Learning through music is always a great way to learn a language, so we put our heads together and came up with our top five favourite songs in China right now. Feel free to send us an email if you have any more songs to suggest and we will put it in the next addition.
1) 筷子兄弟 Chopstick Brothers 《小苹果 – xiǎo píng guǒ – Little Apple》
Little Apple, by the Chopstick Brothers, was released in May 2014 on the soundtrack for the movie Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon – 老男孩之猛龙过江 lǎo nán hái zhī měng lóng guò jiāng. Since its release, the song has become a great online sensation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvC6HGujPUs
Lyrics:
我种下一颗种子
wǒ zhǒng xià yī kē zhǒng zǐ
I planted a seed
终于长出了果实
zhōng yú zhǎng chū le guǒ shí
It finally bore fruits
今天是个伟大日子
jīn tiān shì gè wěi dà rì zi
Today is a great day
摘下星星送给你
zhāi xià xīng xīng sòng gěi nǐ
Pluck a star and give it to you
拽下月亮送给你
zhuāi xià yuè liàng sòng gěi nǐ
Pull down the moon and give it to you
让太阳每天为你升起
ràng tài yáng měi tiān wèi nǐ shēng qǐ
Let the sun rise for you every day
变成蜡烛燃烧自己只为照亮你
biàn chéng là zhú rán shāo zì jǐ zhǐ wéi zhào liàng nǐ
Turn into a burning candle, just to light for you
把我一切都献给你只要你欢喜
bǎ wǒ yī qiè dōu xiàn gěi nǐ zhǐ yào nǐ huān xǐ
To give you everything as long as it makes you happy
你让我每个明天都变得有意义
nǐ ràng wǒ měi gè míng tiān dū biàn dé yǒu yì yì
You make every tomorrow have meaning
生命虽短爱你永远
shēng mìng suī duǎn ài nǐ yǒng yuǎn
Life is short, I will love you forever
不！离！不！弃！
bù! lí! bù! qì!
Never leave!
你是我的小呀小苹果
nǐ shì wǒ de xiǎo ya xiǎo píng guǒ
You are my little apple
怎么爱你都不嫌多
zěn me ài nǐ dōu bù xián duō
I can’t love you any more than I do
红红的小脸儿温暖我的心窝
hóng hóng de xiǎo liǎn er wēn nuǎn wǒ de xīn wō
Your little red face warms my heart
点亮我生命的火
diǎn liàng wǒ shēng mìng de huǒ
You are the fire that lights my life
火火火火火
huǒ huǒ huǒ huǒ huǒ
你是我的小呀小苹果
nǐ shì wǒ de xiǎo ya xiǎo píng guǒ
You are my little apple
就像天边最美的云朵
jiù xiàng tiān biān zuì měi de yún duǒ
Like the most beautiful of clouds in the sky
春天又来到了花开满山坡
chūn tiān yòu lái dào le huā kāi mǎn shān pō
Spring is coming and flowers bloom on the hillside
种下希望就会收获
zhǒng xià xī wàng jiù huì shōu huò
Sow the seed then reep
2) 约瑟翰·庞麦郎 Joseeh Punmanlon 《我的滑板鞋 – wǒ de huá bǎn xié – My Skate Shoes》
Released in 2014, My Skate Shoes was another unexpected internet viral sensation in China – which catapulted its singer Joseeh Punmanlon (Pang Mailang) into stardom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUcY4gSMo4M
3) 大张伟 Wowkie Zhang 《胡撸胡撸瓢儿 – hú lū hú lū piáo er – Caressing Your Head》
Another of last year’s top hits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZSXFx8DxMM
4) 至上励合 Top Combine 《鸭梨大 yā lí dà – Big Chinese Pear (phonetically sounds like 压力大 – yā lì dà- under great pressure)》
We find this one rather punny…
5) 王菲 Wang Fei 《匆匆那年 – cōng cōng nà nián – Fleet of Time》
Last but not least, here’s Wang Fei’s catchy and melodic ‘fleet of time’.
