During the days of a Servas meeting in the Alps, a dear French friend taught us this song, very popular everywhere in China. She lived a good part of her life in Canton. 茉莉花 Mo Li Hua -literally translated as Jasmine Flower- is a popular Chinese folk song. The song dates back to 18th century. There are so many versions of this song depending on the region. The musical motif also appears in the opera Turandot, by Giacomo Puccini, set precisely in China.

Information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Li_Hua

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Li_Hua

Hanyu Pinyin

Mòlihuā

Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā

Hǎo yī duǒ měilì de mòlihuā

Fēn fāng měilì mǎn zhī yā

Yòu xiāng yòu bái rén rén kuā

Ràng wǒ lái jiāng nǐ zhāi xià

Sòng gěi biérén jiā

Mòlihuā ya mòlihuā

In some cases, biérén (别人) is replaced with qíngláng (情郎), meaning "male lover" (boyfriend) (Wikipedia)

Jasmine flower

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Literal Translation:

A good beautiful jasmine flower

A good beautiful jasmine flower

Sweet-smelling, beautiful, stems full of buds

Fragrant and white, everyone praises

Let me pluck you down

Give to someone

Jasmine flower, oh jasmine flower

Figurative Translation:

Flower of jasmine, oh so fair!

Flower of jasmine, oh so fair!

Budding and blooming here and there,

Pure and fragrant all declare.

Let me take you with tender care,

Your sweetness for all to share.

Jasmine fair, oh jasmine fair.

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Jasmine flower

What a beautiful jasmine flower

What a beautiful jasmine flower

Fragrant, beautiful, the stem full of buds

Fragrant and white, everyone praises

Let me pluck you

To offer you to someone else

Jasmine flower, oh jasmine flower

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Jasmine

What a beautiful jasmine

What a beautiful jasmine

Fragrant and beautiful all over the branches

People all praise your fragrant and white

Please let me pick you off

And give you to other people

Jasmine oh Jasmine

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