Current mood:	calm
Current music:	張懸 - 寶貝

Deserts Zhang Xuan - Baobei (Baby)
As I've mentioned before, Taiwan like the rest of the world is having an indie explosion, meaning that all the indie acts are now signed to major labels, which accords me some snarky satisfaction. Deserts is one of these, with a quiet alt-folk style that belies her personal image (she's a high-school dropout which makes her fabulously scandalous in Taiwan).

The song that gained her fame is Baobei/Baby, which she actually wrote the first version of when she was 13 years old. Very sweet and simple lyrics, it is like a lullaby. There are two versions of the song on her album, "in the night" and "in the day". The lyrics are shorter in "in the night", but otherwise unchanged, so here translated is the "in the day" version. The words used here are very intimate and affectionate, so I tried to get the same kind of word choice in English.

TRADITIONAL:
寶貝

我的寶貝寶貝 給你一點甜甜 讓你今夜都好眠
我的小鬼小鬼 逗逗你的眉眼 讓你喜歡這世界

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的寶貝 倦的時候有個人陪
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的寶貝 要你知道你最美

我的寶貝寶貝 給你一點甜甜 讓你今夜很好眠
我的小鬼小鬼 捏捏你的小臉 讓你喜歡整個明天

哇啦啦啦啦啦 我的寶貝 倦的時候有個人陪
哎呀呀呀呀呀 我的寶貝 要你知道你最美

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的寶貝 孤單時有人把你想念
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的寶貝 要你知道你最美

哇啦啦啦啦啦我的寶貝 倦的時候有個人陪
哎呀呀呀呀呀我的寶貝 要你知道你最美

要你知道你最美

ENGLISH:
Baby

my baby, baby, I'll give you a little sweetness to let you sleep well tonight
my little devil, little devil, I'll tease your eyes and make you like this world

chorus:
wa la la la la la my baby, when you're tuckered out someone will keep you company
ai ya ya ya ya ya my baby, you should know you're the prettiest

my baby, baby, I'll give you a little sweetness to let you sleep well tonight
my little devil, little devil, I'll pinch your little face and make you like all of tomorrow

repeat chorus

wa la la la la la my baby, when you're lonely there's someone missing you
ai ya ya ya ya ya my baby, you should know you're the prettiest

repeat chorus
you should know you're the prettiest