"It's raining hard" is a children's song that must be sung by generations of children in Guangdong and Guangxi vernacular areas. When I was young, my mother or grandmother would teach babbling children to sing.
"It's raining hard" is a description of the scene of streets flooded in Xiguan area of the old city of Guangzhou when it rains. The lyrics look at this scene with a child's eyes, full of innocence.
It is difficult to verify the author and writing time of this song. Judging from its popular language and simple notes, it should be a slobber song circulating in the streets of Xiguan area in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Autobiography singing has become the childhood memory of several generations of Guangzhou people.
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Lyrics of nursery rhymes:
It's raining hard and it's pouring into the street.
Sell firewood in the street, sell firewood in the street, and wear flower shoes in the street.
It rained heavily and flooded the streets. My brother sells firewood in the street, and my sister-in-law goes out with flower shoes.
Flower shoes, socks, ribbons and pearl butterflies are arranged on both sides.
Important performance
"It rained heavily and flooded the streets ..." The crisp and beautiful female voice at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games fascinated countless audiences. "Heavy Rain" is the only Guangdong nursery rhyme enthusiastically praised by Li Haiying, the music director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Guangzhou Asian Games.