葉老師 (Teacher Grace Yeh) taught our children to sing this popular chinese children’s song in class, in preparation for their little surprise performance, on the last day of Sunday Chinese Kindergarten. The hand gestures in the video below (scroll to bottom) differ a little from what Yeh Laoshi showed the children. The song is called 家 “jia” which means “home”.
Here is a free coloring page you can print off your computer by clicking here. Do belt out the song aloud as you color this page! The video and audio (scroll to bottom) are here to help you learn this song.
家我家門前有小河後面有山坡山坡上面野花多野花紅似火小河裡 有白鵝鵝兒戲綠波戲弄綠波鵝兒快樂昂首唱清歌 |
Jia/HomeBy the front door of my home there’s a little river.Behind my home, there is the slope of the hill.Many wildflowers bloom on this hillside.The wildflowers are as red as flames.In the little riverthere are white geese.Little goslings are splashing in the green waves.Little goslings are so happily splashingthey raise their heads and sing sweet songs. |
家(simplified)我家门前有小河后面有山坡山坡上面野花多野花红似火小河里 有白鹅鹅儿戏绿波戏弄绿波鹅鹅快乐昂头唱清歌 |
Jia (Hanyu Pinyin version)Wuo jia men chien you xiaoheHoumian you sanpoSanpo shangmian yehua duoYehua hong shi huoXiao he li you bai erEr er xi lupoXi nong lupoEr er kuaileAngtou cang qingge |
Click on the widget to hear the version from award-winning CD 幼福-世界童謠精粹:
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Here is a water-color pencil painting of the song Home 家 created by Elena, age 6 and 1/2 as she sang along to this song on this webpage.
New word : 天鵝 (pinyin: tian er) swan
Title:Swan and Cygnets
Artist:attributed to Yuan-Yu Wu
Date:Early Ming dynasty
Medium:Ink and colors on silk
Carol
LIKE this page?!! I love it! We’re going to learn this one as a family tonight. Many thanks for sharing these resources.
jzinius
Thank you Carol for taking the time to write an enthusiastic note! It makes my heart smile! I wonder how your family singing is coming along! love, Jzin