1987

敢愛敢做 Dare to Love

George Lam 林子祥

Two lovers kiss in the cold rain at a traffic light, ignoring the stares and the whole street. Opening track of George Lam's 1987 album.

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gam敢oi愛gam敢jou做Daring to love, daring to act.

gaai街bin邊jiu焦gap急dik的ngo我chaan餐teng廳yau憂wat鬱dik的nei你Me, anxious out on the street; you, gloomy in the restaurant.

gaak隔pin片sa沙bo玻lei璃leung兩ngaan眼daai帶se些seung傷bei悲A pane of frosted glass between us, eyes touched with sadness.

gaau交tung通dang燈bin邊dik的ngo我gan緊pou抱sam深oi愛dik的nei你Me by the traffic lights, holding you, the one I love, tight.

teng聽fu呼kap吸sing聲kok確yi已gap急chuk速dou到sei死Listen to our breathing: it's racing like mad.

laang冷yu雨pok撲heung嚮ngo我dim點dim點fan紛fei飛Cold rain beats down on me, drops flying everywhere,

chin千deun噸gou高wan溫bo波tou濤yau由nei你chung涌hei起but a thousand tons of burning waves surge up from you.

go個go個syut說ngo我taai太kwong狂siu笑ngo我bat不gei羈Everyone says I'm too wild and laughs at me for being unruly.

gam敢yu於gaau交cheut出jan真ching情na那syun算ho可pei鄙Daring to give my true love: is that something to scorn?

kwong狂pou抱yung擁bat不seui需yau休sik息dik的man吻Wild embraces, kisses that need no rest,

bat不seui需fu呼kap吸hung空hei氣bat不seui須gaai街bin邊gun觀jung眾yun遠lei離no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.

mei微yu雨jung中san身bin邊che車leung輛fei飛gwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us,

gaai街leui裡lou路yan人jau走gwo過gaau交tung通dang燈cheui崔chuk促gwo過people walk by along the street, the traffic lights hurry us along,

sing剩ha下duk獨si是ngo我gan跟nei你and all that's left is you and me.

sau收gan緊yat一seung雙sau手bei臂ku箍gan緊san身bin邊dik的nei你I tighten both arms and hold you close.

tau透gwo過sap濕seut恤saam衫tip貼heung嚮nei你dik的fu膚gei肌Through my wet shirt, pressed against your skin.

san身bin邊do多siu少ji指jaak責dou都yi已yat一koi概bat不lei理However much people around us blame us, I ignore it all.

oi愛dik的jan真sam深ngo我leung倆ying應goi該man吻sei死Our love runs so deep we ought to kiss till we die.

laang冷yu雨pok撲heung嚮ngo我dim點dim點fan紛fei飛Cold rain beats down on me, drops flying everywhere,

chin千deun噸gou高wan溫bo波tou濤yau由nei你chung涌hei起but a thousand tons of burning waves surge up from you.

go個go個syut說ngo我taai太kwong狂siu笑ngo我bat不gei羈Everyone says I'm too wild and laughs at me for being unruly.

gam敢yu於gaau交cheut出jan真ching情na那syun算ho可pei鄙Daring to give my true love: is that something to scorn?

kwong狂pou抱yung擁bat不seui需yau休sik息dik的man吻Wild embraces, kisses that need no rest,

bat不seui需fu呼kap吸hung空hei氣bat不seui須gaai街bin邊gun觀jung眾yun遠lei離no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.

mei微yu雨jung中san身bin邊che車leung輛fei飛gwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us,

gaai街leui裡lou路yan人jau走gwo過gaau交tung通dang燈cheui崔chuk促gwo過people walk by along the street, the traffic lights hurry us along,

sing剩ha下duk獨si是ngo我gan跟nei你and all that's left is you and me.

jau就yeung讓yu宇jau宙taap塌ha下sai世gaai界bin變liu了fong荒dei地Let the universe cave in and the world turn to wasteland,

yat日yut月seui碎jou做wan殞sek石ngo我leung倆ya也man吻jeuk著dou到mui每go個sai世gei紀let the sun and moon shatter into meteorites; we'll still be kissing, through every century.

kwong狂pou抱yung擁bat不seui需yau休sik息dik的man吻Wild embraces, kisses that need no rest,

bat不seui需fu呼kap吸hung空hei氣bat不seui須gaai街bin邊gun觀jung眾yun遠lei離no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.

mei微yu雨jung中san身bin邊che車leung輛fei飛gwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us,

gaai街leui裡lou路yan人jau走gwo過gaau交tung通dang燈cheui崔chuk促gwo過people walk by along the street, the traffic lights hurry us along,

sing剩ha下duk獨si是ngo我gan跟nei你and all that's left is you and me.

bat不seui需yau休sik息dik的man吻bat不seui需fu呼kap吸hung空hei氣bat不seui須gaai街bin邊gun觀jung眾yun遠lei離Kisses that need no rest, no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.

mei微yu雨jung中san身bin邊che車leung輛fei飛gwo過gaai街leui裡lou路yan人jau走gwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us, people walk by along the street,

gaau交tung通dang燈cheui崔chuk促gwo過sing剩ha下duk獨si是ngo我gan跟nei你the traffic lights hurry us along, and all that's left is you and me.

bat不seui需yau休sik息dik的man吻bat不seui需fu呼kap吸hung空hei氣bat不seui須gaai街bin邊gun觀jung眾yun遠lei離Kisses that need no rest, no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.

mei微yu雨jung中san身bin邊che車leung輛fei飛gwo過gaai街leui裡lou路yan人jau走gwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us, people walk by along the street,

gaau交tung通dang燈cheui崔chuk促gwo過sing剩ha下duk獨si是ngo我gan跟nei你the traffic lights hurry us along, and all that's left is you and me.

bat不seui需yau休sik息dik的man吻bat不seui需fu呼kap吸hung空hei氣bat不seui須gaai街bin邊gun觀jung眾yun遠lei離Kisses that need no rest, no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.

mei微yu雨jung中san身bin邊che車leung輛fei飛gwo過gaai街leui裡lou路yan人jau走gwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us, people walk by along the street,

gaau交tung通dang燈cheui崔chuk促gwo過sing剩ha下duk獨si是ngo我gan跟nei你the traffic lights hurry us along, and all that's left is you and me.

Timed to 林子祥 · 花街70號 (1987) · 4:57. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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