cháo tiān zǐ yǒng lǎ bā
朝 天 子 · 咏 喇 叭
Lyric of the Trumpet
míng wáng pán
(明) 王 磐
(Ming) Wang Pan
lǎ bā suǒ nà
喇 叭 , 唢 呐 ,
Trumpet, suona,
qǔ ér xiǎo qiāng ér dà
曲 儿 小 腔 儿 大 。
Tune small, cavity large.
guān chuán lái wǎng luàn rú má
官 船 来 往 乱 如 麻 ,
Official boats coming and going in chaos like hemp,
quán zhàng nǐ tái shēng jià
全 仗 你 抬 声 价 。
All relying on you to raise the price with your sound.
jūn tīng le jūn chóu
军 听 了 军 愁 ,
Soldiers hear it, soldiers sorrow,
mín tīng le mín pà
民 听 了 民 怕 。
People hear it, people fear.
nǎ lǐ qù biàn shén me zhēn gòng jiǎ
哪 里 去 辨 甚 么 真 共 假 ?
Where to discern what is true or false?
yǎn jiàn de chuī fān le zhè jiā
眼 见 的 吹 翻 了 这 家 ,
Eyes see it blowing over this family,
chuī shāng le nà jiā
吹 伤 了 那 家 ,
Blowing harm to that family,
zhǐ chuī de shuǐ jìn é fēi bà
只 吹 的 水 尽 鹅 飞 罢 !
Just blowing until the water dries up and the geese fly away!