\u4f60\u95ee\u6211\u7231\u4f60\u6709\u591a\u6df1\uff0c \u6211\u7231\u4f60\u6709\u51e0\u5206\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sounds familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From what I observe, many Chinese people, regardless of where they grew up, will know this song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have never thought of this before, but it seems clearer and clearer to me that Chinese music represents a common centrepiece of Chinese identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I don’t mean modern Chinese music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather, there are three cornerstones of Chinese music that I believe most overseas Chinese people have heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chinese New Year music is probably a starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It goes like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The song is entitled \u606d\u559c\u606d\u559c and can be translated to “Congratulations, Congratulations”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I was researching to write this piece, I was pretty shocked to learn that this song was written in 1945 as a celebration of the defeat of Japan in the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\nChinese lyrics<\/td> Translation<\/td><\/tr> \u6bcf\u6761\u5927\u8857\u5c0f\u5df7
\u6bcf\u4e2a\u4eba\u7684\u5634\u91cc
\u89c1\u9762\u7b2c\u4e00\u53e5\u8bdd
\u5c31\u662f\u606d\u559c\u606d\u559c
\u606d\u559c\u606d\u559c\u606d\u559c\u4f60\u5440
\u606d\u559c\u606d\u559c\u606d\u559c\u4f60<\/td>On every street and in every lane,
On everybody’s lips,
Whenever people meet,
The first thing they say is “Congratulations.”
Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you
Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n