Song title: Beating Sour Dates

Singer: Shi Zhanming

Lyrics:

Hey? Cough! I can see these mountains

That mountain is high, ah, eh, eh, eh, eh, yo, yo, yo

That wild jujube on that mountain, eh, eh, jujube, it grows well. Hey

Ah, eh, eh? Cough! Call me sister

Hurry up, hurry up, eh, eh, yo yo yo yo

Put on your basket, eh~ basket, let’s go play jujubes

Ah, it’s Yi’eryo, hey? Cough! Climb over a bridge

Cross a ditch, ah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, eh, sister, don't let your heart beat so fast, hold my brother's hand

Ah, it’s Yi’eryo, hey? Cough! The wild jujubes are round

The wild jujubes are sweet, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh! p>

Ah, it’s Yi’eryo, sister, hurry up and pick it up, Ah, it’s Yi’eryo, eh?

Extended information:

"Punching Sour Dates" is a folk custom A traditional folk song from Shanxi Zuoquan sung by singer Shi Zhanming. It was included in the album "Shi Zhanming: The King of Sheepherd Singers in Zuoquan, Shanxi", which was released in 2004. "Shi Zhanming: The King of Sheepherd Singers in Zuoquan, Shanxi" is the first album of folk songs recorded in the mountains in China, which comprehensively covers Zuoquan's traditional folk songs represented by Huahua Tune.

In 2003, the China National Traditional Orchestra invited Shi Zhanming, a Shanxi folk singer, to join Xintianyou, Tibetan folk singers, and Mongolian long tune artists from northern Shaanxi to form the "Voice of the Yellow River" to participate in the "Voice of the Yellow River" held at the Great Hall of the People. "There are so many beauties in the country - New Year's Ethnic Concert". Shi Zhanming once again caused a sensation with his song "Playing Jujube". The media in the capital widely publicized his deeds with the title "The King of Sheepherds and Singer Appears in the Great Hall of the People".