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    沂蒙山小调        

人人(那个)都说(哎)

rén-rén (nà-gè) dōu shuō (ai)

rèn-rèn (nà-guò) dŏu shuō (ai)

person-RDP (DET-CL) all say (INTG)

everybody says that

 
沂蒙山好

yí méng shān hăo

yì mèng shăn hāo

Yi Meng mountain good

Yimeng Mountain is good

 
沂蒙(那个)山上(哎)

yí méng (nà-gè) shān shàng (ai)

yì mèng (nà-guò) shăn shàng (ai)

Yi Meng (DET-CL) mountain up (INTG)

on top of  Yimeng Mountain

 
好风光

hăo fēng-guāng

hāo féng-guăng

good wind light

nice view

 
青山(那个)绿水(哎)

qīng shān (nà-gè) lv̀ shuĭ (ai)

qĭng shăn (nà-guò) lv̀ shuī (ai)     

turquoise mountain (DET-CL) green water (INTG)

the mountain is green and the water is clean

 
多好看

duō hăo kàn

duŏ hāo kàn

a-lot good view

what a nice view!

 
风吹(那个)草低(哎)

fēng chuī (nà-gè) căo dī (ai)

féng chuĭ (nà-guò) cāo dī (ai)

wind blow (DET-CL) grass low (INTG)

the wind blows and the grass bends

 
见牛羊

jiàn níu yáng

jiàn níu yáng

see cow sheep

you see cows and sheep



高梁(那个)红来(哎)

gāo-liáng (nà-gè) hóng lái (ai)

găo-liàng (nà-guò) hóng lăi (ai)

wheat (DET-CL) red come(INTG)

the wheat is ripe and red ???
 

稻花(那个)香

dào huā (nà-gè) xiāng

dào huă (nà-guò) xiăng

rice flower (DET-CL) fragrant

the wheat flowers smell really good

 
满担(那个)果蛋(哎)

măn dàn (nà-gè) guŏ dàn (ai)

mān dàn (nà-guò) guō dàn (ai)

full carrying-pole (DET-CL) fruit egg (INTG)

the baskets of the carrying–pole are full of fruits and eggs

 
堆满仓

duī măn cāng

duĭ mān căng

pile full store-house

the store-house is full of piles of wheat