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Gung Hay Fat Choy
Chinese New Year Song
Copyright 2003 Nancy Stewart
Chinese New Year
is a spring festival, celebrated during our winter. It follows the Chinese
Lunar calendar, and falls between mid-January and mid-February. The
celebrations typically last for two weeks, although there are many different
ways to celebrate.
Sing as a fingerplay with the simple hand motions, or pass out rhythm
instruments and have children play on the chorus.
You can also use as a circle dancing, holding hands and walking around on the
chorus, and stopping to make hand motions on the verses.
Get activities for Chinese New Year at these
websites:
Gung Hay Fat Choy –
Chinese New Year Song
(wishing you good fortune and
happiness)
CHORUS:
(Keep a rhythm patting
hands together one hand up, then the other)
Gung Hay Fat Choy, Gung Hay Fat Choy
Sing Happy New Year, Gung Hay Fat Choy
1. The new moon tells us, exactly when
(hold up one hand in C shape for crescent moon)
To celebrate with family and friends
(clap
hands in rhythm)
2. Clean up the house and get out the broom
(pretend to
sweep)
Sweep out the old year, bring in the new
3. Bring out the apples, the oranges too
(hold out one
fist, then the other)
Their colors bring us joy and good luck too
4. The dragon dances, the lanterns light
(place hands together, and snake around )
The firecrackers light up the night
(alternate right and left fist out with fingers opening
quickly
to mimic shooting fireworks).
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January
2003 Song of the Month
