Chinese Folk Songs for Music Teachers
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Shí Dòu Dòu (Shanxi Province)

This song is from Shanxi province, which is located west of Beijing.  The song is found in the grade three textbook, so most children are familiar with this song.  The repetition of the words and simple melody make this song a fun one to learn.

Pinyin Version

pàng yā yā ai,
jùn niū niū,
shǒu qiān zhe shǒu er
guò gōu gōu.
guò gōu gōu, shi dòu dòu,
yì shí shí liǎo yì dōu dōu,
yì yā der yōu,
yì shí jiù shí liǎo
yì dōu dōu, yā yi er you
jīn dòu dòu ai,
yín dòu dou,
yuán bù liū liū di
hóng dòu dòu.
yì kē kē shí dáo shǒu,
fēng shōu guǒ shí bù néng diū,
yì yā der yōu,
fēng shōu di guǒ shí bù néng diū,
yā yì er yōu.
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English Translation

Chubby little baby, cute little girl
Holding hands jump over the trench
To pick up beans
Jump over the trench and pick up a full basket of beans
Golden beans, silvery beans
Round and red beans
One by one, picking them up with your hands
The good harvest cannot be lost.

Print Translations

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Notation

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The Chinese Folk Music Project is a resource for english-speaking music teachers to teach their students chinese songs in a culturally responsive way. This project is made possible with the support of the Confucius Institute in Edmonton.
  • Home
  • Ancient Poems
    • Xiāng Sī (Thinking of Each Other)
    • Dēng guàn què lóu (Climbing Stork Tower)
    • Jìng Yè Sī (Quiet Night Thoughts)
    • Fù Dé Gǔ Yuán Cǎo Sòng Bié (Farewell on an Ancient Plain)
  • Popular Classics
    • Hǎo Dà Yì Kē Shù​​ (Great Big Tree)
    • Shì Shàng Zhǐ Yǒu Mā Mā Hǎo (Mom is the best in the World)
    • Mō Lì Huā (Jasmine Flower)
    • Chóng ér fēi (Fireflies)
    • Nán Wàng Jīn Xiāo (Unforgettable Night)
    • Wǒ Hé Nǐ(You and Me)
  • Songs and Games
    • Diū Shǒu Juàn (Drop the Handkerchief)
    • Yǒng é (To Goose)
    • Shàng Xué Gē (Going to School)
    • Du Shu Lang (The Little Schoolboy)
    • Xiǎo Yàn Zi (Little Swallow)
  • Regional Folk Songs
    • Kang Ding (Sichuan Province)
    • Xiǎo hé tǎng shuǐ (Flowing River)
    • Wa Ha Ha (Xinjiang Province)
    • Zai Na Yao Yuan De Di Fang (Xinjiang Province)
    • Yí Méng Shān Xiǎo Diào (YiMeng Mountain)
    • Biān Huā Lán (Weaving Flower Baskets)
    • Xiān qǐ le nǐ dē gài tóu lǎi (Xinjiang Province)
    • Biān Huā Lán (Weaving Flower Baskets)
    • Jiāo Chěng Shān (Shanxi Province)
    • Shí Dòu Dòu (Shanxi Province)
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