Ode to Mother

Gvih gyaeujhoq yaek bag

Baiq najbyak foeg hoengz

Ngeix baenzbaenz mbouj doeng

Doengh hoenz gou mbouj youq

跪跪爬爬腿都麻

磕得额头起疙瘩

样样想完力用尽

三魂差点要分家

My soul nearly leaves me

Crawling’s numbing the knees

Knock my head black and blue

None but death I can do

Dwgrengz ndaej yaek dai

Myaiz gan hoz hix hat

Lw saihoz caengz gat

Nyienh dai sat haeujyaem

痛得要死快不活

口干舌燥要冒火

只差喉管未断气

不然宁愿去西国

Consume my life does pain

A breath of air remain

In the mouth does fire burn

To hell I’d rather turn

Foux ndaej byonghngoenz caenh

Ra mbwn mbouj raen deih

Seng lwg mbouj yungzheih

Rox feiq geijlai rengz

用力挣扎大半天

下地不得天难见

为母实在不容易

先是吃苦后才甜

I struggle a whole day

Hell is not far away

Suffering is mommy

Following is honey

Lumj bya raen raemxmoq

Ndang cingqcox ndaej soeng

Suenq gou miz yaemgoeng

Meh lwg doengz an’onj

鱼从浅塘进大河

一身轻松难言说

好在祖宗来保佑

母子平安险才脱

Baby and I survive

As in river fish arrive

Release’s hard to express

Thank ancestors to bless

Ndaejnyi daej sam sing

Lwgnding ij ra meh

Ndawsim vanveve

Gaenj ij neq lwg gou

宝贝肚饿大声哭

找娘脚踢手乱舞

初为人母心甜蜜

奶儿再累也幸福

Hungry baby cries loudly

Fumbling for mammy blindly

Milk baby in my embrace

Smiles wearing on my face

（ sat）