An Ode to SARS-Stricken States (in Hokkien)

Lim peh kia lih see chin suay seow
Buah mee hong see kwee kah tua
Tzah kee kee lai loh song hong
Boh pian poon ai kee cho kang

Wah ai lang see seek see chin ho sim
Wah mai hai tio lang loh tua chee eh mask
Jee poon lang mah see ah neh cho
Tzei MRT eh see choon chin tu lan
Long tzong lang siam ka chao buay hoo

Orh peet eh tang si mai cho ding
Tow kay chin ho, boh char seow wah
Ah Soh kio wah kee Tan Tock Seng
Boh tai boh chee wah chua lang lor

Hiong Kang, Tiong Lok ka Seen Ka Poh
Tio SARS eh lang poon mai ah neh
Kia see see seek see buay yeow kin
Chee eh SARS cheen eh see buay shio kua

Bu koh tong cheng lang tam poh ka buay chia ka kee
Gong zi goo see pei pai tiah eh way
Ah see lee suay-suay song hong, ka sao, sio goon goon
Lee poon ai lang tong cheng lee chiao kor lee


TRANSLATION:

I'm really frustrated today
Last night the fan was too strong
And I got a cold in the morning
But well, I've still got to go to work

Well, I'm civic minded by nature
And therefore I don a face mask for prevention purposes
Just like what the Japanese do
But in the MRT, I'm pissed off
Everyone avoids me like the plague

Colleagues in the office ostracise me
For one, my boss doesn't bother me, which is good
The office ah soh advised me to go TTSH
A common cold has made me a public enemy

In Hong Kong, China and Singapore,
all the SARS patients didn't ask for it
It's really okay to be scared of it
This SARS is really no small matter

But it doesn't hurt to show a little compassion
touch wood, let me say something awful
If you really show symptoms of cold, cough and high fever
You will really want someone to show care and compassion for you