Nursery Rhyme

This is a very famous nursery rhyme which most of us know and perhaps you can sing along with the mother who is rocking her baby to sleep. The name of the nursery rhyme is ong a ong!

擁啊擁啊擁金公。ong6 a7 ong6 a7 ong6 gim1gong1

擁啊擁啊擁金公。

金公金公做老爹。 gim1gong1 gim1gong1 zo3 lao6dia1

阿七阿八來擔靴。 a1cig4 a1boih4 lai5 diaⁿ1 hia1

擔靴擔唔浮｜飼豬大過牛。diaⁿ1 hia1 diaⁿ1 m6 pu5 ｜ci7 de1 dua7 guê3 ghu5

黃牛生馬仔｜馬仔生珍珠。ng5ghu5 sêⁿ1 bhê2giaⁿ2 bhê2giaⁿ2 sêⁿ1 diang1zu1

珍珠溜溜圓。 diang1zu1 liu3 liu3 iⁿ5

阿舍讀書赴科期｜科期科期科。A1sia3 tag8ze1 hu3 kuê1 ki5 ｜kuê1 ki5 kuê1 ki5 kuê1

阿舍讀書中探花。 A1sia3 tag8ze1 dong1 tam3huê1。

去時書僮擔行李。 ke3si5 ze1tong5 diaⁿ1 hêng5li2 行李

來時大轎夾彩旗。lai5si5 dua5gio7 giab8 cai2gi5

ong6 擁｜拥	to carry in one's bosom, lightly rocking and coaxing a child to fall asleep	抱在懷裡輕輕地搖以哄小孩子入睡｜ 抱在怀里轻轻地摇以哄小孩子入睡
gim1gong1 金公	a little child	小孩子
zo3 lao6dia1 做老爹	to become a father	當爹｜当爹
In another version instead of a1cig4 [7th] a1boih4 [8th] A1Bhung5 阿文 and A1Bhu2 阿武 to come and help to carry those boots.
lai5 來｜来	come	來｜来
dan1 擔｜担	to carry on one’s shoulder	擔｜担
hia1 靴	boots	靴
m6 pu5 唔浮	cannot be lifted up	抬不起來｜抬不起来
ci7 de1 飼豬｜饲猪	to raise pigs	養豬｜养猪
ci7 de1 dua7 guê3 ghu5	Pigs which are raised are bigger than ox.	豬比牛大｜猪比牛大
ng5ghu5 sên1 bhê2gian2	An ox gives birth to a baby horse	黃牛生小馬
bhê2gian2 sên1 diang1zu1	A baby horse gives birth to a pearl	小馬生珍珠
diang1zu1 [pearl] is normally said as zing1zu1
liu3 in5 溜圓	perfectly round
A1sia3 阿舍	son of a rich family	少爺｜少爷
tag8ze1 讀書	to study	讀書
hu3 赴	to attend	赴
kuê1 ki5 科期	a period of study
dong1 中	to achieve	中
tam3huê1 探花	third position in an Imperial Examination	探花
zo6nguang5 狀元｜状元	Top position in an Imperial Examination	狀元｜状元
bang2ngang2 榜眼	Second position in an Imperial Examination	榜眼
ke3si5 去時	previously
ze1tong5 書僮	A little lad who carries A’Sia’s books
hêng5li2 行李	luggage	行李
lai5si5 來時	In the future
dua7 gio7 大轎	a large sedan chair, palanquin	大轎
giab8 夾｜夹	to be placed in between	夾｜夹
cai2gi5 彩旗	coloured flag	彩旗