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 LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG:
 Hi, Friend, tomorrow -- Saturday, Jan 28 is Danian sanshi -- Eve of Chinese New Year. It is the time that every family member goes back home to have a dinner and to celebrate the most important Chinese Festival -- Spring Festival together. :-)
For making my vocal music teacher has an opportunity to be with her family together at this time, I had our vocal music lesson on Tuesday. :-)
Also, for it is the time for people to go back hometown, I would like to sing and introduce a Chinese folk song My Hometown Is Beijing to remember my birthplace and first hometown -- Beijing. :-)
Mr. Yan Su wrote the lyrics and Mr. Yao Ming created the music for this song. It is very kind and full of very strong Beijing local breath and Beijing's tone. When I was learning and singing it, I could not help to think of Beijing Opera and Jingdong Dagu -- an ancient Chinese art in the east of Beijing. How do you think of it?
MAIN MEANING OF THE SONGLISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG:
My Hometown Is Beijing
I have been to South, North, West, East
and many famous cities.
When I am thinking quietly,
I still best love my Beijing...
Needless to say
the bright moon over the Temple of Heaven,
and the wind in the Beihai Park.
the lions on the Luogou Bridge,
and the pines in the Temple of Tanzhe.
I can sing endless
the Taihe Hall with red walls and green jade tiles
I can say endless the lights of Zhangan Street as a rainbow.
As soon as I see the siheyuan(courtyard) with wistaria and ancient pagoda trees,
I feel an emotional feeling with sweet,
clear and melodious
from their native Beijing tune and Beijing rhyme...
 Needless to say
the skyscraper and the revolving halls,
the machine rooms in the electronic street,
and the lights in the night markets.
I sing endless the busy and happy Wang fujing street
I say endless the famous cooking and delicious food
with beautiful colors, sweet smell...
As soon as I think of
the yutiao (deep-fried twisted dough sticks),
soya milk and ordinary cakes
as a daily life of a family,
a delicate, soft, sweet and refreshing country feeling comes into my heart.
I have been to all over the south, north, west, east
and many ancient cities.
When I thinking quietly,
I still best love my Beijing.
CHIBESE CHRACTERS AND PRONUNCIATIONLISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG:
故乡是北京-- guxiang shi Beijing
阎肃 -- Yan Su
走遍了南北西东 -- zoubian le nan bei xi dong,
也到过了许多古城 -- ye daoguo xuduo mingcheng。
静静的想一想 -- jingjing di xian yi xian,
我还是最爱我的北京-- wo haishi zui ai wo de Beijing。
不说 那 -- bu shuo na
天坛的明月 -- Tiantan de mingyue
北海的风 -- Beihai de feng,
芦沟桥的狮子 -- Lugouqiao de shizi,
潭柘寺的松 -- Tanzhesi de song。
唱不够 -- chang bu gou
那红墙碧瓦的太和殿-- na hongqiang biwang Taihedia;
道不尽-- dao bu jin
那十里长街卧彩虹 -- na shili changjie wo chaihong。
只看那-- zhikan ta
紫藤古槐四合院 -- ziteng guhuai siheyuan,
便觉的甜丝丝-- bian juede tiansisi,
脆生生 -- cui shengsheng,
京腔京韵自 多情 -- jingqiang hingyun zi duoqi...
不说 那--bu shuo na
高耸的大厦 -- gaosong de dasha,
旋转的厅 -- xuanchuan de ting,
电子街的机房 -- tianzi jie de jifang,
夜市上的灯-- yeshi shang de deng。
唱不尽-- chang du gou
那新潮 欢涌王府井 -- na xinchao huanyong Wangfujing;
道不尽-- dao bu jin
那名厨佳肴色香农 -- na mingchu jiayao se xiang nong。
单想那-- dan xiang na,
油条豆浆家常饼 -- youtiao doujiang jiachangbing,
便勾起细悠悠 -- bian gou qi xi youyou,
密茸茸 -- mi rongrong,
甘美芬芳故乡情 -- ganxian fengfang guxiang qing...
走遍了南北西东 -- zoubian le nan bei xi dong,
也到过了许多古城 -- ye daoguo xuduo mingcheng。
静静的想一想 -- jingjing de xian yi xian,
我还是最爱我的北京-- wo haishi zui ai wo de Beijing。
LISTEN TO SHIRLEY TO SING THE SONG
 If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are welcomed to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends as well. :-)
--Shirley
Written and Recorded On Fri, Jan 27, 2006
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