Tuesday 12 July 2022

Farming song

The lady in the video has asked people to teach their children this farming song. I think those learning the Teochew language should also learn to sing this song.

do mi so do mi so

dai6gê1 lai5 ciang3 zoh4cang5 go1

大家來唱作田歌|大家来唱作田歌

Everybody, come and sing a farming song

zoh4cang5 go1 ciang3 zoh4cang5 nang5

作田歌唱作田人

Farming song sung by farmers

zoh4cang5 u6nang5 m6sio1dang5

作田有人唔相同

Farming has people who are not the same

u6nang5 cang5di7 sên1 gim1bo2

有人田地生金寶|有人田地生金宝

Some people’s farming land produces something precious

u6nang5 cang5di7 sên1 ngiao1mo5

有人田地生貓毛|有人田地生猫毛

Cat’s fur arises from some people’s field

u6nang5 bhou2 cang5 za2 dang1 siu1 boih4 bêh4

有人畝田早冬收八百有人亩田早冬收八百

Some people a unit of land harvest 800 from winter sowing

u6nang5 zêg8 bhou2 zian3 siu1 si3 bêh4 do1

有人一畝正收四百多有人一亩正收四百多

Some people’s (field) one unit only harvest just over 400

 Word List – our Teochew specific words are marked with

m6sio1dang5

唔相同

not the same

zoh4cang5

作田

to farm, to work in the fields

cang5di7

田地

farmland, field

cang5hng5

田園田园

farmland, field

gim1bo2

金寶|金宝

something precious

ngiao1mo5

貓毛|猫毛

cat’s fur

bhou2

Chinese classifier of land

zian3

only

Just one point: To sing - ciang3go1 唱歌 is said by some people as cio3gua1, especially amongst overseas Teochew people.



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