Taiwan campus folk song 海里来的沙 Hai li lai de sha Sand from the sea 南方二重唱 Nan fang er zhong chang Southern duet: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, quotes, quotation of sand, Belinda Carlisle-Circle In The Sand lyrics


芝麻龍眼 zhīma lóngyǎn Sesame and Dragon Eye fruit

海里来的沙
Hai li lai de sha
Sand from the sea

南方二重唱
Nan fang er zhong chang
Southern duet

拾起一把海里来的沙 就是拥有海里来的偶然
shi2 qi3 yi4 ba3 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1, jiu4 shi4 yong3 you3 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 ou3 ran2
Pick up a handful of sand from the sea, then I will have the incidence from the sea.

也许是上帝给的真 也许是阿拉给的缘
ye3 xu3 shi4 shang4 di4 gei3 de5 zhen1, ye3 xu3 shi4 a1 la1 gei3 de5 yuan2
Perhaps, it is the truth that God gave; maybe it is the predestined affinity given by Allah.

虽然短暂有如浪花 且不管这份缘是否短暂
sui1 ran2 duan3 zan4 you3 ru2 lang4 hua1, qie3 bu4 guan3 zhe4 fen4 yuan2 shi4 fou3 duan3 zan4
Although it is as short and brief as the waves, for the time being, don’t mind this predestined affinity will be short, brief or not.

划成云彩却是永恒 让我心拾起这一片真
hua4 cheng2 yun2 cai3 que4 shi4 yong3 heng2, rang4 wo3 xin1 shi2 qi3 zhe4 yi2 pian4 zhen1
Draw it to become the color of clouds which is eternal; let my heart pick up this piece of truth.

你是否愿意当那海里来的沙 随着潮来潮往遇上了我
ni3 shi4 fou3 yuan4 yi4 dang1 na4 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1, sui2 zhe5 chao2 lai2 chao2 wang3 yu4 shang4 liao5 wo3
Are you willing to be that sand from the sea, following the tides come and go, and meet me?

你是否愿意当那海里来的沙 是否回答海里来的沙
ni3 shi4 fou3 yuan4 yi4 dang1 na4 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1? shi4 fou3 hui2 da1 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1
Are you willing to be that sand from the sea? Are you or not? Answer me, the sand from the sea.

拾起一把海里来的沙 就是拥有海里来的偶然
shi2 qi3 yi4 ba3 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1, jiu4 shi4 yong3 you3 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 ou3 ran2
Pick up a handful of sand from the sea, then I will have the incidence from the sea.

也许是上帝给的真 也许是阿拉给的缘
ye3 xu3 shi4 shang4 di4 gei3 de5 zhen1, ye3 xu3 shi4 a1 la1 gei3 de5 yuan2
Perhaps, it is the truth that God gave; maybe it is the predestined affinity given by Allah.

虽然短暂有如浪花 且不管这份缘是否短暂
sui1 ran2 duan3 zan4 you3 ru2 lang4 hua1, qie3 bu4 guan3 zhe4 fen4 yuan2 shi4 fou3 duan3 zan4
Although it is as short and brief as the waves,for the time being, don’t mind this predestined affinity will be short, brief or not.

划成云彩却是永恒 让我心拾起这一片真
hua4 cheng2 yun2 cai3 que4 shi4 yong3 heng2, rang4 wo3 xin1 shi2 qi3 zhe4 yi2 pian4 zhen1
Drew it to become the color of clouds which is eternal; let my heart pick up this piece of truth.

你是否愿意当那海里来的沙 随着潮来潮往遇上了我
ni3 shi4 fou3 yuan4 yi4 dang1 na4 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1, sui2 zhe5 chao2 lai2 chao2 wang3 yu4 shang4 liao5 wo3
Are you willing to be that sand from the sea, following the tides come and go, and meet me?

你是否愿意当那海里来的沙 是否回答海里来的沙
ni3 shi4 fou3 yuan4 yi4 dang1 na4 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1? shi4 fou3 hui2 da1 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1
Are you willing to be that sand from the sea? Are you or not? Answer me, the sand from the sea.

你是否愿意当那海里来的沙 随着潮来潮往遇上了我
ni3 shi4 fou3 yuan4 yi4 dang1 na4 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1 sui2 zhe5 chao2 lai2 chao2 wang3 yu4 shang4 liao5 wo3
Are you willing to be as the sand from the sea, follows the tides come and go and meet me?

你是否愿意当那海里来的沙 是否回答海里来的沙
ni3 shi4 fou3 yuan4 yi4 dang1 na4 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1, shi4 fou3 hui2 da2 hai3 li3 lai2 de5 sha1
Are you willing to be that sand from the sea? Are you or not? Answer me, the sand from the sea.

Translated by Shu

Quotes and quotation about sand:

“Relationships-of all kinds-are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold onto some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost.”

“To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.”
Auguries of Innocence
William Blake quotes

“Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it runs through your fingers”

“Our best built certainties are but sand-houses and subject to damage from any wind of doubt that blows”
Mark Twain quotes
French Proverb quotes

“You throw the sand against the wind
And the wind blows it back again.”
William Blake quotes

“If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water’s edge””
Napoleon Hill quotes

“An ostrich with its head in the sand is just as blind to opportunity as to disaster”

“When I was a little kid we had a sand box. It was a quicksand box. I was an only child… eventually.”
Stephen Wright quotes

“Real friends are very special, but you have to be careful because sometimes you have a friend and you think they are made of rock, then suddenly you realise they’re only made of sand.”
Maria Callas quotes

These wise quotes come from http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/sand/3.html

Belinda Carlisle-Circle In The Sand lyrics

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History, origin of graduation –Mandarin Chinese – How to say – When you graduate from high school, I definitely will attend your graduation ceremony. Confucius quote Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Chinese graduation song Li Ge, Qing qing xiao shu


A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that “individuality” is the key to success. quote of Robert Orben

Mandarin Chinese – How to say – When you graduate from high school, I definitely will attend your graduation ceremony.

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当你从高中毕业的时候,我一定会参加你的毕业典礼。
dàng nǐ cóng gāozhōng bìyè de shíhou , Wǒ yīdìng huì cānjiā nǐ de bìyèdiǎnlǐ .
dàng (当 conjunction, when or at the time) nǐ (你 pronoun, you) cóng (从 preposition, from) gāozhōng (高中 noun, high school) bìyè (毕业 verb, to graduate) de (的 particle to connect the attributive and the noun it modifies) shíhou (时候 noun phrase, time) , Wǒ (我 pronoun, I) yīdìng (一定 adverb, definitely) huì (会 auxiliary verb, will) cānjiā (参加 verb to attend) nǐ de (你的 possessive pronoun, your) bìyèdiǎnlǐ (毕业典礼noun, graduation ceremony; bìyè means gradation, diǎnlǐ means ceremony.)

Most dictionaries define the word “graduation” as:

A Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies.
B ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred; a commencement.

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Graduation day (毕业日 [ìyè rì] ) is often called degree day (学 位 日 [xuéwèi]). The graduation itself is also called commencement (学 位 授 予 典 礼 [xuéwèi shòuyŭ diănlĭ] ). The graduation ceremony is considered the highlight (最 精 彩 的 部 分 [zuì jīngcăi de bùfèn] ) of every school year. It is a glorious time to formally recognize the achievements of students who have work diligently to earn academic ( 学 术 的 [xuéshù de] )excellence. The commencement is when the graduates are awarded their diplomas (毕 业 文 凭 [bìyè wénpíng], 毕业证书 [bìyèzhèngshū ] ) and walk across the stage and flip the tassels (流 苏 [liúsū] or 穗 饰 [ suìshì ]) on their graduation hats upon receiving their degrees and handshake.

Graduation ceremonies are an ancient tradition (传 统 [chuántŏng] ) that has originated (发 源 于 [fāyuán yú] )in the universities of Paris and other Europe cities since the 11th century.

At those medieval ( 中 世 纪 的 [zhōngshìjì de] ) universities (大 学 [dàxué] ), students ( at that time were called apprentices ( 学 徒 [xuétú] )) learned skills from masters (师 傅 [shīfu] ) of crafts. At the end of their study, the apprentice earned a so called “testimonial (证 明 [zhèngmíng] ) of skill”, now it is known as the degree. Those apprentice who received the testimonial was expected to start their career (事 业 [shìyè] ) of teaching. Thus, the graduation ceremony of those time, not only celebrated (庆 祝 [qìngzhù] ) the achievement ( 成 就 [chéngjiù] ) the students earned, also highlighted the apprentice’s beginning march into the profession (职 业 [zhíyè] ) of the craft.

Let’s learn how to say in Mandarin Chinese some essentials in graduation.

Original diplomas were made from paper-thin sheepskin, written by hands, rolled and tied with a ribbon. The reason for many documents were written on animal skins is because during those time paper-making had not yet invented. Later, it got changed to parchment; when the paper making techniques improved, now most of gradates have paper diploma.

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驪歌,lí gē originally refers to the songs which were sung during parting or goodbyes. However, today it generally refers to the graduation song. Singing graduation song is one required routine in graduation ceremonies in certain Mandarin speaking world. 驪 lí means black horse and 歌 gē means songs. In the Classic of Poetry 诗经 Shījīng (also translated as the Book of Songs, the Book of Odes, or the Odes), there is a poem called 骊驹 lí jū ( lí means black horse, jū means colt) which is a farewell song.

驪歌 is 骊驹之歌 (lí jū zhī gē, the song of black horse ) for short. The term 驪歌 is very common in classic literature. For example, 李白 Lǐ Bái has two lines in his 灞陵行送别 ( bà líng xíng sòngbié Sending off at bà líng) poem:

“正当今夕断肠处,骊歌愁绝不忍听”
“zhèngdāng jīn xī duàn cháng chǔ , lí gē chóu jué bù rěn tīng ”
Exactly at tonight’s heartbroken place,
the farewell song is extremely sorrowful and I can’t bear to listen to it.

For those who are going to graduate, here is a quote for you from Confucius:

孔子
Kǒngzǐ

勿论方向,且全心赴之。
wù lún fāngxiàng , qiě quán xīn fù zhī .
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

The next are two traditional Chinese graduation songs.

青青校樹 qīngqīng xiào shù Graduation Song

驪歌 lí gē

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