正月初一是新年 -- On the first of January, the Lunar Calender begins its New Year

正zheng1月yue4初chu1一yi1是shi4新xin1年nian2
On the first of January, the Lunar Calender begins its New Year
快kuai4快乐le4乐迎ying2接jie1新年
Happily we welcome the New Year
正月初一是过新年
人ren2逢feng2佳jia1节jie2是乐绵mian2绵
Everyone feels the joy of the festival's arrival
见jian4面mian4开kai1口kou3是说shuo1恭gong1喜xi3
People exchange greetings whenever they meet
啊呀，一家jia1人团tuan2圆yuan2在zai4今jin1天tian1呀在今天
and this day is the day of our families reunion
正月初一是过新年
难nan2得de2朋peng2友you3们men来lai2拜bai4年nian2
Friends come and offer their greetings
吃chi1喝he1玩wan2乐le4又you4有you3红hong2包bao1
We have fun and offer red packets
啊呀明ming2天tian1再zai4相xiang1聚ju4诉su4心xin1愿yuan4呀诉心愿
Let's meet tomorrow and exchange our feelings of joy
迎ying2春chun1季ji4节jie2是百bai3花hua1开kai1
The coming spring is bountiful with flowers
蝴hu2蝶die2蜜mi4蜂feng1呀采cai3花hua1来lai2
Butterflies and bees eagarly approach
大da4哥ge1大姐jie3呀有you3情qing2意yi4
Young men and girls are love each other
啊呀结jie2连lian2理li3呀并bing4蒂di4花hua1开kai1
and become married
良liang2辰chen2美mei3景jing3呀幸xing4福fu2来
Prosperity and good fortune come
富fu4贵gui4花hua1开kai1是人人爱ai4
Everyone loves the booming flowers
年nian2糕gao1红hong2橘ju2都dou1是宝bao3
Valued rice cakes and mandarin oranges are enjoyed
啊呀吃chi1了呀好hao3运yun4呀一起qi3来呀一起来
and good luck follows their eating
正月初一是新年
快快乐乐迎接新年
过guo4一个大年的头tou2一天
On the first day of the new year
锣luo2鼓gu3声sheng1声呀响xiang3连lian2天
The powerful sound of gongs and drums is heard
舞wu3狮shi1点dian3头tou2来拜年
Lions dance to join the celebration
啊呀祝zhu4福fu2一家jia1乐le4无wu2边bian1呀乐无边
and we wish each family endless happiness
正月初一是过新年
到dao4庙miao4里li3烧shao1香xiang1呀许xu3个ge4愿yuan4
Go to the temple to burn incense and make a wish
祈qi3求qiu2万wan4事shi4都dou1顺shun4利li4
Hope for good tidings
啊呀快kuai4快乐le4乐呀过guo4新xin1年nian2呀过新年
and happily celebrate the new year

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