Winter Jasmine迎春花 literally means welcome(yíng) Spring(chūn) flower(huā). 迎春Yíngchūn means Spring Festival ... add 花huā and we have "winter jasmine". In England, the New Year falls in Winter, but the Chinese New Year marks the beginning of Spring, and is the most important festival. <br />兒er = child, but in this song the winter jasmine 'children' are of course the buds opening into flowers. I have included both terms in the English translation. <br />The song is the opening track on EMI Pathe 100:The Series Vol 1: Chang Loo and Xiao Loo released in 2004. This features individual recordings that Chang and her sister Xiao made in Hong Kong during the early 1950s. Xiao was an equally fine singer and can be found elsewhere in my channel. <br /><br />Zhang Lu was born in Suzhou, China, on January 21 1932, but moved to Shanghai at the age of 4, following the death of her father. From her early teens she was entertaining audiences in clubs and on the radio to help support her family. She moved to Hong Kong in 1952, captivating the people there. In 1959, she married musician Ollie Delfino from Singapore, and they had two sons. They emigrated to Canada in 1980, but returned to Hong Kong in 1985 to help her son's future. In November 2008, she made her last trip to China. She went with her son, Alex, singing "Gei Wed Yige Wen" to the public. Zhang died at 4pm on January 26, 2009 ... New Year's Day. <br />English Translation: <br />The winter jasmine children (buds) open in the first month <br />Everyone loves the winter jasmine (child) <br />The winter jasmine buds open everywhere <br />Good Fortune and Happiness to you <br />Happiness and happiness come to you <br />The Earth is radiant and shining <br />Let everyone plant the winter jasmine <br />Hēihēi nà hé ya hé hēi <br />Concerted efforts to help it grow <br />Everybody looks at the jasmine and loves it <br />Enjoy the music without worries <br />It is truly easy for me <br />To keep going ... Hey! <br />Mò yán āi mò yán āi <br />Time does not wait <br />we work together to plant the winter jasmine <br />Hey that Heyahehei <br />And our Flowers will always open for Spring! <br /><br />正月裡來迎春花兒開 迎春花兒人人愛 迎春花兒處處開 <br />幸呀幸福來 幸福來呀幸福來呀 大地放光彩 <br />迎春花咱們大伙栽 嘿嘿那荷呀荷嘿 齊心養培勤灌溉 <br />人人都把迎春花兒愛 無愁無慮樂自在 年華似水容易過 切莫再延哎 <br />莫延哎莫延哎 時光不等待 迎春花咱們合力栽 <br />嘿嘿那荷呀荷嘿 春花永遠為我們開 <br /><br />Zhēngyuè li lái yíngchūn huā er kāi <br />yíngchūn huā er rén rén ài <br />yíngchūn huā er chùchù kāi <br />Xìng ya xìngfú lái <br />xìngfú lái ya xìngfú lái <br />ya dàdì fàng guāngcǎi <br />Yíngchūn huā zánmen dàhuǒ zāi <br />hēihēi nà hé ya hé hēi <br />qíxīn yǎng péi qín guàngài <br />Rén rén dōu bǎ yíngchūn huā er ài <br />wú chóu wúlǜ lè zìzài <br />niánhuá sì shuǐ róngyìguò <br />qiè mò zài yán āi <br />Mò yán āi mò yán āi <br />shíguāng bù děngdài <br />yíngchūn huā zánmen hélì zāi <br />Hēihēi nà hé ya hé hēi <br />chūnhuā yǒngyuǎn wèi wǒmen kāi
