voicing: SA | catalog number: SBMP 677 | duration: 2:50 | price: $2.60
accompaniment: piano, finger cymbals

Composer Bisbee has painted a beautiful picture of a Chinese garden. The gentle finger cymbals set the tone, the piano adding embellishment like a colorful blossom in the garden. To be sung in Chinese, there is a pronunciation guide for this easy text.


performance by: South Bay Children’s Chorus, Diane Simons, Artistic Director [© all rights reserved]
recording available on promo CD for $2.00:

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Translation
How ee doh may lee dee moh lee hwah
How pretty the Jasmine flowers,

Fehnn fawng may lee mahnn juh yah
Lovely, fragrant, and lavish.

Yoh s(ee)ahng yoh bye rehnn rehnn kwah
Everyone loves how beautifully white and fragrant they are.

Rahng woh lah(ee) j(ee)ahng nee tzah(ee) s(ee)ah
I will go pick some

Sohng gay b(ee)eh rehnn j(ee)ah.
To share with my friends.

Moh lee hwah, moh lee hwah.
Jasmine flowers, Jasmine flowers.

Unaccented diphthongs are in parenthesis.

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Moh lee hwah choral track bundle contains a part dominant track for each voice part, a balanced voices track, and an accompaniment track if the work is not a cappella (the accompaniment is also included with the part dominant and balanced voices track). Get more information and listen to samples HERE. Please note that the choral score is not included in the bundle and needs to be ordered separately.

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