Mel Gibson drunk on Chinese music

Or at least on one Chinese song, written about a migrant worker's yearning to return home to see his parents:

Chinese online hit "I Wanna Go Home, Mom and Dad" about migrant workers is expected to end Hollywood director Mel Gibson's next movie.

The song is supposedly going to be used—at least partially in Chinese—in Gibson's upcoming film project. We were unable to find out what this film is called in English, but from this Chinese report, it seems to be called 《卡衣》(Ka Yi) in Chinese and is based on a South African novel. In it, there's a character that leaves home for the big city and then, after many years, becomes the mayor of that city. We're not really up on South African literature, but if someone knows what novel this is, please leave a comment or email. The following are the lyrics to the song:

天冷了，我想回家，我想看看爸爸妈妈。
风在吹，落叶飘洒 ，我好累我想回家
(The days are cold, and I want to go home to see mother and father/The wind is blowing, the fallen leaves are scattering, I'm so tired and I want to go home)
很久很久没有给爸爸打个电话
很久很久没有问候妈妈
(For a very, very long time I have not called my father/For a very, very long time I have not asked after my mother)
不是我，不想他（她）
只是不知道该说啥
(It's not that I don't think of them/but just that I don't know what to say)
儿子今天一无所有
不想再让你们牵挂
(Your son has nothing to his name/but I don't want you to worry)
爸爸妈妈，我好想家
月光冷冷，冷的我害怕
(Mother and Father, I want to go home/the moonlight is cold, cold and frightening)
儿子今天一无所有
不想再让你们牵挂
爸爸妈妈，带我回家
月光冷冷，冷的我害怕
(" ... ")
天冷了，我想妈妈
站在风中，看不到家
风在吹，落叶飘啊
爸爸妈妈冷，我想回家
(The days are cold, I think of my mother/standing in the wind, I cannot see my home/the wind is blowing, the fallen leaves are scattering/Mother and Father, it's so cold, and I want to go home).

Finally, take a listen to the song using the player below:

I Wanna Go Home, Mom and Dad.mp3

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