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祖母的話

做人的媳妇著知道理
晚晚去困著早早起
又搁烦恼天未光
又搁烦恼鸭无卵
烦恼小姑要嫁无嫁妆
烦恼小叔要娶无眠床

做人的媳妇著知道理
晚晚去困著早早起
起来梳头抹粉点胭脂
入大厅拭桌椅
踏入灶脚洗碗箸
踏入绣房绣针织

做人的媳妇搁真艰苦
五更早起人嫌晚
烧水洗面人嫌热
白米煮饭人搁嫌黑
气著剃头作尼姑

若是娶到彼囉不孝媳妇
早早著去困 晚晚搁不起床
透早若是甲伊叫起来 著面仔臭臭
头鬃又搁背在肩胛头
脚屐又搁拖块脚蹟后
著吱吱咕咕吱吱咕咕起来
骂大家官是老柴头

Grandma's Words

As a woman becoming a wife, you should know the rules:
Go to bed late and wake up early everyday
Don't worry if the dawn hasn't come
Don't fret over ducks not laying eggs
Don't worry if your sister-in-law can't get a dowry
Don't worry if your brother-in-law can't get a bed to get married

As a woman becoming a wife, you should know the rules:
Go to bed late and wake up early everyday
When you wake up, comb your hair, apply face powder, and put on lipstick
Go to the living room and clean the tables and chairs
Go to the kitchen and wash the dishes and chopsticks
Go to the embroidery room and embroider needles

Being a wife is really tough
Wake up before dawn and still get complained for being late
Boil water to wash the face and get complained for being too hot
Cook rice and get complained for being too dark
I'm so angry that I want to shave my head and become a nun

If you marry a disobedient wife
She will go to bed early and won't get up late
If you call her up early in the morning, she will have a bad face
Her hair will be messy and fall on her shoulders
Her slippers will be dragged behind her feet
She will mumble and grumble when she gets up
She will call her husband an old fool