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Mama told me when i was young |
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xiǎo shí hòu mā mā gēn wǒ shuō |
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Come sit beside me, my only son |
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lái zuò zài wǒ páng biān wǒ wéi yī de hái zi |
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And listen closely to what i say. |
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rán hòu bǎ wǒ shuō de huà jǐn jì zài xīn |
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And if you do this |
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rú guǒ nǐ zuò dào zhèi xiē |
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It will help you some sunny day. |
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nà jiāng huì bāng zhù nǐ yǒu zhe kāi xīn de rì zi |
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Take your time... don' t live too fast, |
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bú yào jí bú yào huó dé tài cōng cù |
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Troubles will come and they will pass. |
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má fán gēn bù kāi xīn huì lái dào yě zhōng jiāng guò qù |
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Go find a woman and you' ll find love, |
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qù zhǎo gè xīn yí de nǚ shēng nǐ jiāng huì zhǎo dào zhēn ài |
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And don' t forget son, |
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rán hòu bú yào wàng jì hái zi |
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There is someone up above. |
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yǒu xiē rén shì bǐ zì jǐ gèng zhòng yào de |
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And be a simple kind of man. |
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zuò yí gè dān chún de rén |
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Be something you love and understand. |
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qù zuò nǐ ài yǐ jí liǎo jiě de shì |
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Be a simple kind of man. |
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zuò yí gè dān chún de rén |
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Won' t you do this for me son, |
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nǐ jiāng huì wèi wǒ chéng wèi zhè yàng de rén ma hái zi |
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If you can? |
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jiǎ shǐ nǐ kě yǐ de huà? |
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Forget your lust for the rich man' s gold |
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wàng què nǐ duì qián cái de nèi xiē yù wàng |
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All that you need is in your soul, |
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nǐ suǒ xū yào de dōu huì zài nǐ de líng hún lǐ |
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And you can do this if you try. |
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nǐ shì guò jiù huì zuò dào |
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All that i want for you my son, |
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wǒ suǒ duì nǐ de suǒ yǒu qī wàng wǒ de hái zi |
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Is to be satisfied. |
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jiù shì xī wàng nǎi néng kuài lè |
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Boy, don' t you worry... you' ll find yourself. |
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hái zi nǐ nán dào bù dān xīn nǐ jiāng huì kàn qīng zì jǐ |
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Follow you heart and nothing else. |
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gēn suí nǐ de xīn yǐ jí qí tā de shì wù |
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And you can do this if you try. |
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nǐ shì guò jiù huì zuò dào |
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All that i want for you my son, |
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wǒ suǒ duì nǐ de suǒ yǒu qī wàng wǒ de hái zi |
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Is to be satisfied. |
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jiù shì xī wàng nǎi néng kuài lè |