Lyrics – Pinyin
(Chinese folk song)
Āi hāi yō, āi hāi yō, āi hāi yō hāi yō
Wēnhé tàiyáng zhào dàdì,
Xīnnián yǐjīng dào,
Jiā jiā xìngfú,
Míngnián hǎo shōuchéng
English Translation
Ai hai yo (exclamation of pleasure)
The warm sun shines on earth
The new year has arrived,
May every household be happy
May next year have a good harvest
(source)
Mandarin – 哎 嗨 哟
哎嗨哟，哎嗨哟，哎嗨哟嗨哟
温和太阳照大地，
新年已经到，
家家幸福，
明年好收成
(source)
See also
- Country: China
- Subject: New Year
- Harmony: I & IV chords
- Melody: pentatonic / CDEGAC’ / DEF#ABD
- Source: Sing ‘Round the World, Vol 2, Shirley McRae, 1995
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- MIDI file
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6 thoughts on “Ai Hai Yo”
I need to have some students perform a Chinese song at an upcoming performance. Did you write the orff arrangement? If so, can you send it to me.
The Orff arrangement is in this book: Sing ‘Round the World Vol. 2 by Shirley W. McRae. Good luck!
What is the english title of the song?
According to this page, it’s onomatopoeia.
Hello is this a duple meter?
Yes, any meter that is divisible by 2 is considered duple meter.