By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com
The lyrics of the song is in the back. The following is the tribute to parents recited before the boy sang.
A tribute to Parents 向父母致意_Text in Chinese and Pinyin (in PDF)
Tribute to parents (Slides in Power Point Slides)
Tribute to Parents 向父母致意
当父母老了
走不动了
希望你记得
小时候是谁扶着你
一步一步地学走路
当父母老了
讲话不清了
希望你会记得
小时候是谁
一句一句地教你讲话
当父母老了
记性变差了
请你记得
小时候是谁
耐心地提醒你各种事情
时间会让父母多了皱纹
可是我更记得
他们的青春
都花在谁的身上
English Translation:
When your parents are old
Can no longer walk
I hope you will remember
Who held you and helped you
to learn to walk step by step while you were little
When your parents are old
Can no longer speak clearly
I hope you will remember
Who taught you
how to speak every sentence while you were little
When your parents are old
their memory is getting worse
Please remember who patiently
remind you all kinds of things
Time will add get more wrinkles on your parents’ face
But I will take heart to remember
on whom they have spent their youth
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | ||
1 | 向 | 嚮, 曏 | xiàng | towards; to face; to turn towards | ||
2 | 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents | |||
3 | 致意 | zhì yì | pay tribute to; to send one’s greetings; to send best regards; to devote attention to | |||
4 | 当 | 當 | dāng | when | ||
5 | 老了 | lǎo le | getting old | |||
6 | 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go | |||
7 | 不动 | 不動 | bù dòng | can’t move | ||
8 | 了 | le | particle indicating a new situation one is in; (completed action marker) | |||
9 | 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for; to desire; hope; Classifiers: 个 | |||
10 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 ) | |||
11 | 记得 | 記得 | jì de | to remember | ||
12 | 小时候 | 小時候 | xiǎo shíhou | in one’s childhood | ||
13 | 是 | shì | is; are; am | |||
14 | 谁 | 誰 | shéi | who; also pr. [shui2] | ||
15 | 扶 | fú | to support with the hand; to help sb up | |||
16 | 着 | 著 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress | ||
17 | 一步 | yī bù | (single) step | |||
18 | 地 | 地
學 |
de | adverb suffix
to learn |
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19 | 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot | |||
20 | 讲话 | 講話 | jiǎnghuà | a speech; to speak; to talk; Classifiers: 个 | ||
21 | 不清 | bù qīng | unclear | |||
22 | 会 | 會 | huì | can | ||
23 | 一句 | yī jù | a sentence | |||
24 | 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct | |||
25 | 教 | jiāo | to teach | |||
26 | 记性 | 記性 | jì xing | memory (ability to retain information) | ||
27 | 变 | 變 | biàn | to change; to become | ||
28 | 差 | chà | to fall short of; lacking; wrong; inferior | |||
29 | 请 | 請 | qǐng | please | ||
30 | 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient; patience | |||
31 | 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind; to call attention to | |||
32 | 各种 | 各種 | gèzhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of | ||
33 | 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business; Classifiers: 件 | |||
34 | 时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time; period; Classifiers: 段 | ||
35 | 让 | 讓 | ràng | to let sb do sth; to make | ||
36 | 多 | duō | many; much | |||
37 | 皱纹 | 皺紋 | zhòuwén | wrinkle; Classifiers: 道 | ||
38 | 可是 | kě shì | but | |||
39 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | |||
40 | 更 | gèng | more; even more; | |||
41 | 他们的 | 他們的 | tā mende | their; theirs | ||
42 | 青春 | qīngchūn | youth; youthfulness | |||
43 | 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) | |||
44 | 花 | huā | to spend (money, time) | |||
45 | 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in | |||
46 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle) | |||
47 | 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand; among |
Downloadable Worksheets for “A tribute to Parents”
- A tribute to Parents_Text in Chinese and Pinyin
- English Translation for A Tribute to Parents
- Tribute to Parents 向父母致意——in Chinese Only
- A tribute to Parents_Vocabulary worksheets
- Vocabulary List for A Tribute to Parents
Dang Ni Lao Le_Lyrics in Chinese and Pinyin (In PDF)
当你老了 – 赵照
当你老了
头发白了
睡意昏沉
当你老了
走不动了
炉火旁打盹
回忆青春
多少人曾爱你
青春欢畅的时辰
爱慕你的美丽
假意或真心
只有一个人还爱你
虔诚的灵魂
爱你苍老的脸上的皱纹
当你老了
眼眉低垂
灯火昏黄不定
风吹过来
你的消息
这就是我心里的歌
当你老了
头发白了
睡意昏沉
当你老了
走不动了
炉火旁打盹
回忆青春
多少人曾爱你
青春欢畅的时辰
爱慕你的美丽
假意或真心
只有一个人还爱你
虔诚的灵魂
爱你苍老的脸上的皱纹
当你老了
眼眉低垂
灯火昏黄不定
风吹过来
你的消息
这就是我心里的歌
当我老了
我真希望
这首歌是唱给你的
Vocabulary for “Dang Ni Lao Le”
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | ||
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1 | 当 | 當 | dāng | when; | ||
2 | 你 | nǐ | you
old. |
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3 | 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) | |||
4 | 赵 | 趙 | zhào | surname Zhao | ||
5 | 照 | 炤 | zhào | to shine; to illuminate; here it is the first name of the composer and singer. | ||
6 | 头 | 頭 | tóu | head; Classifiers: 个 | ||
7 | 发白 | 發白 | fā bái | to turn pale; to lose color; to go white | ||
8 | 睡意 | shuì yì | sleepiness | |||
9 | 昏沉 | hūnchén | murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy | |||
10 | 走 | zǒu | to walk | |||
11 | 不动 | 不動 | bù dòng | not move | ||
12 | 炉火 | 爐火 | lú huǒ | the fire of a stove | ||
13 | 旁 | páng | beside; one side | |||
14 | 打盹 | dǎ dǔn | to doze off | |||
15 | 回忆 | 回憶 | huí yì | to recall; memories; Classifiers: 个 | ||
16 | 青春 | qīngchūn | youth; youthfulness | |||
17 | 多少 | duōshǎo | how many | |||
18 | 人 | rén | man; person; people; Classifiers: 个 | |||
19 | 曾 | céng | once; already; ever (in the past); former | |||
20 | 爱 | 愛
你 |
ài | love
you |
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21 | 欢畅 | 歡暢 | huānchàng | happy; cheerful; jubilant | ||
22 | 的 | de | of; ~’s (possessive particle); | |||
23 | 时辰 | 時辰 | shí chen | time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day | ||
24 | 爱慕 | 愛慕 | ài mù | to adore; to admire | ||
25 | 你的 | nǐ de | your; yours | |||
26 | 美丽 | 美麗 | měi lì | beautiful | ||
27 | 假意 | jiǎ yì | insincere; hypocrisy; insincerity | |||
28 | 或 | huò | or | |||
29 | 真心 | zhēn xīn | sincere; heartfelt; Classifiers: 片 | |||
30 | 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only | |||
31 | 一个人 | 一個人 | yī gèrén | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | ||
32 | 还 | 還 | hái | still | ||
33 | 虔诚 | 虔誠 | qiánchéng | pious; devout; sincere | ||
34 | 灵魂 | 靈魂 | líng hún | soul; spirit | ||
35 | 苍老 | 蒼老 | cāng lǎo | old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful | ||
36 | 脸上 | 臉上 | liǎnshàng | on the face | ||
37 | 皱纹 | 皺紋 | zhòuwén | wrinkle; Classifiers: 道 | ||
38 | 眼眉 | yǎn méi | ||||
39 | 低垂 | dī chuí | to droop; to hang low | |||
40 | 灯火 | 燈火 | dēnghuǒ | lights | ||
41 | 昏黄 | 昏黃 | hūnhuáng | pale yellow; dim | ||
42 | 不定 | bù dìng | indefinite | |||
43 | 风吹 | 風吹 | fēngchuī | feng: wind;
chui: blow |
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44 | 过来 | 過來 | guò lái | to come over | ||
45 | 消息 | xiāo xi | news; information; Classifiers: 条 | |||
46 | 这 | 這 | zhè | this | ||
47 | 就是 | jiù shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as | |||
48 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | |||
49 | 心里 | 心裡 | xīn li | in one’s heart; chest; heart; mind | ||
50 | 歌 | gē | song; Classifiers: 支 ; to sing | |||
51 | 老了 | lǎo le | getting old | |||
52 | 真 | zhēn | really; indeed | |||
53 | 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for; to desire; hope; Classifiers: 个 | |||
54 | 首歌 | shǒu gē | song | |||
55 | 是 | shì | is; are; am; yes; to be | |||
56 | 唱 | chàng | to sing | |||
57 | 给 | 給 | gěi | to; for |
Downloadable Worksheets
- Dang Ni Lao Le_Vocabulary Worksheets
- Dang Ni Lao Le_Lyrics Worksheets
- Dang Ni Lao Le_Lyrics in Chinese and Pinyin
- Vocabulary List for Dang Ni Lao le
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