Zhang Xiaofei – Daylilies
Xuān cǎo huā 萱草花
Zhāng Xiǎofěi 张小斐
gāo gāo de qīng shān shàng xuān cǎo huā kāi fàng 高高的青山上萱草花开放 On the high green hills, daylilies bloom cǎi yì duǒ sòng gěi wǒ xiǎo xiǎo de gū niang 采一朵 送给我 小小的姑娘 Pick one and give it to me, little girl bǎ tā bié zài nǐ de fà shāo pěng zài wǒ xīn shàng 把它别在你的发梢 捧在我心上 Pin it to the end of your hair, hold it in my heart péi zhe nǐ zhǎng dà le zài kàn nǐ zuò xīn niáng 陪着你 长大了 再看你做新娘 Grow up with you and see you as a bride rú guǒ yǒu yì tiān xīn shì qù le yuǎn fāng 如果有一天 心事去了远方 If one day my mind went far away zhāi duǒ huā bàn zuò chì bǎng yíng zhe fēng fēi yáng 摘朵花瓣做翅膀迎着风飞扬 Pick a petal to make wings and fly in the wind rú guǒ yǒu yì tiān dǒng le yōu shāng 如果有一天 懂了忧伤 If one day understand the sadness xiǎng zhe tā jiù huì yǒu hǎo mèng yì chǎng 想着它就会有好梦一场 Thinking about it will have a good dream yáo yáo de tiān zhī yá xuān cǎo huā kāi fàng 遥遥的天之涯萱草花开放 Far away, daylilies bloom měi yì duǒ kě shì wǒ qiān guà de mó yàng 每一朵 可是我 牵挂的模样 Every flower is what I care about ràng tā kāi biàn wǒ děng zhe nǐ huí jiā de lù shang 让它开遍我等着你回家的路上 Let it go all over me waiting for you on your way home hǎo xiàng wǒ cóng bù céng lí kāi nǐ de shēn páng 好像我 从不曾 离开你的身旁 As if I never leave your side ♬ rú guǒ yǒu yì tiān xīn shì qù le yuǎn fāng 如果有一天 心事去了远方 If one day my mind went far away zhāi duǒ huā bàn zuò chì bǎng yíng zhe fēng fēi yáng 摘朵花瓣做翅膀迎着风飞扬 Pick a petal to make wings and fly in the wind rú guǒ yǒu yì tiān dǒng le yōu shāng 如果有一天 懂了忧伤 If one day understand the sadness xiǎng zhe tā jiù huì yǒu hǎo mèng yì chǎng 想着它就会有好梦一场 Thinking about it will have a good dream yáo yáo de tiān zhī yá xuān cǎo huā kāi fàng 遥遥的天之涯萱草花开放 Far away, daylilies bloom měi yì duǒ kě shì wǒ qiān guà de mó yàng 每一朵 可是我 牵挂的模样 Every flower is what I care about ràng tā kāi biàn wǒ děng zhe nǐ huí jiā de lù shang 让它开遍我等着你回家的路上 Let it go all over me waiting for you on your way home hǎo xiàng wǒ cóng bù céng lí kāi nǐ de shēn páng 好像我 从不曾 离开你的身旁 As if I never leave your side La la la ~ ♬ hǎo xiàng wǒ cóng bù céng lí kāi nǐ de shēn páng 好像我 从不曾 离开你的身旁 As if I never leave your side
The Song and The Movie
Daylilies by Zhang Xiaofei is the theme song from 2021 Chinese comedy film Hi, Mom (Chinese: 你好，李焕英; pinyin: nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng). The film is written and directed by Jia Ling and starring Jia Ling, Shen Teng, Chen He, and Zhang Xiaofei (the singer also plays Li Huanying in the Movie).
The film has grossed over US$792M at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing non-English film of all time.
The Story
After her mother Li Huanying is fatally injured in a car accident in 2001, grief-stricken Jia Xiaoling finds herself transported back in time to the year 1981, where she becomes her mother’s close friend. Jia Xiaoling feels that she has not been a good enough daughter in the present, so back in 1981 she does all she can to make Li Huanying happy, including setting her up with a factory manager’s son, Shen Guanglin, in the hope of giving her mother a better husband, a better daughter, and a better life than she had the first time around.
The film is adapted from Jia Ling’s 2016 sketch comedy of the same name. It is also based on stories of Jia Ling’s own mother, also named Li Huanying, who died in 2001 shortly after Jia started college. Jia made the film as a tribute to her mother.
The movie has won praise for its authentic emotions and its portrayal of 1980s Xiangyang. Audiences found the film moving; many were moved to tears, and some called their families soon after leaving the theatre.
