Blue River.wma

清蓝蓝的河

Qing-lan-lan di he  Blue river
 
清蓝蓝的河呀

qing-lan-lan di he ya

clean-blue-RED Di river PART

‘blue river’ 

曲曲又弯弯

qu-qu you wan-wan 

zigzag-RED and bent-RED

‘full of twists and turns.‘

绿莹莹的那草地儿望不 到边

lü-ying-ying  di  na  caodi-er  wang-bu-dao bian

green-shiny-RED DI that grass-ER see-NEG-reach edge

‘green grass to stretch far beyond the horizon’

 

鹅鸭嘎嘎叫啊

e ya ga-ga jiao a

goose duck quack-RED cry PART

‘gooses and ducks are quacking’  

牛羊跑得欢

niu yang pao di huan

cow sheep run DI happy

‘cows and sheep run happily’

 
这是俺家乡的水

zhe shi an jiaxiang  di shui

this is my hometown DI water

‘this is the river of my hometown’

这是俺家乡的源

zhe shi an jiaxiang di yuan

this is my hometown DI source

this is the headstream of our hometown

谁不夸俺家乡好

shei bu kua an jiaxiang hao

who NEG praise my hometown good 

‘everybody praise my hometown’

就像那长流水呀奔腾涌 向前

Jiu xiang na chang liushui ya benteng yong xiangqian  

JIU like that long running.water PART run pour forward

‘like the river surging ahead’

绿荫荫的树呀

lü-yin-yin di shu ya

green-shady-RED DI tree PART

‘green trees’

 
一山又一山

yi shan you yi shan

one mountain and one mountain

‘cover all the mountains’ 

根深叶茂枝相连

gen shen ye mao zhi xiang-lian

root deep leaf lush branch each.other-join

‘lush and branches join together’

 
杨柳青又青啊

yang liu qing you qing a

poplar willow green and green PART

‘poplars and willows are green’ 

瓜果甜又鲜

gua guo-er tian you xian 

melon fruit-ER sweet and fresh

‘melons and fruits are sweet and fresh’

这是俺家乡的林呀

zhe shi an jiaxiang di lin ya

this is my hometown DI forest PART

‘this is the forest of my hometown’

这是俺家乡的园

zhe shi an jiaxiang di yuan

this is my hometown DI garden

‘this is the garden of my hometown’

谁不夸俺家乡好

shei bu kua an jiaxiang hao

who NEG praise my hometown good

‘everybody praise my hometown’  

  
就像那长青树呀高高入 云端 
Jiu xiang na changqingshu ya  gao-gao  ru yunduan

JIU Like that evergreen  PART high-RED insert cloud.top

‘like the evergreen trees high in the cloud’

黑油油的地呀

hei-you-you di di ya

black-luxuriant-RED DI field PART

‘fertile land’

一片又一片

yi pian you yi pian

one piece and one piece

‘one piece and one piece’

庄稼迎风波浪宽

zhuangjia ying feng bolang kuan

crop   face wind wave wide

‘crops form the wave in the wind’

梯田绕白云

titian rao bai yun

ladder.field coil white cloud

‘ladder fields coiled with cloud’

麦穗儿金光闪

maisui-er jinguang shan

wheat.spike-ER gold.light shining

‘wheat is shining goldenly’

这是俺耕作的庄稼

zhe shi an gengzuo di zhuangjia

this is 1  cultivate DI crop

‘this is the crops I growed’

这是俺耕作的田

zhe shi an gengzuo di tian

this is 1 cultivate DI field

‘this is the field I worked on’

谁不夸俺家乡好

shei bu kua an jiaxiang hao

who NEG praise my hometown good

       ‘everybody praise my hometown’   

      
走上这幸福路呀

zou shang zhe xingfu lu ya

walk up this happiness road PART

‘walking on the way to happiness’

 

一步一层天

yi bu yi ceng tian

one step one layer sky

‘step by step’

 

一步一层天

yi bu yi ceng tian

one step one layer sky

‘step by step’

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GLOSSARY

RED = reduplication

PART = Particle

NEG = negation

1 = 1^st person