We are learning Tâi-gí through the song "Holding You Tightly" by Jody Chiang, the legendary Taiwanese diva who is making a comeback to the stage after a 9-year hiatus.

我欲甲你攬牢牢 因為驚你半暝啊爬起來哭

guá beh kā lí lám tiâu-tiâu, in-uī kiann lí puànn-mî-á peh khí-lâi khàu

I want to hold you tight so you don’t wake up crying in the middle of the night.

甲你攬塊心肝頭 乎你對人生袂擱茫渺渺

kā lí lám teh sim-kuann-thâu, hōo-lí tuì jîn-sing buē koh bông biáu-biáu

I’ll hold you close to my heart so you no longer feel lost in your life.

我欲甲你攬牢牢 不免驚驚 驚見笑

guá beh kā lí lám tiâu-tiâu, m̄-bián kiann-kiann, kiann-kiàn-siàu

I want to hold you tight. There’s no need for you to be afraid or shy.

世事乎人 想袂曉 你需要一個肩甲頭

sè-sū hōo-lâng siūnn buē-hiáu, lí su-iàu tsi̍t-ê king-kah-thâu

Destiny is unpredictable. You need a shoulder to lean on.

我欲甲你攬牢牢 乎我陪你唱同調

guá beh kā lí lám tiâu-tiâu, hōo guá puê lí tshiùnn kāng tiāu

I want to hold you tight and sing in harmony with you.

分擔你的憂 你的愁甲你的哭 哭完心事著無了了

hun-tam lí ê iu, lí ê tshiû, kah lí ê khàu, khàu uân sim-sū tiō bô liáu-liáu

I want to share your worries, your troubles, and your tears. Your heartache will ease after you’ve cried.

我欲甲你攬牢牢 乎你袂驚袂擱號

guá beh kā lí lám tiâu-tiâu, hōo-lí buē kiann, buē koh háu

I want to hold you tight so you won’t cry anymore.

往事放乎空 人生啊才有望 乎我陪你渡難關

óng-sū pàng hōo khang, jîn-sing--ah tsiah ū bāng, hōo guá puê lí tōo lân-kuan

Let go of the past, so that life holds hope. Let me be with you through the tough times.