nà shì yī zuò zuò shān lián zhe shān de xiǎo cūn zhuāng

那是一座座山连着山的小村庄

It was a small village with mountains connected to mountains

nà yǒu yī qún qún hái tiān tiān niàn xiǎng zhe yuǎn fāng

那有一群群孩天天念想着远方

There were groups of children who thought about the distant place every day

yǒu yī jiā xiǎo mài bù

有一家 小卖部

There was a small shop

yè yè kāi dào líng liǎng diǎn

夜夜开到凌两点

It was open until 2 a.m. every night

bù zhī tā yòu shì sī niàn shuí

不知她又是思念谁

I don’t know who she was missing

nà ér yuè liàng wān wān gāo gāo guà zài le tiān shàng

那儿月亮弯弯高高挂在了天上

There was a crescent moon hanging high in the sky

nà shí wài pó zǒng shì yǐ zuò xiǎo xiǎo bǎn dèng shàng

那时外婆总是倚坐小小板凳上

At that time, grandma always sat on a small bench

děng tiān liàng qù chá shān

等天亮 去茶山

Wait until dawn to go to the tea mountain

yī duǒ yī duǒ dì zhāi xià

一朵一朵地摘下

Picked one by one

shuō shì gěi wǒ mǎi lǐ xiǎng

说是给我买理想

Said it was to buy me ideals

gù xiāng a nán nán jiǎng jìng jìng chàng

故乡啊 喃喃讲 静静唱

Hometown, whispering and singing quietly

sī niàn de rén qǐng bié lái wú yàng

思念的人请别来无恙

I miss you, please stay safe

tā xiāng lù zhǎng yòu zhǎng qù yòu wǎng wàng ya wàng

他乡路 长又长 去又往 望呀望

The road to a foreign land is long and long Go and look, look

nǐ kě jì dé wǒ nián shǎo mó yàng

你可记得我年少模样

Do you remember my youth?

nà shì yī piàn piàn yún lián zhe yún de xiǎo cūn zhuāng

那是一片片云连着云的小村庄

That is a small village with clouds connected to each other

nà yǒu yī qún qún hái jiàn jiàn bēn xiàng le yuǎn fāng

那有一群群孩渐渐奔向了远方

There are groups of children running towards the distance

yǒu yī shàn gāo lóu chuāng

有一扇 高楼窗

There is a tall window

yè yè máng dào líng liǎng diǎn

夜夜忙到凌两点

Busy until two o'clock every night

zhē zhù nà yī wān yuè liàng

遮住那一弯月亮

Blocking the crescent moon

gù xiāng a nán nán jiǎng jìng jìng chàng

故乡啊 喃喃讲 静静唱

Hometown, whispering, singing quietly

sī niàn de rén zhù zài wān yuè liàng

思念的人住在弯月亮

The person I miss lives in the crescent moon

tā xiāng a lái lái wǎng xī xī rǎng pà wú cháng

他乡啊 来来往 熙熙攘 怕无常

Foreign land, coming and going, bustling, afraid of impermanence

zhǎng dà cái dǒng yuǎn fāng shì gù xiāng

长大才懂远方是故乡

Only when I grow up do I understand that the distance is my hometown

wài pó a wǒ mèng jiàn nǐ shuō wǒ mǐn nán yǔ

外婆啊 我梦见 你说我(闽南语)

Grandma, I dreamed You said to me (Hokkien)

shuō wǒ zài wài tóu yào hǎo hǎo chī fàn mǐn nán yǔ

说我在外头要好好吃饭(闽南语)

You said I should eat well outside (Hokkien)

wài pó a wǒ zhī dào xiǎng wǒ le mǐn nán yǔ

外婆啊 我知道 想我了(闽南语)

Grandma, I know you miss me (Hokkien)

wǒ huì huí qù péi nǐ qù cǎi chá mǐn nán yǔ

我会回去陪你去采茶(闽南语)

I will go back to accompany you to pick tea (Hokkien)

wǒ huì huí qù péi nǐ qù cǎi chá mǐn nán yǔ

我会回去陪你去采茶(闽南语)

I will go back to accompany you to pick tea (Hokkien)

qì qǐ duàn duàn xiǎo lù huǎng zhe zhú lǒu shān lǐ zǒu

砌起段段小路晃着竹篓山里走

Build small paths and walk in the mountains with bamboo baskets

fēng ér kuài gào sù tā míng tiān yǔ jiù yào xià dà

风儿快告诉她明天雨就要下大

The wind is telling her that it will rain heavily tomorrow

nà chá huā yī cù cù

那茶花 一簇簇

The camellia flowers are in clusters

duǒ zài nà piàn tī tián xià

躲在那片梯田下

Hidden under the terraced fields

shuí yòu wèi shuí péi zhe shuí zhǎng dà

谁又为谁陪着谁长大

Who grew up for whom and accompanied whom