Chinese Folk Songs for Music Teachers
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    • Even More Nursery Rhymes! >
      • Yī Yā Yāo (Rowing Song)
      • Yōu Yáo Lán (Rocking the Cradle)
      • Zhuó Mù Niǎo (Woodpecker)
      • Lā Dà Jù (Pulling the Big Saw)
      • Xiǎo Hào Zī, Shàng Dēng Tái (Little Mouse Climbing the Oil Lamp)
      • Xiǎo Xiǎo Zī, Zuò Mén Duēn Er (Little Boy Sitting on the Door Step)
    • Yǒng é (To Goose)
    • Shàng Xué Gē (Going to School)
    • Du Shu Lang (The Little Schoolboy)
    • Diū Shǒu Juàn (Drop the Handkerchief)
    • Xiǎo Yàn Zi (Little Swallow)
  • Regional Folk Songs
    • Kang Ding (Sichuan Province)
    • Xiǎo hé tǎng shuǐ (Flowing River)
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    • 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)
  • Popular Classics
    • Hǎo Dà Yì Kē Shù​​ (Great Big Tree)
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    • Mō Lì Huā (Jasmine Flower)
    • Chóng ér fēi (Fireflies)
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Zhuó Mù Niǎo
(Woodpecker)
Traditional Chinese Nursery Rhyme
​Music by Xu Hong Shuai

This Chinese Nursery Rhyme is set to a so-mi melody. 

Pinyin Version

Dīng dōng shéi zài jiào?
Dīng dōng shéi zài jiào?
D
īng dōng zhuó mù niǎo,
​D
īng dōng bǎ shù qiào.

English Translation

Who is calling?
Who is calling?
​Woodpecker Knocking on the tree


Chinese Text

啄⽊木⻦鸟
叮咚 谁在叫?
叮咚 谁在叫?
叮咚 啄⽊木⻦鸟,
​叮咚 把树敲。

 

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)
  • Songs and Games
    • Nursery Rhymes >
      • Dǎ Huā Pāi (Clapping Together)
      • Dǎ Qiáo Mài (Threshing the Buckwheat)
      • Duì Huáng Xiè (Yellow Crab Song)
      • Huá Chuán Gē (The Paddling Song)
      • Jīn Suǒ, Yín Suǒ (Gold Lock, Silver Lock)
    • Nursery Rhymes Continued >
      • Mài Mài Duō, Chī Guǒ Guo (Come Together, Let's Eat Candy)
      • Mù Tóng Yáo (The Shepherd Boy Song
      • Suān Méi Tāng (The Plum Drink)
      • Suǒ nà pèi lǎ bāg (Suona Plays with the Trumpet)
      • Xīng Xīng Duō, Wá Wa Duō (Many Stars, Many Children)
    • Even More Nursery Rhymes! >
      • Yī Yā Yāo (Rowing Song)
      • Yōu Yáo Lán (Rocking the Cradle)
      • Zhuó Mù Niǎo (Woodpecker)
      • Lā Dà Jù (Pulling the Big Saw)
      • Xiǎo Hào Zī, Shàng Dēng Tái (Little Mouse Climbing the Oil Lamp)
      • Xiǎo Xiǎo Zī, Zuò Mén Duēn Er (Little Boy Sitting on the Door Step)
    • Yǒng é (To Goose)
    • Shàng Xué Gē (Going to School)
    • Du Shu Lang (The Little Schoolboy)
    • Diū Shǒu Juàn (Drop the Handkerchief)
    • 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)
  • 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)
  • About