2000
少女的祈禱 A Maiden's Prayer
Riding beside her lover, a girl prays that the traffic lights stay green, because when one turns red they must part; in the end God doesn't answer and he gets off. Miriam Yeung's 2000 hit, with lyrics by Lin Xi, is a KTV favourite for its story and its heartbreak.
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jyunyun沿toutou途jyuyu與taata他ceche車soengseung廂zungjung中sisi私banban奔bunbun般lyunlyun戀oioi愛Riding along with him, we love like we're eloping;
zoijoi再zaijai擠bikbik逼doudou都batbat不fongfong放hoihoi開however crowded it gets, we don't let go.
keikei祈kaukau求zoijoi在loulou路soengseung上mutmut沒jamyam任hoho何dikdik的zojo阻ngoingoi礙I pray that nothing blocks our way
lingling令jyuyu愉faaifaai快leoileui旅cingching程binbin變beibei悲oioi哀and turns this happy ride into sorrow.
linlin連heihei氣loengleung兩cichi次lukluk綠dangdang燈doudou都gwogwo過doudou渡liuliu了We've made it through two green lights in a row;
jyuyu與taata他zoijoi再oioi愛geigei幾gunggung公leilei里a few more kilometres to love him.
dongdong當zeje這zaanjaan盞dangdang燈zyunjyun轉hunghung紅binbin便wuiwui會bitbit別leilei離When this light turns red, we'll part;
pangpang憑wanwan運heihei氣kyutkyut決dingding定ngongo我sangsang生seisei死luck decides whether I live or die.
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天deidei地fongfong放gwogwo過jatyat一soengseung雙lyunlyun戀janyan人I pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;
paapa怕faatfaat發sangsang生dikdik的wingwing永jyunyun遠bitbit別faatfaat發sangsang生may what I fear never happen.
cungchung從loiloi來meimei未seonseun順leilei利jyuyu遇soengseung上houhou好gingging景gonggong降lamlam臨Good times have never come my way easily;
jyuyu如hoho何nangnang能cungchung重sapsap拾seonseun信samsam心how can I find my faith again?
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天fufu父zoujou做sapsap十fanfan分zungjung鐘houhou好janyan人I pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,
cichi賜ngongo我taata他dikdik的manman吻jyuyu如linlin憐manman憫zeoijeui罪janyan人and grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.
ngongo我oioi愛zyujyu主tungtung同sisi時jikyik亦oioi愛jatyat一waiwai位saisai世janyan人I love the Lord, and I also love a mortal man.
keikei祈kaukau求jyunyun沿toutou途meimei未binbin變samsam心cengcheng請kapkap給ngongo我wuwu護jamyam蔭I pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.
waiwai為liuliu了taata他batbat不dungdung懂toutou禱gougou告doudou都gamgam敢toutou禱gougou告For him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.
seoiseui誰jyunyun願gyungyun眷gugu顧zeje這zungjung種seonseun信toutou徒Who would care for a believer like me?
jungyung用loengleung兩sausau手zeje遮jimyim掩soengseung雙ngaanngaan眼zyunjyun專samsam心kingking傾sousou訴I cover my eyes with both hands and pour out my heart,
ningning寧jyunyun願daapdaap答onon案mongmong望batbat不doudou到I'd rather not see the answer.
waiwai唯kaukau求jyuyu與taata他ceche車soengseung廂zungjung中hoho可daidai抵daatdaat達meimei未loiloi來I only ask that on this ride we reach the future together,
doudou到ceche車waiwai毀doudou都batbat不fongfong放hoihoi開never letting go, even if we crash.
moumou無leonleun論loulou路soengseung上liklik歷zeonjeun盡jamyam任hoho何dikdik的soengseung傷hoihoi害Whatever hurt we suffer along the way,
jamyam任jauyau由ngongo我kyutkyut決dingding定oioi愛batbat不oioi愛let me be the one to decide whether to love.
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天deidei地fongfong放gwogwo過jatyat一soengseung雙lyunlyun戀janyan人I pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;
paapa怕faatfaat發sangsang生dikdik的wingwing永jyunyun遠bitbit別faatfaat發sangsang生may what I fear never happen.
cungchung從loiloi來meimei未seonseun順leilei利jyuyu遇soengseung上houhou好gingging景gonggong降lamlam臨Good times have never come my way easily;
jyuyu如hoho何nangnang能cungchung重sapsap拾seonseun信samsam心how can I find my faith again?
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天fufu父zoujou做sapsap十fanfan分zungjung鐘houhou好janyan人I pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,
cichi賜ngongo我taata他dikdik的manman吻jyuyu如linlin憐manman憫zeoijeui罪janyan人and grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.
ngongo我oioi愛zyujyu主tungtung同sisi時jikyik亦oioi愛jatyat一waiwai位oioi愛janyan人I love the Lord, and I also love my lover.
keikei祈kaukau求jyunyun沿toutou途meimei未binbin變samsam心cengcheng請kapkap給ngongo我wuwu護jamyam蔭I pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.
waiwai為liuliu了taata他batbat不dungdung懂toutou禱gougou告doudou都gamgam敢toutou禱gougou告For him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.
seoiseui誰jyunyun願gyungyun眷gugu顧zeje這zungjung種seonseun信toutou徒Who would care for a believer like me?
taaitaai太oioi愛taata他zamjam怎momo麼soengseung想doudou到zeje這momo麼hunghung恐boubou怖I love him so much, how did I end up this frightened,
deoideui對lukluk綠dangdang燈heoiheui去oioi哀kaukau求hukhuk哭sousou訴begging and crying to a green light?
jinyin然jiyi而tintin天fufu父bingbing並meimei未taitai體seotseut恤houhou好janyan人But God the Father didn't take pity on a good person.
doudou到ngongo我zangjang睜hoihoi開ngaanngaan眼moumou無mingming明dangdang燈ziji指janyan引When I open my eyes, there's no guiding light.
ngongo我oioi愛zyujyu主waiwai為hoho何jamyam任ngongo我sansan身binbin邊oioi愛janyan人I love the Lord, so why did You let the lover beside me
leilei離heihei棄liuliu了ngongo我haaha下liuliu了ceche車leave me and get off?
neinei你zamjam怎hoho可daapdaap答wanwan允How could You allow it?
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沿途與他車廂中私奔般戀愛jyun tou jyu taa ce soeng zung si ban bun lyun oiyun tou yu ta che seung jung si ban bun lyun oiRiding along with him, we love like we're eloping;
再擠逼都不放開zoi zai bik dou bat fong hoijoi jai bik dou bat fong hoihowever crowded it gets, we don't let go.
祈求在路上沒任何的阻礙kei kau zoi lou soeng mut jam ho dik zo ngoikei kau joi lou seung mut yam ho dik jo ngoiI pray that nothing blocks our way
令愉快旅程變悲哀ling jyu faai leoi cing bin bei oiling yu faai leui ching bin bei oiand turns this happy ride into sorrow.
連氣兩次綠燈都過渡了lin hei loeng ci luk dang dou gwo dou liulin hei leung chi luk dang dou gwo dou liuWe've made it through two green lights in a row;
與他再愛幾公里jyu taa zoi oi gei gung leiyu ta joi oi gei gung leia few more kilometres to love him.
當這盞燈轉紅便會別離dong ze zaan dang zyun hung bin wui bit leidong je jaan dang jyun hung bin wui bit leiWhen this light turns red, we'll part;
憑運氣決定我生死pang wan hei kyut ding ngo sang seipang wan hei kyut ding ngo sang seiluck decides whether I live or die.
祈求天地放過一雙戀人kei kau tin dei fong gwo jat soeng lyun jankei kau tin dei fong gwo yat seung lyun yanI pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;
怕發生的永遠別發生paa faat sang dik wing jyun bit faat sangpa faat sang dik wing yun bit faat sangmay what I fear never happen.
從來未順利遇上好景降臨cung loi mei seon lei jyu soeng hou ging gong lamchung loi mei seun lei yu seung hou ging gong lamGood times have never come my way easily;
如何能重拾信心jyu ho nang cung sap seon samyu ho nang chung sap seun samhow can I find my faith again?
祈求天父做十分鐘好人kei kau tin fu zou sap fan zung hou jankei kau tin fu jou sap fan jung hou yanI pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,
賜我他的吻 如憐憫罪人ci ngo taa dik man jyu lin man zeoi janchi ngo ta dik man yu lin man jeui yanand grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.
我愛主 同時亦愛一位世人ngo oi zyu tung si jik oi jat wai sai janngo oi jyu tung si yik oi yat wai sai yanI love the Lord, and I also love a mortal man.
祈求沿途未變心 請給我護蔭kei kau jyun tou mei bin sam ceng kap ngo wu jamkei kau yun tou mei bin sam cheng kap ngo wu yamI pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.
為了他不懂禱告都敢禱告wai liu taa bat dung tou gou dou gam tou gouwai liu ta bat dung tou gou dou gam tou gouFor him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.
誰願眷顧這種信徒seoi jyun gyun gu ze zung seon touseui yun gyun gu je jung seun touWho would care for a believer like me?
用兩手遮掩雙眼專心傾訴jung loeng sau ze jim soeng ngaan zyun sam king souyung leung sau je yim seung ngaan jyun sam king souI cover my eyes with both hands and pour out my heart,
寧願答案望不到ning jyun daap on mong bat douning yun daap on mong bat douI'd rather not see the answer.
唯求與他車廂中可抵達未來wai kau jyu taa ce soeng zung ho dai daat mei loiwai kau yu ta che seung jung ho dai daat mei loiI only ask that on this ride we reach the future together,
到車毀都不放開dou ce wai dou bat fong hoidou che wai dou bat fong hoinever letting go, even if we crash.
無論路上歷盡任何的傷害mou leon lou soeng lik zeon jam ho dik soeng hoimou leun lou seung lik jeun yam ho dik seung hoiWhatever hurt we suffer along the way,
任由我決定愛不愛jam jau ngo kyut ding oi bat oiyam yau ngo kyut ding oi bat oilet me be the one to decide whether to love.
祈求天地放過一雙戀人kei kau tin dei fong gwo jat soeng lyun jankei kau tin dei fong gwo yat seung lyun yanI pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;
怕發生的永遠別發生paa faat sang dik wing jyun bit faat sangpa faat sang dik wing yun bit faat sangmay what I fear never happen.
從來未順利遇上好景降臨cung loi mei seon lei jyu soeng hou ging gong lamchung loi mei seun lei yu seung hou ging gong lamGood times have never come my way easily;
如何能重拾信心jyu ho nang cung sap seon samyu ho nang chung sap seun samhow can I find my faith again?
祈求天父做十分鐘好人kei kau tin fu zou sap fan zung hou jankei kau tin fu jou sap fan jung hou yanI pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,
賜我他的吻 如憐憫罪人ci ngo taa dik man jyu lin man zeoi janchi ngo ta dik man yu lin man jeui yanand grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.
我愛主 同時亦愛一位愛人ngo oi zyu tung si jik oi jat wai oi janngo oi jyu tung si yik oi yat wai oi yanI love the Lord, and I also love my lover.
祈求沿途未變心 請給我護蔭kei kau jyun tou mei bin sam ceng kap ngo wu jamkei kau yun tou mei bin sam cheng kap ngo wu yamI pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.
為了他不懂禱告都敢禱告wai liu taa bat dung tou gou dou gam tou gouwai liu ta bat dung tou gou dou gam tou gouFor him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.
誰願眷顧這種信徒seoi jyun gyun gu ze zung seon touseui yun gyun gu je jung seun touWho would care for a believer like me?
太愛他怎麼想到這麼恐怖taai oi taa zam mo soeng dou ze mo hung boutaai oi ta jam mo seung dou je mo hung bouI love him so much, how did I end up this frightened,
對綠燈去哀求哭訴deoi luk dang heoi oi kau huk soudeui luk dang heui oi kau huk soubegging and crying to a green light?
然而天父並未體恤好人jin ji tin fu bing mei tai seot hou janyin yi tin fu bing mei tai seut hou yanBut God the Father didn't take pity on a good person.
到我睜開眼 無明燈指引dou ngo zang hoi ngaan mou ming dang zi jandou ngo jang hoi ngaan mou ming dang ji yanWhen I open my eyes, there's no guiding light.
我愛主 為何任我身邊愛人ngo oi zyu wai ho jam ngo san bin oi janngo oi jyu wai ho yam ngo san bin oi yanI love the Lord, so why did You let the lover beside me
離棄了我下了車lei hei liu ngo haa liu celei hei liu ngo ha liu cheleave me and get off?
你怎可答允nei zam ho daap wannei jam ho daap wanHow could You allow it?