雨落落 hou6 loh8 loh8

There a lots of Teochew nursery rhymes and Teochew Store, an online store, based in Singapore, has been promoting our language and culture through various media and one of them is Teochew nursery rhymes. Most of the nursery rhymes or at least those I have heard are all sung in Swatow Uê.

I still remember my father teaching me Teochew nursery rhymes. 

Learning nursery rhyme is a good way to learn Teochew. Here is a nursery rhyme and the title of this nursery rhyme is 雨落落 hou6 loh8 loh8. Click on the link to hear the nursery rhyme and the subtitles are really bad and it is written in broken Teochew! I have used the correct Teochew characters below. 

Let us see if you fully understand this nursery rhyme. If you do not, please ask in the comment section.

hou6 loh8 loh8 雨落落

a1gong1 lai5 zah8boh8 阿公來柵箔

zah8 dioh4 li2he5 hua5 kou2co1  柵著鯉魚和苦初

a1gong1 li7 aiⁿ3 ze2 阿公哩欲煮

a1ma2 li7 aiⁿ3 ko2 阿嫲哩欲炣

no6nang5 sio1pah4 sio1mang2mo2 二人相拍相挽毛  

mang2 gao3 cang5ioⁿ5 dang1 挽到田洋中

ngo6dioh4 a1gu6 laih8 goi1 lai5 遇著阿舅掠雞來

liah8 goi1 tai5  掠雞刣

goi1 kah4 soi3 雞佮細

liah8 ah4 toi3 掠鴨替

ah4 oi7 ah4 鴨噲鴨

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

ua2 zêg8rig8 sêⁿ1 zêg8 du1 我一日生一堆

ua2 no6 rig8 sêⁿ1 no6 du1 我二日生二堆

le2 mai3 tai5 ua2 ke3 tai5 ghu5 汝勿我去刣牛

ghu5 oi7 ghu5 牛噲牛

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

zoiⁿ5 ku1 si6 ua2 loi5 前區是我犁

ao6ku1 si6 ua2 bê5 後區是我耙

le2 mai3 tai5 ua2 ke3 tai5 hê5 汝勿我去刣蝦

hê5 oi7 hê5 蝦噲蝦

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

ua2 zêg8 diao5 kêh4 ning2 zo3 zêg8 buaⁿ5 我一條乞恁做一盤

ua2 no6 diao5 kêh4 ning2 zo3 no6 buaⁿ5 我二條乞恁做二盤

le2 mai3 tai5 ua2 ke3 tai5 muaⁿ5 汝勿刣我去刣鰻

muan5 oi7 muaⁿ5 鰻噲鰻

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

ua2 zêg8 sing1 liu1 liu1 gug8  我一身溜溜滑

le2 mai3 tai5 ua2 ke3 tai5 ghu5sai2hug8 汝勿刣我去刣牛屎核

ghu5sai2hug8 oi7 牛屎核噲

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

ua2 zêg8 sing1 cao3 hi1 hi1 我一身臭兮兮

le2 mai3 tai5 ua2 ke3 tai5 mua5ciag5 si1 汝勿刣我去刣麻雀絲

mua5ciag5 si1 oi7 麻雀絲噲

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

ua2 oi6 buê1 我會飛

le2 mai3 tai5 ua2 ke3 tai5 a1 huang1guê2 汝勿刣我去刣阿番瓜

huang1guê2 oi7 番瓜噲

nang5 aiⁿ3 tai5 le2 zo3ni5 daⁿ3 人欲刣汝咋呢呾

huang1guê2 bho5 uê7 daⁿ3 番瓜無話呾

bhua5 gi1 do1 磨支刀

lo2 dog4 guêh8  裸斵橛