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 LISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG
 Hi friends, have you ever been to Beijing? Do you like Beijing? I do, Beijing is not only Chinas capital, but also it is my birthplace and my first hometown and so ever since I first heard the song My Hometown Is Beijing, I have enjoyed listening to it. I love this song for its strong local Beijing dialect and for its strong local tone. There also a real taste of the Beijing Opera.
I originally learned this song 11 months ago, in June, 2006, but at that time I did not have the ability to sing it alone and so my teacher sang it with me.
Anyway, on Monday night, when I opened one of my music books, I found this song and I sung it once more. The more I sang it, the more I loved it and I felt that I now had the ability to sing it alone. :-)
On Saturday, despite having a sore throat and a headache all day through exhaustion, I did not cancel my vocal music lesson. I took some medicine to ease the pain and my music teacher directed me in singing this song once more.
Even though I have not mastered it well enough yet, I still feel very comfortable singing it right now.
I do hope that my song will bring you a big smile and be a little help to you in improving your Chinese listening level and in knowing more about Chinese culture.
MAIN MEANING OF THE SONGLISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG:
My Hometown Is Beijing
I have been to whole of the world
and many famous cities.
But when I am thinking quietly,
I still best love my Beijing.
Needless to say
the bright moon over the Temple of Heaven,
and the wind in the Beihai Park.
the lions on the Luogou Bridge,
and the pines in the Temple of Tanzhe.
I can sing endless
the Taihe Hall with red walls and green jade tiles
I can see endless the lights of Zhangan Street as a rainbow.
As soon as I see the courtyard with wistaria and ancient pagoda trees,
I feel an emotional feeling with sweet,
clear and melodious
from their native Beijing tune and Beijing rhyme...
 Needless to say
the skyscraper and the revolving halls,
the machine rooms in the electronic street,
and the lights in the night markets.
I sing endless the busy and happy Wang fujing street
I say endless the famous cooking and delicious food
with beautiful colors, sweet smell...
As soon as I think of
the you tiao (deep-fried twisted dough sticks),
soya milk and ordinary cakes
as a daily life of a family,
a delicate, soft, sweet and refreshing country feeling comes into my heart.
I have been to all over the world
and many ancient cities.
When I thinking quietly,
I still best love my Beijing.
CHINESE CHARACTER AND PRONUNCIATION LISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG:
箙篋-- guxiang shi Beijing
莎篋茱筝 -- zoubian le nan bei xi dong,
箙菴篋莅紊ゅ -- ye daoguo xuduo mingcheng
筝 -- jingjing di xian yi xian,
菴篋-- wo haishi zui ai wo de Beijing
 筝莚 -- bu shuo na
紊 -- Tiantan de mingyue
羌蕋 -- Beihai de feng,
羃 罅 絖 -- Lugouqiao de shizi,
羹絲 -- Tanzhesi de song
筝紊 -- chang bu gou
膾紜腆紊罧-- na hongqiang biwang Taihedia;
筝絨-- dao bu jin
茵綵 -- na shili changjie wo chaihong
-- zhikan ta
膣罕 -- ziteng guhuai siheyuan,
箴茹筝筝-- bian juede tiansisi,
-- cui shengsheng,
篋篋 紊 -- jingqiang hingyun zi duoqi...
筝莚 --bu shuo na
蕭紊ｦ -- gaosong de dasha,
莉 -- xuanchuan de ting,
絖茵堺 -- tianzi jie de jifang,
紊絽筝-- yeshi shang de deng
筝絨-- chang du gou
羹 罨 羔 綺篋 -- na xinchao huanyong Wangfujing;
筝絨-- dao bu jin
ｨ篏薤羌 -- na mingchu jiayao se xiang nong
-- dan xiang na,
羃莟羌絎絽薀 -- youtiao doujiang jiachangbing,
箴莎膸 -- bian gou qi xi youyou,
絲梧 -- mi rongrong,
臂箙 -- ganxian fengfang guxiang qing...
莎篋茱筝 -- zoubian le nan bei xi dong,
箙菴篋莅紊ゅ -- ye daoguo xuduo mingcheng
筝 -- jingjing de xian yi xian,
菴篋-- wo haishi zui ai wo de Beijing
LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG:
 If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are welcome to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends. :-)
--Shirley
Written, Translated, Sung and Recorded on Sat, June 16, 2007
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