Mŭ qīn jié kuài lè!

Happy Mother's Day! While hunting for the song about mothers that the children learned in class a while back, I came across a lot of Chinese songs about mother. Mama Hao and Wo De Hao Mama are two that come up often on YouTube (and are also worth listening to). They are rather beautiful and sentimental, and looking at the translations of some of these songs reveals the special place that mothers hold in Chinese culture. With only a loose English translation of the title I was looking for, I had a lot of difficulty finding the exact song the children learned in class, but I do believe I have finally found it. It is called "Tian Xia De Mama Dou Shi Yi Yang De." You can listen to the song and watch some clips of some girls and their beloved mother below.



tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
bùguǎn fēng chuī yǔ dǎ 　bùwèn xīngqī huò lìjià
Wǒ de māma cónglái bù fàngjià gōngzuò wéile jiā
chúfáng shì tā de tiānxià 　shīzi tóu hái yǒu hóngshāoyā
yàngyàng tā dōu jīngtōng bù huì jiǎ tā shì wǒ māma
cóng xiǎo chángcháng áimà　nà shì yīnwèi wǒ bù tīnghuà
bù yào yǐ wéi zhè shì zhǒng chéngfá tā zhǐyào wǒ zhǎngdà
māma Wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ méiyǒu bǎ Wǒ gēn dà máo bǐ
suīrán wǒ kǎoshì méiyǒu dé dì yī tā shuō zhǐyào nǐ jǐnle lì
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
bùguǎn tàiyáng shēng qǐ bùguǎn xīyáng tā yòu luò xī
wéi le wǒmen nǐ xīshēng le zìjǐ wǒ yǒngyuǎn búhuì wàngjì
jiānglái yǒu nàme yītiān wǒ bǎ tàiyáng gāogāo shēngqǐ
guà zài nǐ yǒngyuǎn mǎnzú de xiàoyì lǐ, māma wǒ ài nǐ~
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de 　ó ~ tiānxià de māma dōu shì yīyàng de
la la la la la la la ….
la la la la la la la ….


All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.
All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.
No matter it is wind blowing or rain hitting, no matter it is a weekday or a vacation,
My mom never takes a vacation; for the home she works.
Kitchen is her world – lion head and also simmer-fried duck.
(note: Lion head is a Chinese dish which made of pork meatballs, while simmer-fried duck is also called soy sauce braised duck.)
She is skilled at everything and she doesn’t fake anything; she is my mom.
Since my childhood, I often got scolded; it is because I did not listen (to her words).
Don’t think this is one kind of punishment; she just wanted me to grow up.
Mom I thank you for not comparing me to Da Mao.
(Da Mao, literally means big fur, just a random nickname for a friend.)
Although I did not get first place on the testings. She said (it is OK) as long as you did your best.
All the moms in the world are all the same; oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.
No matter the sun rises again (or) no matter the setting sun sets in the west again,
For us, you sacrifice yourself; I forever won’t forget.
In the future, there will be one day, I will raise the sun high.
Hang it in your forever satisfied smiles; Mom I love you.
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.
All the moms in the world are all the same;oh, all the moms in the world are all the same.