世上只有妈妈好 is a beautiful Chinese Song that I want to share with you for Mother’s Day!
When my daughter was 2 years old, I decided to relearn Chinese to teach her our heritage language. Music was one of the ways that we both were able to get excited about learning unfamiliar Chinese words. I started with easy songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (song lyrics and activities here and here). Then my auntie suggested 世上只有妈妈好 (In This World, Only Mama Is Good), a song that my late mother used to sing during my childhood.
Learning to sing 世上只有妈妈好
Initially, I had trouble learning 世上只有妈妈好. The music made me very nostalgic for mother, and I longed to hear her sing it. But after hearing the song on iTunes, my daughter was intrigued by the melody and lyrics. So we learned it together and have since made special memories snuggling and singing this beautiful song hundreds of times together. Since we also love my husband and think he’s the best, we often sing the song twice, the second time substituting 妈妈 for 爸爸!
Photo of me when I was pregnant with my first child!
There are many versions of this song on the internet, but our 2 favorites versions on iTunes are as follows:
For your reference, here are the lyrics in simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, and pinyin! I have also included an English translation of the lyrics.
世上只有妈妈好 Simplified Chinese Lyrics
世上只有妈妈好
有妈的孩子像块宝
投进了妈妈的怀抱
幸福享不了
世上只有妈妈好
没妈的孩子像根草
离开妈妈的怀抱
幸福哪里找
世上只有妈妈好 Traditional Chinese Lyrics
世上只有媽媽好
有媽的孩子像塊寶
投進了媽媽的懷抱
幸福享不了
世上只有媽媽好
沒媽的孩子像根草
離開媽媽的懷抱
幸福哪裡找
世上只有妈妈好 Pinyin
Shìshàng zhǐyǒu māmā hǎo
Yǒu mā de háizi xiàng kuài bǎo
Tóu jìnle māmā de huáibào
Xìngfú xiǎng bùliǎo
Shìshàng zhǐyǒu māmā hǎo
Méi mā de háizi xiàng gēn cǎo
Líkāi māmā de huáibào
Xìngfú nǎlǐ zhǎo
世上只有妈妈好 English translation
In this world, only mama is good
A child with a mom is like a piece of treasure
Run into your mom’s embrace
You will enjoy endless happiness!
In this world, only mama is good
Without mom, you are like a blade of grass
Away from mom’s embrace
Where will you find happiness?
If you’d like to print out lyrics for learning, click here to download the pdf file of the lyrics!
Here is another sweet song for Mother’s Day from MandaRhymes.
Music is a wonderful way to motivate children to learn Chinese. Check out our other favorite Chinese music for children!
In addition, free printable Mother’s Day cards are available in simplified and traditional Chinese!
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