米 / Mouse Loves Rice / lǎoshǔ ài dàmǐ
Our teachers tell us that this is maybe the cheesiest Chinese pop song ever. It’s famous, and has been redone in many different languages, but don’t go looking for the English version on Youtube because you’ll find it, and it’s horrible. Also, Chinese mice don’t eat cheese, they eat rice. Actually come to think of it, most Chinese people don’t eat cheese. Anyway, you can play the song while you look at the lyrics below:
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Lyrics & Guitar Chords
Download: LaoshuAiDami.pdf (lyrics & guitar chords with pinyin/English cheatsheet).
歌词 / gē cí / Lyrics (the English is a little overly literal):
我听见你的声音 / wǒ tīng jiàn nǐ de shēng yīn
I hear your voice
有种特别的感觉 / yǒu zhǒng tè bié de gǎn jué
Have a special kind of feeling
让我不断想 / ràng wǒ bù duàn xiǎng
Makes me constantly miss (you)
不敢再忘记你 / bù gǎn zài wàng jì nǐ
(I) don’t dare forget you again
我记得有一个人 / wǒ jì de yǒu yī gè rén
I remember there’s one person
永远留在我心中 / yǒng yuǎn liú zài wǒ xīn zhōng
(who) forever stays in my heart
哪怕只能够这样的想你 / nǎ pà zhǐ néng gòu zhè yang de xiǎng nǐ
Even still all (I’m) able to do is miss you like this
如果真的有一天 / rú guǒ zhēn de yǒu yī tiān
If really there’s a day
爱情理想会实现 / ài qíng lǐ xiǎng huì shí xiàn
(when) ideal romance is achieved
我会加倍努力好好对你 / Wǒ huì jiā bèi nǔ lì hǎo hǎo duì nǐ
I will doubly strive to be good to you
永远不改变 / yǒng yuǎn bù gǎi biàn
Forever not changing
不管路有多么远 / bù guǎn lù yǒu duō me yuǎn
No matter the road is however far
一定会让它实现 / yī dìng huì ràng tā shí xiàn
(I) will definitely make it happen
我会轻轻在你耳边 / wǒ huì qīng qīng zài nǐ ěr biān
I will softly beside your ear
对你说，对你说 / duì nǐ shuō, duì nǐ shuō
Say to you, say to you
Chorus:
我爱你，爱着你 / wǒ ài nǐ, ài zhe nǐ
I love you, loving you
就象老鼠爱大米 / jiù xiàng lǎo shǔ ài dà mǐ
Just like a mouse loves rice
不管有多少风雨 / bù guǎn yǒu duō shǎo fēng yǔ
No matter there is how much wind and rain
我都会依然陪着你 / wǒ dōu huì yī rán péi zhe nǐ
I will still as before be there with you
我想你，想着你 / wǒ xiǎng nǐ, xiǎng zhe nǐ
I miss you, missing you
不管有多么的苦 / bù guǎn yǒu duō me de kǔ
No matter it’s however bitter
只要能让你开心 / zhǐ yào néng ràng nǐ kāi xīn
So long as (I’m) able to make you feel happy
我什么都愿意 / wǒ shén me dōu yuàn yì
I’m willing to do anything
这样爱你 / zhè yang ài nǐ
This way love you
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