Pair of Flowers
Original song: Time is long, no record
Huangmei Opera: Selections from "Beat the Pigweed"
(Female) Lang pair of flowers, sister pair of flowers, a pair of pairs to the ridge.
Dropping a seed,
(M) a bud sprouted,
(W) a pole and a leaf,
(M) what flower bloomed?
(Woman) What seed?
What kind of powder does it grind?
(Woman) What kind of poo is made?
(Woman) The pair of flowers, one on top of the other, is at the bottom of the ridge.
(Man) dropped a seed,
(Woman) sprouted a bud,
(Man) red rod with green leaves,
(Woman) bloomed a white flower.
(Woman) Lang to flower sister to flower, a pair to the ridge of the pond.
(Woman) The pair of flowers is a pair that goes to the bottom of the pond.
(Male) The eldest son has an umbrella,
(Female) The shortest son wears a flower.