Lyrics 歌詞
老父
My father
汝食末
Have you eaten
在我細許滇時
When I was small
汝為俺這個家
For our family
在口拚命討賺
You gave your all outside to earn us a livelihood
無日合無暝
Without day or night
老父
My father
汝食末
Have you eaten
食大後我成了個家
Now that I have grown big and have my own family
在口討賺來飼家
Earning a living outside to feed the family
正知汝以早做工課個艱苦
Only then I realise the hardship of work
老父 老父
My father, my father
我好想汝轉到內
I wish you’d come home
合我學古合我呾話
To tell me stories, to chat with me
汝個話是我上大個安慰
Your words are my greatest comfort
老父
My father
我好想轉到內
I wish I’m home
合汝呾話 合汝呵燒茶
Chatting with you, drinking hot tea with you
做汝個囝 幾十年
Being your child over these decades
正見幾回
Only how many times have we met
老父
My father
汝食末
Have you eaten
在我細許滇時
When I was small
汝為俺這個家
For our family
在口拚命討賺
You gave your all outside to earn us a livelihood
無日合無暝
Without day or night
老父
My father
汝食末
Have you eaten
食大後我成了個家
Now that I have grown big and have my own family
在口討賺來飼家
Earning a living outside to feed the family
正知汝以早做工課個艱苦
Only then I realise the hardship of work
老父 老父
My father, my father
我好想汝轉到內
I wish you’d come home
合我學古合我呾話
To tell me stories, to chat with me
汝個話是我上大個安慰
Your words are my greatest comfort
老父
My father
我好想轉到內
I wish I’m home
合汝呾話 合汝呵燒茶
Chatting with you, drinking hot tea with you
做汝個囝 幾十年
Being your child over these decades
正見幾回
Only how many times have we met
做汝個囝 幾十年
Being your child over these decades
夗过几暝
Only how many times have we slept together
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