The Big Watermelon (大西瓜)
Image by Jess Tsang
I learned this song from my friend Bei Wan Tan, who also taught me the Cantonese song Tum Tum Chuen from my first album. I love the silliness, simplicity and relatability of the story. I remember wondering what would happen if I accidentally swallowed a watermelon seed when I was little. Wonder and curiosity are valuable things… Vicky Chow joins me to sing and tell this story.
LYRICS
Daai sai gwa
大西瓜
dor ho wa
多好哇
gor gor do seung sic
個個都想食
Daai gar fun
大家分
chit hoi ta
切開它
may dou ding gwa gwa
味道頂呱呱
Mg siu sum
唔小心
ton jor la
吞 左啦
yuen yuen gei lup wut eye ya ya
圓圓 幾粒核 唉呀呀
Mun ma ma
問媽媽
dim suen la
點算啦
tau ding jeung sai gwa
頭頂長西瓜
Ma ma siu ju wa
媽媽笑住話,
jeung jor dor gwa sic
長左多瓜食
Yau chun tin doe dont tin
由春天到冬天
si si yau sai gwa
時時有 西瓜
A watermelon grows
So big and so round
From a watermelon seed
Out of the ground
I eat a little seed
Accidentally
Will a watermelon grow
Out of my head?
A watermelon grows
Everyone knows
A watermelon seed
Is all that you need
CREDITS
Vicky Chow: vocals, storytelling
Elena: vocals
Dana Lyn: piano
John Altieri: tuba
David Cossin: drums
Michael Bellar: synths, sound design
Nathan Koci: trumpet
George Saenz: trombone
John Foti, Sonia De Los Santos, Domencia Fossati, Akiko Hiroshima: group vocals