Ode to Mother

Ndaej haj ndwen seizgan

Doq faen namz faen nawx

Donq daengz gik gaem dawh

Youqndwi ij ninz ringz

怀胎怀到五月满

可分是女或是男

三餐不想拿碗筷

稍有空闲想睡眠

Fifth month’s pregnancy

Boy or girl, you can say

I’ve no desire to dine

But sleepy day and night

Dungx yied ngoenz yied vuengh

Lwgnding cuengq loeggaen

Ndang naek ngoenz doek ngoenz

Gag haeb faenz nyaenx youq

肚子天天在变大

宝贝身重也增添

行动越来越不便

咬牙忍受不敢言

Baby’s heavier and heavier

Belly’s bigger and bigger

I’m too painful to bear more

Not as nimble as before

Ndwen daihcaet daeuj daengz

Caet cong faen gwnz gyaeuj

Rwz da ndaeng caeuq haeuj

Caj ngoenzseng daeuj daengz

怀胎进入第七月

体内宝贝已成形

耳眼口鼻都显现

只待足月就出生

Seventh month sees baby

Yawning or nodding

Twinkling or bubbling

Its birth date is coming

Lwgnding gaenq loq hung

Rox fan gwnz fan laj

Ngoenzngoenz hoiz saivaq

Heiq roxnaj vunz riu

宝贝稍稍在长大

知道翻上又翻下

裤带天天在放松

担心人前出笑话

Baby grows day by day

Turns up and down to play

I’ve to lose belt daily

Other people laughing gaily

Baenz hwnz ninz mbouj ndaek

Ij nyeng boek hix nanz

Bouxlwg youq ndaw ndang

Saedsaeh dang sinhoj

常常整夜睡不沉

平躺一会又侧身

伏着又怕伤宝贝

说来实在太艰辛

Each night I can’t go sleep

Tossing about I’ve to keep

Prostrating may hurt my dear

It’s hard to tell my fear

Yamq haeuj daihgouj ndwen

Aen dungx luenz lumj sangq

Mbouj gangj nanz bae mbanj

Lienz gik hamj giemxdou

怀到九月更艰辛

肚子圆圆难弯身

不说赶圩走亲戚

平日在家懒出门

As the ninth month comes

A tub my belly becomes

Unwilling to go around