Beijing Welcomes You

I am extremely busy, but the Beijing Olympics are coming close. I thought I'd put up the wonderful song "Beijing Welcomes You". Many of the artists in the video have been featured in this music blog. How many can you recognise? More later.

Thanks to the Anti CNN subtitle team for the translation.

北京欢迎你
Beijing HuanYing ni
..

迎接另一个晨曦 带来全新空气
气息改变情味不变 茶香飘满情谊
我家大门常打开 开放怀抱等你
拥抱过就有了默契 你会爱上这里
不管远近都是客人请不用客气
相约好了在一起 我们欢迎你
yíngjiē lìngyīge chén xī dàilái quánxīn kōngqì
qìxī gǎibiàn qíng wèi bùbiàn chá xiāng piāo mǎn qíngyì
wǒ jiā dàmén cháng dǎkāi kāifàng huáibào děng nǐ
yōngbào guò jiù yǒu le mòqì nǐ huì àishàng zhèlǐ
bùguǎn yuǎn jìn dōu shì kèren qing bùyòng kèqì
xiāngyuē hǎo le zàiyīqǐ wǒmen huānyíngnǐ

Dawning of another morning filled with refreshing air
The air has changed; but emotion still scents like tea
My doors are always open, ready to embrace you with a hug
A hug to know you better, for you'll love this place
Wherever you're from you'll be our guest so just be at home
We have agreed to meet here, we'd like to welcome you.


我家种著万年青 开放每段传奇
为传统的土壤播种 为你留下回忆
陌生熟悉都是客人请不用拘礼
第几次来没关係 有太多话题
wǒ jia ��zhòng zhe wànnián qīng kāifàng měi duàn chuánqí
wèi chuántǒng de tǔrǎng bōzhǒng wèi nǐ liúxià huíyì
mòshēng shúxī dōu shì kèren qing bùyòng jū lǐ
dì jǐcì lai �méi guān xi yǒutàiduō huàtí

The Everygreen at my place is quite legendary
Sown on the old Soil for memories to be cherished
Strangers, old pals are our guests, so just be at home
Whether newcomers or revisitors, we sure have lots to chat


北京欢迎你 为你开天闢地
流动中的魅力充满著朝气
北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
在黄土地刷新成绩
Welcome to Beijing, we built these all for you
Flow with charm, refreshed and energized.
Welcome to Beijing, let's take a breath beneath the sun
Let's set our new records on this Soil


我家大门常打开 开怀容纳天地
岁月绽放青春笑容 迎接这个日期
天大地大都是朋友请不用客气
画意诗情带笑意 只为等待你
wǒ jiā dàmén cháng dǎkāi kāi huái róngnà tiāndì
suìyuè zhàn fàng qīngchūn xiàoróng yíngjiē zhègerìqī
tiān dàdì dàdōushì péngyou qing bùyòng kèqì
huà yì shīqíng dài xiào yì zhī wèi děngdài nǐ

My doors are always open, we're open for the world
Time flies with youthful smiles, all waiting to greet this day
Under the sky, everyone be our guest, so just be at home
Nice scenary with smiling faces, all awaiting there for you

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
让我们都加油去超越自己
北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
有勇气就会有奇蹟
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ xiàng yīnyuè gǎndòng nǐ
ràng wǒmen dōu jiāyóu qù chāoyuè zìjǐ
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ yǒu mèngxiǎng shéi dōu liǎobuqǐ
yǒu yǒngqì jiù huì yǒu qí ji

Welcome to Beijing, touching you like this melody
Let's excel and try our best
Welcome to Beijing, dreamers are forerunners
Miracles, for those daring to try.

北京欢迎你 为你开天闢地
流动中的魅力充满著朝气
北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
在黄土地刷新成绩
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ wèi nǐ kāi tiān pi dì
liúdòng Zhong de mèilì chōngmǎn zhe zhāoqì
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ zài tàiyáng xià fēnxiǎng hūxī
zài huángtǔ dì shuāxīn chéngjì

Welcome to Beijing, we built these all for you
Flow with charm, refreshed and energized.
Welcome to Beijing, let's take a breath beneath the sun
Let's set our new records on this Soil

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
让我们都加油去超越自己
北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
有勇气就会有奇蹟
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ xiàng yīnyuè gǎndòng nǐ
ràng wǒmen dōu jiāyóu qù chāoyuè zìjǐ
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ yǒu mèngxiǎng shéi dōu liǎobuqǐ
yǒu yǒngqì jiù huì yǒu qí ji

Welcome to Beijing, touching you like this melody
Let's excel and try our best
Welcome to Beijing, dreamers are forerunners
Miracles, for those daring to try.

------- 京戏 -------
[in Bejing Opera's presentation]
(female vocal) Welcome
(male vocal) Welcome to Beijing


我家大门常打开 开放怀抱等你
拥抱过就有了默契 你会爱上这里
不管远近都是客人请不用客气
相约好了在一起 我们欢迎你
wǒ jiā dàmén cháng dǎkāi kāifàng huáibào děng nǐ
yōngbào guò jiù yǒu le mòqì nǐ huì àishàng zhèlǐ
bùguǎn yuǎn jìn dōu shì kèren qing bùyòng kèqì
xiāngyuē hǎo le zàiyīqǐ wǒmen huānyíngnǐ

My doors are always open, ready to embrace you with a hug
A hug to know you better, for you'll love this place
Wherever you're from you'll be our guest so just be at home
We have agreed to meet here, we'd like to welcome you.

北京欢迎你 为你开天闢地
流动中的魅力充满著朝气
北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
在黄土地刷新成绩
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ wèi nǐ kāi tiān pidì
liúdòng Zhong de mèilì chōngmǎn zhe zhāoqì
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ zài tàiyáng xià fēnxiǎng hūxī
zài huángtǔ dì shuāxīn chéngjì

Welcome to Beijing, we built these all for you
Flow with charm, refreshed and energized.
Welcome to Beijing, let's take a breath beneath the sun
Let's set our new records on this Soil

我家大门常打开 开怀容纳天地
岁月绽放青春笑容 迎接这个日期
天大地大都是朋友请不用客气
画意诗情带笑意 只为等待你
wǒ jiā dàmén cháng dǎkāi kāi huái róngnà tiāndì
suìyuè zhàn fàng qīngchūn xiàoróng yíngjiē zhègerìqī
tiān dàdì dàdōushì péngyou qing bùyòng kèqì
huà yì shīqíng dài xiào yì zhī wèi děngdài nǐ

My doors are always open, we're open for the world
Time flies with youthful smiles, all waiting to greet this day
Under the sky, everyone be our guest, so just be at home
Nice scenary with smiling faces, all awaiting there for you

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
让我们都加油去超越自己
北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
有勇气就会有奇蹟
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ xiàng yīnyuè gǎndòng nǐ
ràng wǒmen dōu jiāyóu qù chāoyuè zìjǐ
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ yǒu mèngxiǎng shéi dōu liǎobuqǐ
yǒu yǒngqì jiù huì yǒu qí ji

Welcome to Beijing, touching you like this melody
Let's excel and try our best
Welcome to Beijing, dreamers are forerunners
Miracles, for those daring to try.


北京欢迎你 为你开天闢地
流动中的魅力充满著朝气
北京欢迎你 在太阳下分享呼吸
在黄土地刷新成绩
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ wèi nǐ kāi tiān pidì
liúdòng Zhong de mèilì chōngmǎn zhe zhāoqì
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ zài tàiyáng xià fēnxiǎng hūxī
zài huángtǔ dì shuāxīn chéngjì

Welcome to Beijing, we built these all for you
Flow with charm, refreshed and energized.
Welcome to Beijing, let's take a breath beneath the sun
Let set our new records on this Soil

北京欢迎你 像音乐感动你
让我们都加油去超越自己
北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
有勇气就会有奇蹟
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ xiàng yīnyuè gǎndòng nǐ
ràng wǒmen dōu jiāyóu qù chāoyuè zìjǐ
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ yǒu mèngxiǎng shéi dōu liǎobuqǐ
yǒu yǒngqì jiù huì yǒu qí ji

Welcome to Beijing, touching you like this melody
Let's excel and try our best
Welcome to Beijing, dreamers are forerunners
Miracles, for those daring to try.

北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
有勇气就会有奇蹟
北京欢迎你 有梦想谁都了不起
有勇气就会有奇蹟
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ yǒu mèngxiǎng shéi dōu liǎobuqǐ
yǒu yǒngqì jiù huì yǒu qí ji
Běijīng huānyíngnǐ yǒu mèngxiǎng shéi dōu liǎobuqǐ
yǒu yǒngqì jiù huì yǒu qí ji
Welcome to Beijing, dreamers are forerunners
Miracles, for those daring to try.
Welcome to Beijing, dreamers are forerunners
Miracles, for those daring to try.

Welcome to Beijing 北京欢迎你
Beijing HuanYing ni translation English pinyin

Yanzi: Black sky

Here is another song by Sun Yan Zi, 天黑黑. It is an adaptation of a traditional Taiwanese folksong. It includes in the chorus the first six words in the original Hokkien/Taiwanese - “ti ho ho veu leo ho” - (sorry, I have no idea how to romanize it. If you can help me plz leave a comment).

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-天黑黑-

我的小时候
吵闹任性的时侯
我的外婆
总会唱歌哄我
wǒ de xiǎoshíhòu
chǎonào rènxìng de shí hóu
wǒ de wàipó
zǒng huì chànggē hōng wǒ

夏天的午后
老老的歌安慰我
那首歌好象这样唱的
xiàtiān de wǔ hòu
lǎo lǎo de gē ānwèi wǒ
nà shǒu gē hǎoxiàng zhèyàngde chàng de

天黑黑欲落雨
天黑黑黑黑
(ti ho ho veu leo ho--- ti ho ho ho ho ) tiān hēihēi yù luò yǔ

离开小时候
有了自己的生活
新鲜的歌
新鲜的念头
líkāi xiǎoshíhòu
yǒule zìjǐde shēnghuó
xīnxiān de gē
xīnxiān de niàntou

任性和冲动
无法控制的时候
我忘记
还有这样的歌
rènxìng hé chōngdòng
wúfǎ kòngzhì de shíhou
wǒ wàngjì
hái yǒu zhèyàngde gē

天黑黑欲落雨
天黑黑黑黑
(ti ho ho veu leo ho--- ti ho ho ho ho ) tiān hēihēi yù luò yǔ


我爱上让我奋不顾身的一个人
我以为这就是我所追求的世界
(*) wǒ àishàng ràng wǒ fèn bùgù shēn de yī ge rén
yǐwéi zhè jiùshì wǒ suǒ zhuīqiú de shìjiè

然而横冲直撞被误解被骗
是否成人的世界背后总有残缺
ránér héng chōng zhí zhuàng bèi wùjiě bèi piàn
shìfǒu chéngrén de shìjiè bèihòu zǒng yǒu cán quē

我走在每天必须面对的分岔路
我怀念过去单纯美好的小幸福
wǒ zǒu zài měitiān bìxū miànduì de fēn chà lù
wǒ huáiniàn guòqù dānchún měihǎo de xiǎo xìngfú


爱总是让人哭
让人觉得不满足
天空很大却看不清楚
好孤独
ài zǒngshì ràngrén kū
ràngrén juéde bùmǎn zú
tiānkōng hěn dà què kàn bùqīngchǔ
hǎo gūdú

(repeat *)

天黑的时候
我又想起那首歌
突然期待
下起安静的雨
原来外婆的道理早就唱给我听
下起雨也要勇敢前进….
tiān hēi de shíhou
wǒ yòu xiǎngqǐ nà shǒu gē
tūrán qīdài
xià qǐ ānjìng de yǔ
yuánlái wàipó de dàolǐ zǎo jiù chàng gěi wǒ tīng
xià qǐ yǔ yě yào yǒnggǎn qiánjìn ….

我相信一切都会平息
我现在好想回家去
wǒ xiāngxìn yīqiè dōuhuì píngxī
wǒ xiànzài hǎo xiǎng huíjiāqù

天黑黑欲落雨
天黑黑黑黑
(ti ho ho veu leo ho--- ti ho ho ho ho ) tiān hēihēi yù luò yǔ

ENGLISH

When I was a little girl and being uneasy
My grandmother would always sing to calm me down
On summer afternoons, grandma's old song would comfort me
The song went like this:

Black, black sky, it’s gonna start raining soon. Black, black sky.

My childhood left behind, with a life of my own
Fresh songs, fresh ideas
When I can’t control my uneasy and impulsive feelings,
I forget I still have this song

Black, black sky, it’s gonna start raining soon. Black, black sky.

I fell in love with a person I could risk my life for
I thought this was the world I was looking for
However, I fumbled, was misunderstood and deceived
Is it that behind the world of an adult, there has to be always something going wrong?

I walk everyday, facing the road before me
I miss the beautiful little happiness of my childhood
Love always makes people cry, makes peopledissatisfied
The sky is so immense and yet I can’t see clearly - how lonely

When the sky is cloudy, I remember that song
And wait for the quiet rain to fall
It carries the truth that grandma sung to me back then
That even if it rains, we must bravely continue
I believe everything will eventually calm down
Right now I really wish to go back home
Black, black sky, it’s gonna start raining soon.

Keywords Sūn Yànzī, 孙燕姿,tian hei hei, ti ho ho, 孫燕姿, Stefanie Sun Sun Yan Zi
Related: Yanzi, Yu Jian

L&M: Yanzi, Yu Jian

What follows is a very sweet love song, by Yanzi. If you find any mistakes in my annotation (or in the translation, for that matter), please let me know.

LYRICS:



-Click for the PINYIN alone.
-Translation into something close to ENGLISH


孙燕姿-- 遇见

听见冬天的离开
我在某年某月醒过来
我想我等我期待
未来却不能因此安排
阴天傍晚车窗外
未来有一个人在等待
向左向右向前看
爱要拐几个弯才来
我遇见谁会有怎样的对白
我等的人他在多远的未来
我听见风来自地铁和人海
我排著队拿著爱的号码牌
我往前飞飞过一片时间海
我们也常在爱情里受伤害
我看著路梦的入口有点窄
我遇见你是最美丽的意外
终有一天我的谜底会揭开

Pinyin:

tīng jiàn dōng tiān de lí kāi
Wô zài môu nián môu yuè xîng guò lai
Wô xiâng Wô dêng Wô qī dai
Wèi lái què bù néng yīn cǐ ān pái

yīn tiān bàng wân chē chuāng wài
wèi lái yôu yī ge rén zài dêng dài
xiàng zuô xiàng yòu xiàng qiáng kan
ài yāo guâi jî ge wān cái lái

wô yù jiàn shéi huì yôu zên yàng de duì bái
wô dêng de rén tā zài duō yuân de wèi lái
wô tīng jiàn fēng lái zì dì tiê hé rén hâi
wô pái zhe duì ná zhe ài hào mâ pái

Wô wâng qián fēi Fēi guò yi piàn shí jiān hâi
Wô men yê cháng zài ài qíng lî shòu shāng hài
Wô kān zhe lù Mèng de rù kôu yôu diân zhâi
Wô yù jiàn nî shì zuì mêi lì de yì wài

zhōng yǒu yī tiān wǒ de mí de huì jiē kāi


Translation:

To meet

I hear winter leaving
I am awaking in some year, some month
I think, I wait, I am expecting
But the future can't be prearranged

Cloudy evening outside the car window
In the future, someone is waiting for me
Look to the left, to the right, to the front
How many twists and turns will love take before it comes to me?

What conversations will I have when I meet him?
The person I'm waiting for, how distant is he in the future?
I hear the wind coming from the subway and a crowd of people
I line up, holding the ticket with love's number

I fly, fly across an ocean of time
We are so often hurt by love
I look at the road, the entrance to this dream is a little narrow
Meeting you is the most beautiful accident

There will come the day when I find the solution to the riddle


Keywords: Yanzi, Stefanie Sun, Sun Yan Zi, Yu Jian, To meet,孙燕姿-- 遇见, lyrics, pinyin, characters and translation.