Translations of two of the poems
But I still miss my mom
When the farmers were already at work,
Mom asked me to get up and have breakfast.
Then I went to school.
When I came back from school,
Mom had run away from home.
She should have gone to work.
But I still miss my mom.
I also wanted my dad to stay with me at home.
He would send me to school.
He would buy me breakfast.
(Xiaoyu, 5 years old, recorded on Jan 10, 2021. Translated by Zhou Yan and Celine Tan)
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Let's go to Beijing to play games.
Let's go to an amusement park and play Space Party games.
Let's go to Jinniuling to see the flowers.
And I will go to see my sisters.
I will go to Shuangchuang Square to have some snacks.
I will hold an exhibition in a little park.
Let's take a walk in the Verdant Garden.
(Yueliang, 12 years old, recorded on Nov 19, 2022. Translated by Zhou Yan and Celine Tan)
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