Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng,
正月 里 个 来 呀，看 呀 看 花灯，
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng?
咚锵 隆 咚锵， 看 的 什么 灯？
Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of lunar do you appreciate?
Zhēngyuè kàn huādēng ya, kàn de lǐyú dēng,
正月 看 花灯 呀，看 的 鲤鱼 灯，
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January, and we appreciate the carp lanterns,
Lǐyú zhuàn ya zhuàn, tiào ya tiào lóngmén, dōngdōng qiāng.
鲤鱼 转 呀 转， 跳 呀 跳 龙门， 咚咚 锵。
The carps roll and jump the dragon gate, dong, dongdong, qiang.
Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng,
正月 里 个 来 呀，看 呀 看 花灯，
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng?
咚锵 隆 咚锵， 看 的 什么 灯？
Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of lunar do you appreciate?
Zhēngyuè kàn huādēng ya, kàn de shīzi dēng,
正月 看 花灯 呀，看 的 狮子 灯，
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January, and we appreciate the lunar lion,
Shīzi yáo yì yáo, zhēn ya zhēn wēifēng, dōngdōng qiāng.
狮子 摇 一 摇，真 呀 真 威风， 咚咚 锵。
The lions shake and they are so majestic, dongdong, qiang.
Zhēngyuè lǐ gè lái ya, kàn ya kàn huādēng,
正月 里 个 来 呀，看 呀 看 花灯，
We appreciate the lanterns in the lunar January,
Dōngqiāng lóng dōngqiāng, kàn de shénme dēng?
咚锵 隆 咚锵， 看 的 什么 灯？
Dongqiang long dongqiang, what kind of lunar do you appreciate?
Zhēngyuè kàn huādēng ya, kàn de méihuā dēng,
正月 看 花灯 呀，看 的 梅花 灯，
We appreciate the lanterns in lunar January, and we appreciate the lunar winter,
Méihuā diǎn diǎn tóu, bào ya bào xǐchūn, dōngdōng qiāng.
梅花 点 点 头，报 呀 报 喜春， 咚咚 锵。
The winter-sweet nod and announce the spring good new, dongdong qiang.
Vocabulary:
Hǎo piàoliang de huādēng a!
好 漂亮 的 花灯 啊！
The lantern is so beautiful!
Zhè tiáo hé lǐ yǒu hěnduō lǐyú.
这 条 河 里 有 很多 鲤鱼。
There are many carps in this river.
Wǒ shì zhēngyuè chūshēng de!
我 是 正月 出生 的！
I was born in lunar January!
Nǐ jiàn guò lǐyú tiào lóngmén ma?
你 见 过 鲤鱼 跳 龙门 吗？
Have you ever seen the carps jump the dragon gate?
Tiān ān mén guǎngchǎng de jūnrén shūshu zhēn wēifēng ā!
天 安 门 广场 的 军人 叔叔 真 威风 啊！
The soldier in Tiananmen Square are so majestic!
Exercises
1. We often ___ in the New Year.
A. 花灯(huādēng)
B. 烟花(yān huā)
C. 电灯(diàn dēng)
2. What’s this in the picture?
A. 龙虾(lóngxiā)
B. 鲤鱼(lǐyú)
C. 金鱼(jīnyú)
3. The Spring Festival of China is on the day of ____初一(chūyī).
A. 腊月(làyuè)
B. 二月(èryuè)
C. 正月(zhēngyuè)
4. In China, there is a famous fable named “鲤鱼跳(lǐyú tiào).
A. 龙门(lóng mén)
B. 大门(dàmén)
C. 家门(jiāmén)
5. What’s the meaning of “威风(wēifēng)?”
A. strict
B. majestic
C. kind