[Lyrics Translation] Jen Jen: DaDaDa

[adevyish]

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答答答
DaDaDa
Drip Drip Drip

歌：余佩真
作詞：余佩真 ╱ 作曲：余佩真

Artist: Jen Jen (Yu Pei-jen)
Lyrics & Music: Jen Jen (Yu Pei-jen)


畫不出烏烏的目睭
講不出一句完整的理由
和自己講免驚免驚
等一下就要天光啊

uē bô tshut oo-oo--ê ba̍k-tsiu
kóng buē tshut tsı̍t kù uân-tsíng--ê lí-iû
kah ka-kī kong bián-kiann bián-kiann
tán--ı̍t-ē tō beh thinn-kng--ah

Dark, dark eyes I couldn’t draw
An explanation I couldn’t fully give
Told myself don’t be scared, don’t be scared
Wait a moment and it’ll be dawn

聽人講的話咁有影
花開花謝自然的啊
路的頭前咁有人在等我
等我 慢慢的走

thiann lâng kóng ê uē kám ū-iánn
hue khui hue siā tsū-liân--ê--ah
lōo ê thâu-tsîng kám ū lâng teh tán guá
tán guá    ta̍uh-ta̍uh-á kiânn

Can the words I hear others say be true?
Flowers bloom, flowers wither, it’s only natural
How could there be someone on the road ahead waiting for me?
Waiting for me, to walk slowly

答答答飛過烏暗
答答答嚎嚎嚎歸暗
答答答雄雄越頭 那只剩我一人
答答答 雨是要落到當時仔
答答答目屎那攏擦不乾
答答答 我干那會記得你教我寫過我的名

tah tah tah pue kuè oo-àm
tah tah tah háu háu háu kui àm
tah tah tah hiông-hiông ua̍t-thâu    ná tsí tshun guá tsı̍t lâng¹
tah tah tah    hōo sī beh làu kàu tang-sî á
tah tah tah ba̍k-sái nà lú tshit buē ta
tah tah tah    guá kan-na ē-kì--eh lí kàu guá siá kuè guá ê miâ

Drip, drip, drip, the darkness that flies past
Drip, drip, drip, the returning gloom that howls, howls, howls
Drip, drip, drip, I suddenly turning around. How could I be the only one left?
Drip, drip, drip. Until when will the rain keep falling?
Drip, drip, drip, why are my tears becoming harder to dry?
Drip, drip, drip. I only remember you once taught me how to write my name

是誰 偷走了時間
是誰 偷走我的勇敢
是誰 偷走了你的烏頭鬃
是誰
是誰

sī siáng    thau tsáu liáu sî-kan
sī siáng    thau tsáu guá ê ióng-kám
sī siáng    thau tsáu liáu lí ê oo thâu-tsang
sī siáng
sī siáng

Who is it that stole away time?
Who is it that stole away my bravery?
Who is it that stole away the black of your hair?
Who is it?
Who is it?

火燒的每一天
大水沖走的每一天
咁有人願意等
等我 變成閣較好的人

hué-sio ê muí tsı̍t kang
tuā-tsuí tshiâng tsáu ê muí tsı̍t kang
kám ū lâng guān-ì tán
tán guá    piàn-sîng koh-khah hó--ê lâng

Every day a firestorm
Every day swept away by flood
How could someone want to wait?
Wait for me, to become a better person

飛過烏暗
嚎嚎嚎歸暗
答答答雄雄回頭 那只剩我一人

pue kuè oo-àm
háu háu háu kui àm
tah tah tah hiông-hiông ua̍t-thâu    ná tsí tshun guá tsı̍t lâng¹

The darkness that flies past
The returning gloom that howls, howls, howls
Drip, drip, drip, I suddenly turning around. How could I be the only one left?

望好天好心情
望嘴笑目笑白閃閃的喙齒
望我擱開始認字
望我把自己看乎清

bāng hónn thinn hónn sim-tsiânn
bāng tshuì tshiò ba̍k tshiò pe̍h siám-siám--ê tshuì-khí
bāng guá koh khai-sí līn lī
bāng guá tah-tah kí khuànn--honnh tshing

I hope for good skies and good spirits
I hope for smiling mouths, smiling eyes, and sparkling white teeth
I hope I can start learning how to read again
I hope I can see my whole self clearly


Notes

I use Tailo romanization. If you’re used to POJ: ts(h) = ch(h), ing = eng, u + a/e/ai = o + a/e/ai, oo = o͘, nn = ⁿ

Ideographs for Hokkien aren’t well-standardized and the written lyrics for this song often do not conform to Taiwanese Hokkien dictionaries. I tried to romanize and translate according to the sung lyrics.

¹ Not sure about the romanization, it sounds more like “thang” to me.