– Bilingual Lyrics Chinese/English

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hey.

What time is it? Why aren't you up yet?

You know it's this busy every New Year's Eve.

Okay, okay.

I'm here to help!

Hurry up, you still have so much to do.

Hey.

Where are the candies I bought yesterday?

Aren't they in the paper bag on the kitchen table?

You make yourself this busy every year.

Looks like I really don't have the luck

to enjoy it.

Then why don't you ask your daughter to get up and help you?

She's my daughter.

Isn't she your daughter too?

She can't even clean up

her own room.

How can I ask her to help me?

Just imagine it.

Oh dear, what time is it?

Still not awake.

It's always like this.

Hey!

Still asleep?

The sun's already shining on your bum!

Tomorrow is the first day of Chinese New Year!

Get up and clean your room!

Oh, it'll be quick.

Let me sleep a bit more.

You always say that.

I know you definitely won't clean it up.

Okay, I got it!

Stop nagging!

Look at your daughter.

Just now you said she was our daughter.

Now she's not your daughter anymore?

Hey, where are you going again?

Oh, I'm going out for a while.

I'll be back later.

Bye-bye.

Always going out, going out.

Her room definitely isn't cleaned up again.

Oh my, it really isn't cleaned.

Wow, so much trash.

Dirty clothes all over the bed.

And the blanket's not folded.

I'm back.

Going to take a shower first.

Don't just throw things around when you get back!

Look!

Did you mess with my things?

What things?

My God of Fortune!

Oops, it's gone!

Don't bother me.

What do you mean "gone"?

Why are you being so fierce?

It's just a lousy toy.

Why are you being so fierce?

You always say that!

I hate you!

Mommy, come here!

Let's play with fireworks together!

Mommy's very busy right now.

I'll play with you later, okay?

Why is Mommy so busy every New Year's Eve?

Because at this time of year,

we need to welcome the God of Fortune.

Why do we have to welcome the God of Fortune on New Year's Eve?

Because it's a traditional Chinese custom.

I heard that

as long as you tell the God of Fortune your wishes,

he will definitely hear them.

Then can I tell him my wish?

Here, this is for you.

You can make wishes to him in the future,

and your wishes will come true.

Wow, then I want to earn lots and lots of money when I grow up!

I'm sorry.

Or should I say it first?

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have thrown away your God of Fortune.

It's okay.

I should have helped you earlier

instead of letting you do it all alone.

I should have cleaned my room.

If I hadn't thrown away your God of Fortune,

you wouldn't be angry either.

If I was more mature,

you wouldn't have thrown away my God of Fortune.

Alright, alright.

Can't you see Dad's busy?

Come over and help!

Dad, I'll help you.

Here you go.

Good girl.

Look!

My daughter

only knows how to play.

Wow, you still don't forget to roast people until now?

Hmph!

Hey, Happy New Year, Mom and Dad!

May you be forever young and beautiful!

Happy New Year!

Let's play with this one first.

This one first!

Aren't they the same?

Oh dear.

Don't get too excited.

[Chinese]

喂

几点了还不起来

明知道每一年的年三十晚都这么忙

好啦好啦

我来帮忙啦

快点啦，你还有这样多东西没有做

喂

昨天买回来的糖叻

不是在厨房桌上的纸袋里面咩

每一年都把自己搞成这么忙

看来我真的是没有这个福气

可以享受的咯

那你为什么不叫你女儿起床帮你

她是我女儿

不是你的女儿咩

她连自己的房间啊

都没有收拾啊

还要叫她帮我

你就想咯

啊哟，都几点啊

还没有醒来的

每一次都是这样的

喂

还没有睡醒啊

太阳晒到屁股了啦

明天就是大年初一

还不起来收拾你的房间

哎呀，收很快罢了啦

我睡多一下

你每次都是这样讲的

我知道你一定不会收拾的咯

哎呀，知道了啦

不要再催了

你看你女儿

刚才就讲是我们的女儿啦

现在就不是你的女儿了哦

喂，你又要去哪里啊

哦，我跟要出去一下

等下就回来哦

拜拜

整天就是讲出去出去

房间肯定又是没有收拾的咯

哎哟，真的没有收拾

哇，垃圾一大堆

肮脏衣服全部在床上

被又不折

我回来了

去冲凉先啊

你不要一回来就把东西乱丢啦

你看

你是不是乱动我的东西

什么东西哦

我的财神叻

哎呀，丢了啦

不要kacau我

什么叫丢了

这样凶做什么

不就是一个烂臭玩具

这样凶做什么

每次只会这样讲

讨厌你啦

妈咪过来

我们一起玩烟花

妈咪现在很忙

等下才来陪你们玩好不好

妈咪为什么每年三十晚都这样忙的

因为每年的这个时候

我们都需要接财神啊

为什么我们一定要在三十晚接财神

因为这是我们华人的传统习俗

听说啊

只要你把心愿告诉财神爷

他一定会听到的哦

这样我可以跟他讲我的愿望吗

呐，这个给你

以后你可以像他许愿

然后愿望会实现哦

哇，这样我长大要赚很多很多钱

对不起

还是我先讲吧

对不起

我不应该丢掉你的财神

没有啦

我应该要早点帮你

不给你自己一个人做

我应该要收房间的

如果不是我丢掉你的财神

你也不会生气啊

如果我成熟一点

你就不会丢掉我的财神了咯

好了好了

没有看到爸爸在忙咩

还不快点过来帮忙

爸我来帮你

给你

真乖

你看

我的女儿

只会玩罢了

哇你到现在还不忘记怼人哦你

哼

诶，爸咪新年快乐

青春美丽

新年快乐

这样我们玩这个先

这个先啦

不是一样的咩

哎哟

不要太兴奋

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A2	adjective - having a lot to do
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to assist someone noun - assistance or aid
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a person's female child
throw /θroʊ/ A2	verb - to move something with force through the air
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space in a building
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - coins or notes used for buying things
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure
tradition /trəˈdɪʃən/ B2	noun - a custom or belief passed down through generations
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	noun - a desire or hope for something verb - to want something to happen
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to have fun or take part in a game noun - an activity done for fun
wake /weɪk/ A2	verb - to stop sleeping
tidy /ˈtaɪdi/ A2	adjective - neat and orderly verb - to make something neat
angry /ˈæŋɡri/ A2	adjective - having strong feelings of annoyance
come /kʌm/ A1	verb - to move towards something
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measurement of the past, present, and future