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今山古道 Jin Shan Gu Dao Modern Mountains, Ancient Roads 黄大城 Huang Da Cheng: Chinese song lyrics, pinyin, English translation and Vangelis Ask the mountains

今山古道 Jin Shan Gu Dao Modern Mountains, Ancient Roads 黄大城 Huang Da Cheng 山呀山哟,绵延不断 shan1 ya5 shan1 yo1, mian2 yan2 bu2 duan4 Mountains ah mountains, continuous and uninterrupted 山(mountain)呀(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise)山(mountain)哟(particle equivalent to 啊 … Continue reading

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Tang lu shi poem – 锦瑟 Jin Se The lavishly decorated zither by 李商隐 Li Shangyin: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, allusions of zhong sheng meng die, du juan Chinese cuckoo symbol, pearl tears, lan tian yu sheng yan, jin se song, and Pink Floyd – Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

recite the poem singing the poem 锦瑟 (note 1) Jin Se The lavishly decorated zither by 李商隐 Li Shangyin 錦瑟無端五十弦,一弦一柱思華年。 Jin3 se4 wu2 duan1 wu3 shi2 xuan2, yi4 xuan2 yi2 zhu4 si1 hua2 nian2 The lavishly decorated zither, for no … Continue reading

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