Song My homeland in Romanised Teochew Plus Translation

I have written out the Romanised Teochew for the song that my homeland is in Teochew. 

I will supply a vocabulary list soon so one can learn our mother tongue more effectively. 

As you read my posts, I hope you are getting use to the Romanised Teochew. Do not worry if you do not get it right. It took me years to know how to write Romanised Teochew accurately. One just have to respect the Romanised Teochew provided for us like the way we respect HanYu PinYin and then one can write it out properly. 

故鄉是潮汕  Gu3hioⁿ1 si6 Dio5suaⁿ1

 

作詞：陳煒

作曲：蔣聲欣

U6 zêg8 kuang2 cu3

有一款厝

There is one style of house

ang5 ên5 zi2 gag4

紅楹紫桷

red pillars, purple ceiling beams

U6 zêg8 kung5 nang5

有一群人

There is a group of people

lag8loh8 bian3pag4

力落拚搏

Industrious and hardworking (who) struggle with issues in life

U6 zêg8 zêng3 uê7

有一種話

there is one type of language

si3zion6 zuê3 lang7

世上最難

This earth’s most difficult

U6 zêg8 hung7 cêng5

有一份情

There is a type of feeling

keng3 do6 sim1dang1

囥在心中

Hidden in one’s heart

Dio5suan1 gai7 cu3

潮汕個厝

Teochew people’s homes

ang5 ên5 zi2 gag4

紅楹紫桷

red pillars, purple ceiling beams

Dio5suan1 gai7 nang5

潮汕個人

Teochew people

lag8loh8 bian3pag4

力落拚搏

Industrious and hardworking (who) struggle with issues in life

Dio5suan1 gai7 uê7

潮汕個話

The Teochew language

si3zion6 zuê3 lang7

世上最難

The world’s most difficult

gu3hion1 gai7 cêng5

故鄉個情

The feelings for (one’s) hometown

keng3 do6 sim1 dang1

囥在心中

Hidden in one’s heart

gu3hion1 si6 Dio5suan1

故鄉是潮汕

Homeland is Teochew

ziang1 ua2 ci7 dua7

將我飼大

Fed me until I am a grown-up.

huan1 gi3dig4 A1ma2 ga3 ua2 cio3gua1

還記得阿嬤教我唱歌

Still remember grandmother teaching me to sing

Ang5tao5zung5 zai3 ua2 piao1boh8 do6 ta1hion1

紅頭船載我飄泊在他鄉

Red headed boat carried me wandering at a foreign land.

Li5 gê1 coin1li2 ua2 sim1lai6 u6 bho5hang6 kang1kua3

離家千里我心內有無限牽掛。

Left home for a long distance, in my mind does it or does it not have unlimited worries

huai5niam6 na2 gang1hu1 dê5

懷念那工夫茶

Reminisce that Kungfu tea

tou5lou5 huê2tuan3

塗爐火碳

stove and charcoal

gah4 zêg8coh4 cu3bin1tao5bhuê2 oin5liao5 a3pan3

佮一撮厝邊頭尾閒聊詏奅

have casual chats with some of the neighbours

tian1 zêg8 tian1 dua7 lo5gou2

聽一聽大鑼鼓

listening to drums, gongs and playing of percussion instruments

Ciang3 Ngou6 Nion5 Dang5 San1

唱五娘陳三

Ciang3 Ngou6 Nionn5 Dang5 San1 is a name of a song / opera

hiun1hiun1 gai7 hion1cou5

悠悠個鄉愁

pensive nostalgia

Ua2 sim1 do6 Dio5suan1

我心在潮汕。

My heart is in Teochew.

 

Dio5suan1 gai7 cu3  潮汕個厝

ang5 ên5 zi2 gag4  紅楹紫桷

Dio5suan1 gai7 nang5  潮汕個人

lag8loh8 bian3pag4  力落拚搏

Dio5suan1 gai7 uê7  潮汕個話

si3zion6 zuê3 lang7  世上最難

gu3hion1 gai7 cêng5  故鄉個情

keng3 do6 sim1 dang1  囥在心中

gu3hion1 si6 Dio5suan1  故鄉是潮汕

ziang1 ua2 ci7 dua7將我飼大

huan1 gi3dig4 A1ma2 ga3 ua2 cio3gua1 還記得阿嬤教我唱歌

Ang5tao5zung5 zai3 ua2 piao1boh8 do6 ta1hion1  紅頭船載我飄泊在他鄉

Li5 gê1 coin1 li2 ua2 sim1lai6 u6 bho5 hang6 kang1kua3  離家千里我心內有無限牽掛。

huai5niam6 na2 gang1hu1 dê5  懷念那工夫茶

tou5lou5 huê2tuan3  塗爐火碳

gah4 zêg8coh4 cu3bin1tao5bhuê2 oin5liao5 a3pan3  佮一撮厝邊頭尾閒聊詏奅

tian1 zêg8 tian1 dua7 lo5gou2  聽一聽大鑼鼓

Ciang3 Ngou6 Nion5 Dang5 San1  唱五娘陳三

hiun1hiun1 gai7 hion1cou5  悠悠個鄉愁

Ua2 sim1 do6 Dio5suan1  我心在潮汕。

gu3hion1 si6 Dio5suan1  故鄉是潮汕

ziang1 ua2 ci7 dua7將我飼大

huan1 gi3dig4 A1ma2 ga3 ua2 cio3gua1 還記得阿嬤教我唱歌

Ang5tao5zung5 zai3 ua2 piao1boh8 do6 ta1hion1  紅頭船載我飄泊在他鄉

Li5 gê1 coin1 li2 ua2 sim1lai6 u6 bho5 hang6 kang1kua3  離家千里我心內有無限牽掛。

huai5niam6 na2 gang1hu1 dê5  懷念那工夫茶

tou5lou5 huê2tuan3  塗爐火碳

gah4 zêg8coh4 cu3bin1tao5bhuê2 oin5liao5 a3pan3  佮一撮厝邊頭尾閒聊詏奅

tian1 zêg8 tian1 dua7 lo5gou2  聽一聽大鑼鼓

Ciang3 Ngou6 Nion5 Dang5 San1  唱五娘陳三

hiun1hiun1 gai7 hion1cou5  悠悠個鄉愁

Ua2 sim1 do6 Dio5suan1  我心在潮汕。

gu3hion1 si6 Dio5suan1  故鄉是潮汕

ua2 geng1 do6 Dio5suan1

我根在潮汕。

My roots are in Teochew.

Ngou Nion Dang San is an ancient folklore, belonging to the legendary work of the Ming Dynasty in China. It originated from Hokkien and Teochew. 

During Emperor Yongle reign, it was mainly in the form of scripts, and the scripts were all written in Hokkien and performed in dramas . 

The beautiful legends widely spread in eastern Canton (now Teochew, Swatow, Jieyang, Shanwei) and southern Hokkien began with historical stories and later it evolves into an opera, and the story of opera makes folklore more legendary.   The words in the text are written in a mixture of Teochew and Hokkien, which can be said to be the earliest Hokkien Teochew language publication.

The play was repeatedly banned by the Chinese government due to the conflict between free love story of Lai Jing Ji and the marriage of a traditional Chinese parent- led matchmaker , but it was still widely welcomed by the people. 

On November 11, 2014, the legend of Ngou Nion Dang San was approved by the Chinese State Council and is now included in the National Cultural Heritage List .

Source Baidu