CNY songs in english

few years back, i was lucky enough to have found 2 tapes (cassettes tapes i mean. at that time CD not popular yet) with chinese new year songs in both english and mandarin (with lyrics). they are all those common popular 'evergreen' (or maybe we can refer to them as traditional too) CNY songs like 'kongsi, kongsi', 'her sin nean', 'chai sin tau', 'ta ti hoi chong'. since i’m english ed. and haven’t learned mandarin, naturally i welcome these CNY songs sung in english. i had listened to this many times that i know many of them by heart. i realised that nowadays it's quite difficult to get a hold of these kind of tapes/CD… i mean with both english and chinese, as many CD sellers said the music company had stop producing these kind of album. so i decided to put up here some of the lyrics of the most popular CNY songs in english, for you to sing along this monkey year. go on… make a monkey out of yourself… sing, sing, sing! (title in chinese is within bracket. might not get the tittle exactly correct as spelling is a problem)
 

THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR (Her Sin Nean) (listen)

Happy sound, happy song
Happy people sing along
To welcome the best day of the year

Happy sound, happy song
Let the children gather around
Rejoice in the best day of the year

*May the New Year brings you all the things you want
And the best of health and wealth to you

Happiness in the air
Happy feeling everywhere
Lets welcome the best day of the year.

KONGSI, KONGSI (listen)

In the streets of Chinatown
Just like all the year before
You will hear on New Year's day
Cheerful kongsi, kongsi

*Kongsi, kongsi, kongsi ni
Kongsi, kongsi, kongsi ni ya!
Kongsi, kongsi, kongsi ni

Smile at everyone you see
Everyone is family
On this day of love and cheer
Sing out kongsi, kongsi

JOIN THE CELEBRATION (Ta Ti Hoi Chong) (listen)

Join the celebration
and feel the happiness around
You'll find a smile at every corner
You''ll never see a single frown
So let the feeling spread along

What a day for children
A time of sweet and cake and fun
And clutching in their hands a fortune
Red packets got from everyone
From dawn until the setting sun

*Happy New Year, to everyone here
Festive colours everywhere, Happy New Year
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
Goodwill flows each time you greet
Everyone you meet, hey!!

Get some friends together
And drink a toast to one and all
This is no time for cares and worries
Just lift your glasses, have a ball
Even the kids are feeling tall!

SPRING FLOWER (Sin Fo Nian Nian Lai)

Lovely as the flower that blooms in spring
Everybody loves you,
no one can deny
Little girl, I love you too
Loving you forever true

More than life, more than life
I love you forever true
Gentle flower, please be mine
Hey, hey, I'm yours today
If you just say you'll be here to stay

LUCKY ME (Chai Sin Tau) (listen)

*Lucky me, lucky me
Lucky me on a lucky spree
Can't you see, can't you see
I'm Mr Lucky, that is me.

Don't mess around with me
I'm on a winning spree
Four digits or business or dice
I'm the one who need no advice
Everything right will come my way

Lucky me, lucky me
Mr Lucky, that is me.

JOY OF NEW YEAR (Pai Nian)

On the first day of Chinese New Year
Celebration everywhere
Fireworks brighten up the day
Everyone's having fun
Chi ker long tong chiang tong chiang
Everyone's having fun!

Pretty ladies all dressed up
Gallivanting down the streets
Young men gently go in style
Carousing all night long
Chi ker long tong chiang tong chiang
Carousing all night long!