If you need some software to translate all this then click here孝 顺 父 母 理 应 当
Hao Sun Fu Mu Li Ngin Dong
拿 起 竹 板 唱 开 场 , Picking up the bamboo sticks I open this song
孝 顺 父 母 理 应 当 , One must be obedient to one's parents
十 月 怀 胎 娘 辛 苦 , Almost 10 months the mother bear's her pains
好 比 花 木 遇 雪 霜 , Akin to flowering plants on meeting snow and frost
嫩 红 面 色 都 转 黄 。 Soft red complexion turning pale
爷 娘 恩 典 唔 好 忘 , Do not forget both father and mother's grace
一 出 娘 胎 喊 食 乳 , Once born into the world crying out for milk
一 日 食 娘 九 到 浆 , Every day mother prepares your food
二 十 过 岁 变 老 大 娘 。 At twenty years old, she has become an experienced mother
爷 娘 日 夜 挂 肚 肠 , Father and mother will always worry day and night
记 得 当 初 还 细 日 , Remembering their own younger days
三 餐 饭 碗 唔 晓 扛 , Three daily meals and the bowls cannot be emptied
杰 羹 还 爱 放 白 糖 。 Making gruel needs sugar added
子 女 还 细 苦 爷 娘 , When the children are young they give their parents hardship
爷 愁 家 中 无 钱 用 , Father worries about money to feed the family
娘 带 细 子 苦 难 当 , Mother cares for the children, an insufferable job
睡 尽 几 多 屎 尿 床 。 How many countless times have they slept on soiled beds
遇 到 冷 天 苦 爷 娘 , When the cold weather comes the parents get anxious
被 拉 倒 净 屎 尿 , When the bedding is pulled away, they find it is soiled
天 气 楝 冷 爱 起 床 , No matter how cold the weather, they have to get up
冷 到 脚 下 颤 呀 上 。 Its so cold, shivers start at the feet and go on up
实 在 寒 热 也 苦 娘 , With the extremes of cold and hot, it is more hardship for the mother
寒 天 惊 怕 你 冻 倒 , On bitterly cold days we worry that you will catch a chill
热 天 同 你 拍 扇 凉 , On sweltering hot days we fan you down
揽 等 行 下 又 行 上 。 Holding you in our arms walking to and fro
带 子 带 女 费 心 肠 , Bringing up children taxes one's stamina
无 病 无 痛 还 过 得 , When there's no aches and pain, its bearable
有 病 有 痛 急 爷 娘 , When you become ill, it worrys father and mother
几 多 无 睡 到 天 光 。 How many countless sleepless nights until the dawn breaks?
走 到 脚 打 背 农 , Rushing about so much we have to soothe our feet to our backs
喊 到 医 生 来 看 病 , After calling the doctor to look at your illness
寻 到 钱 来 检 药 房 , We have to find the money to pay for the medicine
千 方 百 计 望 安 康 。 We would rather peace and health than wish for anything else
晓 行 晓 走 心 也 惯 , When you have learned to walk and your heart is bold
怕 你 搞 火 会 烫 到 , We fear you will play with fire and get burned
怕 你 搞 水 跌 落 塘 , We fear you will play with water and fall into a pool
怕 你 搞 刀 会 割 伤 。 We fear you will play with knives and cut yourself
七 岁 送 你 入 学 堂 , At seven we send you off to school
买 纸 买 笔 缴 学 费 , Having to pay for paper and pens and your tuition fees
买 鞋 买 帽 做 衣 裳 , Buying new shoes and a new hat and your shool uniform
宁 愿 自 家 喝 粥 汤 。 Skimping so much we will only have enough to eat congee
记 念 子 女 水 楝 长 , Memories of our offspring stay as long as the waters are lasting
还 细 望 你 快 长 大 , When you are still young we hope for they days you are grown
大 又 爱 娶 妻 房 , When you have grown we have to get you married
又 爱 整 屋 眠 床 。 A place to live and a bed to sleep in
希 望 日 后 有 春 光 , Hoping thereafter that you will prosper
等 到 爷 娘 年 纪 老 , Waiting when as your parents, we are old in age
希 望 子 女 来 胆 当 , Hoping our sons and daughters will help us out
竹 头 生 笋 望 想 长 。 Like the bamboo wishing its shoots become tall and stout
爷 娘 人 人 轮 流 当 , Taking in turn to look after one's parents
有 钱 割 肉 也 本 份 , Even though rich you'll strive with each difficulty
无 钱 言 语 顺 爷 娘 , When penniless a kind word is enough to satisfy one's parents
言 语 好 过 人 参 汤 。 Kinds words are better than gngseng broth
人 人 也 爱 奉 爷 娘 , Everyone must serve one's parents
爷 娘 还 生 唔 考 顺 , When they are still living and we are not obedient
死 紧 叫 也 平 常 , After death there are tears which often happens
千 拜 万 拜 一 炉 香 。 For all the prayers, they are like a joss-sticks sharing an incence urn
死 别 爷 娘 做 病 肠 , Before death one's parents work themselves to an early grave
大 猪 大 羊 来 摆 祭 , Great offerings of pork and lamb have been assembled
唔 当 还 生 食 四 两 , Its would be better to have eaten them when we were alive
还 生 食 到 过 清 香 。 Whilst living, we could at least savour their flavours
有 些 子 女 逆 爷 娘 , There are some who would rebell against their parents
大 声 恶 骂 爷 娘 老 不 死 , Loudly telling their parents they are old and better dead
手 指 上 额 面 霜 霜 , Their finger pointing to their faces, in a a chilling manner
骂 到 爷 娘 真 痛 肠 。 Making their parents' hearts so unbearable
有 些 子 女 唔 照 常 , There are some who are not the norm
脚 筋 来 一 生 硬 , Once their ankle tendons have become hardened
讨 老 婆 丢 爷 娘 , Commanding their wives to oppose his parents
好 食 柄 等 亲 爷 娘 。 Good food to hide from his own old folks
人 人 养 儿 望 春 光 , Everyone has children wishing them to prosper
人 人 养 儿 望 防 老 , Everyone has children wishing them to guard against old age
年 年 积 谷 防 荒 , Every year saving grain to keep from hunger
亘 相 照 顾 辛 福 长 。 Hoping to help look after ones' parents in good health
后 生 听 哩 敬 爷 娘 , The young who hear this should honour their father and mother
老 人 听 哩 添 福 寿 , The old who hear this will increase well-being and longevity
细 子 听 哩 过 乖 张 , Young sons who hear this should become obeidient
歌 子 到 此 暂 收 场 。 Now we have reached here, we shall leave this song.
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