"Yes, I live here, by the river;

I have sailed on it many and many a time.

Both of us born in Changgan, you and I!

Why haven't we always known each other?"

jiā lín jiǔ jiānɡ shuǐ ，   lái qù jiǔ jiānɡ cè 。
家  临  九  江    水   ，   来  去 九  江    侧 。

tónɡ shì chánɡ ɡān rén ，   shēnɡ xiǎo bù xiānɡ shí 。  
同   是  长    干  人  ，   生    小   不 相    识  。