COMMUNITY EVENT
Ms. Housego, Begbie’s Music teacher, taught every student a popular Chinese folk song called, “Jasmine Flower.” All of the children learned to sing the Mandarin lyrics in honour of Lunar New Year!
This song dates back to the 18th century, and is one of the most well known Chinese melodies in China and abroad.
On Thursday, February 14th, Begbie students performed this song at our Lunar New Year assembly. Many children took such pride in singing a song that was familiar and culturally significant to them.
The English translation of “Jasmine Flower” is:
What a beautiful jasmine flower. What a beautiful jasmine flower.
Sweet-smelling, beautiful stems, full of buds.
Fragrant and white, everyone praises it.
Let me pluck you and give you to others.
Jasmine flower, oh, jasmine flower.
Have a listen!
Happy Year of the Pig to everyone!
