Tuesday, January 31, 2012

the hokkien new year


sugar cane plantation
sugar cane plantation




The burning smoke
The cloudy sky
The drizzling rain
Where's the sun?

The people pray
The sugar canes display
The offerings to Jade Emperor
Once he saved the world

The gratitude of remembrance
Though history of folklore gone
The generations of the young
They may not keep up the tradition

The significance seems gone
Public holidays the people take a break
The working lives dragging out energy
The story will not be retold again

Its the business of feathering wealth
The long holidays the businesses flourish
The public holidays the people take a break
The working lives dragging out energy

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