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天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the mothers in the world are all the same

楊耀東
Yáng Yàodōng

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

不管風吹雨打　不問星期或例假
bùguǎn fēng chuī yǔ dǎ 　bùwèn xīngqī huò lìjià
No matter it is wind blowing or rain hitting, no matter it is a weekday or a vacation,

我的媽媽從來不放假 工作為了家
Wǒ de māma cónglái bù fàngjià gōngzuò wéile jiā
My mom never takes a vacation; for the home she works.

廚房是她的天下　獅子頭還有紅燒鴨
chúfáng shì tā de tiānxià 　shīzi tóu hái yǒu hóngshāoyā
Kitchen is her world – lion head and also simmer-fried duck.
(note: Lion head is a Chinese dish which made of pork meatballs, while simmer-fried duck is also called soy sauce braised duck.)

樣樣她都精通不會假 她是我媽媽
yàngyàng tā dōu jīngtōng bù huì jiǎ tā shì wǒ māma
She is skilled at everything and she doesn’t fake anything; she is my mom.

從小常常挨罵　那是因為我不聽話
cóng xiǎo chángcháng áimà　nà shì yīnwèi wǒ bù tīnghuà
Since my childhood, I often got scolded; it is because I did not listen (to her words).

不要以為這是種懲罰 她只要我長大
bù yào yǐ wéi zhè shì zhǒng chéngfá tā zhǐyào wǒ zhǎngdà
Don’t think this is one kind of punishment; she just wanted me to grow up.

媽媽我感謝妳 沒有把我跟大毛比
māma Wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ méiyǒu bǎ Wǒ gēn dà máo bǐ
Mom I thank you for not comparing me to Da Mao.
(Da Mao, literally means big fur, just a random nickname for a friend.)

雖然我考試沒有得第一 她說只要你盡了力
suīrán wǒ kǎoshì méiyǒu dé dì yī tā shuō zhǐyào nǐ jǐnle lì
Although I did not get first place on the testings. She said (it is OK) as long as you did your best.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

不管太陽昇起 不管夕陽它又落西
bùguǎn tàiyáng shēng qǐ bùguǎn xīyáng tā yòu luò xī
No matter the sun rises again (or) no matter the setting sun sets in the west again,

為了我們妳犧牲了自己 我永遠不會忘記
wéi le wǒmen nǐ xīshēng le zìjǐ wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì wàngjì
For us, you sacrifice yourself; I forever won’t forget.

將來有那麼一天 我把太陽高高昇起
jiānglái yǒu nàme yītiān wǒ bǎ tàiyáng gāogāo shēngqǐ
In the future, there will be one day, I will raise the sun high.

掛在妳永遠滿足的笑意裡 媽媽我愛妳~
guà zài nǐ yǒngyuǎn mǎnzú de xiàoyì lǐ, māma wǒ ài nǐ~
Hang it in your forever satisfied smiles; Mom I love you.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

天下的媽媽都是一樣的　哦~ 天下的媽媽都是一樣的
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.

啦啦啦啦啦啦啦….
la la la la la la la ….
la la la la la la la ….

Translated by Shu

Vocabulary

1天下–天下Tiānxià the world

 

2 一樣–一样yīyàng the same

 

3 風吹雨打–风吹雨打fēng chuī yǔ dǎ wind blowing rain hitting

 

4從來不–从来不cónglái bu never

 

5 不管–不管bùguǎn no matter

 

6 廚房–厨房chúfáng kitchen

 

7精通–精通jīngtōng pr be versed in/ pretty good on something

 

8 挨罵–挨骂āi mà scolded

 

9聽話–听话tīnghuà obedient

10盡了力–尽了力jǐnle lì try one’s best

Simplified lyrics

作词：杨耀东
作曲：杨耀东

天下的妈妈都是一样的　哦~ 天下的妈妈都是一样的
天下的妈妈都是一样的　哦~ 天下的妈妈都是一样的

不管风吹雨打　不管星期或例假
我的妈妈从来不放假 工作为了家
厨房是她的天下　狮子头还有红烧鸭
样样她都精通不会假 她是我妈妈

从小常常挨骂　那是因为我不听话
不要以为这是种惩罚 她只要我长大
妈妈我感谢妳 没有把我跟大毛比
虽然我考试没有得第一 她说只要你尽了力

天下的妈妈都是一样的　哦~ 天下的妈妈都是一样的
天下的妈妈都是一样的　哦~ 天下的妈妈都是一样的

不管太阳升起 不管夕阳它又落西
为了我们妳牺牲了自己 我永远不会忘记
将来有那么一天 我把太阳高高升起
挂在妳永远满足的笑意里 妈妈我爱妳~

天下的妈妈都是一样的
哦,天下的妈妈都是一样的
天下的妈妈都是一样的
哦,天下的妈妈都是一样的
啦啦啦啦啦啦啦….

Quotes about same and sameness:
“Everything and nothing are the same in the Absolute.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun

“One more piece of sky in the jigsaw puzzle of our school.”
― Em Bailey, Shift

“Dreadful will be the day when the world becomes contented, when one great universal satisfaction spreads itself over the world. Sad will be the day for every man when he becomes absolutely contented with the life that he is living, with the thoughts that he is thinking, with the deeds that he is doing, when there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger which he knows that he was meant and made to do because he is a child of God.”
― Phillips Brooks
“The car was on the FDR drive now and, turning her head, she glanced out at the bleak brown buildings of the projects that stretched for blocks along the drive. Something inside her sank at the sight of all that sameness, and she suddenly felt defeated.
She shifted uncomfortably in her seat. In the past year, she’d started experiencing these moments of desperate emptiness, as if nothing really mattered, nothing was ever going to change, there was nothing new; and she could see her life stretching before her–one endless long day after the next, in which every day was essentially the same. Meanwhile, time was marching on, and all that was happening to her was that she was getting older and smaller, and one day she would be no bigger than a dot, and then she would simply disappear. Poof! Like a small leaf burned up under a magnifying glass in the sun. These feelings were shocking to her, because she’d never experienced world-weariness before. She’d never had time. All her life, she’d been striving and striving to become this thing that was herself–the entity that was Nico O’Neilly. And then, one morning, time had caught up with her and she had woken up and realized that she was there. She had arrived at her destination, and she had everything she’d worked so hard for: a stunning career, a loving (well, sort of) husband, whom she respected, and a beautiful eleven-year-old daughter whom she adored.
She should have been thrilled. But instead, she felt tired. Like all those things belonged to someone else.”
― Candace Bushnell, Lipstick Jungle

“When people try and change you for the better, you should let them. That way when you remain the same person despite everything, it can’t be said that you have no one to blame but yourself.”
― Bauvard, Evergreens Are Prudish

These great reads or quotes are from:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/sameness

There are other three posts about mother on the site:
1. A Chinese children’s song for mothers 母親您真偉大 Mu qin nin zhen wei da Mother you are really great : mandarin lyrics, pinyin, English translation, quotes of mom and mothers, Pink Floyd Mother, and 天下的媽媽都是一樣的 Moms in the world are all the same.
http://www.chinesetolearn.com/?p=4042
2. Learn Chinese poem – 游子吟 You2 zi5 yin2 Traveler’s song / Wanderer’s song 孟郊 Meng4 jiao1: song, pinyin, English translation, poem analysis, and Meng Jiao background information
http://www.chinesetolearn.com/?p=1442
3. Chinese children’s song 世上只有妈妈好 Shi shang zhi you mama hao In this world only mom is good: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, quotes of treasure, Mama – Celine Dion, Disney Mothers – A Mother’s Love
http://www.chinesetolearn.com/?p=4150