S.H.E 中国话 (Zhong Guo Hua) Lyrics

扁担宽板凳长
Bian dan kuan Ban deng chang
The bo staff is wide; the bench is long
扁担想绑在板凳上
Bian dan xiang bang zai ban den shang
The bench wants to tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
扁担宽板凳长
Bian dan kuan Ban deng chang
The bo staff is wide; the bench is long
扁担想绑在板凳上
Bian dan xiang bang zai ban deng shang
The bench wants to tie itself to the ends of the bo staff

伦敦玛莉莲买了件旗袍送妈妈
Lun dun ma li lian Mai le jian qi pao song ma ma
In London, Marilyn bought a qipao as a gift for her mother
莫斯科的夫司基爱上牛肉面疙瘩
Mo si ke de fu si ji Ai shang niu rou mian ge da
In Moscow, Fuski fell in love with Chinese beef short noodles
各种颜色的皮肤
Ge zhong yan se de pi fu
People of every skin color
各种颜色的头发
Ge zhong yan se de tou fa
People with hair of every color
嘴里念的说的开始流行中国话
Zui li nian de shuo de kai shi liu xing zhong guo hua
What they're reading, what they're saying... Chinese is becoming the new trend

多少年我们苦练英文发音和文法
Duo shao nian wo men ku lian ying wen fa yin he wen fa
How many years did we painstakingly practice English p___unciation and learn their grammar?
这几年换他们卷着舌头学平上去入的变化
Zhe ji nian huan ta men juan zhe she tou xue ping shang qu ru de bian hua
For a change, now it's their turn to get their tongues all in a knot
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)
好聪明的中国人好优美的中国话
Hao cong ming de zhong guo ren Hao you mei de zhong guo hua
How smart the Chinese are!-- and how beautiful our language!

扁担宽板凳长
Bian dan kuan Ban deng chang
The bo staff is wide; the bench is long
扁担想绑在板凳上
Bian dan xiang bang zai ban deng shang
The bench wants to tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
板凳不让扁担绑在板凳上
Ban deng bu rang bian dan bang zai ban deng shang
The bo staff won't let the bench tie itself to the ends of the bo staff
扁担偏要绑在板凳上
Bian dan pian yao bang zai ban den shang
Instead, the bo staff wants to tie itself to the bench
板凳偏偏不让扁担绑在那板凳上
Ban deng pian pian bu rang bian dan bang zai na ban deng shang
The bench won't let the bo staff tie itself to the bench
到底扁担宽还是板凳长
Dao di bian dan kuan hai shi ban deng chang
So is the bo staff wide or the bench long?

哥哥弟弟坡前坐
Ge ge di di puo qian zuo
Elder brother and younger brother sit on a hill
坡上卧着一只鹅
Po shang wo zhe yi zhi e
On the hill, there is a swan
坡下流着一条河
Po xia liu zhe yi tiao he
At the bottom of the hill runs a river
哥哥说宽宽的河
Ge ge shuo Kuan kuan de he
The elder brother says, "The river is wide."
弟弟说白白的鹅
Di di shuo Bai bai de e
The younger brother says, "The swan is white."
鹅要过河河要渡鹅
E yao guo he He yao du e
The swan wants to cross the river; the river wants the swan to cross
不知是那鹅过河还是河渡鹅
Bu zhi dao na e guo he hai shi he du e
Don't know if the swan is crossing the river or the river is crossing the swan

Chorus:
全世界都在学中国话
Quan shi jie dou zai xue zhong guo hua
The whole world is learning Chinese
孔夫子的话越来越国际化
Kong fu zi de hua Yue lai yue guo ji hua
Confucius' words are becoming world culture
全世界都在讲中国话
Quan shi jie dou zai jiang zhong guo hua
The whole world is speaking Chinese
我们说的话让世界都认真听话
Wo men shuo de hua rang shi jie dou ren zhen ting hua
Our language makes the people of the world listen up

纽约苏珊娜
Niu yue su shan na
In New York, Susanna
开了间禅风Lounge Bar
Kai le jian chan feng Lounge Bar
Opens up a Chinese style lounge bar
柏林来的沃夫冈
Bo lin lai de wo fu gang
Wolfgang from Berlin
拿胡琴配着电吉他
Na hu qin pei zhe dian ji ta
Pairs the erhu with his electric guitar
各种颜色的皮肤
Ge zhong yan se de pi fu
People of every skin color
各种颜色的头发
Ge zhong yan se de tou fa
People with hair of every color
嘴里念的说的开始流行中国话
Zui li nian de shuo de kai shi liu xing zhong guo hua
What they're reading, what they're saying... Chinese is becoming the new trend

有个小孩叫小杜
You ge xiao hai jiao Xiao Du
There once was a child named XiaoDu
上街打醋又买布
Shang jie da cu you mai bu
Went out one day to buy some vinegar and sell cloth
买了布打了醋
Mai le bu Da le cu
He sold his cloth, bought his vinegar
回头看见鹰抓兔
Hui tou kan jian ying zhua tu
Turned around and saw an eagle catching a rabbit
放下布搁下醋
Fang xia bu Ge xia cu
He put down the cloth, cut loose the vinegar
上前去追鹰和兔
Shang qian qu zhui ying han tu
Began to chase the eagle and the rabbit
飞了鹰跑了兔
Fei le ying Pao le tu
The eagle flew away; the rabbit ran away
洒了醋湿了布
Sa le cu Shi le bu
He spilled the vinegar, got the cloth wet
嘴说腿腿说嘴
Zui shuo tui Tui shuo zui
His mouth blamed his legs, his legs blamed his mouth
嘴说腿爱跑腿
Zui shuo tui Ai pao tui
His mouth blamed his legs, those legs that love to run
腿说嘴爱卖嘴
Tui zhuo zui Ai mai zui
His legs blamed his mouth, the mouth that loves to run
光动嘴不动腿
Guang dong zui Bu dong tui
Moving just the mouth and not the legs
光动腿不动嘴
Guang dong tui Bu dong zui
Moving just the legs and not the mouth
不如不长腿和嘴
Bu ru bu zhang tui huo zui
Might as well not have either legs or mouth
到底是那嘴说腿
Dao di shi na zui shuo tui
Did the mouth blame the legs...
还是腿说嘴
Hai shi tui shuo zui
... or the legs blame the mouth?