1988

真的漢子 A Real Man

George Lam 林子祥

A call to live boldly: try, fail, take the pain and keep fighting for what is right. Theme song of the 1988 TVB drama And Yet We Live, and one of the 1988 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs.

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sing成wo和baai敗nou努lik力seung嘗si試yan人yeuk若yau有ji志ying應goi該bat不pa怕chi遲Win or lose, give it a real try; if you have the will, it's never too late.

seui誰yan人joi在ngo我mei未wai為yi意sing成jau就kaau靠jan真bun本si事I pay no mind to who's who; achievement comes from real ability.

jou做go個jan真dik的hon漢ji子sing承daam擔hei起fu苦tung痛gan跟sat失yi意Be a real man, and shoulder the pain and the disappointment.

tau投yap入yiu要ngo我yun願yi意chyun全lik力gon幹yiu要gon幹dik的si事I throw myself in only because I want to, giving my all to what must be done.

seui誰yung用dik敵yi意baan扮sing誠yi意hang行dung動syun算liu了bat不bit必do多chai砌chi詞Some dress up hostility as sincerity; enough, let actions speak, no need to spin words.

mai迷yan人si是je這fan份ching情yi意seui誰mut沒yau有seung傷sam心wong往si事What's captivating is this feeling; who doesn't have a sad past?

jou做go個jan真dik的hon漢ji子yan人jung終gwai歸jung總yiu要sei死yat一chi次Be a real man: everyone has to die once in the end.

mou無wai謂yiu要ngo我syut說dou道lei理hou豪git傑ya也heui許bun本fung瘋ji子Don't make me explain myself; heroes may just be madmen at heart.

tung同jou做go個hyut血sing性naam男yi兒yun願dou到sai世gaan間chong闖yat一chi次keung強diu調kaau靠ngo我leung兩sau手chong創dung動yan人gu故si事Let's be hot-blooded men together, ready to take on the world once, making a moving story with our own two hands.

sing成baai敗ya也bat不joi再yau猶yu豫yung用ngo我dik的jan真sam心jan真yi意waai懷jeuk著dau鬥ji志heung向ging競jang爭dik的hyun圈leui裡jeui追Win or lose, no more hesitating; with all my heart and a fighting spirit, I'll go after it where the competition is.

yan人sang生yau有dak特syu殊yi意yi義yan人sang生yau有dak特syu殊yi意yi義Life has a special meaning (life has a special meaning).

nang能goi改bin變ngo我dik的jai際yu遇yan人sang生yau有daai大yi意yi義It can change my fortunes (life has great meaning).

nang能yin演bin變dung動yan人gu故si事yat一sang生ya也yeung讓nei你gei記jyu住It can grow into a moving story (one you'll remember all your life).

kau求hin獻san身wai維wu護jing正yi義I want to give myself to standing up for what's right.

sing成wo和baai敗nou努lik力seung嘗si試yan人yeuk若yau有ji志ying應goi該bat不pa怕chi遲Win or lose, give it a real try; if you have the will, it's never too late.

seui誰yan人joi在ngo我mei未wai為yi意sing成jau就kaau靠jan真bun本si事I pay no mind to who's who; achievement comes from real ability.

jou做go個jan真dik的hon漢ji子sing承daam擔hei起fu苦tung痛gan跟sat失yi意Be a real man, and shoulder the pain and the disappointment.

tau投yap入yiu要ngo我yun願yi意chyun全lik力gon幹yiu要gon幹dik的si事I throw myself in only because I want to, giving my all to what must be done.

seui誰yung用dik敵yi意baan扮sing誠yi意hang行dung動syun算liu了bat不bit必do多chai砌chi詞Some dress up hostility as sincerity; enough, let actions speak, no need to spin words.

mai迷yan人si是je這fan份ching情yi意seui誰mut沒yau有seung傷sam心wong往si事What's captivating is this feeling; who doesn't have a sad past?

jou做go個jan真dik的hon漢ji子yan人jung終gwai歸jung總yiu要sei死yat一chi次Be a real man: everyone has to die once in the end.

mou無wai謂yiu要ngo我syut說dou道lei理hou豪git傑ya也heui許bun本fung瘋ji子Don't make me explain myself; heroes may just be madmen at heart.

tung同jou做go個hyut血sing性naam男yi兒yun願dou到sai世gaan間chong闖yat一chi次keung強diu調kaau靠ngo我leung兩sau手chong創dung動yan人gu故si事Let's be hot-blooded men together, ready to take on the world once, making a moving story with our own two hands.

sing成baai敗ya也bat不joi再yau猶yu豫yung用ngo我dik的jan真sam心jan真yi意waai懷jeuk著dau鬥ji志heung向ging競jang爭dik的hyun圈leui裡jeui追Win or lose, no more hesitating; with all my heart and a fighting spirit, I'll go after it where the competition is.

yan人sang生yau有dak特syu殊yi意yi義yan人sang生yau有dak特syu殊yi意yi義Life has a special meaning (life has a special meaning).

nang能goi改bin變ngo我dik的jai際yu遇yan人sang生yau有daai大yi意yi義It can change my fortunes (life has great meaning).

nang能yin演bin變dung動yan人gu故si事yat一sang生ya也yeung讓nei你gei記jyu住It can grow into a moving story (one you'll remember all your life).

kau求hin獻san身wai維wu護jing正yi義I want to give myself to standing up for what's right.

Timed to 林子祥 · 十三子祥 (1987) · 4:45. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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