30 more yrs have passed, since my mother’s last breath.
深知老母的愛疼，
I’m still in awe at the depth of her love.
永遠無噹(bōe-tàng)報答。
Though I can never repay my mom,
只好墾求天父，
I humbly ask God, “Please—
祝福逐ê人（ ta̍k-ê-lâng） ê老母。
Bless all of our mothers!”
( Translated to English in Feb, 2025 )
Mother’s Tears Like Pearls
My mother’s tears often fell down her cheeks.
As she prayed for me day and night.
Her tears shone like the precious pearls,
Brilliant in their light.
Now she’s gone to the heavens above
How I miss her touch and her voice.
Her love was deep like ocean waves,
Like the love of God
Sacrificed for me.
30 years have passed since my mother’s last breath.
I’m still in awe at the depth of her love.
Though I can never repay my mom,
I humbly ask God, “Please—
Bless all of our mothers!”
In 2014 — 22 years after my mother went to heaven — I added a second verse and sang it at a Mother’s Day celebration. I dedicated this song to all the mothers in the audience.
Original lyrics below:
(Composed in 1880 by Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904), text by Adolf Heyduk)
"Songs my mother taught me"
Songs my mother taught me,
In the days long vanished;
Seldom from her eyelids
were the teardrops banished.
Now I teach my children,
each melodious measure.
Oft the tears are flowing,
oft they flow from my memory's treasure.
Songs My Mother Taught Me Lyrics in Czech
Když mne stará matka zpívat, zpívat učívala Podivno, že často, často slzívala A teď také pláčem snědé líce mučím Když cigánské děti hrát a zpívat, hrát a zpívat učím
Mother’s tears often fall.
She prays for me day and night.
Her tears, like pearls,
Radiate glory — beautiful and brilliant.
Now I have grown up,
And I understand her love —
How vast is the depth of her love!
I humbly pray to the loving Heavenly Father —
Please bless my mother.
*Now she has gone to heaven,
And I miss her even more.
Her love was deep and pure,
Like the love of our Heavenly Father,
Forever alive in my heart.
*This verse was added in 1992 to be sung at my mother’s one-year memorial service.
In 2014 — 22 years after my mother went to heaven — I added a second verse and sang it at a Mother’s Day celebration. I dedicated this song to all the mothers in the audience.
Mother’s tears often fall.
Day and night she prays for me.
Her tears, like pearls,
Radiate glory — beautiful and brilliant.
Now with each year that falls, increasing my age,
I more deeply understand my mother’s love —
It’s something that I can never repay.
I can only ask God in humility —
To bless all our mothers — every one.
