Xiǎo máolǘ

Lyrics - Pinyin

(Folk song from China & Taiwan)

Wǒ yǒu yìzhī xiǎo máolǘ wǒ cóng lái yě bù qí
Yǒu yì tiān wǒ xīn xuè lái cháo qí-zhe qù gǎnjí
Wǒ shǒulǐ názhe xiǎo píbiān wǒ xīn lǐ zhēn déyì
Bù zhī zěnme huālālālā wǒ shuāile yìshēn ní

English Translation - I have a small donkey

I have a little donkey that I never ride
One day I decided to ride to market
A whip in my hand, I felt ready to go
I don’t know how, but I fell off into the mud

Chinese - 小毛驴

我有一头小毛驴,我从来也不骑。
有一天我心血来潮,骑着去赶集。
我手里拿着小皮鞭,心里正得意。
不知怎么哗啦啦啦摔了我一身泥。

See also

YouTube

  • PDF of song with chords
  • MIDI file
  • Listen to the melody

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2 thoughts on “Xiǎo máolǘ”

  1. Thank you,
    on the second line, it should be qí-zhe not qíz-he. Mandarin phonology does not allow a sound like ‘qíz’.
    Regards

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