yē fēng tiāo dòng yín làng

椰风挑动银浪

Coconut wind stirs the silver waves

xī yáng duǒ yún tōu kàn

夕阳躲云偷看

A peek at the sunset

kàn jiàn jīn sè de

看见金色的

saw the golden

shā tān shàng

沙滩上

on the beach

dú zuò yī wèi

独坐一位

Sit alone

měi lì de gū niáng

美丽的姑娘

beautiful girl

yǎn jīng xīng yàng càn làn

眼睛星样灿烂

The eyes are shining like stars

méi shì xīng yuè wān wān

眉似星月弯弯

The eyebrows are curved like stars and the moon

chuān zhe yī jiàn

穿着一件

Wear one piece

hóng sè de shā lóng

红色的纱笼

Red sarong

hóng dé xiàng tā

红得像她

As red as her

zuǐ shàng de bīn láng

嘴上的槟榔

The betel nut on the mouth

tā zài qīng tàn

她在轻叹

She is sighing lightly

tàn nà wú qíng láng

叹那无情郎

Sigh that ruthless man

xiǎng dào lèi wāng wāng

想到泪汪汪

Think of tears

shī le hóng sè shā lóng

湿了红色纱笼

Wet the red sarong

bái yī shang

白衣裳

white clothes

a

啊

Ah

nán hǎi gū niáng

南海姑娘

South China Sea girl

hé bì tài guò bēi shāng

何必太过悲伤

Why be too sad

nián jì qīng qīng

年纪轻轻

Young

zhǐ shí liù bàn

只十六半

only sixteen and a half

jiù mèng shī qù

旧梦失去

Lost old dream

yǒu xīn lǚ zuò bàn

有新侣作伴

With a new partner as company

tā zài qīng tàn

她在轻叹

She is sighing lightly

tàn nà wú qíng láng

叹那无情郎

Sigh that ruthless man

xiǎng dào lèi wāng wāng

想到泪汪汪

Think of tears

shī le hóng sè shā lóng

湿了红色纱笼

Wet the red sarong

bái yī shang

白衣裳

white clothes

a

啊

Ah

nán hǎi gū niáng

南海姑娘

South China Sea girl

hé bì tài guò bēi shāng

何必太过悲伤

Why be too sad

nián jì qīng qīng

年纪轻轻

Young

zhǐ shí liù bàn

只十六半

only sixteen and a half

jiù mèng shī qù

旧梦失去

Lost old dream

yǒu xīn lǚ zuò bàn

有新侣作伴

With a new partner as company