1984
幻影 Illusion
A man tries to write about a love that seemed unreal, but its image keeps returning to him. The theme song of the ghost-romance film 陰陽錯; its popular rearranged version on the 1984 album Foggy Love won a Top 10 award.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
zamjam怎heoiheui去hoihoi開cichi始gaaigaai解siksik釋zeje這dyundyun段cingching情sese寫jatyat一sausau首gwaangwaan關jyuyu於neinei你dikdik的sisi詩How do I begin to explain this love, to write a poem about you?
wuwu胡jinyin言lyunlyun亂jyuyu語samsam心sisi思gaaugaau交seoiseui瘁jingying仍meimei未daaidaai帶ceotcheut出haphap合jiyi意ziji字I ramble on, worn out, and still can't find the right words.
gaaga假joekyeuk若hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸genggeng鏡zungjung中jingying影zoengjeung像jaaya也heoiheui許jatyat一caichai切hoho可jiyi以laulau留dakdak得zyujyu住If I could touch the image in the mirror, maybe everything could be kept.
ziji紫siksik色dikdik的siusiu小haphap盒ziji子leoileui裡zeonjeun盡congchong藏zoekjeuk著heoiheui許dodo多meimei未liuliu了sisi事In a little purple box lie so many things left unfinished.
caanchaan燦laanlaan爛dikdik的zingjing晶jingying瑩doidoi代biubiu表sisi絲sisi絲oioi愛jiyi意Their bright sparkle stands for threads of love,
amam暗leoileui裡ceoicheui隨zoekjeuk著simsim閃simsim閃gwonggwong光faifai輝jingying映ziujiu照dakdak得dyutdyut奪mukmuk目jiuyiu耀ngaanngaan眼glittering quietly in the dark, shining dazzlingly bright.
waanwaan幻zoengjeung像cichi似dikdik的oioi愛cingching情cichi始zungjung終wuiwui會siusiu消satsat失heoiheui去A love like an illusion will always vanish in the end,
naana那waanwaan幻jingying影koekkeuk卻jatyat一jatyat一zoijoi再jinyin現ngongo我samsam心daidai底yet the phantom comes back, again and again, deep in my heart.
zamjam怎heoiheui去hoihoi開cichi始zipjip接zukjuk觸zeje這dyundyun段cingching情fongfong彷fatfat彿ziji知doudou道batbat不wuiwui會jungyung容jiyi易How do I begin to reach this love? I seem to know it won't be easy.
seoiseui睡mungmung夢leoileui裡zeoijeui追jikyik憶leoileui裡zoijoi在camcham尋mikmik覓neinei你dikdik的jingying影ziji子In dreams, in memories, I search for your shadow.
neinei你zoijoi在ngongo我dikdik的samsam心lingling靈faanfaan泛heihei起sisi絲sisi絲oioi愛jiyi意In my soul you stir up threads of love,
neinei你koekkeuk卻moumou無faatfaat法tingting停laulau留joengyeung讓ngongo我zukjuk捉momo摸laulau留zyujyu住neinei你but you can't stay and let me catch hold of you and keep you.
waanwaan幻zoengjeung像cichi似dikdik的oioi愛cingching情cichi始zungjung終wuiwui會siusiu消satsat失heoiheui去A love like an illusion will always vanish in the end,
naana那waanwaan幻jingying影koekkeuk卻jatyat一jatyat一zoijoi再jinyin現ngongo我samsam心daidai底yet the phantom comes back, again and again, deep in my heart.
waanwaan幻zoengjeung像cichi似dikdik的oioi愛cingching情maaimaai埋congchong藏ngongo我samsam心samsam深cyuchyu處A love like an illusion lies buried deep in my heart.
muimui每gogo個lingling泠bingbing冰dikdik的maanmaan晚soengseung上naana那wanwan溫nyunnyun暖doudou都zoijoi在ngongo我samsam心Every icy night, that warmth is in my heart.
waanwaan幻zoengjeung像cichi似dikdik的oioi愛cingching情cichi始zungjung終wuiwui會siusiu消satsat失heoiheui去A love like an illusion will always vanish in the end,
naana那waanwaan幻jingying影koekkeuk卻jatyat一jatyat一zoijoi再jinyin現ngongo我samsam心daidai底yet the phantom comes back, again and again, deep in my heart.
waanwaan幻zoengjeung像cichi似dikdik的oioi愛cingching情maaimaai埋congchong藏ngongo我samsam心samsam深cyuchyu處A love like an illusion lies buried deep in my heart.
giugiu叫ngongo我muimui每jatyat一gogo個maanmaan晚soengseung上jaaya也hoho可poupou抱jungyung擁zoekjeuk著neinei你letting me hold you every night.
Timed to 譚詠麟 · 霧之戀 (1984) · 4:25. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.