Cib bi doengz cib bi,

Lumj va’mbi co giet;

Cib’it doengz cib’it,

Nuengx rox lek rox cang.

同十岁，

妹如花芽刚冒头；

男孩女孩十一岁，

妹爱打扮会怕羞。

At ten years old,

A girl’s a flower budding;

The eleventh year brings,

A shy one trying dressing.

Cibngeih doengz cibngeih,

Maj ndaej caen da angj;

Yaep da daengz cibsam,

Lumj mauxdan hai mbaj.

十二岁，

长得水灵是阿妹；

转眼到了十三岁，

就像牡丹刚吐蕾。

At twelve,

She’s fresh and sparkling;

In moments at thirteen,

A peony newly springing.

Cibseiq doengz cibseiq,

Lumj canghheiq gwnz daiz;

Daengz cibhaj engq gvai,

Aiq dahsien roengz biengz.

十四长快人变乖，

就像演员在戏台；

到了十五更靓丽，

容貌娇美似仙来。

At fourteen,

She’s like an actress showing;

And the fifteenth year sees,

A graceful goddess going.

Cibroek doengz cibroek,

Lumj valup hoengzdauz;

Daengz cibcaet baenz sau,

Lumj ndwen ndau cibngux.

十六岁，

三月桃花破花蕾；

十七姑娘人人爱，

如月十五圆又美。

At sixteen,

A peach blossom blooming;

And seventeenth year’s coming,

With a full moon charming.

Cibbet doengz cibbet,

Byoem ndaemndet raezrang;

Daengz cibgouj noh haengz,

Lumj vadaeng vuengzdaeq.

年十八，

一头乌黑长头发；

十九越来越丰满，

像那花灯挂皇家。

At eighteen,

She wears black hair flowing;

And the nineteenth year lights,

A palace lantern glowing.

Ngeihcib doengz ngeihcib,

Lumj ronghrib gwnz mbwn;

Bouxmbauq byawz mbouj cim,

Muengh dwk sim fatvangh.

二十岁，

像荧火虫天上飞；

男人谁不争着看，

个个眼神收不回。

At twenty,

She’s a firefly flying;

All men madly following,

Each eye on her fixing.

A Melody for Girls