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This song is from the Qianlong era (1735–1796) of the Qing dynasty. (source)
Lyrics – Pinyin
(Chinese folk song)
Hǎo yī duǒ měi lì de mò lì huā,
hǎo yī duǒ měi lì de mò lì huā,
fèn fāng měi lì mǎn zhī yá
yòu xiāng yòu bái rén rén kuā,
ràng wǒ lái jiāng nǐ zhāi xià,
sòng géi bié rén jiā, mò lì huā, ya mō lì huā.
Singable English
What a beautiful jasmine flower!
What a beautiful jasmine flower!
Buds and blooms are here and there,
Pure and fragrant all do declare.
Let me gather some with tender care,
Sweetness for all to share.
Jasmine fair, oh jasmine fair. (source)
English Translation - Jasmine
Beautiful jasmine flower
Beautiful jasmine flower
Sweet-smelling, beautiful, stems full of buds
Fragrant and white, everyone praises
Let me pluck you down to give to someone
Jasmine flower, jasmine flower
Chinese – 茉莉花
好一朵美丽的茉莉花
好一朵美丽的茉莉花
芬芳美丽满枝桠
又香又白人人夸
让我来将你摘下
送给别人家
茉莉花呀茉莉花 (source)
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- Country: China
- Subjects: flowers
- Type: choral
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Meter: 4
- Scale: la pentatonic
- Tones: s,l,drmsld’
- Source: Chinese Folk Songs, Yeh Yung-Ching, 1972, p. 13
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- PDF of the song with chords
- MIDI file of the melody
- MP3 file of the melody
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