一条弯弯的江
yī tiáo wān wān de jiāng
She has a winding river
一道厚厚的墙
yī dào hòu hòu de qiáng
she has strong walls
城南一群老街坊
chéng nán yī qún lǎo jiē fāng
she has my old neighborhood in her south
城北有一间旧祠堂
chéng běi yǒu yī jiān jiù cí táng
she has an ancient ancestral hall in her north
一条热悉的路
yī tiáo rè xī de lù
She has her familiar paths
几栋向阳的房
jǐ dòng xiàng yáng de fáng
She has those sunlit houses
燕子年年住我家
yàn zi nián nián zhù wǒ jiā
Swallows visit my home each year
粗茶淡饭也很香
cū chá dàn fàn yě hěn xiāng
The simple food tastes so good
后院的小伙伴
hòu yuàn de xiǎo huǒ bàn
She knew my childhood friends
月光下捉迷藏
yuè guāng xià zhuō mí cáng
She saw us playing in moonlit backyard
小城的日子不太忙
xiǎo chéng de rì zi bù tài máng
故事却很长
gù shì què hěn cháng
But it’s long
家中的爹和娘
jiā zhōng de diē hé niáng
She’s home to my moon and dad
守望着好时光
shǒu wàng zhe hǎo shí guāng
Who enjoy the good days
隔山隔海不能忘
gé shān gé hǎi bù néng wàng
Wherever I go I’ll never forget her
小城是故乡
xiǎo chéng shì gù xiāng
Because she’s my hometown
后院的小伙伴
hòu yuàn de xiǎo huǒ bàn
She knew my childhood friends
月光下捉迷藏
yuè guāng xià zhuō mí cáng
She saw us playing in moonlit backyard
小城的日子不太忙
xiǎo chéng de rì zi bù tài máng
Her story is not so complicated
故事却很长
gù shì què hěn cháng
But it’s long
家中的爹和娘
jiā zhōng de diē hé niáng
She’s home to my moon and dad
守望着好时光
shǒu wàng zhe hǎo shí guāng
Who enjoy the good days
隔山隔海不能忘
gé shān gé hǎi bù néng wàng
Wherever I go I’ll never forget her
小城是故乡
xiǎo chéng shì gù xiāng
Because she’s my hometown