Where I'M From Poem
Where I’m From Poem
I am from China…
I am from where the yellow grass grows
And where the Yangtze River flows
I am from where the Yellow Mountains will forever grow
I am from where the men work in the rice fields
Working the days away
I am from where the first emperor reigns
Holding his cities with an iron grasp
I am from Qin Shi Huang’s great empire
The first ruler to unite us all
The greatest emperor of them all
I am from where the scent of fresh flowers
Flood the crowded streets
Where artisan use their hands to create works of art
And where the sweet taste of tea is never far away
I am from where noodles are slurped
Where fruits and vegetables line the streets
I am from where dumplings boil in every tea house
Where shrimp is prepared with szechaun sauce
The sweetest glaze in all of China
I am from Xianyang
The capital city of the greatest dynasty
Where the emperor builds his tomb
Filling the halls with warriors of terracotta
We pray he will be guarded in the afterlife
I am from where the Great Wall Stands
Protecting our Northern Boarders from distant lands
I am from where a large shadow is cast
Where our land stands impregnable from the Mongol grasp
I am from the Qin Dynasty
The greatest of them all
Where the men fought bravely in the Warring States
To where Qin Er Shi was overthrown by the brutal Han
I am from China
I am from the Qin Dynasty
I am from China…
I am from where the yellow grass grows
And where the Yangtze River flows
I am from where the Yellow Mountains will forever grow
I am from where the men work in the rice fields
Working the days away
I am from where the first emperor reigns
Holding his cities with an iron grasp
I am from Qin Shi Huang’s great empire
The first ruler to unite us all
The greatest emperor of them all
I am from where the scent of fresh flowers
Flood the crowded streets
Where artisan use their hands to create works of art
And where the sweet taste of tea is never far away
I am from where noodles are slurped
Where fruits and vegetables line the streets
I am from where dumplings boil in every tea house
Where shrimp is prepared with szechaun sauce
The sweetest glaze in all of China
I am from Xianyang
The capital city of the greatest dynasty
Where the emperor builds his tomb
Filling the halls with warriors of terracotta
We pray he will be guarded in the afterlife
I am from where the Great Wall Stands
Protecting our Northern Boarders from distant lands
I am from where a large shadow is cast
Where our land stands impregnable from the Mongol grasp
I am from the Qin Dynasty
The greatest of them all
Where the men fought bravely in the Warring States
To where Qin Er Shi was overthrown by the brutal Han
I am from China
I am from the Qin Dynasty