by bobby chen
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien dialect:] Hey! You want to pay attention to your inner heart, when it freezes over it will gently float and gently create a beautiful melody.
A melody that is truly tender.
A feeling that is like white clouds hovering around a mountain peak.
A vagabond dreaming of a lover, a cute shadow.
[Lyrics sung in Hoklo dialect:]
Just like taking care of our children we should attentively cherish having these mountains and this water.
The four seasons is a clear treasure
a, like one family.
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien dialect:]
You love remembering a free and easy heart
moving your feet
don't throw away this happy time.
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
[Lyrics sung in Hoklo dialect:]
No matter if you are benshengren or a waishengren
aborigineee
Hakka
I hope the god of heaven will bless and protect this land's people
and that we will have peace and harmony for generations.
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien dialect:]
No matter what kind of person you are.
On earth we are all guests.
Tonight we want to dance
and chant songs without distinguishing between you and me.
[Lyrics sung in Hoklo dialect:]
Just like taking care of our children we should attentively cherish having these mountains and this water.
The four seasons is a clear treasure
a, like one family.
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien dialect:]
Line up in a group and chant a song.
The sound of the song is really bewitching.
Tonight we have a reason to gather in group with such a crowd of people.
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien (the words in all caps are aboriginal:]
We should all get along. NA I YA NA YA O HAY
We keep each other company NA I YA NA YA O
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien:]
Ya, let's chant this song together.
Oh the melody is truly bewitching.
This happy time can't be stopped.
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien dialect:]
Hearing songs passed down from the mountains
is so moving one has to fight back tears.
That distant ancient call shouts
that we shouldn't forget what our ancestors told us.
[Lyrics sung in Hoklo dialect:]
[Lyrics sung in Hoklo dialect:]
No matter if you are benshengren or a waishengren
aborigineee
Hakka
tonight we should dance
chanting these songs we can't distinguish between you and me.
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien dialect:]
Just our dear grandparents who are forever by our sides
day and night burning with enthusiasm to sacrifice one's self
working like dogs to protect us.
[Lyrics sung in Mandarin (the words in all caps are aboriginal:]
[Lyrics sung in Hokkien (the words in all caps are aboriginal:]
We should all get along. NA I YA NA YA O HAY
We keep each other company NA I YA NA YA O
We should all get along. NA I YA NA YA O HAY
We keep each other company.
This is our native land.
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O HAY
NA I YA LU WAN NA, I YA NA YA O
