Chinese 305 Advanced Chinese
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chilin Shih


Olive Tree

词: 曲: 唱:
Lyrics: San Mao Music: Tai Hsiang Lee Performer: Chyi Yu

齐豫 橄榄树 Youtube Video (1979)
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Don't ask me where I came from


My homeland is far far away


Why wander


Wander to a far off place


Wander


For the birds that fly in the sky


For the streams that flow in the mountain


For the wide open grass prairie


Wander afar


Wander


And still, and still


For the olive tree in my dream


Olive tree


Don't ask me where I came from


My homeland is far far away


Why wander


Why wander in a far off place


For the olive tree in my dream


Don't ask me where I came from


My homeland is far far away


Why wander


Wander to a far off place