Ode to Mother

Gvanbaz caen doxgyaez

Cin ndaem faex baenz caiz

Vadauz byonghhwnz hai

Cog va byaiz mak giet

夫妻相爱甜蜜蜜

逢春栽树正适宜

今晚桃花开半夜

明日结果挂树枝

Honey in honey tastes sweet

New trees with spring merrily meet

Peach blossoms at midnight

Peach harvest looks bright

Aeu ndo ma oemq haeux

Cib ngoenz laeuj couh rang

Raemxcing giet youq ndang

Lumjbaenz rangz ngamq did

饭拌酒曲把酒发

十天香味飘满家

精血暗结在体内

就像竹根长笋芽

Brew wine from rice and barm

Sweet smell pervades our farm

Essence fuses with blood

As bamboo buds a shoot

Youq saek ndwen song ndwen

Lij vuenvuen heijheij

Yamq bae naz bae reih

Caeuq doih leix gangjriu

开头大约一两月

还和以前无差别

田地农活照样做

人前仍是常欢乐

Early months’ pregnancy

I feel no difference

Work on farm as before

Often wearing smile broad

Sam ndwen gwn fouz feih

Gag ngah meiq dem rangz

Gou naeuz mbouj wngdang

Cij rox ndang mbouj hoengq

三月不思茶和饭

见到酸笋嘴就馋

自己思来又想去

定是珠胎暗自含

Third month I’ve no taste for rice

None but sour food is nice

Which lead me to the idea

That a pearl’s in oyster

Guh hong couh rox baeg

Seiqguengq naetnini

Nohbya feih mbouj miz

Caenh ngah di coeng ndip

干活一点没力气

全身酸软体难支

鱼肉感觉没有味

只想蘸点生葱吃

Pregnancy’s not easy

I’m tired and uneasy

No appetite for fish

but the onion in dish（caengz sat）