go sightseeing translation

Here is my translation for the song “lai5tig4to5” by Zia Bhung Bang will help you to learn many Teochew words andphrases.

 lai5 tig4to5 來踢跎

假日天時𠁞孬｜ gian1rig8 tin1si5 bhoi6mo2

Today’s weather is not bad.

來去躐圈踢跎｜ lai2ke3 lah8 kou1 tig4to5

Let us go a round of sightseeing.

來到東海岸一條橋照塊｜ lai5 gao3 Dang1hai2 ngai6 zêg1 diao5 gio5 zio2go3

Arrive at Eastern Sea beach’s bridge here

有個老人問我｜ u6 gai5 lao2nang5 mung7 ua2

There is an old man who asks me

弟阿照塊個底塊｜ di6a1 zio2go3 gai2 di7go3

Little brother, where is this place?

我呾照塊就是新津河｜ ua2 dan3 zio2go3 zu6si6 Sing1Zing1 Ho5

I say this place is Sing Zing Ho

伊呾㗾恁照塊發展𠁞孬｜ i1 dan3 hia2 ning2 zio2go3 huag4diang2 bhoi6mo2

He says, your place’s development is not bad.

記得許唺時來到恁照塊｜ gi3dig4 he2diang1si5 lai5 gao3 ning2 zio2go3

Remember in those days, arriving at your place

也就是一個鄉里合一條河哦｜ ia7 ziu6si6 zêg8 gai5 hion1li2 gah4 zêg8 diao5 ho5 o6

(there) was only a village and a river

有時水㶘有時水涸 ｜ u6si5 zui2din6 u6si6 zui2ko2

sometimes the water is full, sometimes shallow water

 

來踢跎我邀汝來踢跎哦｜lai5 tig4to5 ua2 giao1 le2 lai5 tig4to5 o7

Come to have fun, I will bring you along to have fun

路燈光光照新津河｜lou7 dêng1 geng1 geng1 zio2 Sing1Zing1 Ho5

The streetlights are shining brightly at Sing Zing River

海風吹著涼囉囉｜hai2huang1 cuê1dioh4 liang5 lo1lo1

The sea breeze is blowing cool air

路頂有人裸賣雪糕｜lou7dêng2 u6 nang5 lo2 bhoi7 soh4go1

There are people selling ice cream on the road

來踢跎我邀你來踢跎｜lai5 tig4to5 ua2 giao1 le2 lai5 tig4to5

Let’s go and have fun, I will bring you along to have fun

月娘光光照新津河｜ghuêh8nion5 geng1 geng1 zio2 Sing1Zing1 Ho5

The moon is shinning brightly at Sing Zing River

想起阿公去柵箔 ｜sion6ki2 A1gong1 ke3 zah8boh8

Recalling grandfather going to catch fish

柵著一尾紅花桃｜zah8dioh4 zêg8 bhuê2 ang5huê1to5

(he) caught a fish

Ang5huê1to5 紅花桃

哎呀汝還唔知｜ai7ia7 le2 huan1 m6zai1

Ah Ya! You still do not know

許唺時阮照塊 ｜he2diang1si5 ung2 zio2go3

in those days, we here

老人孥囝個個過力落｜lao2nang5 nou5gian2 gai7gai5 guê3 lag8loh8

old people (and) children, all of them are very hard working

六月天時還著出去趭鵝｜Lag8ghuêh8 tin1si5 huan1 dioh8 cug8ke3 riao7 gho5

The sixth lunar month’s weather still have to go out to chase geese

底塊有時間好踢跎｜di7go3 u6 si5gang1 ho2 tig4to5

Where is there time to go out and have fun

伊呾好好好㗾就好｜i1 dan3 ho2 ho2 ho2 hia2 zu6 ho2

He says good good good this is good

孥囝力落是家己好｜nou5gian2 lag8loh8 si6 ga1gi7 ho2

Hard working children is good for themselves

現在改革大開放｜hing7zai6 goi2gêg4 dua7 kai1huang3

The current reform great openness

社會大發展｜sia7huê6 dua7 huag4diang2

Society’s big development

免加二年贏過新加坡｜miang2 gê1 no2 nin5 ian5 guê3 Sing1gia1bo2

No need for two years will be better than Singapore