Chinese Children/Pop Song "世上只有妈妈好" (Shi Shang Zhiyou Mama Hao, On Earth Only Mom Is Great)

May 07, 2011

It's Mother's Day soon~ This song is always in my head when I think of my mother.

It's a very famous song. Here's to all the wonderful mothers- 

母親節快樂, 母亲节快乐, Mǔqīn Jié Kuàilè, Happy Mother's Day~ 

 

Song Title:  

Shì Shàng Zhǐyǒu Māma Hǎo (On Earth Only Mom Is Great)

世上只有媽媽好 - traditional Chinese

世上只有妈妈好 - simplified Chinese

Singer: 鳳飛飛 (凤飞飞, Fèng Fēi-Fēi), a famous Taiwanese singer from the 1970s. Her voice in this video is very sweet:

歌词, 简体 中文, 拼音 和 英文 翻译:
Gēcí, jiǎntǐ zhōngwén, pīnyīn hé yīngwén fānyì:
Lyrics in simplified characters, pinyin and English translations, the translations are done by the Chinese characters order so the grammar may not be proper: 

1.

世 上 只有 妈妈 好

Shì shàng zhǐyǒu māma hǎo
Earth above only mom great (Only mom is great in the world)

有 妈 的 孩子 像 *块 宝

Yǒu mā de háizi xiàng *kuài bǎo
Has mom kid like a gem (A kid who has a mom is like a gem)
*块 kuài, classifier for objects like cake, soap...

投 进 妈妈的 怀抱

Tóu jìn māma de huáibào

Casts into mom's arms

幸福 享 不 了

Xìngfú xiǎng bù liǎo
Happiness enjoy without end (Enjoys the happiness without end)

2.

世 上 只有 妈妈 好

Shì shàng zhǐyǒu māma hǎo
Earth above only mom great (Only mom is great in the world)

没 妈 的 孩子 像 *根 草

Méi mā de háizi xiàng *gēn cǎo

Without mom kid like a grass (A kid who has no mom is like grass)
*根 gēn, classifier for long slender objects.

离开 妈妈的 怀抱

Líkāi māma de huáibào

Leave mom's arms

幸福 那里 找

Xìngfú nǎlǐ zhǎo
Happiness where find (Where to find the happiness)

3.

世 上 只有 妈妈 好

Shì shàng zhǐyǒu māma hǎo
Earth above only mom great (Only mom is great in the world)

有 妈 的 孩子 像 块 宝

Yǒu mā de háizi xiàng kuài bǎo
Has mom kid like a gem (A kid who has a mom is like a gem)

投 进 妈妈的 怀抱

Tóu jìn māma de huáibào 

Cast into mom's arms

梦 里 也 会 笑

Mèng lǐ yě huì xiào

Dream inside also will smile (Will also smile in the dreams)





This video is by another female singer with traditional Chinese lyrics:







Kids version also with traditional Chinese lyrics:

Replace 

1. 像 块 宝 (xiàng kuài bǎo) to 像 个 宝 (xiàng gè bǎo), 块 and 个 are the same in this case.

2. the first sentence of the second paragraph to 

没有 妈妈 最 苦恼

Méiyǒu māma zuì kǔnǎo
Without mom most distressed (Without mom is the most distressed thing)

Guzheng solo version:

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