Chinese Songs: Our Favorite Way To Practice

Below I've laid out a couple of our favorite songs to sing in Chinese. I wrote out the pinyin and the english... more like copied and pasted them from a word document I have. I also provided Mischa's favorite youtube videos of each song. Hope you like it and learn a bit of Chinese. 

Mo li hua (Jasmine Flower)

hǎo yī duǒ mĕi lì de mò li huā


What a beautiful jasmine flower

hăo yī duŏ mĕi lì de mò li huā

What a beautiful jasmine flower


fēn fāng měi lì mǎn zhī yā


Sweet-smelling, beautiful, stems full of buds

yòu xiāng yòu bái rén rén kuā


Fragrant and white, everyone praises

ràng wǒ lái jiāng nǐ zhāi xià

Let me pluck you 


sòng gěi bié rén jiā


Give to someone's family

mò li huā ya mò li huā

Jasmine flower, oh jasmine flower

Liǎng Zhī Lǎo Hǔ(Two Tigers)

liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ,  liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ

Two tigers,  two tigers

pǎo de kuài,  pǎo de kuài

Run so fast,  run so fast

yī zhī méi yǒu ěr duo

One has no ears

yī zhī méi yǒu wěi ba

One has no tail

zhēn qí guài,  zhēn qí guài

So strange, so strange!

Ní Wá Wa (Mud Doll)

 Ní wáwa, Ní wáwa,

Mud doll, Mud doll,

Yīgè ní wáwa

A mud doll

Yě yǒu nà méimáo,

Has eyebrows too,

Yě yǒu nà yǎnjīng, Yǎnjīng búhuì zhǎ.

Has eyes too, Eyes do not blink.

Ní wáwa, Ní wáwa,

Mud doll, Mud doll,

Yīgè ní wáwa,

A mud doll,

Yě yǒu nà bízi,

Has a nose too,

Yě yǒu nà zuǐbā, Zuǐbā bù shuōhuà.

Has a mouth too, Mouth does not speak.

Tā shì ge jiǎ wáwa,

She is a fake doll,

Bú shì ge zhēn wáwa,

Not a real baby,

Tā méiyǒu qīnàide māma, Yě méiyǒu bàba.

She does not have dear mother, Also has no father.

Ní wáwa, Ní wáwa,

Mud doll, Mud doll,

Yīgè ní wáwa,

A mud doll,

Wǒ zuò tā māma, Wǒ zuò tā bàba,

I'll be her mother, I'll be her father

Yǒngyuǎn ài zhe tā.

Always love her.

Wo you yi zhi xiao mao lu (I have a small donkey)

wo you yi zhi xiao máo lu.

I have a small donkey

wo cóng lái ye bu qí.

Which I never ride

you yi tian wo xing xue lái cháo.

One day I feel like riding it

qí zhe qu gan jí.

So I ride it to the fair

wo shou li ná zhe xiao pí bian.

I have a small whip in hand

xin li zheng dé yi.

And I am enjoying the ride

bu zhi zen men hua la la la

I don't know what happened

wo shai le yi shen ní.

I fell off of it and got muddy

Yi shan yi shan liang jing jing (twinkle little star)

Yi shan yi shan, liang jing jing

One twinkle, one twinkle, shine so bright

mang tian dou shi xiao xing xing

All the sky is full of little stars

gua zai tian kong fang guang ming

hanging in the sky shine the brightness

hao xiang xu duo xiao yan jing

look like many little eyes

tou jian bang xi gai jiao (head shoulders knees & feet)

tou, jian bang, xi gai, jiao, xi gai, jiao

head, shoulders, knees, feet, knees, feet

 tou, jian bang, xi gai, jiao, xi gai, jiao

head, shoulders, knees, feet, knees, feet

yan jing, bi zi, zui ba, he er duo

eyes, nose, mouth, and ears

tou, jian bang, xi gai, jiao, xi gai, jiao

head, shoulders, knees, feet, knees feet

tou, du zi, pi gu, jiao, pi gu, jiao

head, tummy, bottom, feet, bottom, feet

tou, du zi, pi gu, jiao, pi gu, jiao

head, tummy, bottom, feet, bottom, feet

yan jing, bi zi, zui ba, he er duo

eyes, nose, mouth, and ears

tou, du zi, pi gu, jiao, pi gu, jiao

head, tummy, bottom, feet, bottom, feet

Bao Bei

Wo de bao bei　bao bei　gei ni yi dian tian tian
My baby, baby, giving you a bit of sweetness

Rang ni jin ye dou hao mian

Allowing you to sleep well tonight

Wo de xiao gui xiao gui dou dou ni de mei yan

My silly, silly kid, teasingly playing with your eyebrows

Rang ni xi huan zhe shi jie

making you like this world

Wa la la la la la wo de bao bei

Wa la la la la la my baby

Juan de shi hou you ge ren pei

When I'm tired, there's someone to accompany me

Ai ya ya ya ya ya wo de bao bei

Ai ya ya ya ya ya my baby

Yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei

Wanting you to know you are the most beautiful

Wo de bao bei bao bei gei ni yi dian tian tian

My baby, baby, giving you a bit of sweetness

Rang ni jin ye hen hao mian

Allowing you to sleep well tonight

Wo de xiao gui xiao gui dou dou ni de xiao lian

My silly, silly kid, teasingly playing with your face

Rang ni xi huan zheng ge ming tian

Allowing you to like every coming tomorrow

Wa la la la la la wo de bao bei

Wa la la la la la my baby

Juan de shi hou you ge ren pei

When I'm tired, there's someone to accompany me

Ai ya ya ya ya ya wo de bao bei

Ai ya ya ya ya ya my baby

Yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei

Wanting you to know you are the most beautiful

Wa la la la la la wo de bao bei

Wa la la la la la my baby

Gu dan shi you ren ba ni xiang nian

When I'm lonely there's someone to think of

Ai ya ya ya ya ya wo de bao bei

Ai ya ya ya ya ya my baby

Yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei

Wanting you to know you are the most beautiful

Wa la la la la la wo de bao bei

Wa la la la la la my baby

Juan de shi hou you ge ren pei

When I'm tired, there's someone to accompany me

Ai ya ya ya ya ya wo de bao bei

Ai ya ya ya ya ya my baby

Yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei

Wanting you to know you are the most beautiful

Yao ni zhi dao ni zui mei

Wanting you to know you are the most beautiful

(Okay, Mischa's favorite Bao Bei version is Hayley Westenra... but this is the original.)

Alright. There are a couple of our favorites. We have about a hundred others that we like and can't wait to learn. Hope you liked them as much as we do. 

Happy Homeschooling!

~Mickaela