Well…Chinese New Year is almost here, and what better to celebrate than with wealth, fame and glamour. In this Malaysian boy’s cover of Lady Gaga’s hit song “Poker Face“, we can already get a sense of what Chinese New Year is all about – money, money, and more money. I mean, how can you not make a fortune with those sweet “發” [fa, "get rich"] shades?
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Here is a translation of the subtitles/lyrics:
Congratulations
Music: Lady GaGa
Lyrics: Bobby GaGa
Vocal: Bobby GaGa
Director: PinkTee
Happy New Year
Good Luck and Great Prosperity
Happy New Year
Good Luck and Great Prosperity
Happy New Year
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity) The spring breeze asked me, I said the spring is already here
In a flash a long year had already gone by
Spring festival is here everybody are all setting off firecrackers
Pi-li-pa-la, pi-li-pa-la [firecracker sound] all so loud
Oh~
(Happy New Year, Happy New Year, ah New Year, year after year)
Oh~
(Happy New Year, Happy New Year, ah New Year, year after year)
New Year is here, New Year is here
Every family and every household are full of joy
(dong dong dong chong, dong dong dong chong) *drum sound*
The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here
The God of Wealth is handing out red envelopes all around
(Wish you a good fortune, hand over the envelopes)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Happy New Year)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity)
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity) The spring breeze asked me, I said the spring is already here
In a flash a long year had already gone by
Spring festival is here everybody are all setting off firecrackers
Pi-li-pa-la, pi-li-pa-la [firecracker sound] all so loud
Oh~
(Happy New Year, Happy New Year, ah New Year, year after year)
Oh~
(Happy New Year, Happy New Year, ah New Year, year after year)
New Year is here, New Year is here
Every family and every household are full of joy
(dong dong dong chong, dong dong dong chong) *drum sound*
The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here
The God of Wealth is handing out red envelopes all around
(Wish you a good fortune, hand over the envelopes)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Happy New Year)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity)
New Years is here, every family and every household are full of joy
Ah dong dong dong chong, dong dong chong
dong dong chong, dong chong, dong dong chong
The God of Wealth, the Lord of Wealth is handing out red envelopes all around
Wish you a good fortune, hand over the envelopes
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
New Year is here, New Year is here
Every family and every household are full of joy
(dong dong dong chong, dong dong dong chong) *drum sound*
The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here
The God of Wealth is handing out red envelopes all around
(Wish you a good fortune, hand over the envelopes)
New Year is here, New Year is here
Every family and every household are full of joy
(dong dong dong chong, dong dong dong chong) *drum sound*
The God of Wealth is here, the God of Wealth is here
The God of Wealth is handing out red envelopes all around
(Wish you a good fortune, hand over the envelopes)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Happy New Year)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Happy New Year)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Happy New Year)
Con-con-con-congratulations, con-con-con-congratulations
(Good Luck and Great Prosperity)
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Red envelopes. chinaSMACK personals.
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