I.    Lyrics (translated from Chinese)

You give me a rose.
I want to thank you sincerely.
Even you look at yourself as a fool,
I still like you.
Even you look at yourself as a fool,
I still like you.
If you are arrogant and looking down on me, ah…
I want to see your abilities.
I will marry to a man, who is stronger than you.
And this will tingle your heart.
I will marry to a man, who is stronger than you.
And this will tingle your heart.
The songbird flies away from my hand,
Stop in the beautiful garden.
The floral like lovely songbird,
Combs to sleek your hair.
The floral like lovely songbird,
Combs to sleek your hair.
We are just like golden oriole and songbird.
We love each other just like mandarin ducks cannot be apart.
Our love is like the burning flames,
Even the wind cannot blow it out.
Our love is like the burning flames,
Even the wind cannot blow it out.

Anonymous lyric writer (無名作者)

你送我一枝玫瑰花
我要誠懇的謝謝你
那怕你自己看得像個傻子
我還是能夠看的上你
那怕你自己看得像個傻子
我還是能夠看的上你

你要傲慢輕視我阿~~~
我要看看你的本事
我要嫁上一個比你還強的
就會刺痛你的心
我要嫁上一個比你還強的
就會刺痛你的心

百靈鳥兒從手中飛去
落到美麗的花園裡
花兒一樣可愛的百靈鳥兒
梳光著你的美髮
花兒一樣可愛的百靈鳥兒
梳光著你的美髮

我們像黃鶯和百靈鳥
我們相愛如鴛鴦
我們的愛情像那然燒的火燄
大風也不能把它吹熄
我們的愛情像那然燒的火燄
大風也不能把它吹熄

Audio
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam

II.    Manuscript

Copied manuscript (page 1) of “Give me a rose” for violin I (1981)	Copied manuscript (page 1) of “Give me a rose” for violin II (1981)

     


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