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 LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
 I was in my business trip this weekend. So, I had no time to record a song that I have learned in my music lesson. But a message on my mobile phone reminds me that this Thursday, Dec 13 is the 70 anniversary that the Nanjing Massacre in 1937. That also reminded that I had learned to sing a song ? Songhua River on the National Humiliation Day of China on September 18 , to remember it -- on the same day in 1931, the Japanese troop covered all of the three provinces of northeast of China, and started the war to China in the Far East in the Second World War.
This song expresses how the young people had to get away from their hometown and to be wandering inside Shanghaiguan. How they missed their family and hometown and looked forward to come back their hometown and to re-meet their parents.
I knew this song when I was very young and I have been wishing that I could sing it in person someday -- I had felt it was too high to me to sing. So, after learning to sing for years, I tried to sing it first time on the day of September 18, 2007. I sung this song with tears. I do wish our motherland is getting stronger along with time with the effort of all of the Chinese people. I do wish the historical tragedy will not recur with the effort with all of the people who love peace in the world.
I do not satisfy with my singing yet. But, I have no time and energy to re-sing it and re-record it this weekend. I have also no time to sing it into English. So, what I wish is that it will be a little bit help to you to learn Chinese culture and to improve your Chinese aural comprehension. Also, I will sing it in English and record it in both of Chinese and English once more. : - )
Main Meaning Of the Song
LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
My home is on the Songhua River in the Northeast,
which a bounds with forests and coal mines,
wherein all fields and hills are covered
with sorghum and soya bean.
My home is on the Songhua River in the Northeast,
there live my fellow country men,
among them are my old fragile parents.
9.18, 9.18,
since that tragic bitter day,
9.18, 9.18,
 since that tragic biter gay,
I've been away from my home,
leaving behind the inexhaustible treasures,
roaming about, roaming about,
when in the world, can I go back to my lovely hometown?
When the world can I repossess the inexhaustible treasures?
Mom and Dad! Mom and Dad!
When can we have a happy reunion?
CHINESE CHRACTERS AND PINYIN:
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羆筝 -- Songhua Jiang shang
絎筝羆筝 ? Wo de jia zai Songhua Jiang shang鐚
罍ょ ? nail you senlin meikuang鐚
菴羯絮紊莟蕭膕 ? haiyou na manshangbianye de dadou gaoliang
絎筝羆筝 -- ? Wo de jia zai Songhua Jiang shang鐚
? nail you wo de tongbao鐚
菴茵 紲 ? haiyou na shuailao de dieniang
箙.筝鐚箙.筝 ? Jiu yi ba! Jiu yi ba!
篁筝 ? cong nage beican de shihou鐚
箙.筝鐚箙.筝 ? Jiu yi ba, Jiu yi ba,
篁筝 ? cong nage beican de shihou鐚
胼篋絎銀后 ? Tuoli le wo de jiaxiang鐚
綣絨絎 ? paoqi na wujin de baozang鐚
羌羌鐚羌羌 ? liulang! Liulang鐚
篁 ? zhengri zai guannei鐚
羌羌 -- liulang鐚
綛 ? Na nian na yue鐚
紊 箙 ? cai nenggou huidao won a geai de guxiang 鐚
綛 ? Na nian na yue鐚
紊絨絎 ? cai nenggou shouhui won a wujin de baozang鐚
紲鐚紲 ? die niang a, die niang a鐚
篁箙罨筝 ? shenmo shihou cai nenggou huanju zai yitang鐚
LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
 If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are welcomed.
--Shirley
Written, Translated and Recorded on Sun, Dec 16, 2007
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