Sunday, February 14, 2010

Hè Xīn Nián (贺新年)

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贺 (Hè) = congratulations or to congratulate
新 (Xīn) = new
年 (Nián) = year

The title of this song, Hè Xīn Nián (贺新年), means congratulations for having a New Year. This is a typical song to play during the Spring Festival, or Chūn Jié (春节) in Mandarin Chinese, which is another term of refering to the Lunar New Year.

Following is the music and lyrics.

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In traditional characters:



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Xīn

Nián

Zhù

Xīn

Nián

Congratulations for having the New Year; Wishing you well in the New Year

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Xīn

Nián

Na

Nián

Lián

Nián
The New Year comes one after another

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Bào

Zhú

Shēng

Shēng

Cuī

Rén

Xiăng

Yòu

Nián

The sound of the firecrackers reminds people of their childhood

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Xīn

Nián

Zhù

Xīn

Nián

Congratulations for having the New Year; Wishing you well in the New Year

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Xīn

Nián

Na

Nián

Lián

Nián

The New Year comes one after another

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Suì

Yuè

Yōu

Yōu

Guāng

Yīn

Jiàn

The long years are passing by as fast as a shooting arrow

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Huí

Shŏu

Wăng

Shì

Yiān

Tòng

Xīn

Suān

Thinking of the past hardship; it was miserable and bitter

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Wàng

Cóng

Jīn

Wàn

Shì

Yuàn

Hope everything would turn out as the way we wish for from now on

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Xīn

Nián

Zhù

Xīn

Nián

Congratulations for having the New Year; Wishing you well in the New Year

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:

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Xīn

Nián

Na

Nián

Lián

Nián

The New Year comes one after another

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Yuàn

Jiā

Dōu

Guò

Ge

Tài

Píng

Nián

Wish everyone could have a safe and peaceful year

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