Songs and sayings: Short Songs

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This page contains a varied collections of songs: some are sung whilst working in the fields, some whilst caring for children, and others are sung to the accompaniment of the dongdongkui flute.

6.2.1: Traditional Song
6.2.2: Song about Tufei Bandits
6.2.3: Love Song
6.2.4: Duologue
6.2.5: Children's Song 1
6.2.6: Children's Song 2
6.2.7: Dongdongkui Flute Song 1
6.2.8: Dongdongkui Flute Song 2

Lu Yunhua, Tasha Rural Township, Longshan County
recorded on 30 January 2003

01	bi²zi¹ka³ luo⁴ yo wei, da⁴ bo³ ca² luo wei, ku²bi¹ bao¹bao¹ ga³ ong³-bo³-la¹ yo wei, se³ke¹ pe²ti¹ jie³-xi² xie² luo wei. 土家族人一团和气，坐在突出的山丘上，大家都有田和地。 The Tujia are good to one another, sitting on Kubi Outcrop, we have our own fields and land.
02	la² long¹ ri¹-lie³ qie⁴ duo³ xie² luo wei, ang² da⁴ ai¹ka²se¹pa² ri¹ ya, se¹pa² ri¹ yo wei. 做了一年什么都有，我们一起做农活去，做农活去。 A year's work gives us all we need, we work in the fields together, work in the fields.

Lu Bangzhen, Tasha Rural Township, Longshan County
recorded on 30 January 2003

01	xing²di¹ suo¹ pai³zang³ la² hu³ xie² o dui²wu¹ jie³-xi² zi² guo² ge⁴ le 信地有一个三排长，所有队伍都不由自主地怕他， In Xindi there was a man called No.3 Platoon Leader, All the troops were in fear of him,
02	long³sang¹ xian² zeng²hu¹-nie³ ga²me¹ me guo² pa³qie² xian¹zang¹ dang¹ a dui²wu¹ ang² ge³ eng³zi³ ge⁴ o 龙山县政府的官员派他当乡长，队伍不敢到我们这里来。 An official in the Longshan County government appointed him village head, The troops didn't dare come to our area.

Tian Jinggui, Dianfang Township, Longshan County
recorded on 19 June 2002

01	da⁴ li³-nie³ nie¹ ze² ze² 情歌二首 A love song in two parts
02	Boy: a²da¹ a²da¹ nga² ni² jie³, hi² ze² jie³ duo³ ti²-bu¹ce³. kei²di¹ sa³ ga³ me³ga²-lie³, la¹bai¹la¹bai¹ ngo¹ bo³ ze². 男：大姐大姐我喊你，喊了十句没答应。哪件事上有意见，从头到尾告诉我。 Boy: My sister, my sister, I was calling you, ten times I called without reply. Why are you angry with me - tell me from beginning to end.
03	Girl: a³kuo¹ a³kuo¹ hang² ta⁴ li³, nie³ba³ cu¹ xie² ti²-ta¹ti¹. qi²du¹ nie³ba³ cu¹ tai²-zu², zi⁴si³ wu⁴-bo³ ni² ba⁴-di². 女：大哥大哥别这样说，父母在家应不得。哪天父母不在家，扯着猪草看你来。 Girl: My brother, my brother, don't speak so, my parents were at home and I could not reply. When my parents are not at home, I will go out to gather pigweed and visit you.

Peng Nanjing & Peng Nanyan, Pojiao Rural Township, Longshan County
recorded on 19 July 2002

01	pa³tai¹ pa³tai¹ ka¹pu¹ ta⁴ a! nga² se² cuo⁴ni³ li⁴hong¹ ga⁴ 织呀！织呀！我在你们家屋后院挖土。 Listen to the sound of weaving! I'm digging the fields at the back of your house.
02	a! a! nga² ze²ga³ le li²a⁴ a! a! ni² nga² ong¹ga³ ga²-xi² you jie³-da²! 啊！啊！我又渴又饿啊！啊！你连吃午饭都没叫我。 Oh! I'm thirsty and hungry, but you haven't called me over for lunch.
03	ai¹me¹ a¹guo¹! nga² me zeng¹di¹hua¹ ni² you yi³-da², ni² me nga² ta¹nie¹ jiu¹ li⁴hong¹ ga⁴. 那么，阿哥啊！我说真话，没有看见你，你在我后面挖土。 Now, my brother! I'm telling the truth; I couldn't see you, you were digging behind me.
04	ni² hang²la⁴la³ jiu¹ ze²ga³ la, qi²mo¹ you nga² la² ze² jie³-ta¹. 你那么渴，为什么又不叫我一声呢？ If you were thirsty, why didn't you call over to me?

Tian Jinggui, Dianfang Township, Longshan County
recorded on 19 June 2002

01	ao²luo¹luo³, ao²luo¹luo³, nga²-nie³ bo¹li³ nie²bie¹-duo³. ao²luo¹luo³, ao²luo¹luo³, nga²-nie³ bo¹li³ sa³ ru³-duo³. 儿乐乐，儿乐乐，我的伢儿要睡着。儿乐乐，儿乐乐，我的伢儿要听话。 Aye-lo-lo, aye-lo-lo, my child needs to sleep, Aye-lo-lo, aye-lo-lo, my child must be good.
02	lao²zi¹ mi²nie⁴ wu² ka⁴-duo³, wu² la² ka⁴-lie³ ka³ la² wo³, cu¹-nie³ ye³-die¹ ri¹-ta¹-duo³. 明天后天要守牛，守个牛来背背柴，屋里工夫不要做。 In future he must look after our cow, look after our cow and fetch firewood, the household chores are not for him.

Tian Xintao, Daba Township, Yongshun County
recorded on 05 August 2002

01	wu² la ka⁴ le ka³ la wo⁴! cu¹-nie³ sa³-die¹ ri¹-aduo³. 守牛啊！背柴啊！要做家务。 Graze the cow! Fetch the firewood! Do the household chores.

Tian Jinggui, Dianfang Township, Longshan County
recorded on 19 June 2002

01	dong³dong³kui¹, dong³dong³kui¹, long³tou³ gai¹sang¹ ge³ci²-xie², bao¹jing³ gai¹sang¹ ra³ ha³-xie², 咚咚喹，咚咚喹，隆头街上玩耍去，保靖街上踢毽子去， Dongdongkui, dongdongkui, let's go and play in Longtou,
02	ying¹seng³ gai¹sang¹ ye³ lu³-xie², seng³zou¹ da³-bo³ ye³ ha³-xie². 永顺街上卖货去，下到辰州打货去。 let's go and kick shuttlecocks in Baojing, let's go and sell things in Yongshun, or head down to Chenzhou to trade.

Peng Wugen, Dianfang Township, Longshan County
recorded on 20 July 2002

01	...wu² pa¹re¹long³ ka⁴-i, ka³ ka³ la² wo³ wo⁴-i, ...ba¹lie³ ca³cei¹ si¹lie¹ong³, si¹lie¹ong³ le ...去（地名）守牛，去背一背柴，...（地名）嫂嫂坐月子，坐月子， I'm going to Parelong to graze the cow, I'm going to fetch a load of firewood, At Balie my sister-in-law is in confinement with a new-born child,
02	guo²duo³ ong³, ra³lie³ nie¹ bu² ta²-bo³ heng. ...sa¹mi¹ la² su¹ za¹-bo³ heng! 她自己坐，煎两只鸡蛋吃吧。...泡一碗糖馓啊！ There she sits, cooking her two fried eggs to eat, ...steep a bowlful of 'tangsa' rice cake for her!

n: 土家族 / Tujia minority n: 人 / person part: (叹词) / (excl) part: (叹词) / (excl) advm: 一起 / all, together part: (间接) / (IO) vi: 好 / to be good part: (叹词) / (excl) pn: (地名) / (name of a place) n: 突出的 / projecting place n: 上面 / on vi: 坐 / to sit vsuff: 着 / [stative] vsuff: 继续 / [continuous, repetitive] n: 田 / (irrigated) field n: 地 / field (non-irrigated) vt: 喊 / to shout, call vsuff: 的 / [that which] vt: 有 / to have num: 一 / one cl: 年 / year vt: 做 / to work, do vsuff: 了 / [past] pron: 什么 / what advm: 都 / all pron: 我们 / we n: 农活 / agricultural work part: (叹词) / (excl) n: 农活 / farm work pn: 信地 / Xindi (village in Tasha rural township) num: 三 / three n: 排长 / platoon leader cl: 个 / (for people) part: (叹词) / (excl) n: 队伍 / troops advm: 自然 / naturally pron: 他 / he vt: 怕 / to fear part: (叹词) / (new topic marker) pn: 龙山 / Longshan (county in Xiangxi Prefecture) n: 县 / county n: 政府 / Government suff: 的 / ['s] n: 官 / official part: (叹词) / (topic marker) vt: 派 / to send n: 乡长 / township head vt: 当 / to serve as part: (叹词) / (excl) pron: 这 / this vi: 来 / come! vt: 说 / to say num: 二 / two cl: 嘴/口 / mouthful, sentence vt: 告诉 / to tell -: Boy: / - n: 姐 / elder sister pron: 我 / I, me pron: 你 / you num: 十 / ten vt: 答 / to answer vsuff: 没有 / [not have] pron: 什么 / what n: 话/事 / words, matters vi: 生气 / to be angry advm: 有条理地 / methodically pron: 我 / I, me -: Girl: / - n: 哥哥 / elder brother advm: 这么 / like this neg: 别 / don't n: 父母 / parents n: 家 / home vsuff: 不能 / [can't] pron: 什么时候 / when vi: 没有 / to not have suff: 时 / [then] n: 猪草 / pigweed (fodder for feeding pigs) vt: 扯 / to pull up vt: 看 / to look at vsuff: 来 / [come] onom: (织布声) / (sound of weaving) n: 花 / flower vt: 织 / to weave pron: 你们 / you (pl) n: 屋后院 / back yard n: 田土 / field vt: 挖 / to dig (the fields) vi: 渴 / to be thirsty vi: 饿 / to be hungry n: 午饭 / lunch vt: 吃/咬 / to eat, bite part: (叹词) / (excl) vsuff: 不 / [not] conj: 那么 / then n: 阿哥 / elder brother expr: 真的话 / true words, truth vt: 看见 / to see n: 后面 / back conj: 就 / then advm: 这么 / like this part: (叹词) / (excl) pron: 怎么 / how vsuff: 不肯 / [won't] expr: 儿啰啰 / (excl) n: 儿童 / child vi: 睡着 / to be asleep vsuff: 要 / [want] vt: 听 / to hear advt: 明天 / tomorrow advt: 后天 / day after tomorrow n: 牛 / cow vt: 守 / to guard n: 柴/木 / firewood cl: 背 / load n: 东西 / thing nsuff: 复数 / [plural] vt: 背 / to carry on the back vsuff: 要 / [want] n: 笛子 / 'dongdongkui', a traditional small flute pn: 隆头 / Longtou (township in Longshan County) expr: 街上 / on the streets vi: 玩 / to have fun vsuff: 来 / [come] pn: 保靖 / Baojing (county in Xiangxi Prefecture) n: 鸡 / hen vt: 打 / to hit pn: 永顺 / Yongshun (county in Xiangxi Prefecture) vt: 卖 / to sell pn: 辰州 / Chenzhou vt: 下 / to go down pn: (地名) / (name of a place) vsuff: 将来 / [irrealis] pn: (地名) / (name of a place) n: 嫂嫂 / sister-in-law n: 坐月子 / confinement (in childbirth) pron: (他)自己 / (him)self n: 鸡蛋 / hen's egg cl: 个 / (for compact round items such as eggs, stones, millet, firecrackers, and for events of brief duration) vt: 晒/烤 / to fry; to dry in the sun part: (叹词) / (excl) n: 糖馓 / deep-fried puffed glutinous rice cakes cl: 碗 / bowl(ful) vt: 泡 / to steep