March Sixth

March Sixth

 (Traditional Yi folk song from Aini Mountain)

Gourd vines bloom white flowers, hey March Sixth ah

Parents raised me, little heartache, hey la la lu ah

Big village proposed, you refused, hey March Sixth ah

Chose remote mountain home, hey la la lu ah

Endless meals of greens and rice, hey March Sixth ah

Bamboo baskets always on back, hey la la lu ah

Leopards and tigers as neighbors, hey March Sixth ah

Magpies cackle like roosters, hey la la lu ah

Fetching water with pole, hey March Sixth ah

Tiger growls at the well, hey la la lu ah

Realizing this hardship, hey March Sixth ah

Mounted horse to return home, hey la la lu ah

Mother hears child's return, tears flow

Father stumbles out in slippers

Brother brings floral pillow

Sister-in-law chases sows home

"Brother, don't scold me," hey March Sixth ah

"I come while parents live," hey la la lu ah

Mountains become roads when parents exist

Roads turn to mountains when they're gone

(Repeats refrain)

三月六

楚雄双柏县爱尼山乡传统民歌

葫芦伸藤开白花嘛 呃三月六啊

爹妈养我小冤家 呃两两六啊

大寨来问你不给嘛 呃三月六啊

要给深山独一家 呃两两六啊

青菜烂饭不断顿嘛 呃三月六啊

刺竹背笼不离身 呃两两六啊

豹子老虎做邻居嘛 呃三月六啊

喜鹊老瓦么咿呀 当叫鸡那么咿呀

理起钩担挑水克嘛 呃三月六啊

水井头上么咿呀 老虎叫那么咿呀

细细想想划不着嘛 呃三月六啊

套起小马么咿呀 回娘家那么咿呀

阿妈听见儿回来嘛 呃三月六啊

眼泪汪汪转出来 呃两两六啊

阿爹听见儿回来嘛 呃三月六啊

拖鞋撒袜转出来 呃两两六啊

二哥听见妹回来嘛 呃三月六啊

花花枕头抱出来 呃两两六啊

二嫂听见妹回来嘛 呃三月六啊

拱槽母猪么咿呀 跑回来那么咿呀

大哥大嫂你莫骂嘛 呃三月六啊

爹妈在世么咿呀 我才来那么咿呀

爹妈在着么山成路嘛 呃三月六啊

爹妈不在么咿呀 路成山那么咿呀

爹妈在着么山成路嘛 呃三月六啊

爹妈不在么咿呀 路成山那么咿呀

爹妈在着么山成路嘛 呃三月六啊

爹妈不在么咿呀 路成山那么咿呀

爹妈在着么山成路嘛 呃三月六啊

爹妈不在么咿呀 路成山那么咿呀