2007 Changsha, China - Sao Zi sung by Ivy Huang

In October 2007 I visited Changsha, the capital of the Hunan region. My Chinese colleague, Professor Chen Xiaoxiang (Sophy) invited her students and me for a Karaoke evening.









We were joined by my colleague's friend Ivy Huang who sang a song called Sao zi - (Ode to my sister-in-law) a traditional song from the North East of China.









Here are the words in pinyin...

saozi...

saozi jie ni yishuang xiaoshou peng yiba heitu,
xian ba guizi mai diao,

sao zi...
sao zi jie ni yidui dajiao cai yiliu shandao ,
zai ba women song hao,

sao zi...
sao zi jie ni yifu shengban dang yi dang taiyang,
women hao da shengzhang,

ai...hang hang di saozi, qin qin di saozi,
women yong xianxue gongfeng ni,
hang hang di saozi, qin qin di saozi,
women yong xianxue gongfeng ni,

ao...hei hei di saozi,
ao...hei hei di saozi,
ao...hei hei di saozi,
ao...hei hei di saozi,
hei hei di ni...