This is our sixth song – 小毛驴 (Little Donkey)
There is an idiom （成语 chéng yǔ） that we will learn in this song : 心血来潮 （xīn xuè lái cháo）.
心血来潮 means being seized by a whim or being prompted by a sudden impulse.
Let’s start by reading the lyrics.
小毛驴
wǒ
yǒu
yī
zhī
xiǎo
máo
lǘ
我
有
一
只
小
毛
驴
wǒ
cóng
lái
yě
bú
qí
我
从
来
也
不
骑
yǒu
yī
tiān
wǒ
xīn
xuè
lái
cháo
有
一
天
我
心
血
来
潮
qí
zhe
qù
gǎn
jí
骑
着
去
赶
集
wǒ
shǒu
lǐ
ná
zhe
xiǎo
pí
biān
我
手
里
拿
着
小
皮
鞭
wǒ
xīn
lǐ
zhèng
dé
yì
我
心
里
正
得
意
bú
zhī
zěn
me
huá
lā
lā
lā
lā
不
知
怎
么
哗
啦
啦
啦
啦
wǒ
shuāi
le
yī
shēn
ní
我
摔
了
一
身
泥
Please note that the 了 in the last sentence should be pronounced as ‘ le ‘. However, it is sung as ‘ liǎo ‘.
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Meaning of the song:
我有一只小毛驴
I have a little donkey
我从来也不骑
I never ride it
有一天我心血来潮
One day I was seized by a whim
骑着去赶集
Ride it to the market
我手里拿着小皮鞭
I have a small whip in hand
我心里正得意
And I am enjoying the ride
不知怎么哗啦啦啦啦
Then I don’t know what happened
我摔了一身泥
I fell off it and got very muddy
我 :
I, me
有 :
have
一
:
one
只 :
measure word for animal
小 :
small, little
毛
:
little
驴 :
donkey
从 来 :
from the past till the present; at all times
也 :
used for emphasis, often before a negative expression
不 :
not
骑 :
ride
一天
:
one day
心 血来 潮:
be seized by a whim; be prompted by a sudden impulse
着 :
verb plus 着 placed before another verb, indicating an accompanying action or state
去 :
go
赶集
:
market
手 :
hand
里 :
in
拿 :
hold
小 皮鞭:
small whip
心 :
heart
正 :
right now
得 意 :
proud of oneself; pleased with oneself
不 知 :
don’t know
怎么
:
how
哗啦
:
onomatopoeia used to describe the sound of a violent fall, blow or breakage or waterflow
摔
:
fall, fall out
了 :
used after an action that has taken place or something that has changed
一
whole; all; throughout
身 :
body
泥 :
mud
You may want to download the song (in zip format).
Happy singing and learning!
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My son is learning this song in Chinese school and I need help to help him! I love that this is broken down into each line with clear pronunciation of each word and the little extra tip with the idiom. Really helps in learning and understanding the song.
Hi Franks,
This is one of the popular Chinese children songs. I hope your son loves this song and love learning Chinese as well. 🙂
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Chanced upon your site when I was searching for the song 三轮车to teach my kids 3 & 5. Your materials are wonderful and I love the song download. I hope you’d add more songs! Thanks for sharing what you have!
Hi Rea,
I’m sorry that I have stopped doing this weekly activity. Anyway, you can still find some old songs here:
http://www.learnchineseeveryday.com/category/weekly-activities/chinese-songs/