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03. 月光華華

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LT:

Shining moonlight

Shining moonlight

Young girl’s making tea

For whom?

For her master

Where is the master?

Looking after cattle behind

Where are the cattle?

Sold out

Where’s the money?

Gone for getting married

Where’s the bride?

Killed by a fallen tree

Where’s the tree?

Eaten by termites

Where are termites?

Eaten by hens

Where are the hens?

Caught by eagles

Where are eagles?

Shot by a gun

Where’s the gun?

Burned by fire

Where’s the fire?

Extinguished by water

Where’s the water?

Dried by sun

Where’s the sun?

Setting below the mountain.

FT: This is a chain ballad started with moonlight.

English Notation Symbols：

There are five sounds in Hakka language:

：first sound

ˊ：second sound

2 ：between second and third sound

ˇ ： third sound

ˋ：fourth sound　

LT: stands for Literal Translation

FT: stands for Free Translation