Original poem:
Pick slugs, pick them with fine words. Pick slugs, fine print.
Select slugs and make a short comment. Pick slugs and smooth them with fine print.
Pick slugs and talk about them. Pick and choose, say short words.
Translation:
Lush and colorful slugs, let's hurry to pick them. Lush and colorful slugs, come and pick them up. Lush and colorful slugs are picked one by one. Lush and colorful slugs, stroke them down one by one. Lush and colorful slugs, lifted their skirts and put them in their pockets. Lush and colorful slugs, roll up your skirt and come back.
Source: The Book of Songs
Text interpretation
The moving charm of this poem stems from the simple rhythm of its typical folk songs. There are three chapters 12 sentences in the whole poem, except for the transformation of the six verbs "pick, have, push, row, roll (hold the skirt) and roll (hold the skirt between the belts)", the other words are exactly the same.
The repetition and layering of the lyrics make the whole poem form a very concise and lively rhythm, which is naturally coordinated with the repetition and regular movements of women picking slugs, thus constructing a beautiful artistic conception that echoes the melody of labor. The ups and downs of singing not only make the workers forget their fatigue and immerse themselves in the joy of harvest, but also make the reciter infected and intoxicated by the fresh and simple poetic realm.