2020

蒙著嘴說愛你 Saying I Love You Through a Mask

Keung To 姜濤

A song for Hong Kong in the 2020 pandemic: even with a mask over your mouth, love can still be said out loud, and hard days will pass if people hold on together. Keung To meant it to lift spirits and cheer on medical workers.

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ho可fau否yat一gok覺sou甦sing醒Could I wake up from one night's sleep,

teui推hoi開cheung窗hon看hon看fung風ging景push open the window and look at the view,

wan混lyun亂yat日ji子bat不gin見jung蹤ying影and find the days of chaos gone without a trace,

niu鳥yu語fa花heung香fu呼ying應birdsong and flowers answering each other?

jo阻ji止haak黑am暗dak得ching逞Don't let the darkness win.

chi始jung終seung相seun信ok惡mung夢wui會gwo過I still believe the nightmare will pass;

gin健hong康yu與wo和ping平health and peace

bat不bit必yi依kaau靠ngau偶yin然sing性don't have to depend on luck.

oi愛jip接oi愛yan人lin連yan人ho可yi以yat一ping拼Love passed hand to hand, people linked to people, we can fight this.

wut活fa化ngo我sam心ging境It brings my spirit back to life.

SoIsayIloveyouji只yau有oi愛hang恆gau久bat不fu枯So I say I love you: only love lasts and never withers.

sang生wut活joi在gip劫naan難leui裡sam心ling靈chung從mei未kap給jim沾wu污Living through disaster, our spirit has never been stained.

tin天kap給ngo我pan貧beng病kwan困fu苦siu笑jeuk著heui去hek吃fu苦If heaven gives me poverty, sickness and hardship, I'll bear it with a smile

mut沒yun怨han恨seui誰yan人ho可wu惡and hold no grudge, blame no one.

SoIsayIloveyoufa花bun半miu秒seun唇chi齒gung功fu夫So I say I love you: it takes just half a second of lips and teeth

si使daam淡jing靜seui歲yut月bin變fung豐fu富to make plain, quiet years rich.

jik即si使yiu要mung蒙jeuk著ngo我jeui嘴ngo我yik亦ho可gou高fu呼Even with my mouth covered, I can still shout it out.

chyun全pang憑oi愛ling令ngo我gin堅chi持waan還yau有nei你sik悉sam心jiu照gu顧It's love that keeps me going, and your devoted care.

do多seung想gon趕faai快gwai歸deui隊How I long to get back to my place in the ranks soon;

bit必seui須jeung將dau鬥ji志gou高geui舉I have to keep my fighting spirit high.

daan但yun願seung上tin天kap給ngo我ying應heui許I pray heaven will grant me a promise

gyun眷gu顧san身bin邊dik的oi愛leui侶to watch over the one I love beside me.

ba巴bat不dak得man吻je這jeung張jeui嘴I can't wait to kiss these lips.

jik即jeung將yat一chai切wui會sing成gwo過heui去Soon all of this will be in the past,

hang幸fuk福chiu悄chiu悄bun伴cheui隨and happiness will quietly come along with it.

chi此haak刻san身chyu處gwo過ching程leui裡Right now we're still in the middle of it.

haak嚇pa怕liu了naan難ngaai捱si時bat不chit撤bat不teui退Even scared, even when times are hard, we don't pull back or retreat.

jaap集hei氣joi再jang爭cheui取Gather strength and keep fighting.

SoIsayIloveyouji只yau有oi愛hang恆gau久bat不fu枯So I say I love you: only love lasts and never withers.

sang生wut活joi在gip劫naan難leui裡sam心ling靈chung從mei未kap給jim沾wu污Living through disaster, our spirit has never been stained.

jik即si使yiu要mung蒙jeuk著ngo我jeui嘴ngo我yik亦ho可gou高fu呼Even with my mouth covered, I can still shout it out.

chyun全pang憑oi愛ling令ngo我gin堅chi持waan還yau有nei你sik悉sam心jiu照gu顧It's love that keeps me going, and your devoted care.

bat不joi在fu乎do多joi在fu乎Not caring, or caring so much:

saang生yu於je這sai世gaai界waan還yau有yat一se些hin牽gwa掛ling令ngo我joi在fu乎born into this world, there are still people I worry for who make me care.

dang等tin天jai際leung亮liu了bat不keui區fan分hei喜wu惡When the sky grows light, no matter who we like or dislike,

cheui除ha下je這gaak隔mok膜da打go個jiu招fu呼let's take off what's between us and say hello.

SoIsayIloveyouji只yau有oi愛hang恆gau久bat不fu枯So I say I love you: only love lasts and never withers.

sang生wut活joi在gip劫naan難leui裡hei希mong望chung從mei未kap給jim沾wu污Living through disaster, hope has never been stained.

tin天kap給ngo我mo磨lin練ya也hou好ngo我mei未gam敢gu辜fu負Even if heaven sends me trials, I won't dare let it down.

seui誰yiu要bei被waai懷yi疑dai低gu估Who wants to be doubted and underestimated?

HereWesayIloveyoudou都bin變liu了tim甜ban品si師fu傅Here we say I love you; we've all turned into dessert chefs,

haau巧miu妙dei地fa化diu掉je這dim點fu苦cleverly melting away this little bit of bitterness.

jik即si使yiu要mung蒙jeuk著ngo我jeui嘴gang更daai大seng聲fun歡fu呼Even with my mouth covered, I'll cheer even louder.

chyun全pang憑oi愛ling令yan人gin堅chi持waan還yau有gok各wai位dik的jiu照gu顧It's love that keeps people going, and everyone's care.

Timed to Keung To 姜濤 · 蒙着嘴説愛你 (2020) · 4:01. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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