"Little cabbage, the ground is yellow," the lyrics come from a folk song "Little Cabbage" that is popular in Hebei and other northern parts of my country.

Lyrics of "Little Cabbage":

Little cabbage, the ground is yellow; two or three years old, there is no mother. Dear mother, dear mother!

It’s easy to live with my father; I’m just afraid that my father will marry his stepmother. Dear mother, dear mother!

It took me three and a half years to marry my stepmother; it took me three and a half years to have a younger brother, who is better than me. Dear mother, dear mother!

My brother was eating noodles, and I was drinking soup. When I picked up the bowl, I burst into tears. Dear mother, dear mother!

My mother misses me, who knows; I miss my mother in my dream. Dear mother, dear mother!

The peach blossoms bloom and the apricot blossoms fall; when I think of my mother, a gust of wind blows. Dear mother, dear mother! Extended information

"Little Baicai" uses very beautiful music materials and refined artistic techniques to create the image of an innocent poor rural girl. It profoundly expresses the sadness and pain of a girl who lost her mother and was abused and helpless. It is also an indictment of the unreasonable family relationships in the old society.

Composers Ma Ke and Qu Xixian each adapted this song into an a cappella children's chorus, which was widely sung.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - "Little Baicai"