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呀呀兒英 ya$1$ ya$1$ 'r ying$1$, meaningless refrain which rhymes with the preceding verse. 花花被 hua$1$ hua$1$ pei$4$, a coverlet embroidered with flowers. 簪子, tsan$1$ tzǔ, chinese hair-pin. 竹圈子 chu$2$ ch'iüan$1$ tzǔ, ear-rings made of bamboo; in Peking ear-rings are generally called 鉗子 ch'ien$2$ tzǔ. 嘎杈 k'a$1$ ch'a$1$, a forked branch 癩蛤麻 lai$4$ ha$2$ ma$1$, a scabby toad. 哇兒呱 ku$1$ 'r kuà$1$, imitates the voice of a toad.

The tree leaves are dark ― I spend a winter with my elder sister ― my elder sister covers her bed with a coverlet embroidered with flowers ― and I the younger sister cover my bed with a goat skin ― my elder sister wears a satin overcoat ― I the younger sister wear a broken skin overcoat ― my elder sister wears golden hair-pins ― and I the younger sister wear bamboo ear-rings ― my elder sister rides on a splendid horse ― and I the younger sister ride on a forked branch ― my elder sister leans her feet on silver stirrups ― and I the younger sister lean my feet on the wall crevices ― my elder sister holds in her arms a silver baby ― and I the younger sister hold in my arms a scabby toad ― which moves a step and then cries kurkuà kurkuà.