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xiù hé bāo
绣荷包
Embroider Pouch



chū yī dào shí wŭ
初一到十五
  From kalends to the fifteenth of the first month,
shí wŭ de yuè ér gāo
十五的月儿高
  The moon is highest in the sky on the fifteenth.
nèi chūn fēng băi dòng , băi dòng nèi yáng liŭ shāo
那春风摆动, 摆动那杨柳梢
  Willows and poplar branches sway in the spring breeze.
sān yuè táo huā kāi
三月桃花开
  Peach blossom is blossoming in March,
qíng láng shāo shū lái
情郎捎书来
  Boyfriend took along a letter,
shāo shū shū dài xìn xìn
捎书书带信信
  send me a letter
yào yī gè hé bāo dài
要一个荷包袋
  And asked a pouch.
yī xiù yī zhĭ chuán
一绣一只船
  To embroider a ship at the first,
chuán shàng zhāng zhe fān
船上张着帆
  It is setting sail,
lĭ miàn de yì sī
里面的意思
  The meaning in the picture,
qíng láng nĭ qù cāi
情郎你去猜
  You have to guess it by yourself.
èr xiù yuān yāng niăo
二绣鸳鸯鸟
  To embroider a couple of mandarin ducks secondly,
qī xī zài hé biān
栖息在河边
  They are roosting by the river,
nĭ yī yī wŏ kào kào
你依依我靠靠
  You lean against me and I lean against you,
yŏng yuăn bù fēn kāi
永远不分开
  Never leave from the other.
láng shì qīng nián hàn
郎是青年汉
  You are a young man,
mèi rú huā chū kāi
妹如花初开
  I am a girl like a flower that is just blossoming,
shōu dào zhèi hé bāo dài
收到这荷包袋
  When you get the pouch,
láng yā nĭ zăo huí lái
郎呀你早回来
  You have to come back earlier...