STEP 1：Listen to the song
STEP 2：Read Pinyin Subtitles if Needed
Go to another version with pinyin subtitle 〈Dear Mama〉
STEP 3：Comprehension
[Lyrics of the Song]
(The English translation is designed to gain better understanding of Chinese words and sentence structure.)
- Qīn’ài de, nǐ hǎo ma?
Dear, how are you?
Bùzhībùjué de sān nián méi huíjiā.
I haven’t returned home for three years without even noticing.
Níngjìng de shēnghuó rúcháng ma?
Does your life go on as usual?
Qǐng xiǎoxīn shēntǐ bié tài máng.
Please take care of your health. Don’t get too busy. - Qīn’ài de tīng wǒ huà.
Dear, listen to my words.
Bīngxiāng lǐ de cài tài jiǔ bié chī le.
Don’t eat the food that has been stored too long.
Wǎnshang wàichū shí duō chuān ya.
Put more clothes on when you go out at nights.
Xiǎngniàn wǒ jiù gěi wǒ diànhuà.
Give me a call when you miss me. - Māma ya, nǐ zhīdao ma?
Mama, do you know?
Xiànzài de shēnghuó guò de hái suàn hǎo.
Life has been treating me well so far.
Jiāo de péngyǒu hěn kěkào.
The friends that I made have been wonderful.
Shuō de jìn shì zhēnxīnhuà.
The words that I tell people are all honest.
Qǐng búyòng wèi wǒ tài qiānguà.
Please don’t worry about me. - Māma ya, nǐ zhīdao ma?
Mama, do you know?
Lí jiā de xiǎohái xīnqíng hěn fùzá.
The boy who left his home has complicated feelings.
Wèile zhēngqì wǎng shàng pá.
To strive for success and a better living.
Lèi le yòu xiǎng duǒ huí jiā.
Weariness has been urging me home.
Duō xīwàng yǒngyuǎn zhǎng bú dà.
How I wish I had never grown up. - [Back to verse 1 and verse 2]
Chóng huí zuórì de huáibào.
Return to the good old days.
Zuò huí nǐ de xiǎo wáwa. Wǒ zuì qīn’ài de māma
Return the time and be your little boy again. My dearest mom.