Lyrics Translated
English
Ten Girls (Cantonese)
Music and words by ZeonGogo
© 2008 Chi On Chan
Ten girls invited to a wedding feast,
They all brought oil lamps that night — the groom hadn’t come yet.
Ten girls waiting, and waiting, and waiting —
Something’s up, he’s very late — the groom hadn’t come yet.
Five of those girls had thought it through:
“If the lamp goes out it’ll be pitch dark!”
Not enough, not enough, worried it’s not enough —
They packed extra bottles of oil.
Oh no!
The lamps are about to go out —
And the groom is just about to arrive!
“We’re running low — can we borrow some? Just a little?”
“No!”
“We’re afraid there won’t be enough past midnight
If we keep filling yours up too.
We can’t lend you — you’ll have to go and buy some.”
Ten girls — only five made it to the wedding,
Smiling as they walked right in — the groom had arrived.
The other five came running late,
Too late — the door was already shut.
All their effort, wasted.
Oh...
We never knew it wasn’t enough — now we’re locked out.
Oh...
If only we’d known — we would have brought enough oil.
Oh...
If only we’d known it wasn’t enough.