Echoes of Books: Liu Haitao—Getting Older

Old,Written by/Read by Liu Haitao

Old, teeth are gone

Let's go, to the countryside

In a countryside with mountains and water, buy a good piece of land

You can plant anything

Nothing can grow, let it be barren

Let the grass grow as high as it wants

Let the flowers bloom as wild as they want

This is our land

Old, can't walk anymore

Go sit by the stream

The sound of flowing water, so many beautiful things and people

Just carried away by it

If you're feeling a little sad

I'll accompany you to be sad

If you miss your first love

Let's hug and reminisce about our first love

Use my toothless mouth to kiss again

Old, we're all old

The wind blows across the sky, carrying clouds

Like blowing away past desires

The twilight descends, dear old woman

I want to sleep next to you

If I die, don't sway my body

Cry until the sun rises

Bury me in, In our own land, and beg

The land will also take you away

We loved the land for a lifetime

If I die, let our bones be bare

Embracing, For ten thousand years, still loving you

ReciterLiu Haitao

Works in the Linli District Culture and Tourism Bureau, recitation enthusiast

Echoes of books

Produced by Dongying Linli District Culture Center

Art ConsultantGuo Liquan