Hokkien Kwa - Ji Pa Ban

A week ago I posted an entry about a hokkien song that I’ve been looking high and low. Thanks to Terence Goh, I managed to get the song and converted it into mp3 format.

The title of the hokkien song is “Ji Pa Ban“.

To listen to the song, simply click on the ZAP button and enjoy!

Updated: Click on the PLAY button instead. ZAP button has been removed.




Sing along if you want to…

Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban,
Gua uh ji pa ban, jit si lang tio khin san,

Bo khong bo lang jai, kong tio chin pai seh,
Chiak kak hia nih tua hanh. ko mm pat je puey kee,

Pah piah hua chuey ni, bo chia bo chu ko bo ai lin,
Kua lang chua bo ko chuey sing di, wu jii ko wu seng,

Nah si gua wu ji pa ban, wa beh je puey kee,
Wa beh ew seh kai, ha wa ee sai dai yang,
Lit pun chiak su shi (Wa chia li chiak su shi)

Nah si gua wu ji pa ban, wa beh buey chia buey chu,
sang ting ka hai bi, siang lang ka ho kih,
lai hor wa cho bo
I’m quite lost here on the underlined part. Can anyone help?

Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban,
Nah sih li wu kiam eng jii, khui chui bien keh khi,

Bo khong bo lang jai, kong tio chin pai seh,
Chiak kak hia nih tua hanh. ko mm pat je puey kee,

Pah piah hua chuey ni, bo chia bo chu ko bo ai lin,
Kua lang chua bo ko chuey sing di, wu jii ko wu seng,

Nah si gua wu ji pa ban, wa beh je puey kee,
Wa beh ew seh kai, ee tah li lim ko pi,
Loh pi chiak speh ge ti (Loh pi chiak speh ge ti)

Nah si gua wu ji pa ban, wa beh buey chia buey chu,
Buey tiam lai siu chor, eng eng bien cho kang,
Chua kow ki san por,

Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban,
Nah sih li wu kiam eng jii, khui chui bien keh khi,

Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban,
Chap cheng puay cheng teh ki eng,
bien huan ma boh bun tuey (huan chien pu se wen ti)

Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban…
Wei, peng yu eh, li siong ji pa ban, chin chuay ah?

Just if you’re wondering what the heck is this guy singing about, here’s my DIRECT TRANSLATION, I repeat, DIRECT TRANSLATION from hokkien to English for your listening pleasure.

If I have got one million, one million,
I got one million, my whole life no worries,

Never say nobody knows, say already very shy,
Eat until so big, never sat on a plane before,

Worked so hard for so many years, no car no house and also no lover,
See people get married and do business, got money and got success,

If I have got one million, I wanna sit on a plane,
I wanna explore the world, Hawaii to sun bath,
Japan eat sushi ( treat you eat sushi )

If I have got one million, I wanna buy car buy house,
Eat all the delicacies of the world, who got the good luck,
Be my girl ( thanks to xiaoken@hwz for explaining these two lines )

If I have got one million, one million,
I got one million, my whole life no worries,

Never say nobody knows, say already very shy,
Eat until so big, never sat on a plane before,

Worked so hard for so many years, no car no house and also no lover,
See people get married and do business, got money and got success,

If I have got one million, I wanna sit on a plane,
I wanna explore the world, Italy drink coffee,
Road side eat spaghetti ( road side eat spaghetti )

If I have got one million, I wanna buy car buy house,
Buy shop to collect rent, easy easy no need to work,
Bring dog go for a walk,

If I have got one million, one million,
If you need to borrow money, just open your mouth and ask and no need shy shy,

If I have got one million, one million,
Ten thousand eight thousand take go and use,
No need to pay back also no problem ( pay back money not a problem )

If I have got one million, one million,
Wei friend, you think one million a lot ah?

Hope you all strike lottery and become a millionaire after listening to this tune :D Cheers!!

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    233 Comments »

    Comment by aMy
    2005-08-03 15:11:10

    ur a so farnee!!!

     
    Comment by Julea
    2005-08-03 15:35:43

    Na si wa uh ji pa ban,
    Wa mien ta ta jit ki cho kang,
    Tua chu kua TV, chiak hu chi,
    Ooo wa ai ji pa ban!!

     
    Comment by inners0ul
    2005-08-03 17:32:55

    Heard a friend who played this song on a guitar recently. It’s so gawd damn funny!

     
    Comment by ahchuan
    2005-08-03 17:39:57

    Sibeh Funny!!!

     
    Comment by ah huey
    2005-08-03 18:59:04

    Translation:

    sang ting ka hai bi
    (3 treasures & seafood)

    siang lang ka ho kih,
    (which person so fortunate)

    lai hor wa cho bo
    (to become my wife)

     
    Comment by sotong
    2005-08-03 19:28:24

    LOL… BEST !

     
    Comment by Ho Seh
    2005-08-03 21:08:42

    damn steadi ah!
    best!

     
    Comment by morningside
    2005-08-03 21:14:47

    well, ah huay basically got it right on the translation, except for a minor part:

    “san ting” is not exactly “3 treasures” but “treasures from the mountain”. in other words, “san ting ka hai bi” means “exotic foood from the mountains and seafood” (å±±ç??海味)

     
    Comment by ATT
    2005-08-03 21:17:17

    super funny. but is it possible to save the mp3 into my comp?can’t find a link..

     
    Comment by Johnny Malkavian
    2005-08-03 21:26:23

    Bobby Chen da best!

     
    Comment by Kay Poh
    2005-08-03 21:29:11

    How I think these should be translated:

    sang ting ka hai bi
    {all the delicacies)
    (becuase in Mandarin hanyu pinyin: shan zhen yu hai wei)

    Buey tiam lai siu chong
    (buy shops to collect rent)

     
    Comment by Jo
    2005-08-03 22:07:13

    1 word… .HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH!!!!!

     
    Comment by janeC
    2005-08-03 22:16:22

    i tihnk the part where u were lost right…is something about being more generous with treating frens..

     
    Comment by Ahdave
    2005-08-03 23:06:41

    You seriously the ah bengest Chow ah beng

     
    Comment by HS
    2005-08-04 00:08:43

    very nice song.. really sing out my feelings haha..
    is there any way to download?

     
    2005-08-04 01:55:28

    […] easons only known to herself. Anyone looking for some entertainment should check out this entry by Galvin Tan (thanks Sting). A real gem of a hokkien song. What would I do if I had a mil […]

     
    Comment by VaLz
    2005-08-04 01:59:06

    Hahahaha. Damn funny song wei!

     
    Comment by Blueapple
    2005-08-04 02:35:26

    LoL.. li si bei ho chio sia!

     
    Comment by :P
    2005-08-04 08:53:55

    the singaporean dream?!

     
    Comment by Brennan
    2005-08-04 09:33:17

    Nice one. I have the fast version.

    Can you send me the song? :P

     
    Comment by jEstin
    2005-08-04 09:59:51

    Yup.. Heard this song while I was in Genting like 1.5 years ago. Simply LAUGH my head off when my friends and I heard it.

    You should go searching for this guy’s MTV. Huang Yi Fei. He’s the singer. His expressions make the song even fUNNIER!

     
    Comment by Me
    2005-08-04 10:03:52

    can i have the song too? :D i enjoy it
    cool man

     
    Comment by galvin
    2005-08-04 11:40:02

    Thanks people for the correction. I will try to make a copy of this song available for download in a appropriate format. Don’t wanna be sued for piracy :p

     
    Comment by curio
    2005-08-04 12:03:52

    hey.. this reminds me of another song..lindy hop ensemble was doing arts outreach in the heartlands one day and they lindy-hopped to hokkien songs. one song stuck in my mind cos their actions were particularly funny..do you happen to have the song ‘wa si superstar’?? searched the pasar malam stalls for the cd but couldnt find it..

    thanks!

     
    Comment by galvin
    2005-08-04 12:26:51

    curio : Don’t think I’ve heard of this song yet. Or maybe I did but never knew the title. Will difinitely try looking out at pasar malam on my side :)

     
    Comment by nixon
    2005-08-04 14:46:17

    hi.. first time on ur blog. I find the song damn nice. can send me or something? thru email? thanks!!!!

     
     
    Comment by furfur_angel
    2005-08-04 15:36:33

    wa liew eh… you shld listen my frd sing this classic with feelings and action… the rest of us will dance the orh bit cha cha together with the song… damn corny!!!

    BTW, where did you d/l this song? I’ve been looking for the song for quite some time too….

    Good things are meant to be shared…

     
    Comment by Chin
    2005-08-04 16:01:20

    Once you listen to the song, you should be able to find it in your computer.

    Steps:
    1. Listen to the song
    2. Open My Computer->Tools->Folder Options->View
    3. Check “Show hidden files and folders” under “Hidden files and folders” in the Advanced Settings items.
    4. Click ok
    5. Click your main drive usually C:\ but can be any letter depends on how you set up your computer
    6. Documents and Settings->Your USERID on this computer->Local Settings->Temporary Internet Files.
    7. Scroll to the bottom on this new page, copy the song and paste it anyway you want. I got the song this way

     
    Comment by lee
    2005-08-04 16:51:22

    I love the song… please send it to me! Any other Hokkien oldies too… lovely nostalgia and angsty humour!

     
    Comment by Olive
    2005-08-04 17:39:05

    Hi May I know who is the singer or what is the album?

     
    Comment by Fern
    2005-08-04 18:25:09

    Wah lau eh~ Si bei hor qio leh~

     
    Comment by lestato
    2005-08-04 18:50:11

    This made my day, thanks!

     
    Comment by haruu
    2005-08-04 19:23:48

    LOL!! heard this damn long time ago. recently i heard some stupid kid shouting “Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban” under my block.. damn irritating and went to scold him.

     
    Comment by Qiu
    2005-08-04 19:26:49

    Is a really nice Hokkien Song, NOT A HOKKIEN BENG song!! I believe is more toward a classic song.. this song just made my day..

    I Beleieve the younger age will laugh at this song lor!!

     
    Comment by chingy (:
    2005-08-04 21:23:43

    if only i had one million~ lol~

     
    Comment by vinny
    2005-08-04 22:41:38

    this song just made my day, hahahaha, well done…

     
    Comment by cunninglingust
    2005-08-04 23:20:27

    I too lazy to check if anyone provided the answer already, but for the part where you are lost…
    “sang ting ka hai bi”

     
    Comment by 黃一飛
    2005-08-04 23:28:40

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    Comment by mattie
    2005-08-05 00:32:30

    hi,
    chanced upon ur blog, liked the song. Is it possible to email me the song? thanks.

     
    2005-08-05 05:40:35

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    Comment by jotay
    2005-08-05 05:42:21

    your song is my own national day 2005 song! : )

     
    Comment by byzantin3
    2005-08-05 09:34:11

    Oh man… the guy sounds good too! haha…

     
    Comment by Wayne
    2005-08-05 20:51:50

    heard my fren sang this before, but this is the first time listening to it…haha cute song.

     
    Comment by kimberlycun
    2005-08-06 02:01:58

    galv u killed my matrix impression of you hahahahhahaah gua oi ji ba pan~

     
    Comment by min
    2005-08-06 02:25:44

    you’re a star. hokkien songs rock! [=

     
    Comment by supporter!
    2005-08-06 02:55:07

    COOL!!!! Support, another fantastic Blogger of Singapore we can call our own!

     
    Comment by Dashisiong
    2005-08-06 04:03:49

    Wahlau, he got about 20+ song in his album. I will try to make all into mp3 first. Interested? let me know…hehe

     
    Comment by wu lui lang
    2005-08-06 09:21:45

    Why have gor pa ban when you can have CHIT CHENG BAN!! hahahahhahaha… ki siao liao

     
    Comment by nixon
    2005-08-06 14:48:25

    supporter, i believe he’s malaysian

     
    Comment by nixon
    2005-08-06 14:48:56

    Dashisiong!!! I am interested! I want!

     
    Comment by justpassingby
    2005-08-06 18:19:01

    Heheh, I keep coming back here because my 8mo girl loves this song. It is like a lullaby and can put her to sleep while I surf with the song playing in the background. Wah, good ah, this song, hi-tech pacifier ah… thanks hor!

     
    Comment by galvin
    2005-08-06 18:23:01

    Sorry la guys, though I’m a Malaysian but I’m still a hokkien lang and that make us all ka ki lang!!!

    This song made my day too…everytime.

     
    2005-08-06 19:07:24

    […] y Who? to get bookful of sodoku puzzles. Galvin’s posted a hilarious Hokkien song, Ji Pa Ban (One Million Dollar). This is how much 3M have faith in their own product. Belinda Wea […]

     
    Comment by jack0
    2005-08-06 22:46:31

    gua lang lai chew Ji Pa Ban… lol… ;P

     
    Comment by Peck Hoon
    2005-08-07 23:12:50

    Galvin, you make our day. We were all so stressed causes by our boss, and someone sent me your blogger and I played “ji pa ban” loud to all my colleagues and we lol!

    We love this song and hope we will be one of “them” soon! Thank you.=)

     
    Comment by chinkerina
    2005-08-08 00:15:22

    Hey really got this song? Can i know more about this song, sing by who and composer

     
    Comment by Chow Ah Beng
    2005-08-08 07:25:12

    Hahahahah! Shiok ah! Excellent song and very humourous!

     
    Comment by kIm
    2005-08-08 08:00:26

    Hehehe. I think this song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Oh no.. Later I hear ‘Ji Pa Ban’ vibrating through my head during lectures.

     
    Comment by Jack
    2005-08-08 08:12:59

    Nah sih gua uh ji pa ban, ji pa ban.
    Wah eh ko cah piah nor pa Ban, nor pa ban.
    Nah sih gua uh nor pa ban, nor pa ban.
    Wah eh ko cah piah sa pa Ban, sa pa ban.

     
    Comment by galvin
    2005-08-08 08:41:49

    Jack you are going bonkers! LOL…nice one though.

    Wu sa pa ban, ai pun tam po hor wa.

     
    Comment by nstc
    2005-08-09 07:22:39

    First time heard it. Put a :)on my face on the morning of National Day. LOL! Hilarious.

     
    2005-08-09 23:17:22

    […] lazy to read the Wordpress WIKI on how to do it. If you like Hokkien songs, you will like this. I have mirrored the song on my server, it can be found here. To my host: If you think this i […]

     
    Comment by Mamajojo
    2005-08-10 22:32:29

    great song! thanks for sharing! hear until my ear oil flow out.. ;P

     
    Comment by breadpig
    2005-08-11 22:02:44

    sibay gey yan ah!!! bo bay zao!!!

     
    Comment by momoko
    2005-08-12 01:03:30

    heard this song last year really like it then… now I’m very happy coz get to download and keep it and also have the lyrics to sing to it… thanks for sharing

     
    Comment by peanut-toes
    2005-08-12 19:02:34

    hello.. my mama like this song.. can send me the mp3? :D

     
    Comment by nicki
    2005-08-12 20:56:25

    Hokkien kua.. nice!! Reminds me of being a hokkien lang. Hokkien lang..cool! :P

     
    Comment by Jes
    2005-08-12 22:42:57

    thxs a lot… its such a memorable song.. reminds me of my late hubby who passed away 5 mths ago… his favourite song… he been listening to it till the day he died

     
    Comment by m!ssPeh
    2005-08-13 01:22:56

    nice song,
    my mom loves this song, can you sent me the mp3?

    thanks

     
    Comment by charlene-
    2005-08-15 13:37:23

    u can actually get it from ur “temporary internet files” folder under “local settings”.

    but u haf to enable “show hidden files”

     
    Comment by JinHan
    2005-08-17 21:43:57

    Dude…can send mi this song??? It’s funny…i can’t seems to find it anywhere at all.

     
    Comment by KW
    2005-08-19 00:16:11

    Great song, and now my wife HL is crazy over it. I guess she and her bunch of colleagues visit this site everyday just to get the thrill.

     
    Comment by esmirada
    2005-08-19 16:42:45

    i tried the hidden internet file thingy n tried to download but cannot save leh… dunno y… can someone help me pls?? really hope can dl this song… like it a lot…

     
    Comment by Ah Friend
    2005-08-19 18:29:04

    Peng Yu, this is very tok kong !!!
    Ler si beh hoh !

     
    Comment by irene
    2005-08-23 20:52:09

    Ha Ha Ha. Very Nice! May all your wishes come true! All ganna JI PA BAN!!!

     
    Comment by Fruits
    2005-08-30 19:29:52

    you can get it from

    C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\ji_pa_ban.mp3.rbs

    or you can search C: Drive for “ji_pa_ban.mp3.rbs” must select to include hidden file/folders under the advance option.

     
    Comment by Xiao Bao
    2005-08-31 10:46:25

    haha…ur blog spread really fast…
    spread until aus liao leh… lol

     
    Comment by Paul
    2005-09-04 14:37:32

    At this point in time, Your blog have reached USA!!!

     
    Comment by ah seng
    2005-09-07 08:43:17

    wow nice song……….
    wa ai ji pa ban!!!!!
    na si wa u ji ba ban wa ai be kopi,ciak roti, qi ce beca…..

     
    Comment by Stevezone80
    2005-09-07 21:55:43

    I like this song so much…is it possible to send me the song???
    Thanks…

     
    Comment by ah seng
    2005-09-11 21:42:33

    its actually easy after u hear the song from the server,u go to your internet folder(right click internet explorer and go to internet option)
    then click setting and click view files, then look for ji pa ban mp3…

    This is the easiest way of downloading it……….

     
    Comment by me*`
    2005-09-13 22:52:24

    loved the song…cant find the tracks despite the advice given… =..(

     
    Comment by ah beng
    2005-09-16 22:17:28

    cool cool cool i love to have ji ba ban……

     
    Comment by Tok Kong
    2005-09-21 18:59:03

    This song’s so cool, better than those rapping songs.

     
    Comment by Liverpool
    2005-09-28 16:11:05

    Si Beh Sat. My whole class is chanting this song everyday.

     
    Comment by keelyn
    2005-09-28 20:58:33

    This song is damn Song… *daydream*

     
    Comment by Lucy
    2005-09-28 23:43:03

    Excellently Good and very interesting indeed. Well done!!!!

     
    Comment by Wendy
    2005-09-30 15:20:32

    Wah, Lu eh sai ah! :)

     
    Comment by kiwi
    2005-09-30 20:48:48

    sui sui eh hokkien kua leh. tia liaw pun shiok….hahaha…..ai kee chuey ji pa ban liaw….hihi.

     
    Comment by $$$ $$$ $$$
    2005-09-30 23:53:54

    Na si wah wu JI PA PAN, I RESIGN!!!!!!!!!

     
    Comment by Pan
    2005-10-01 03:13:29

    Excellent song! Thanks for the “kang tau”. Sure brighten up the day with this type of feel good escapist song. There was another Hokkien kwa - also siok - Ai pia ka a ya - must challenge to win - or something like that. Also Shiok. Know of any link?

     
    Comment by fongi
    2005-10-07 12:37:11

    si beh funny leh… who is the singer har?

     
    Comment by sammi
    2005-10-07 16:04:09

    wah oso wan ji ba ban… wan to jia roti & copi too : )

    Tis song really made my day.

    It seem to be repeating in my head again & again & again……

    I’m goin to genting to win my ji ba ban !!!!! kekekeke

     
    Comment by birdie
    2005-10-07 16:30:14

    Tis song very shiok!!! listen until i go gaga leow man.. wah.. e singer damn gd lor.. very catchy tune… really can sing & dance along lor.. hahaha.. hope everyone will strike ‘Ji Pa Ban’ lor.. :)

     
    Comment by one million
    2005-10-07 16:44:55

    wah,power!

     
    Comment by yangfeng
    2005-10-07 17:19:51

    bo wei gong…

    li ah zua eh chai wah eh gor shi?

    LOL!

     
    Comment by Zenus
    2005-10-07 22:12:40

    HEY!!! THAT’s a nice and funny song! Is it possible to send me the mp3? =x

     
    Comment by lightningfire
    2005-10-08 03:42:50

    pls pls let me know where to get this mp3. its freaking awesome!!!!!! pls post it here whoever it is my hero

     
    Comment by randi mofo
    2005-10-08 03:50:09

    OMG!!!!!!! FCUKING KILLER. PLEASE SEND ME THE MP3 . I BEG U!!!!!!!

     
    Comment by Hazel
    2005-10-08 08:17:11

    A friend send an email that directed me to your site. I love the song and living in Australia, the song reminds me of home. I am also a Hokkien. Is it possible for you to send me the song, please?