China Art and Folk Song--011: In the Place That Peachblossom Are Blossoming

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When I was creating a piece of music for the classical poem Ducks Know the Spring Is Coming, I thought the song Zai Na Taohua Sheng Kai de Difang --In the Place that Peachbloosom Are Blossoming. I have been enjoying this song since I was in the university, but, I did not make sure it is a   folk song or an art song. After learned the song Zou Jin Xin Shi De--Walk Into The New TimesI guess it is Art and Folk Song -- a folk song that is sung with art song's way and my teacher agree with me. :-)

The lyric of the song was written by Mr. Wu Dawei and Mr. Gui Baigui. Mr. Tie Yuan created the music. A famous army musician Mr. Jiang Dawei sang it first time and famous folk musician Ms. Peng Liyuan also sang it. Both of them made this song to be popular in China quickly.


MAIN MEANING OF THE SONG:

In the place that peachbloosoms are blossoming,
There is my lovely hometown.
Peach trees are reflected over the clear water,
Peach forest is surrounding the beautiful village.
Ah, ah,
Hometown,
The place that I was born and grown up,
no matter where I am guarding as a sentry
I always yearn towards you deeply.

In the place that peachbloosoms are blossoming,
There is my charming hometown.
Children's laughs are flying in the peach garden,
girls' faces are reflected to be red
by the peachbloomons.

Ah, Ah,
Hometown,
The place that I will not forget forever,
for making your view is more beautiful,
I will defend the border area in the wind and snow.

Ah, Ah,
Hometown,
For making your view is more beautiful,
I will defend the border area in the wind and snow...

CHINESE LYRICS AND PRONUNCIATIONLISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG:

鍦ㄩ偅妗冭姳鐩涘紑鐨勫湴鏂�-- zai na taohua shengkai de difang,
鏈夋垜鍙�鐖辩殑鏁呬埂 -- you wo ke ai de guxiang.
妗冩爲鍊掓槧鍦ㄦ槑鍑�鐨勬按闈� -- taoshu dao yin zai mingjing de shui mian,
妗冩灄鐜�鎶辩潃缇庝附鐨勬潙搴� -- taolin huanbao zhe meili de zunzhuang.
鍟� -- a!   
鏁呬埂 -- guxiang!
鐢熸垜鍏绘垜鐨勫湴鏂�-- sheng wo yang wo de difang,
鏃犺�烘垜鍦ㄥ摢閲屾斁鍝ㄧ珯宀� -- wulun wo zai nali zhan gang fangshao,
鎬绘槸 鎶婁綘-- zong shi ba ni
娣辨儏鍦板悜寰� -- shenqing de xiangwang.

鍦ㄩ偅妗冭姳鐩涘紑鐨勫湴鏂� -- zai na taohua shengkai de difang,
鏈夋垜杩蜂汉鐨勬晠涔� -- you wo miren de guxiang.
妗冨洯鑽℃季鐫�-- taoyuan dang yang zhe
瀛╁瓙 浠�鐨勭瑧澹� --   haizi men de xiaosheng,
妗冭姳鏄犵孩浜嗗�戝�樼殑鑴稿簽 -- taohua yinghong le gunian de lianpang.
鍟� -- a!
鏁呬埂 -- guxiang!
缁堢敓闅惧繕鐨勫湴鏂� -- zhongsheng nanwang de difang.
涓轰簡浣犵殑鏅�鑹� -- wei le ni de jing se
鏇村姞 缇庡ソ -- gengjia meihao,
鎴戞効椹诲畧鍦ㄩ�庨洩鐨勮竟鐤� -- we yuan zhushou zai fengxue de bianjiang

鍟� -- a !
鏁呬埂 -- guxiang!
缁堢敓闅惧繕鐨勫湴鏂�-- zhongsheng nanwang de difang,
涓轰簡浣犵殑鏅�鑹� -- wei le ni de jing se
鏇村姞 缇庡ソ -- gengjia meihao,
鎴戞効椹诲畧鍦ㄩ�庨洩鐨勮竟鐤� -- wo yuan zhushou zai fengxue de bianjiang.

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--Shirley
Written, Translated and Recorded It On Sat, Feb 25, 2006