Working in a foreign province, my dialect needs to adapt to
Mandarin with a Hubei edge.
Most times, people talk, I stay quiet, barely making my utmost effort
On the seventh of April, I carried in my hand a bottle of liquor
mirroring lovesick Xiao Li, the third place winner in academics.
sneezing, coughing with a fever in Luohu district.
Passed it onto my cousin via droplets. He took no medications due to tight budget
Lifted his eyes to the moon mimicking Li Bai the poet
Bowed his head down and thought of Wangjia'ao
This is our world, a workers shelter, like Shouxi Cottage
inhabits seven provinces.
seven or eight dialects: playing Peek-a-boo
seven or eight liquor bottles: 38, 43 and 54 degrees
seven or eight kilos of homesickness: leaning left or right
Every face is raising
seven or eight mosquitoes.
Approaching year end, it's super cold. My cousin
made his utmost effort but could not get a homecoming ticket.
The flu has spread to Liberation Road, Bao'an Avenue South and Shen'nan Road East
Relatives of Wangjia'ao, some are at home sitting by the fire
Some are wet in the Canton rain
building the Emperor Mansion to 69th floor, reaching 383 meters height.
Working in a foreign province, my dialect needs to adapt to
Mandarin with a Hubei edge.
Most times, people talk, I stay quiet, barely making my utmost effort
On the seventh of April, I carried in my hand a bottle of liquor
mirroring lovesick Xiao Li, the third place winner in academics.
sneezing, coughing with a fever in Luohu district.
Passed it onto my cousin via droplets. He took no medications due to tight budget
Lifted his eyes to the moon mimicking Li Bai the poet
Bowed his head down and thought of Wangjia'ao
This is our world, a workers shelter, like Shouxi Cottage
inhabits seven provinces.
seven or eight dialects: playing Peek-a-boo
seven or eight liquor bottles: 38, 43 and 54 degrees
seven or eight kilos of homesickness: leaning left or right
Every face is raising
seven or eight mosquitoes.
Approaching year end, it's super cold. My cousin
is wet in the Canton rain
spreading the flu to Liberation Road, Bao'an Avenue South and Shen'nan Road East
The Emperor Mansion has grown to 69th floor, reaching 383 meters height.