Song of the Nuosu People

I’ve kept watch over the skya thousand timesbecause I was waitingfor the eagle to appearI’ve watched over the mountainsa thousand timesbecause I knowI am the descendant of eaglesAh, from Greater and Lesser Liangshanto the banks of the Jinsha River,from the Wumeng Mountainsto the banks of the Red River,mother’s milk is sweet as honeyhometown chimney smoke fills my eyes with tears

I’ve kept watch over the skya thousand timesbecause I looked forwardto the future of my peopleI’ve watched over the mountainsa thousand timesbecause I was preservingthe love I could never forgetAh, from Greater and Lesser Liangshanto the banks of the Jinsha River,from the Wumeng Mountainsto the banks of the Red River,mother’s milk is sweet as honeyhometown chimney smoke fills my eyes with tears