A soothing Mandarin Chinese song 歌 ge Song 罗大佑 Luo Da You Lo Ta-yu, 張艾嘉 Zhang ai jia: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, quotes of songs and singing, Lifehouse- Storm lyrics


張艾嘉 Zhang ai jia – 歌


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Song

罗大佑
Luo Da You
Lo Ta-yu

当我死去的时候亲爱
dāng wǒ sǐ qù de shí hòu qīn ài
When the time I die, my dear

你别为我唱悲伤的歌
nǐ bié wéi wǒ chàng bēi shāng de gē
You please don’t sing me sad songs

我坟上不必安插蔷薇
wǒ fén shàng bù bì ān chā qiáng wēi
On my grave don’t plant roses

也无需浓荫的柏树
yě wú xū nóng yīn de bǎi shù
As well as no need to have thick shades of cypresses

让盖着我的青青的草
ràng gài zhe wǒ de qīng qīng de cǎo
Let the green grass which covers me

淋着雨也沾着露珠
lín zhe yǔ yě zhān zhe lù zhū
Soaked with rains as well as wet with dews

假如你愿意请记着我
jià rú nǐ yuàn yì qǐng jì zhe wǒ
If you wish please remember me

要是你甘心忘了我
yào shì nǐ gān xīn wàng le wǒ
If you are willing, you can forget about me too

在悠久的坟墓中迷惘
zài yōu jǐu de fén mù zhōng mí wǎng
In the long old time grave I will be confused

阳光不升起也不消翳
yáng guāng bù shēng qǐ yě bù xiāo yì
The sun won’t be raising also won’t disappear or get shaded darkness

我也许也许我还记得你
wǒ yě xǔ yě xǔ wǒ hái jì dé nǐ
I perhaps, perhaps I will still remember you

我也许把你忘记
wǒ yě xǔ bǎ nǐ wàng jì
I, perhaps, will forget about you



La la la ..

我再见不到地面的青荫
wǒ zài jiàn bù dào dì miàn de qīng yīn
I won’t be able to see the green shade on the ground

觉不到雨露的甜蜜
jué bù dào yǔ lù de tián mì
Won’t be able to taste the sweetness of rains and dews

我再听不到夜莺的歌喉
wǒ zài tīng bù dào yè yīng de gē hóu
I won’t be able to listen to the sweet singing vocal of nightingales again

在黑夜里倾吐悲啼
zài hēi yè lǐ qīng tǔ bēi tí
In the black night pour out the sorrowful weep

在悠久的坟墓中迷惘
zài yōu jǐu de fén mù zhōng mí wǎng
In the long old time grave I will be confused

阳光不升起也不消翳
yáng guāng bù shēng qǐ yě bù xiāo yì
The sun won’t be raising also won’t disappear or get shaded darkness

Translated by Shu

Quotes of song, songs

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb

He who sings frightens away his ills. ~Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote

Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway. ~Emory Austin

Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. ~Marilyn Penland

There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva. ~Josh Groban

The singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside. ~Rabindranath Tagore

You can cage the singer but not the song. ~Harry Belafonte

Those who wish to sing always find a song. ~Proverb

I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing. ~William James

So she poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable; with the possible exception of a moose singing “Embraceable You” in spats. ~Woody Allen

God sent his Singers upon earth
With songs of sadness and of mirth,
That they might touch the hearts of men,
And bring them back to heaven again.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

O, she will sing the savageness out of a bear! ~William Shakespeare

God respects me when I work; but God loves me when I sing. ~Rabindranath Tagore

As long as we live, there is never enough singing. ~Martin Luther

The total person sings not just the vocal chords. ~Esther Broner

Verse sweetens toil, however rude the sound;
She feels no biting pang the while she sings,
Nor as she turns the giddy wheel around,
Revolves the sad vicissitudes of things.
~William Gifford

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory. ~Henry Giles

It was his nature to blossom into song, as it is a tree’s to leaf itself in April. ~Alexander Smith

Faith and joy are the ascensive forces of song. ~Edmund Clarence Stedman

That music in itself, whose sounds are song,
The poetry of speech.
~Lord Byron

It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page. ~Joan Baez

Life is a song. Love is the music. ~Author Unknown

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. ~Chinese Proverb

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? ~Rose F. Kennedy

Sweetest the strain when in the song
The singer has been lost.
~Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
These great quotes come from: http://www.quotegarden.com/singing.html

Lifehouse- Storm lyrics

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Mandarin Chinese How to say – Memorial Day is a day to pay respect for the soldiers who died in the service for the country. Chinese idioms about remembrance, remember and memory – ke gu ming xin, ming ji zai xin, yong shi bu wang, Remembrance (Communion Song)

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”
Benjamin Disraeli quotes

Mandarin Chinese How to say – Memorial Day is a day to pay respect for the soldiers who died in the service for the country.
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纪念日是对为国服务而牺牲的军人献上敬意的一天。
jìniànrì shì duì wèi guó fúwù ér xīshēng de jūnrén xiànshàng jìngyì de yītiān。
jìniànrì ( 纪念 jìniàn, verb, remember; 日 rì, noun, day; together it means Memorial Day) shì ( 是 verb, is) duì (对 preposition, toward) wèi (为preposition, for) guó (国 noun, nation or country) fúwù (服务 verb, serve) ér (而 transition word, and or and then) xīshēng (牺牲 verb, sacrifice) de (的 particle to connect the attributive and the noun it modifies) jūnrén (军人 noun, soldier) xiàn (献 verb, offer) shàng (上 preposition, up) jìng (敬 noun, respect) yì (意 noun, thoughts) de (的 connecting particle) yī (一 number, one) tiān (天 noun, day)。

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day was officially proclaimed by General John Logan on May 5, 1868 and was observed on May 30 with flowers placed on the graves of soldiers who were buried at Arlington Cemetery.

In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May. Till now, cities in the United States hold their own ceremonies on the last Monday in May to remember and to pay respect to the men and women who died in the service for the country.

Besides honor those Americans served in the forces, Memorial Day is also a day for personal remembrance. Families honor the memories of their loved ones who already passed away. People attend church services, visit cemetery, place flowers on graves or silent tribute mark the day with solemnity. Memorial Day is a day of reflection, and it is also a three-day weekend to signify the beginning of summer.

How to celebrate Memorial Day?

Though Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, a time to enjoy the company of family and friends, and the occasion to celebrate the nation’s freedom. If you happen to be an American citizen, you can decorate your backyard in red, white and blue and invite relatives, friends, neighbors or co-workers to spend the day celebrating and remembering.

Next, let’s learn about some Chinese idioms about remembrance or unforgettable memory.

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1 感今怀昔
gǎn jīn huái Xī
gǎn (verb, feel) jīn (noun, the present) huái (verb, remember) Xī (noun, the past)
Feel about the present and remember the past.
How to say this idiom?
海啸过后,他回到被海水冲走的家的地方。他不禁感今怀昔,泪水盈眶。
hǎixiào guò hòu , tā huídào bèi hǎishuǐ chōngzǒude jiā de dìfang . tā bù wán zhěng de gǎn jīn Huái Xī , lèishuǐ yíng kuàng。
After the tsunami, he returned to the place of his old home washed away by the sea water. He could not help but sense the present poignantly while remembering the past and his eyes were filled with tears.

2 念念不忘
niàn niàn bù wàng
niàn (verb, think or remember) niàn (verb, think or remember) bù (negate word, not) wàng (verb, forget)
To keep in mind constantly.

Sample usage:
她的最好朋友一年前搬家到别州,至今她还是对他念念不忘。
tā de zuì hǎo péngyou yī nián qián bānjiā dào bié zhōu , zhìjīn tā hái shì duì tā niànniànbùwàng .
Her best friend moved to other state one year ago, till now she still keeps him in her mind constantly.

3 恋恋不舍
liàn liàn bú shě
liàn (verb, love or yearn for) liàn (verb, love or yearn for) bú (negate word, not) shě (verb, give up or abandon)
Reluctant to part.

Sample usage:
这个小孩恋恋不舍地走出迪士尼世界。
zhège xiǎohái liànliàn búshě dì zǒu chū dí shì ní shìjiè .
This kid reluctantly walked out of Disney World.

4 铭记在心
míng jì zài xīn
míng (verb, engrave) jì(verb, remember) zài (preposition, at) xīn (noun, heart)
Engraved (the memory) and remember in heart.

Sample usage:
她对她自己犯的错误铭记在心。
tā duì tā zìjǐ fàn de cuòwù míngjì zài xīn .
She engraved her own mistake in the heart.

5 刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
kè (verb, to carve) gǔ (noun, bone) míng (verb, engrave) xīn (noun, heart)
Carved in bones and engraved in the heart.
or
Etched in one’s memory.

Sample usage:
她有一段刻骨铭心的爱情。
tā yǒu yī duàn kè gǔ míng xīn de àiqíng
She has an unforgettable love which was engraved in her heart and carved in her bone.

6 永世不忘
yǒng shì bù wàng
yǒng (adjective, forever) shì(noun, generations) bù (negate word, not) wàng (verb, forget)
Won’t forget even after forever generation.

Sample usage:
她对他给她的恩惠永世不忘。
tā duì tā gěi tā de ēnhuì yǒngshì bù wàng .
She won’t ever forget the mercy he gave to her even after forever generations.

Wish you have a fabulous Memorial Day under the sun!

Remembrance (Communion Song)

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