Excerpt from Liu Sam Jia the film.

["Dylan W.H. Sung" <mabr12@dial.pipex.com>]

I was watching the old film Liu Sanjie a couple night ago. It was the night
before the singing match, she sang her explanation of why she should sing
as

°Ûºq¤£°Û¼~·T¦h  Cong4 go1 bud5 cong5 yiu1 seu2 do1
¤j¸ô¤£¨«¯ó¦¨ºÛ  Tai4 lu4 bud5 zeu3 cau3 sang3 vo1
¿û¤M¤£¿i¥Í¶Àù×  Gong4 dau1 bud5 mo2 sang1 vong2 xiu4
¯Ý½£¤£®¼­I¸y¾m  Hiung1 tong2 bud5 ten3 boi4 yau1 to2

Without singing there is great sorrow
A great road untravelled becomes overgrown with grass
A steel blade which has not been sharpened soon rusts
A chest which never straightens causes a hunched back

Later, Liu Samjia meets her foes on a boat and enquires after her opponents
names, they speak in riddles.

¹j¤s°Ûºq¤sµªÀ³  Gag5 san1 cong4 go1 san1 dab5 yin4
¹j¤ô°Ûºq¤ô¦^Án  Gag5 sui3 cong4 go1 sui3 fui2 sang1
¤µ¤Ñºq³õªì·|­±  Gim1 tian1 go1 cong2 co1 fui4 mian4
¤T¦ì¥ý¥Í¶Q©m¦W  Sam vui4 xian1 sang1 gui4 xiang4 miang2

Being close to the hills, when singing, the hill answers back
Being close to the waters whilst singing, the waters returns the sound
Today at this place of the singing contest, we meet for the first time
By which surnames are you three sirs called?

¦Êªáª§¬K§Ú¬°¥ý  Pag6 fa1 zang1 (zen1) cun1 ngai2 vui2 xian1 
¥S¬õ§Ú¥Õ¨â¬Û³s  Hiung1 fung2 ngai2 pag6 liong3 xiong1 lian2
®Ç¤HªøÀ¸§Ú®Á¥´  Pong2 ngin2 cong2 hi4 ngai2 ngai2 da3
¦W¤h­·¬y¤Ñ¤U¶Ç  miang2 si4 fung1 liu2 tian1 ha1 con2

White blossoms that greet the spring, I am the first
Brothers, one red, I am white, but both are connected
As a bystanders at a long drama, I bear the beatings
Famous scholars, most gallant, and wide known under the heavens

©m³³¤£¨£³³µ²ªG  Xiang4 Tau2 bud5 gian4 tau2 giad5 go3
©m§õ¤£¨£§õªá¶}  Xiang4 Li3 bud5 gian4 li3 fa1 koi1
©mù¤£¨£Ær¹ªÅT  Xiang4 Lo2 bud5 guan lo2 gu1 hiong3
Äø¤~¤]´±¹ïºq¨Ó  Cun2 coi2 ya2 gam1 dui4 go1 loi2

Surname Tau (grape) you have never seen the grape ripen
Surname Li (plum) you have never seen the plum blossoms bloom
Surname Lo, (*) you've never heard the gong and drums' sound
How the stupid dare to come and sing in this contest!

(*) The name Lo sounds like that of word for a gong. 

Obviously taken aback by Liu Sanjie's criticism:
Li :
¨ª»KÂû¤l§A²ö´c  Cag5 bog5 gai2 zu3 ngi2 mog6 og5
§Aºq­þ¦³§Úºq¦h  Ngia1 go2 nai4 yiu1 nga1 go1 do1
¤£«H§A©¹²î¤W¬Ý  Bud5 sin4 ngi2 vong1 son2 song4 kon4
²îÀY²î§À³£¬Oºq  Son2 teu2 son2 mui1 du1 he4 go1

Semi clad chicklet, don't be offensive
You songs cannot outnumber mine
If you don't believe me you have only to see the boat
>From the bow unto the stern, its full of lyrics!

Liu:
¤£À´°Ûºq§A²ö¨Ó  Bud5 tung1 cong4 go1 ngi2 mog6 loi2
¬Ý§A¤]¬O¤@Äø¤~  Kon4 ngi2 ya1 he4 yid5 cun2 coi2
¤sºq³£¬O¤ß¤¤¥X  San1 go1 du1 he4 sim1 zung1 cud5
­þ¦³²î¸Ë¤ô¸ü¨Ó  Nai4 yiu2 son2 zong1 sui3 zoi4 loi2

If you know nothing about singing you shouldn't come!
By the looks of you, are a fool
Hill songs are all sung from the heart
Who ever heard that they need to travel via a boat?

Perhaps, Hakka has a metaphor in the San Go itself...
Dylan...