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詩詠
Grandma fanning her to sleep
嫲嫲把葵扇
Grandma's Palm-Leaf Fan
Lullaby
Slow and quiet, sung softly over a small arrangement - written to be played at bedtime.
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OriginalTranslation
嫲嫲攞住葵扇搖Grandma holds the palm-leaf fan and waves it一下一下好輕巧One stroke and another very light詩詠瞓喺竹蓆度Sze-wing lies on the bamboo mat熱天都變得好好And even the hot weather turns kind風吹過你嘅額頭The breeze passes over your forehead啲汗慢慢乾晒喇The sweat is slowly drying off嫲嫲冇講一句嘢Grandma has not said a word淨係搖扇冇停下She just keeps fanning without stopping瞓啦瞓啦小詩詠Sleep now sleep now little Sze-wing把扇會搖到天光The fan will keep going till dawn瞓啦瞓啦小詩詠Sleep now sleep now little Sze-wing嫲嫲就坐喺你旁Grandma is sitting right beside you街外有蟬喺度叫Outside the cicadas are calling屋入面一啲都靜Inside there is not a sound你隻手鬆開咗喇Your hand has come loose now嫲嫲仲係咁樣搖And grandma is still fanning the same瞓啦瞓啦小詩詠Sleep now sleep now little Sze-wing把扇會搖到天光The fan will keep going till dawn瞓啦瞓啦小詩詠Sleep now sleep now little Sze-wing嫲嫲就坐喺你旁Grandma is sitting right beside you
Lullaby
Cantonese Chinese
The story behind this song
Grandma waves the old palm-leaf fan slowly back and forth until the warm evening finally cools enough for sleep.
Why this moment matters
A hand-fanned breeze, slow and steady, is one of the oldest lullaby techniques there is, older than any song.