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I am my brother's "carnal sister" ― and I am my sister-in-law's "bundle of wrath" ― grandfather, grandfather, what will you give me at my marriage? ― "I will give you a big chest and a big wardrobe ― "Grandmother, grandmother, what will you give me？ 一 "I will give you a work basket" ― "Elder brother, elder brother, what will you give me？ 一 "I will give you a fancy cloth towel" — Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what will you give me？ 一 "A broken jar ― and a smashed bottle 一 and send you, that girl, away to marry a fellow".
LVI
樹葉兒黑
呀呀喲子煤
小黑兒長的像孛逵
咨着牙兒瞪着眼晢兒
手裏 着個黑
眼
鞭 杆 兒
兒
餅項 K 個 麯山 兒 着 牛 黑 JS 黑. 着 着着. ..i
呀 騎 K 二
NOTES
These words are sung to children of a brown complexion. The second verse is simply a refrain with no meaning. 小 黑 兒 hsiao"^ hei' ，r， nickname
