Paroles et traduction Musk Ming - 老來難

老來難

閑言碎語都不談，聽咱唱個老來難
當初只嫌別人老，如今輪到俺頭前

千難萬苦說一番，仁人君子仔細參
老來難，老來難，勸人莫把老人嫌

耳聾眼花腿腳軟，缺牙忘事倒四顛三
鼻淚常流擦不干，畏寒怕風苦難言

日月如梭催人老，青春一去不復返
人生哪能淨少年，自古都有老來難
老來難，老來難，勸人莫把老人嫌

行動坐臥都艱難，大病小疾時來纏
雀蒙眼，頭頂寒，年老苦，說不完

老來難，老來難，自古都有老來難
老來難，老來難，勸人莫把老人嫌
張狂莫道桑榆晚，難得糊塗霞滿天
青春一去不復返，自古都有老來難
老來難，昭華金不換

The Hardships of Old Age

Let's set aside idle chatter, my dear, and listen to my song of old age's despair.
Once I scoffed at the elderly, my love, but now it's my turn to bear the weight of years.

A thousand hardships, a myriad of woes, I'll recount them all, my sweet, for your discerning ears.
Old age is hard, old age is tough, my darling, so never scorn the aged, my dear, I pray.

Ears deaf, eyes dim, legs unsteady, my love, teeth missing, memory fading, I stumble and sway.
A constant stream of tears and snot, my sweet, that I can't wipe away, chilled to the bone, I fear the wind's harsh bite, my darling, my suffering, hard to convey.

Time flies like an arrow, my love, urging us toward old age, youth gone, never to return, my sweet.
Life can't be all youth, my darling, since ancient times, old age has brought its pain.
Old age is hard, old age is tough, my sweet, so never scorn the aged, I implore you again.

Every move, every rest a struggle, my love, plagued by ailments, big and small, my dear.
Vision blurred, head chilled to the bone, my sweet, the woes of old age, a tale without end, my darling.

Old age is hard, old age is tough, my love, since ancient times, old age has been a trial, my dear.
Old age is hard, old age is tough, my sweet, so never scorn the aged, my love, have no fear.
Don't boast of youth while the sun sets, my darling, embrace the wisdom of age, like a sky ablaze with color, my dear.
Youth gone, never to return, my love, since ancient times, old age has brought its share of pain, my sweet.
Old age is hard, my darling, but golden years are priceless, my dear.