Baby Got Back But It's Chinese

Happy lunar new year everyone!

To celebrate the holiday I've translated a work from the year of the rabbit's prodigal poet, Sir Mix-a-Lot. We are completing a 60 year cycle by once again ushering in the year of the water rabbit. Just as we did in 1963, the year of his birth.

I've done my best to prioritize the ability to perform the Chinese lyrics to the same tune and rhythm while still maintaining the original meaning. Sadly my command of the language is not firm enough to keep the excellent rhyming scheme.

The format is as follows:

Original lyric

Translation in Chinese characters

Translation in pinyin

Literal English translation of the Chinese translation

Now without further ado...

I like big butts and I cannot lie.

我爱大臀也我不能谎.

Wǒ ài dà tún yě wǒ bùnéng huǎng

I love big butts also I am unable to lie

You other brothers can't deny,

你们黑男人不能否认,

Nǐmen hēi nánrén bùnéng fǒurèn,

You black men are unable to deny,

That when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist

当极细腰女走进去

Dāng jí xì yāo nǚ zǒu jìnqù

When a thin waisted girl walks in

And a round thing in your face

显她的圆形东西

Xiǎn tā de yuánxíng dōngxī

she shows her round thing

You get sprung, want to pull up tough

你兴起，你要抖威风

Nǐ xiānqǐ, nǐ yào dǒu wēifēng

You spring up, you want to shake prestige (assert yourself)

'Cause you noticed that butt was stuffed

因为你看到满的臀

Yīnwèi nǐ kàndào mǎn de tún

Because you see [her] full butt

Deep in the jeans she's wearing

深入她的牛仔裤

Shēnrù tā de niúzǎikù

Deep in her jeans

I'm hooked and I can't stop staring

我迷上，无奈直勾勾

Wǒ míshàng, wúnài zhígōugōu

I'm obsessed, can't help but to stare

Oh baby, I wanna get wit'cha

哦宝贝，想约炮你

Ó bǎobèi, xiǎng yuēpào nǐ

Oh baby, [I] want to date you

And take your picture

也拍你照片

Yě pāi nǐ zhàopiàn

Also take your picture

My homeboys tried to warn me

我男友图警告我

Wǒ nányǒu tú jǐnggào wǒ

My male friends try warning me

But that butt you got makes (me, me so horny)

可是你有那臀让我色迷

Kěshì nǐ yǒu nà tún ràng wǒ sèmí

But you have that butt (that) makes me horny

Ooh, Rump-o'-smooth-skin

哦，光滑屁股

Ó, guānghuá pìgu

Oh, smooth butt

You say you want to get in my Benz?

你说你要坐我奔驰?

Nǐ shuō nǐ yào zuò wǒ bēnchí?

You say you want to ride (in) my Benz?

Well, use me, use me

好，用我，用我

Hǎo, yòng wǒ, yòng wǒ

OK, use me, use me

'Cause you ain't that average groupie

因你不普通追星族

Yīn nǐ bùshì pǔtōng zhuīxīngzú

Cause you're not an ordinary groupie

I've seen her dancin'

我看她跳舞

Wǒ kàn tā tiàowǔ

I see her dance

To hell with romancin'

求爱会见鬼去

Qiú'ài huì jiànguǐ qù

Courtship can go to hell

She's sweat, wet

她汗，湿

Tā hàn, shī

She's sweaty, wet

Got it goin' like a turbo 'Vette

电臀舞一样涡轮车

Diàntúnwǔ yīyàng wōlún chē

Twerks like a turbo car

I'm tired of magazines

我厌烦时装杂志

Wǒ yànfán shízhuāng zázhì

I'm tired of fashion magazines

Sayin' flat butts are the thing

谁说平臀才理想

Shéi shuō píng tún cái lǐxiǎng

Who say flat butts are ideal

Take the average black man and ask him that

你该问普通黑男那个问题

Nǐ gāi wèn pǔtōng hēi nán nàgè wèntí

You should ask the average black man that question

She gotta pack much back

她的后头得有大

Tā de hòutou děi yǒu dà

Her back must be large

So, fellas (yeah) fellas (yeah)

乃，费拉 (噫) 费拉 (噫)

Nǎi, fèilā (yī) fèilā (yī)

Thus, fellas (yes), fellas (yes)

Has your girlfriend got the butt? (Hell yeah)

你女票有这臀吗？（她有）

Nǐ nǚpiào yǒu zhè tún ma? (tā yǒu)

Does your girlfriend have the butt? (she has)

Tell 'em to shake it (shake it) shake it (shake it)

教她摇它 (摇它）摇它 (摇它）

Jiào tā yáo tā (yáo tā) yáo tā (yáo tā)

Tell her shake it (shake it) shake it (shake it)

Shake that healthy butt

摇那健康臀

Yáo nà jiànkāng tún

Shake that healthy butt

Baby got back

宝贝有臀

Bǎobèi yǒu tún

Baby has butt