1984
Monica Monica
A thank-you and an apology to a former love who gave him everything and taught him what love is, valued only once she was gone. Leslie Cheung's 1984 breakthrough hit, a Cantonese cover of Koji Kikkawa's Monica.
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neinei你jiyi以wongwong往oioi愛ngongo我oioi愛ngongo我batbat不gugu顧jatyat一caichai切You used to love me, love me with everything you had,
zoengjeung將jatyat一sangsang生cingching青ceoncheun春heihei犧sangsang牲kapkap給ngongo我gwonggwong光faifai輝giving up all the years of your youth so that I could shine.
houhou好dodo多zeje謝jatyat一tintin天neinei你goigoi改binbin變liuliu了ngongo我Thank you so much: one day you changed me.
moumou無jinyin言loiloi來fungfung奉hinhin獻jauyau柔cingching情soengseung常lingling令ngongo我gogo個samsam心jauyau有kwaikwai愧You gave it all without a word; your tenderness often leaves me ashamed.
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
neinei你jiyi以wongwong往gaaugaau教ngongo我gaaugaau教ngongo我lyunlyun戀oioi愛zanjan真taitai諦You used to teach me, teach me what love really means.
ziji只hoho可siksik惜cocho初sangsang生ziji之fufu虎zoengjeung將neinei你taitai睇daidai低Too bad I was a cocky young tiger and looked down on you.
houhou好dodo多zeje謝fanfan分sausau手neinei你kaikai啟faatfaat發liuliu了ngongo我Thank you so much: our breakup opened my eyes.
keikei祈kaukau求jyunyun原loengleung諒ngongo我jauyau柔cingching情ceoicheui隨mungmung夢heoiheui去neinei你batbat不jiuyiu要gaigai計I pray you'll forgive me; the tenderness has gone with the dream, so please don't hold it against me.
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
AHsoengseung想dongdong當cocho初taaitaai太ziji自waiwai衛Back then I was far too guarded.
AHzoengjeung將zanjan真samsam心dongdong當sisi是ngaingai偽I took your true heart for a fake.
AHdongdong當gwonggwong光jamyam陰jiyi已zimjim漸saisai逝Now that time has slipped away,
fongfong方ziji知taata它zanjan珍gwaigwai貴neinei你jiyi已jauyau有jiyi依gwaigwai歸only now I see how precious it was, and you've found someone else to belong to.
fufu負liuliu了neinei你cocho錯oioi愛cichi此meimei美mungmung夢wingwing永jyunyun遠congchong藏jyuyu於samsam心daidai底I let down the love you wasted on me; this sweet dream stays hidden in my heart forever.
neinei你jiyi以wongwong往oioi愛ngongo我oioi愛ngongo我batbat不gugu顧jatyat一caichai切You used to love me, love me with everything you had,
zoengjeung將jatyat一sangsang生cingching青ceoncheun春heihei犧sangsang牲kapkap給ngongo我gwonggwong光faifai輝giving up all the years of your youth so that I could shine.
houhou好dodo多zeje謝jatyat一tintin天neinei你goigoi改binbin變liuliu了ngongo我Thank you so much: one day you changed me.
moumou無jinyin言loiloi來fungfung奉hinhin獻jauyau柔cingching情soengseung常lingling令ngongo我gogo個samsam心jauyau有kwaikwai愧You gave it all without a word; your tenderness often leaves me ashamed.
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
neinei你jiyi以wongwong往gaaugaau教ngongo我gaaugaau教ngongo我lyunlyun戀oioi愛zanjan真taitai諦You used to teach me, teach me what love really means.
ziji只hoho可siksik惜cocho初sangsang生ziji之fufu虎zoengjeung將neinei你taitai睇daidai低Too bad I was a cocky young tiger and looked down on you.
houhou好dodo多zeje謝fanfan分sausau手neinei你kaikai啟faatfaat發liuliu了ngongo我Thank you so much: our breakup opened my eyes.
keikei祈kaukau求jyunyun原loengleung諒ngongo我jauyau柔cingching情ceoicheui隨mungmung夢heoiheui去neinei你batbat不jiuyiu要gaigai計I pray you'll forgive me; the tenderness has gone with the dream, so please don't hold it against me.
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
AHsoengseung想dongdong當cocho初taaitaai太ziji自waiwai衛Back then I was far too guarded.
AHzoengjeung將zanjan真samsam心dongdong當sisi是ngaingai偽I took your true heart for a fake.
AHdongdong當gwonggwong光jamyam陰jiyi已zimjim漸saisai逝Now that time has slipped away,
fongfong方ziji知taata它zanjan珍gwaigwai貴neinei你jiyi已jauyau有jiyi依gwaigwai歸only now I see how precious it was, and you've found someone else to belong to.
fufu負liuliu了neinei你cocho錯oioi愛cichi此meimei美mungmung夢wingwing永jyunyun遠congchong藏jyuyu於samsam心daidai底I let down the love you wasted on me; this sweet dream stays hidden in my heart forever.
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
Thanksthanksthanksthanks
Monica
seoiseui誰nangnang能doidoi代taitai替neinei你deidei地waiwai位Who could ever take your place?
Timed to 張國榮 · Leslie Cheung Four Seasons (2011) · 3:55. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.