How Are You, Earth – A Chinese Song for the Earth Day

Earth Day (地球日) has become an important day for all of us to recall what we’ve done and what we can do to make our earth a better place. Every year there is a different theme and the theme of 2019 Earth Day is “Protect Our Species”（保护物种）.

To celebrate this day, let’s learn a Chinese song “Earth, How Are You?”

地球你好吗
Earth, How Are You?

词曲：王新宇
Lyrics and music: Xinyu Wang
演唱：杨婕 屠梅华 黑鸭子合唱组
Singer: Jie Yang, Meihua Tu, Black Duck Choir

 

当天空不再是蓝色，小鸟不会飞翔。
When the sky is no longer blue, birds will not fly.

当江河不再有清澈，鱼儿也离开家乡。
When rivers are longer clear, fish also leave their hometown.

当空气不再是清新，花朵也失去芬芳。
When the air is no longer fresh, flowers also lose fragrance.

当乌云遮住了太阳，世界将黑暗无光。
When the dark clouds cover the sun, the world will be dark and dull.

当冰山渐渐地融化，地球是一片汪洋。
When the iceberg melts, the earth is a vast ocean.

当大地干枯了村庄，眼睛也失去渴望。
When the earth dries the villages, our eyes show no desire.

当城市川流不息的车，从此没有一点安详。
When cars driving non stop in the city, there is no quietness anywhere.

当童话失去了森林，仙女也丢了魔棒。
When fairy tales have no forest, fairies lose wands.

当玩具变成你的衣裳，从此没有天真幻想。
When toys become your clothes, you have no innocent fantasy ever since.

当贪婪拼命地追逐，没有动物与你歌唱。
When greed desperately chases, no animals sing with you.

让我们一起热爱吧，让我们一起唱，
Let’s love together, let’s sing together,

让我们一起呼唤，地球你好吗？
Let’s call all together: how are you, earth?

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