Proofread Musical Notation š¼ with PÄ«nyÄ«n Lyrics and Proofread PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus Lyrics Available for the Concluding Song for Mandarin 2021 Conventions
[NOTE: For spiritual food (which is for you yourself to learn spiritual things from, and which ideally should be in your own mother tongue), please go to jw.org.
The supplementary language-learning material mentioned in this post is for helping you to learn about how the Mandarin language is used in an official publication, so that you will be better able to help others in the Mandarin language field.]
It was recently officially announced that the concluding song for the 2021 regional convention will be a new original song entitled, in English, “With Eyes of Faith.” In Mandarin, this song is entitled “ęęäæ”åæ (WĒ YĒu XƬnxÄ«n)”.
Unfortunately, at this time, there does not seem to be any official Pīnyīn material for this song. For example, the web page linked to above on jw.org only uses Chinese characters, with no Pīnyīn option available.
Unofficial language-learning materials for the concluding song for Mandarin 2021 regional conventions have been posted to the below resource, in the forms of proofread musical notation š¼ with PÄ«nyÄ«n lyrics and proofread PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus lyrics:
- “Sing Out Joyfully” Bk.
(Pīnyīn+Music, Pīnyīn Plus, Web)
(rich information about the Mandarin speech
used for Kingdom songs,
as represented by the text of the
Mandarin “Sing Out Joyfully” book,
2020-08 Printing, proofread, mobile-friendly,
Pīnyīn (Pinyin) used as the default writing system,
links for getting around,
song links sorted by number;
Pīnyīn+Music: prezoomed to use full screen width,
easy-to-read font,
guitar chords included;
PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus: “flashcards” integrated with the text,
(tap/click on a PÄ«nyÄ«n word to reveal its “flashcard”,
tap/click on a “flashcard” to hide it),
carefully done human-translated
context-appropriate English translations
with literal & effective meanings,
Simplified & Traditional characters,
š Reveal All, š Reveal Advanced, and
š Reveal None controls
for all the “flashcards” in a
song, verse, etc.,
Night Theme that can be turned on or off
using the ☀️/š button at the top right,
adjustable text size)
(Info re offline viewing and printing) - Short Links:
Links > Publications > Books >
“Sing Out Joyfully” Book Links (tiandi.info/sjj)
Screenshots of the above web resource on an iPhone š±. (It can also be used offline with apps like GoodReader, Documents, etc.)
Scheduling notes:
- Partially proofread PÄ«nyÄ«n material (more correct than computer-generated PÄ«nyÄ«n like that displayed by apps like Equipd, and more mobile-friendly than PDFs) or more is available for all the songs in the “Sing Out Joyfully” (sjj) songbook.
- Mandarin 2020–2021 circuit assemblies: Proofread PÄ«nyÄ«n lyrics and musical notation š¼ are available for all the songs scheduled.
- Mandarin 2021 conventions: Proofread Pīnyīn material (more correct than computer-generated Pīnyīn like that displayed by apps like Equipd, and more mobile-friendly than PDFs) or more is available for all the songs scheduled.
The PÄ«nyÄ«n song material in the above unofficial resource has been designed to be mobile-first, so it works well on mobile devices of various shapes and sizes, including tablets and smartphones š±. Some of the ways in which it does so are:
- Song material with musical notation š¼ automatically loads “prezoomed” to take full advantage of the width of your device’s display, so as to render its PÄ«nyÄ«n lyrics in as large a size as possible.
- In the song material with musical notation š¼, the typeface (font) chosen for the PÄ«nyÄ«n lyrics is one that is especially legible at smaller text sizes.
- The lyrics-only material uses PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus technology, so the text automatically reflows according to the width of the display. Also, the text can be set to different sizes by the user, and a Night Theme is available. As time allows, more PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus “flashcards” will be added, with their English translations, Chinese characters, etc.
The introduction for the above resource explains why it’s good to use PÄ«nyÄ«n as a writing system on its own.
In the material with musical notation š¼ in the above resource, expressions in the PÄ«nyÄ«n lyrics do not trigger a PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus “flashcard” to appear next to them as usual, because the lyrics need to stay aligned with the musical notation š¼. As time allows, links will be added to PÄ«nyÄ«n lyrics in the material with musical notation š¼. Each of these links will cause a PÄ«nyÄ«n Plus “flashcard” to appear near the top of the display.
Previously, musical notation š¼ in the above resource was taken from screenshots of an official PDF file. Note (and make it a musical note ♪, at that š), though, that the musical notation š¼ for song 77 marked the debut in the above resource of musical notation š¼ produced “from scratch” to be mobile-first in design. This should provide for better and more consistent user experiences going forward, especially on smaller mobile devices like smartphones š±.
[NOTE: While the organization expresses valid general concerns here about posting copies of official publications to the Internet, there are good legal and spiritual reasons for concluding that those concerns do not apply to this particular material, since such material should NOT be considered to be infringing on copyright, and since such material is specifically designed to be, NOT SPIRITUAL FOOD, but rather, material FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING. See this disclaimer for more information.]
