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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Hokkien Song to make Ah Ma laugh! Me too! :o))


Translation with X-referencing!:

If I had a million dollars,
My life would have no worries (3-letter acronyms of various taxes in Singapore)

If I didn't tell, nobody knows,
But if I did, it's so embarrassing
That I'm already so old, (condoms)
but haven't sat in a plane before

Slave at work for so many years,(from kungfu kid to grandmaster with long white beard)
No car, no house and no lover
Others get married, start business
Become rich and powerful, proud (wealthy man puffing cigar with money)

If I had a million dollars (see the snickering Austin Powers)
I wanna take planes,
I wanna travel the world
Sun tan in Hawaii
Eat Sushi in Japan

If I had a million dollars
I wanna buy car and house
Eat all the delicacies in the world,
And who's the lucky one
to be my girl (ugly girl with LOTR ring)

If I had a million dollars,
If you need money
Open your mouth (hippo) Ask me don't be shy! (loan shark)

- guitar plays..for too long - man sleeping)

If I didn't tell, nobody knows,
But if I did, it's so embarrassing
That I'm already so old, (spanking)
but haven't sat in a plane before

If I had a million dollars
I wanna travel the world,
Italy drink coffee, I wanna eat spaghetti
I'll buy a car and house
I'll buy shops and collect rent (brothel)
Very free - no need to work
Bring my dog for a walk.



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I like how I've actually heard these various words or phrases from Ah Ma. She used to tell me that I 'you sei gai' , which means 'tour the world'. They actually sound quite cheem to me, like you know, authentic Hokkien from Fujian.. although I must admit my Hokkien is not quite up to par.

And I think I remember her saying saying 'spaghetti' once, the exact way it's said in the song!

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