1984
霧之戀 Love in the Mist
Love, like mist and distant stars, shifts and fades before you can hold it, yet the one he loves stays in his heart. The title song of Alan Tam's 1984 album, a Cantonese version of Mariko Takahashi's For you.
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tintin天binbin邊jatyat一fofo顆simsim閃singsing星singsing星hoihoi海binbin邊jatyat一fofo顆simsim閃singsing星singsing星A twinkling star at the edge of the sky, a twinkling star by the sea,
waakwaak或seoiseui睡waakwaak或jinyin現simsim閃soekseuk爍batbat不tingting停now sleeping, now appearing, twinkling without end,
cichi似jiuyiu要ciuchiu悄ciuchiu悄gougou告sousou訴zeje這saisai世gaaigaai界as if quietly telling the world
jinyin現satsat實satsat實zoijoi在sisi是waanwaan幻zoengjeung像neinei你jiuyiu要honhon看cichi始zungjung終honhon看batbat不cingching清that reality is really an illusion: look all you like, you'll never see it clearly.
hoihoi海binbin邊jatyat一fofo顆siusiu小singsing星singsing星tintin天binbin邊jatyat一fofo顆siusiu小singsing星singsing星A little star by the sea, a little star at the edge of the sky,
makmak默makmak默zingjing靜ngongo臥zoekjeuk著simsim閃soekseuk爍batbat不tingting停lying there silent and still, twinkling without end,
cichi似jiuyiu要amam暗amam暗gougou告sousou訴ngongo我jyuyu與neinei你as if secretly telling you and me
oioi愛jiyi意jaaya也wuiwui會zoengjeung像moumou霧waanwaan幻zyunjyun轉ngaanngaan眼gaangaan間wuiwui會satsat失heoiheui去that love, too, can be like a mist and vanish in the blink of an eye.
neinei你wuiwui會syutsyut說neinei你oioi愛ngongo我wingwing永jyunyun遠wingwing永jyunyun遠oioi愛ngongo我You'd say you love me, forever and ever,
makmak默makmak默loklok落zoekjeuk著leoileui淚wingwing永batbat不goigoi改binbin變silently shedding tears, saying you'll never change,
cichi似paapa怕ngongo我jiuyiu要syutsyut說zoijoi再gingin見as if afraid I'd say goodbye.
ngongo我paapa怕zungjung終jyuyu於jatyat一tintin天zoijoi再jaaya也batbat不batbat不wuiwui會zoijoi再soengseung想neinei你I fear that one day I'll never think of you again.
jyuyu如moumou霧heihei起amam暗amam暗goigoi蓋jimyim掩sansan身binbin邊neinei你Like rising mist, it quietly hides you, though you're beside me,
zoengjeung像moumou霧leoileui裡minmin面cinchin前waanwaan幻faafa化batbat不dingding定as if in a fog, shifting and changing before my eyes.
moumou無faatfaat法geigei記heihei起jiyi以wongwong往naana那hakhak刻neinei你zamjam怎congchong闖zeonjeun進ngongo我samsam心leoileui裡I can't recall the moment you burst into my heart.
waanwaan還sisi是oioi愛zoekjeuk著neinei你cangchang曾waawa話oioi愛zoekjeuk著neinei你neinei你wingwing永zoijoi在ngongo我samsam心I still love you; I said I loved you; you're forever in my heart.
muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你Every time I look closely at you, every time I look closely at you,
neinei你naana那ngaanngaan眼gwonggwong光zungjung中jaaya也doudou都daaidaai帶leoileui淚there are tears in your eyes too.
muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你Every time I look closely at you, every time I look closely at you,
neinei你naana那ngaanngaan眼zungjung中doudou都jauyau有ngongo我I'm there in your eyes.
jyuyu如moumou霧heihei起amam暗amam暗goigoi蓋jimyim掩sansan身binbin邊neinei你Like rising mist, it quietly hides you, though you're beside me,
zoengjeung像moumou霧leoileui裡minmin面cinchin前waanwaan幻faafa化batbat不dingding定as if in a fog, shifting and changing before my eyes.
moumou無faatfaat法geigei記heihei起jiyi以wongwong往naana那hakhak刻neinei你zamjam怎congchong闖zeonjeun進ngongo我samsam心leoileui裡I can't recall the moment you burst into my heart.
waanwaan還sisi是oioi愛zoekjeuk著neinei你cangchang曾waawa話oioi愛zoekjeuk著neinei你neinei你wingwing永zoijoi在ngongo我samsam心I still love you; I said I loved you; you're forever in my heart.
muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你Every time I look closely at you, every time I look closely at you,
neinei你naana那ngaanngaan眼gwonggwong光zungjung中jaaya也doudou都daaidaai帶leoileui淚there are tears in your eyes too.
muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你muimui每cichi次ngongo我mongmong望zanjan真neinei你Every time I look closely at you, every time I look closely at you,
neinei你naana那ngaanngaan眼zungjung中doudou都jauyau有ngongo我I'm there in your eyes.
Timed to 譚詠麟 · 霧之戀 (1984) · 4:27. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.