ti oh oh - dialect nursery rhymes (teochew & hakka)
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Big Steps, School of Information Systems, SMU
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is a Teochew nursery rhyme. It provides inspirationin various aspects such as in terms of family ties, custom, wisdomand education. It tells a story. Three children are expecting theiraunts visit on a rainy day. They prepare an umbrella to shelter herfrom the rain. Their aunt brought a pair of persimmons as gift. Asthere are only two persimmons, after giving each nephew onepersimmon, there is none left for the niece. She is not happy about it.The aunt then thinks of a way to distribute the persimmons equally,
teaching them good manners at the same time.
TEOCHEW NURSERY RHYMES
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As the sky is turning grey
We wait for our aunt with an umbrella
Our aunt arrives with two persimmonsin hand
One for Ah Li and one for Ah Nai
Ah Tao who is left with none, cries and complains
There are three of us but you only gave two of us,
why?
Ah Tao, Ah Tao, please don't cry, let me tell you why
Gifts are usually presented in pairs.
As Ah Li and Ah Nai have not eaten the persimmons
Ah Tao, get me a knife
Cut the kiwis into six pieces
Each person gets two pieces, fair and square
All of you must eat gracefully, to avoid getting dirty.
TEOCHEW NURSERY RHYMES
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Rocking my precious son to sleep
Rock oh rock, rocking my precious son to sleep
Hoping my precious son grows up to be an official
Ah Wen, Ah Wu carry your boots, higher and higher
Rear pigs as fat as cows, rear cows to buy horses
Sell horses to buy pearl
Round and Round, the pearl is round
My precious son studies for the imperial exam
When setting off, the young male servant carries your
luggage
When coming back, lights and colourful flags greet your
return
( imp ly ing that he has topped the imp er ial exam and is
returning in glory accomp anied by much fanfare)
This is a lullaby, it is usually sung by mothers in sync with their rocking motion, when they are sitting by the
cradle, trying to soothe their baby to sleep. It reflects the high hope that parents pin on their children, hoping
that they grow up to be successful, to become high ranking official, thereby bringing honour and glory to the
family.
TEOCHEW NURSERY RHYMES
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A Mouse drags a cat up a bamboo poleA mouse drags a cat up a bamboo pole
A monk fights with another, pulling each others hair
Climbing up a roof with a ladder to catch prawns
Burning the forest to catch snails
A mouse drags a cat up a bamboo fence
A monk fights with another, pulling one anothers braid
Climbing up a roof with a ladder to catch prawns
Burning the forest to catch crabs
This is a mocking topsy turvy nursery rhyme. Mainly,
it turns logic upside down.
TEOCHEW NURSERY RHYMES
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FingerprintOne Spiral (referring to the spiralling print on ones finger) Have a stable life
Two spirals, have a hard life (having to work so hard that one gets blister on onesleg)
Three spirals, have enough rice for cooking
Four spirals, have enough rice for steaming
Five spirals, have land under your name
Six spirals, have a miserable life
Seven spirals, have a smooth life
Eight spirals, have a beggar's life
Nine spirals, have a peaceful life
Ten spirals, have a high-flying life (become a high -rankin g Mandarin)
This nursery rhyme is usually sung when children are playing a game where they clap each others hands. Although it is a
bit superstitious, nevertheless, a child is able to increase his or her vocabulary when singing this song during the game.
Mandarin: refers to a member of any of the nine senior grades of the bureaucracy, entered by imperial examination infeudal China.
TEOCHEW NURSERY RHYMES
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HAKKA NURSERY RHYMES
The Moon Shines Bright
Chinese New Years here, everyone is in a joyous mood
The aroma of steamed rice cake and fried sesame balls fills the air
Every household celebrates reunion happily
Come and join me in singing, Oh! the moon shines bright
Aiyoyo, Aiyoyo
Come and join me in singing, Oh! the moon shines bright
While the moon shines bright
A bright young man
Riding a white horse
Gallops across a lotus pond
Chinese Leeks grows behind the pond
Chinese Leek flower
Got me in my in-laws
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HAKKA NURSERY RHYMESThe Moon Shines Bright
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My in-laws have a pond in front of their house
In the pond, there is a carp eight feet longThe carp head will be sent to the school
The carp tail will be sold to get a bride
The carp tail will be sold to get a bride
Get a bride, get oh get a bride
The Bridegroom grows ginger
When ginger produces shoots, he grows bamboo shoots
When bamboo shoots flowers, he grows melon
When melon ripens, he plucks and sells it
With the money from the sale
He learns cotton weaving
When the cotton thread snaps
He learns brick making
When the brick breaks apart
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He learns iron welding
When the iron rustsHe learns pig slaughtering
When the pig wanders off
He learns dog slaughtering
When the dog keeps barking
He learns to grow veggies
Down at the veggie farm
I run into my two in-laws
Ha ha, My two in-laws, oh! my two in-laws
They brought me a stool
They serve me tea
And congratulate the bride for giving birth to a chubby baby
boy
Feed him clay pot porridge every dayHe will learn to crawl b the third da
HAKKA NURSERY RHYMESThe Moon Shines Bright
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He looks like his mother
He looks like his father
He learns to speak by the fifth day
Greet your grandma before you greet your mama
Grandmaaye, Mamaaye,
Grandpaaye, Papa-aye
Seeing him makes everyone so happy, oh so happy
Grandma laughs till she hiccups
Grandpa laughs till his tooth fell off
Hee Hee Hee Hee, Ha Ha Ha,
Hee Hee Ha Ha, Hee Hee Ha Ha, Ha Ha!
Oh this son of mine, this great baby of mine
The moon shines bright
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HAKKA NURSERY RHYMESThe Moon Shines Bright
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Mother Duck is QuakingMother duck is quaking
Fetch me water for cooking
Who should I fetch the water for?
Fetch the water for the neighbours
For the neighbours to make Lei Cha
Add groundnuts, add sesame seeds
Add oil, salt and dried tea leaves
But I avoid adding red or green chilli
Next, sprinkle some spring onions and minced ginger
Three bowls, four ladles
Who should I send it to?
HAKKA NURSERY RHYMES
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Mother Duck is QuakingMother duck is quaking
Fetch me water for cooking
Who should I fetch the water for?
Fetch the water for the neighbours
For the neighbours to make Lei Cha
Add groundnuts, add sesame seeds
Add oil, salt and dried tea leaves
But I avoid adding red or green chilli
Next, sprinkle some spring onions and minced ginger
Three bowls, four ladles
Who should I send it to?
HAKKA NURSERY RHYMESSend it to your family members
Send it to people of the same age
Eh Oh Eh Oh Eh Lei Cha
Send it to the local people
My gift of Lei Cha to you
One big bowl for my Hunan cousin
One ladle full for the Cantonese man
The last bowl I keep it for myself
Happily tucking into our bowl of Lei Cha
Eh Oh Eh, Hei Oh Hei, Eh Oh Eh Oh, Hei Oh Hei Oh
You drink it, I drink it, everybody drinks Lei Cha
You drink it, I drink it, everybody drinks Lei Cha
Eh Oh, Eh Oh, Eh Oh Eh Oh, Eh Oh Eh Oh
Everybody drinks till they are sweating
Everybody drinks till they are bloated
Just like that old mother duck
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The Moon Shines Bright
The moon shines bright, upon the lotus pond
Chinese leeks grows behind the lotus pond
Chinese leek flowers, got me my in-laws
There is a pond In front of my in-laws house
In the pond, there is a carp eight feet long
The long portion, I cook it with wine
The short portion, I sell it to get a wife
I got a wife, who is a shorty
A wife who cooks delicious food
HAKKA NURSERY RHYMES
The Moon Shines Bright is a nursery rhyme that the Hakkas are most familiar with. In the
past, the elders in a family will teach this nursery rhyme to the children. However, as it is
passed down orally, it often resulted in different versions, with varying length and due itsrhyming nature, people can easily recite it.
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