Sweetest Mommy

I think this would be a lovely song to play at a naming ceremony - even if you don't know the words as it is a sweet tune. It is a common tune which can be found on a few albums available in the US and can also be heard on the internet. Sometimes it is called "Good mama" or "Mama is the best in the world". China sprout has two albums that contain this song (Chinese Children Songs (MCS034) and Popular Children Songs (MCS033)) I have it on an unlabled cassette that I got in China and on a 2 CD set with a gold cover called "Greatest Hits" where it is on CD 2 track 4

You can hear it from the following blog - under September 14, 2005. Sorry I don't have a direct link.Waiting for lauren elizabeth

The Chinese, pinyin for Mandarin, and an English translation at the end of the post. (I much prefer the first verse to the second.)

Sweetest Mommy / Good mama

世上只有媽媽好,

有媽的孩子像個寶,
tóu jìn 媽媽的懷抱
幸福享不了

世上只有媽媽好
沒媽的孩子像 gēn 草
離開 媽媽的懷抱
幸福哪裡找

Shì shàng zhǐ yǒu māma hǎo,
Yǒu mā de háizi xiàng ge bǎo,
Tóu jìn māma de huaíbào
Xìngfú xiǎng bù liǎo.

Shì shàng zhǐ yǒu māma hǎo,
Méi mā de háizi xiàng gēn cǎo,
Lí kāi māma de huáibào
Xìngfú nǎ lǐ zhǎo.

[Having a] mother is the best thing in the word
Children with a mother are like precious treasures,
Being held in Mom’s arms is to enjoy endless happiness.

Mom is the best thing in the world.
Children without a mother are helpless as a blade of grass.
[without a mother]
There is no happiness to be found.

I do not usually give out untested sites, but here are some possibilities:
You may be able to hear it here & download it from:
http://www.tussah.com/lara/mamasong/index.html
http://www.egeli.se/mama_hao.htm