Wind-whispered lullabies Caress your apple cheeks. The soft glow of moonrays Light up your cow-brown eyes. Resting on moss-covered branches, You listen to the symphony of life.
Dew drops dance in the light of night To the song of the Nightingale-bird. You watch with rapt attention Phoebe's bright ascension In the black-drop of a purple midnight.
Do you hear the song they sing, My child? Do you hear the song just for you? Listen to the voices of a dying tongue And be lulled into slumber As I once was.
"Mo bee dao gui ya ya Ve song tou song tzak tou fa Tou fa, Le fa buun ng tzak, Mo tzak ngai ge miu dan fa, Miu dan fa. *Ngai liu buun ngai ji zhun moi ga!"
My native tongue is a dying language, but still I hope to show its beauty and finesse to my one-day children.