S.H.E - Zhong Guo Hua (中國話) Lyrics

扁擔寬 板凳長
Bian dan kuan Ban deng chang
扁擔想綁在板凳上
Bian dan xiang bang zai ban den shang
扁擔寬 板凳長
Bian dan kuan Ban deng chang
扁擔想綁在板凳上
Bian dan xiang bang zai ban deng shang
倫敦瑪莉蓮 買了件旗袍送媽媽
Lun dun ma li lian Mai le jian qi pao song ma ma
莫斯科的夫司基 愛上牛肉麵疙瘩
Mo si ke de fu si ji Ai shang niu rou mian ge da
各種顏色的皮膚
Ge zhong yan se de pi fu
各種顏色的頭髮
Ge zhong yan se de tou fa
嘴裡念的說的開始流行中國話
Zui li nian de shuo de kai shi liu xing zhong guo hua
多少年我們苦練英文發音和文法
Duo shao nian wo men ku lian ying wen fa yin he wen fa
這幾年換他們卷著舌頭學平上去入的變化
Zhe ji nian huan ta men juan zhe she tou xue ping shang qu ru de bian hua
平平仄仄平平仄 (仄仄平平仄仄平)
Ping ping ze ze ping ping ze (ze ze ping ping ze ze ping)
好聰明的中國人 好優美的中國話
Hao cong ming de zhong guo ren Hao you mei de zhong guo hua
扁擔寬 板凳長
Bian dan kuan Ban deng chang
扁擔想綁在板凳上
Bian dan xiang bang zai ban deng shang
板凳不讓扁擔綁在板凳上
Ban deng bu rang bian dan bang zai ban deng shang
扁擔偏要綁在板凳上
Bian dan pian yao bang zai ban den shang
板凳偏偏不讓扁擔綁在那板凳上
Ban deng pian pian bu rang bian dan bang zai na ban deng shang
到底扁擔寬還是板凳長
Dao di bian dan kuan hai shi ban deng chang
哥哥弟弟坡前坐
Ge ge di di puo qian zuo
坡上臥著一隻鵝
Po shang wo zhe yi zhi e
坡下流著一條河
Po xia liu zhe yi tiao he
哥哥說 寬寬的河
Ge ge shuo Kuan kuan de he
弟弟說 白白的鵝
Di di shuo Bai bai de e
鵝要過河 河要渡鵝
E yao guo he He yao du e
不知是那鵝過河 還是河渡鵝
Bu zhi dao na e guo he hai shi he du e
Chorus:
全世界都在學中國話
Quan shi jie dou zai xue zhong guo hua
孔夫子的話 越來越國際化
Kong fu zi de hua Yue lai yue guo ji hua
全世界都在講中國話
Quan shi jie dou zai jiang zhong guo hua
我們說的話 讓世界都認真聽話
Wo men shuo de hua rang shi jie dou ren zhen ting hua
紐約蘇珊娜
Niu yue su shan na
開了間禪風Lounge Bar
Kai le jian chan feng Lounge Bar
柏林來的沃夫岡
Bo lin lai de wo fu gang
拿胡琴配著電吉他
Na hu qin pei zhe dian ji ta
各種顏色的皮膚
Ge zhong yan se de pi fu
各種顏色的頭髮
Ge zhong yan se de tou fa
嘴裡念的說的開始流行中國話
Zui li nian de shuo de kai shi liu xing zhong guo hua
多少年我們苦練英文發音和文法
Duo shao nian wo men ku lian ying wen fa yin he wen fa
這幾年換他們卷著舌頭學平上去入的變化
Zhe ji nian huan ta men juan zhe she tou xue ping shang qu ru de bian hua
平平仄仄平平仄 (仄仄平平仄仄平)
Ping ping ze ze ping ping ze (ze ze ping ping ze ze ping)
好聰明的中國人 好優美的中國話
Hao cong ming de zhong guo ren Hao you mei de zhong guo hua
有個小孩叫小杜
You ge xiao hai jiao Xiao Du
上街打醋又買布
Shang jie da cu you mai bu
買了布 打了醋
Mai le bu Da le cu
回頭看見鷹抓兔
Hui tou kan jian ying zhua tu
放下布 擱下醋
Fang xia bu Ge xia cu
上前去追鷹和兔
Shang qian qu zhui ying han tu
飛了鷹 跑了兔
Fei le ying Pao le tu
灑了醋 濕了布
Sa le cu Shi le bu
嘴說腿 腿說嘴
Zui shuo tui Tui shuo zui
嘴說腿 愛跑腿
Zui shuo tui Ai pao tui
腿說嘴 愛賣嘴
Tui zhuo zui Ai mai zui
光動嘴 不動腿
Guang dong zui Bu dong tui
光動腿 不動嘴
Guang dong tui Bu dong zui
不如不長腿和嘴
Bu ru bu zhang tui huo zui
到底是那嘴說腿
Dao di shi na zui shuo tui
還是腿說嘴
Hai shi tui shuo zui

Translation

The bo staff is wide; the bench is long
The bench wants to tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
The bo staff is wide; the bench is long
The bench wants to tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
In London, Marilyn bought a qipao as a gift for her mother
In Mexico, Fuski fell in love with Chinese beef short noodles
People of every skin color
People with hair of every color
What they're reading, what they're saying... Chinese is becoming the new trend
How many years did we painstakingly practice English pronunciation and learn their grammar?
For a change, now it's their turn to get their tongues all in a knot
How smart the Chinese are!-- and how beautiful our language!
The bo staff is wide; the bench is long
The bench wants to tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
The bo staff won't let the bench tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
Instead, the bo staff wants to tie itself to the bench
The bench won't let the bo staff tie itself to the bench
So is the bo staff wide or the bench long?
Elder brother and younger brother sit on a hill
On the hill, there is a swan
At the bottom of the hill runs a river
The elder brother says, "The river is wide."
The younger brother says, "The swan is white."
The swan wants to cross the river; the river wants the swan to cross
Don't know if the swan is crossing the river or the river is crossing the swan
The whole world is learning Chinese
Confucius' words are becoming world culture
The whole world is speaking Chinese
Our language makes the people of the world listen up
In New York, Susanna
Opens up a Chinese style lounge bar
Wolfgang from Berlin
Pairs the erhu with his electric guitar
People of every skin color
People with hair of every color
What they're reading, what they're saying... Chinese is becoming the new trend
How many years did we painstakingly practice English pronunciation and learn their grammar?
For a change, now it's their turn to get their tongues all in a knot
How smart the Chinese are!-- and how beautiful our language!
There once was a child named XiaoDu
Went out one day to buy some vinegar and sell cloth
He sold his cloth, bought his vinegar
Turned around and saw an eagle catching a rabbit
He put down the cloth, cut loose the vinegar
Began to chase the eagle and the rabbit
The eagle flew away; the rabbit ran away
He spilled the vinegar, got the cloth wet
His mouth blamed his legs, his legs blamed his mouth
His mouth blamed his legs, those legs that love to run
His legs blamed his mouth, the mouth that loves to run
Moving just the mouth and not the legs
Moving just the legs and not the mouth
Might as well not have either legs or mouth
Did the mouth blame the legs...
... or the legs blame the mouth?