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 LISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG
 Now that we are experiencing a wonderful change in China with the opening and reform of our country, and when we see the young city people living their happy lives freely, it is difficult to imagine what China was like as recently as 20 years ago, especially in the countryside.
This week I learned a new Chinese popular song -- The Shadow of the Fence Wall, which is from a Television Play called Fence, Woman and Dog. This play tells a story that took place in a small, remote mountain village, in maybe the 70,s or 80's. A young girl was married to her husband in accordance with their respective parents' prior agreement, reached before either of them was born. She suffered so much pain because of this arranged (forced) marriage and she asked to divorce her husband. Anyway, that seemed like a dream in that little village in those times, the family refused to allow it and she was censured by almost all the local people as well as her family... However, with the support of the of the village leaders, this strong lady finally ended her arranged (forced) marriage and went forward to her new life.
This song is about the how the village changed with time...
I thought this song has very strong folk song quality about it and so I wanted to sing it as a northern Chinese folk song. My vocal music teacher did not agree with me, but my piano teacher did and she supported me in stinging it in the style of a folk song.
What are your feelings when listening to this song?
MAIN MEANING OF THE SONGLISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG:
The Show Of the Fence Wall
The star is still the star,
the moon is still the moon,
the mountain is still that mountain,
the ridge is still the ridge.
The roller is just roller,
the crock is just crock,
the father is just father,
the mother is just mother.
The sesame oil lamp is sounding,
it is still the little light.
Ah, ah,
Why is only the shadow of the fence still so long?
Why does the dog gnarr so crazy?
Why the star is not like that star,
the moon it not like that moon,
the river is not like that river,
the house is not like that house,
 A mule has a little foal
a black chicken has changed to be colored phoenix,
There is no oil in the sesame oil lamp,
why is the night of the mountain village so bright?
Ah, ah,
Why is only the shadow of the fence still so long?
there are so many seedling of the bean on the wall.
Ah.
CHINESE CHARACTER AND PRONUNCIATION LISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG:
绡�绗�澧�鐨�褰�瀛�-- Liba Jiang de Ying Zi
鏄熸槦杩樻槸 閭� 棰� 鏄熸槦鍝� ? Xingxing hai shi na ke xingxing锛�
鏈堜寒杩樻槸閭�涓�鏈堜寒 ? yueliang hai shi na ge yueliang锛�
灞� 涔� 杩� 鏄� 閭� 搴�灞�鍝� ? shang ye hai shi na zuo shang锛�
姊� 涔� 杩� 鏄� 閭� 閬� 姊� ? liang ye hai shi na dao liang銆�
纰�瀛�鏄�纰�瀛� ? nianzi shi nianzi 锛�
缂�鏄�缂稿摕 ? gang shi gang 锛�
鐖�鏄�鐖�鏉�濞�鏄�濞� ? die shi die lai niang shi dinang 锛�
楹绘补鐏�鍛�杩�鍚卞惐鍦�鍝� ma you deng hai zhi zhi di xiang 锛�
鐐�鐨�杩樻槸閭�涔�涓�鐐�浜� ? di yian de hai shi namo dingdian liang銆�
鍝︼紝鍝� ? Wo, wo ,
鍙湁閭�绡�绗�澧�褰�瀛�鍜�閭�涔�闀� ? zhi you na liba qiang ying zi za hai namo chang 锛�
杩�鏈� 閭� 鐪� 瀹� 鐨� 鐙� ? hai you na kan jia de gou,
鍙�鐨�, 鍙�鐨�, 鍙�鐨�, 鍙�鐨�鍜�灏�杩�涔堢媯 ? jiao de, jiao de, jiao de, jiao de za jiu zhemo kuang 銆�
銆€
鏄熸槦鍜�涓�璞� 閭� 棰� 鏄熸槦 鍝� ? Xingxing za buxiang na ke xingxing 锛�
鏈堜寒涔熶笉璞�閭�涓�鏈堜寒 ? yueliang ye bu xiang nage yueliang锛�
娌�涔熶笉鏄�閭�鏉�娌�鍝� ? he ye bushi natiao he yao锛�
鎴�涔熶笉鏄� 閭� 搴� 鎴� ? fang ye bu shi na zhuo fang銆�
楠�瀛�涓�浜�涓�灏�椹�椹瑰摕 ? luozi xia le ge xiao maju锛�
涔�楦�鍙�鎴�浜�褰╁嚖鍑� ? wuji biancheng le cai fenghuang锛�
楹绘补鐏�鍛�鏂�浜�娌� ? ma you leng e duan liao you 锛�
灞�鏉�鐨�澶�鏅�鍜�灏�杩�涔堜寒 ? shancun de yewan za jiu zhemo liang銆�
鍝︼紝鍝� ? Wo ,wo 锛�
鍙湁閭�绡�绗�澧�褰�瀛�杩�閭�涔�闀�? zhi you na liba qiang ying zi za hai namo chang 锛�
鍦�閭�澧�涓婅竟鐖�婊�浜�鐖�婊�浜�璞�瑙�绉� ? zai na qiang shangbian pa man le doujiao yang銆�
鍝� -- wo锛�
LISTEN TO SHIRLEY SINGING THE SONG:
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--Shirley
Written, Translated, Sung and Recorded It on Sat, August 26, 2006
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