Ming-Jang Chen: The Apple of Daddy's Eye《阿爸的心肝寶貝》

Performance Date: Nov. 19, 2021

Performed by UVU Chamber Choir

Music - Ming-Jang Chen 陳明章

Lyric - Liang-Zhe Lin 林良哲

Arrangement - Yu-Shan Tsai 蔡昱姍

Guest Conductor - Yu-Feng Huang 黃育峰

Piano - Andrea Church Briscoe

Flügelhorn - Ryan Nielsen

Lyric:

Tonight, I must leave,
So let me look at you one more time,
The apple of Daddy’s eye.
Let me use this ruler to measure how tall you are,
So that I can keep the images of you
As you are right now deep in my heart forever.

Tonight, I must leave,
So let me kiss you one more time,
The apple of Daddy’s eye.
Quietly, I rest my head and arms on the desk
To write this letter and say my goodbyes.

One day, you will grow up
And you will learn many things -
You will understand that in this society,
We need people who dare to speak the truth.

For this reason, Daddy has no choice but to leave you
And the land I love so dearly.

Tonight, I must leave,
So let me embrace you one more time,
The apple of Daddy’s eye.
Lightly I hold your hands,
So that I can hold you deep in my heart forever.

欲離開的暗瞑 予我擱看一咧
阿爸的心肝寶貝 用尺來量你偌高偌矮
量佇永遠的心肝底

欲離開的暗瞑 予我擱吻一咧
阿爸的心肝寶貝 伏佇桌頂來寫這張批
嘛只好恬恬來講再會

有一工你會大漢 你會讀冊濟濟
你會瞭解 佇這個社會 需要有人敢說真心話
阿爸因為按呢才不得已 離開你和心愛的土地

欲離開的暗瞑 予我擱抱一咧
阿爸的心肝寶貝 偷偷牽起你的手

阿爸的心肝寶貝 抱佇永遠的心肝底
欲離開的暗瞑.........