DRUNKEN CAT SINGS

I recommended people watch Come Drink With Me on Netflix earlier, so I decided to watch it again to see how good the image quality is (my copy at home is slightly different). It looked fine to me and was a pleasure to see for the umpteenth time, but I did notice that they didn't sub Drunken Cat's songs in the inn. I realized that may leave some folks confused. The lyrics are actually pretty important to the plot. 

The songs are essentially cryptic messages to Golden Swallow, revealing information about the bandits and their headquarters. Perhaps it is easy enough for people to figure out from context but I thought it would be helpful to clarify this. 

I went and transcribed the lyrics from my version of the movie. These are exactly as they appear in the subtitles (unless autocorrect has decided to mess with me again). The first song is the one he sings before Golden Swallow comes down stairs, the second is the one he sings after she pays him. 

SONG ONE

Green bamboo pole

Thin and long

Living the world from South to North

Standing a severe rainstorm and burning under the sun

Going to beg door to door

Meet the world

Looking through the ways of the world

The fickleness of human relationships 

High post and high salary are not wanted at all

The achievement, wealth, and honor are up to you

All one’s life is only for

Miles away long

Regardless, the treasure or broomcorn

Forget them all if I have a drink

Whatever heartbroken things in the world

Gourd stands alone

Happy drunk lightly

SONG TWO

On the high mountain

There is an evil gang

They are the mobsters 

Grab under the sky 

And hide it underneath

Do not want gold, do not want silver

Just want the crown to be returned to the folks

And the capital of governor gives up the wealth

Swallow flies singly 

To the hill height

REMAINING VERSES AFTER GOLDEN SWALLOW ASKS FOR CLEAR DIRECTION*

One point and one across long

One is cast aside to Nanyang

One rock is to one rock

The sun is to the moon

*This is also the verse Golden Swallow repeats in her inn room