老天爷啊! I stumbled upon this video on youtube. This is incredible in so many ways. First, their VOICESSSSSSSSSSS... There's something about boys choir that just makes your heart melts (That French drama film Les Choristes, anyone?). Second, they sang in Mandarin, which for Westerners is quite difficult to master the pronunciation. And third, they actually did it better than most performances of the song I know. So without further ado, here it is... *drums roll*
About the song: This is probably the most recognized and for me the most beautiful Chinese folk song (there are so many great Chinese folk songs consider how vast geographically and historically China is, but this is my absolute favorite). The name is Jasmine Flower or 茉莉花. Like most folk songs, the lyrics are very simple yet sweet at the same time and the melody is just as exquisite. If you'd love to sing along, here are the words
好一朵美丽的茉莉花
Hǎo yī duǒ měi lì de mò li huā
好一朵美丽的茉莉花
Hǎo yī duǒ měi lì de mò li huā
芬芳美丽满枝桠
Fēn fāng měi lì mǎn zhī yā
又白又香人人夸
Yòu bái yòu xiāng rén rén kuā
让我来将你摘下
Ràng wǒ lái jiāng nǐ zhāi xià
送给别人家
Sòng gěi bié rén jiā
茉莉花呀茉莉花
Mò li huā yā mò li huā
Okay, happy weekend everyone! Hope you enjoy this as much as I do <3
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