Two little tigers
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[edit] Two Tigers
"Two Tigers" is a popular Mandarin nursery rhyme called "Liang Zhi Lao Hu". It originated from Taiwan and is taught to young children. There are variations of this song that combines the tune of the French melody Frère Jacques.[1]
[edit] Lyrics
The lyrics are written in Chinese character and are translated into pinyin. Below is the whole text in pinyin and its English translation.[2]
Lyrics in PinYin
Liang3 zhi1 lao3 hu3,
Liang3 zhi1 lao3 hu3,
Pao3 de kuai4,
Pao3 de kuai4,
Yi4 zhi1 mei2 you3 yan3 jing1,
Yi4 zhi1 mei2 you3 wei3 ba1,
Zhen1 qi2 guai4,
Zhen1 qi2 guai4.
English Translation
Two Tigers,
Two Tigers,
Run so fast,
Run so fast,
One has no eyes,
One has no tail,
So strange,
So strange.


