Translation by Tao-Lin Hwang
Sweet Rice Pie
Language: Chinese (中文)
一的爆米香 二的炒韭菜 三的沖沖滾 四的炒米粉 五的五將軍 六的乞食孫 七的分一半 八的爬梁山 九的九嬸婆 十的撞大鑼
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Shih-Hui Chen (b. 1962), "Sweet Rice Pie", copyright © 2005 [ baritone clarinet, flute, violoncello, harp and percussion ], Trigon Music Press
Publisher: Black Tea Music [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Shih-Hui Chen (b. 1962), "Sweet Rice Pie", 2005, copyright © 2005 [ baritone clarinet, flute, violoncello, harp and percussion ], from Sweet Rice Pie: Six Songs on Four Taiwanese Nursery Rhymes, no. 6, Trigon Music Press
Publisher: Black Tea Music [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Tao-Lin Hwang)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 10
Number one, make sweet rice pie
Language: English after the Chinese (中文)
Number one, make sweet rice pie Number two, scallion to fry Number three, pot at a boil Number four, noodles in hot oil Number five, soldier's leader Number six, son of beggar Number seven, take half amount Number eight, go up the mount Number nine, old as grand mom Number ten, strike the tam-tam
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Chinese (中文) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-06-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 54