Breaking a Watermelon

姐呀房中对菱花呀，

自己个儿的模样自己夸呀。

我的情郎哥呀，伶俐俊俏数着小奴家呀。

闻听情郎我的哥身得病啊，我的情郎哥呀，

捎带来了信让我去瞧他。

有心去瞧没有什么东西拿呀，

难坏了小奴家。

买点礼物瞧一瞧他呀，我的情郎哥呀。

买了一对鸡买上了一对鸭，

买上了一对大螃蟹又买上了一对虾，

哎哟情郎哥，怀里面抱着大呀大的西瓜，

哎哟我的郎呀，

怀里面抱着大呀大的西瓜。

天上下雨地下发滑呀，

小奴家不小心摔了个仰八叉呀，

情郎哥，摔得我这两只小手这么一乍乍，

哎哟我的郎呀，摔得我这两只小手这么一乍乍。

跑了一对鸡，又跑了一对鸭，

跑了一对大螃蟹，

又跑了一对虾呀。

情郎哥，这啪嚓摔坏了大呀大的西瓜呀，

哎哟我的郎呀，在怀里摔坏了大呀大的西瓜呀，

嗯嗨嗨哎哟。

The main idea of the lyrics:

I dressed up in my room,

I praised my own appearance.

I heard that my beloved man is ill,

A letter has been delivered asking me to visit him.

I’m eager to take a look, but I have nothing to bring,

It’s quite a challenge for me.

I bought some gifts and will take a look at him, my sweetheart.

I bought a pair of chickens and a pair of ducks,

I bought a pair of big crabs and another pair of shrimp,

Oh, lover boy, I’m hugging a huge watermelon in my arms,

It’s raining up in the sky and the ground is getting slippery,

I accidentally fell on my backside.

Lover boy, you’ve made my little hands hurt so much.

A pair of chickens ran, and another pair of ducks followed

So did a pair of giant crabs,

And a pair of shrimp has escaped.

Lover boy, I broke a really big watermelon.

Oh my dear, I accidentally broke a huge watermelon while cradling it in my arms.