Children’s rhymes have accompanied everyone through their wonderful childhood. Some Chinese children’s songs have been sung by many people, even generations. Some songs are still well known by the new generation. These songs are well known to everyone and will be sung forever. The 15 most popular children’s songs in China are these:
1. Xiao Xing Xing 小星星
“Xiao Xing Xing” is derived from the British traditional children’s song “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” more than 200 years ago. The theme of the song is romantic and dreamy, with a light melody composed of six quarter notes and one half note. Achieved the most eye-catching crown in the history of children’s songs in the world. It has also become the most classic first nursery rhyme in the enlightenment education of children of all countries and cultures in the world.
2. Xiao Yan Zi 小燕子
“Little Swallow” is a popular children’s song, and it is also an episode of the feature film “Nurse’s Diary”. The song expresses the love and praise of the people in the play for the new life. This movie has long been forgotten by people, but this song has been sung alone. The song is fresh and smooth, natural and simple, without any trace of axe. Nowadays, when we sing, we usually only sing the first half of the original song. This is the song that children are most familiar with.
3. Xiao Mao Lv 小毛驴
“Xiao Mao Lv” is a children’s song written by Lin Chongjie’s lyrics and music. This is a classic children’s song that is widely sung and grows with many children. The children’s version of “Xiao Mao Lv” makes people sound natural and comfortable, and can’t conceal the immature and childlike interest. The lyrics of “Xiao Mao Lv” are cordial and lively, with a lot of fun in nursery rhymes. The tunes are lively and sweet, the style is simple, the rhythm is cheerful, the singing is combined, and it is easy to learn and sing. It is welcomed and loved by children.
4. Chong Er Fei 虫儿飞
“Chong Er Fei” is an episode of the 1998 movie “The Wind and Cloud Dominates the World”, composed by Chen Guangrong and Lin Xi, and is the Mandarin version of “One Pair”. Sung by Hong Kong singer Ekin Cheng. Because the melodious melody of the song is similar to the style of nursery rhymes and the romantic lyrics are widely liked by the public, many cover versions have appeared later, as for the lyrics, they are not very consistent.
5. Du Shu Lang 读书郎
The song “Du Shu Lang” discovered by Mr. Song Yang in Anshun in 1945 was a local nursery rhyme that almost everyone in Anshun could sing during the Anti-Japanese War. Mr. Song Yang only remembered the first two lyrics. It was later adapted into the current song, and the changed “Shushu Lang”, the lyrics are more in line with the times, and the arrangement is more professional.
6. Mai Bao Ge 卖报歌
“Mai Bao Ge” is a popular children’s song composed by musician Nie Er in the 1930s. The tunes are simple and catchy. The tunes are bright and smooth. With simple and vivid language and spicy and humorous style, they deeply describe the miserable life of the old society newsboys and their desire for light.
7. Yi Fen Qian 一分钱
“Yi Fen Qian” is a children’s song composed by Pan Zhensheng. Pan Zhensheng (January 18, 1933 ~ May 14, 2009) famous composer, Mongolian nationality, native of Qingpu, Shanghai. In 1955 began to engage in children’s music creation. Worked as a primary school music teacher, young pioneers instructor, editor, etc. He used to be the chairman of the Ningxia Branch of the Music Association, the vice chairman of the Ningxia Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and the fourth executive director of the China Music Association. Won the title of “National Outstanding Child and Adolescent Worker”. He has composed children’s songs “Little Duck”, “Yi Fen Qian”, “Good Mother”, “Red Sun Shines Mountains and Rivers”, lyrics and composition “Di Li Di Li”, “Uncle Lei Feng, please listen to my answer”, “Sun Moon Don’t forget” etc. There are albums of children’s songs published.
8. Cai Mo Gu De Xiao Gu Niang 采蘑菇的小姑娘
The song “Cai Mo Gu De Xiao Gu Niang” was written in 1982. It was first sung by singer Zhu Fengbo. After being sung by Jin Xiaocai, it was popular with people. It is a classic Chinese children’s song. The whole song has a lively rhythm, and the musical melody can be found in the intonation. When we sang this song, the singing and chanting were very close, which is one of the reasons why this song is so catchy. It has won the love of children with its cheerful melody and simple and fresh lyrics, and it has been singing for many years.
9. Xiao Luo Hao 小螺号
Xiaoluhao is a children’s song written by Wang Fulin and sung by Cheng Lin. Cheng Lin, born on October 15, 1967 in Luoyang, Henan, is a pop female singer and erhu performer in Mainland China. In 1978, he was admitted to the Haizheng Song and Dance Ensemble as an erhu solo; in 1979, he won the National Erhu Competition Excellence Award, and the same year he won the first prize of the Army Show; in 1980, he appeared on the Beijing stage for the first time as a singer with a song ” Xiaoluhao became popular; in 1981, the first album “Xiaoluhao” was released.
10. Wo Niu Yu Huang Li Niao 蜗牛与黄鹂鸟
“Wo Niu Yu Huang Li Niao” is a children’s song composed by Chen Hongwen and Zuo Hongyuan. In the narrator’s tone, the lyrics tell the interesting scene of a snail carrying a heavy shell and climbing up the vine when the vine has just sprouted, while the oriole bird sneers at it. The song praised the persistent and enterprising spirit of the snail.
11. Liang Zhi Lao Hu 两只老虎
“Liang Zhi Lao Hu” is a song that has been rewritten and adapted by German children’s song “Jacques Brothers” (also translated “Jacques Brothers”, “Mark Brothers” in Germany, and “Brother John” in Britain). In China, the first and second sentences of “Brother Jacques” are changed to “two tigers”, and the lyrics are also changed to the effect that this tiger has no eyes (or ears), or no tail, and marvels at its “strange”.
12. Shu Ya Zi 数鸭子
“Shu Ya Zi” is a five-phrase body song, in C major, in 4/4 time. The song uses the form of “counting ducks” to encourage the children to cherish their time and study hard. Compose lyrics by Wang Jiazhen and compose Hu Xiaohuan. The lyrics are easy to understand and interesting.
13. Xing Fu Pai Shou Ge 幸福拍手歌
“Xing Fu Pai Shou Ge” is a popular Spanish children’s song. The tune of this song is similar to the episode “Molodejnaya” in the Soviet music film “Volga-Volga” in 1938, and may have been inspired or inspired by this song. The composer is unknown. This song is widely sung and influential in Japan. It is called “幸せなら手をたたこう”. Written in 1964, the lyrics were written by Toshito Kimura, a professor at the Department of Human Sciences at Waseda University. The song was re-arranged by Takao Imaizumi, and the song was re-arranged by Japanese singer Sakamoto Kyubi to sing throughout Japan.
14. Wa Ha Ha 哇哈哈
“Wa Ha Ha” was adapted from the Russian folk song that was introduced from Xinjiang. When it was introduced, there were only tunes without lyrics. It was later adapted into “Wa Ha Ha”, “Gilla”, “Black Eyed Girl” (directed by Jiang Wen) “The Sun Also Rises Interlude”, adapted by Japanese soundtrack master Joe Hisaishi) and other songs. This song was once sung by the Yinhe Youth Choir in the CCTV Children’s Day Party in 1992.
15. Xiao Tu Zi Guai Guai 小兔子乖乖
“Xiao Tu Zi Guai Guai” is a nursery rhyme derived from a short story, composed by Li Jinhui. The story mainly tells the story of the big bad wolf pretending to be the white rabbit after the mother white rabbit left. The mother wanted to enter the house and eat the baby rabbit, but the baby rabbits saw it through. After the mother white rabbit came back, she praised the cleverness of the baby rabbit. Thus showing the cleverness of the little rabbit.
Top 10 Popular Chinese Songs in 2020