In Candle Light with Mama    Translated by Hu Xiao-Chun and Fan Lixin
candle light in   of  mama       (MAMtrack3)
zhu    guang li^  de  ma ma

Ma ma I want to tell you, the words are on my lips, but are again choked back.
Ma Ma I   want   to   you tell, words arrive   lips ,  again swallowed back.
Ma ma wo^ xia^ng dui\ ni^ shuo, hua\  da\o   zui bian  yo\u  ya\n      xi\a

Ma ma I want to smile, but there are many tear drops.
Ma Ma I  want   to   you smile,   eyes  but     drops     tear blossom
Ma ma wo xia^ng dui\ ni^ xia\o, yan li  que\  dia^n dia^n le\i hua.

Oh,in candle light with mama
   ma ma, candlelight in  of  mama
Ao ma ma, zhu guang   li^ de  ma ma

Your black hair showing gray throughout.
Your   black hair showing    frost  flower(gray color)
Ni^ de hei   fa   fan qi  le shuang hua

Ao ma ma zhu guang li^ de ma ma 


Your face printed(with wrinkles) because of leading me, and concern about me.
Your  face      print-ing this much leadbythehand concernedabout
Ni^de lia^n xia yi\n zhe  zhe\ duo  qian          gua

Ao ma ma zhu guang li^ de ma ma 


Your back is tired and no longer straight.
Your  back     tired    no  longer straight pulledout
Ni^de yao shen jua^n de bu/ zai\   ting^    ba

Ma ma, zhu guang li^ de ma ma 


Why have your eyes lost their gloss?
Your    eyes   forwhy   lose (past)  gloss
Ni^de ya^njing wei\ he  shiqu le   guang hua

Mama your daughter has grown up.
          daughter has grown up
Ma ma ya, nv er    yi  zha^ngda\


I am not willing to hold your skirt through spring, fall, winter, summer.
not willing   hold-ing your   clothes-(lower) go   through spring fall winter summer
Bu/ yuan\yi\  qian zhe ni^de  yi       jin,   zo^u guo\    chun   qiu  dong   xia\

Ma ma, zhu guang li^ de ma ma 

Ni^de yao shen jua^n de bu/ zai\ ting^ ba

Ma ma, zhu guang li^ de ma ma


Why have your eyes lost their gloss?
Your    eyes   forwhy   lose (past)  gloss
Ni^de ya^njing wei\ he  shiqu le   guang hua

Ma ma ya, nv er    yi  zha^ngda\
Bu/ yuan\yi\ qian zhe ni^de yi jin, zo^u guo\ chun qiu dong xia\


Mama, believe me, your daughter has a daughters reward.
            believe  me, daughter self has  daughter 's reward
Ao ma ma, xia^ng xin wo, Nv er    zi\  yo^u nv er    de ba^o da\
Ao ma ma, xia^ng xin wo, Nv er    zi\  yo^u nv er    de ba^o da\