1988

沉默是金 Silence Is Golden

Leslie Cheung 張國榮

Looking back on old anger at rumours and false accusations, the singer chooses calm: keep to your path, say little, and let others laugh or scold. Leslie Cheung wrote the melody and Sam Hui the words; their duet was a 1988 Top 10 Gold Song.

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ye夜fung風lam凜lam凜duk獨wui回mong望gau舊si事chin前chan塵si是yi以wong往dik的ngo我chung充mun滿nou怒fan憤In the biting night wind I look back alone on the past; the old me was full of rage.

mou誣gou告yu與ji指jaak責jik積aat壓jeuk著mun滿tou肚hei氣bat不fan憤False accusations and blame piled up into a belly full of resentment.

deui對yiu謠yin言faan反ying應sam甚wai為jeuk著gan緊I took rumours far too much to heart.

sau受liu了gaau教fan訓dak得liu了syu書ging經dik的ji指yan引I've learned my lesson and found guidance in the classics.

yin現yi已hon看dak得tau透bat不joi再ji自kwan困Now I see through it all and no longer trap myself.

daan但gok覺yau有fan分sou數bat不joi再jeung像yi以wong往na那bun般ban笨mut抹leui淚han痕hing輕faai快siu笑jeuk著haang行I know what I'm doing now, not as foolish as before; I wipe away my tears and walk on lightly, smiling.

ming冥ming冥jung中dou都jou早jyu註ding定nei你fu富waak或pan貧Fate has already decided, unseen, whether you'll be rich or poor.

si是cho錯wing永bat不deui對jan真wing永si是jan真Wrong is never right, and truth is always truth.

yam任nei你jam怎syut說on安sau守ngo我bun本fan分chi始jung終seung相seun信sam沈mak默si是gam金Say what you like; I'll keep to my own part, and I still believe silence is golden.

si是fei非yau有gung公lei理san慎yin言mok莫mou冒faan犯bit別yan人Right and wrong have their own justice; speak with care and don't offend others.

yu遇seung上laang冷fung風yu雨yau休taai太ying認jan真ji自seun信mun滿sam心leui裏When cold wind and rain come, don't take it too seriously; keep your heart full of confidence,

yau休lei理wui會fung諷chi刺yu與jat質man問and pay no mind to mockery and interrogation.

siu笑ma罵yau由yan人sa灑tyut脫dei地jou做yan人Let others laugh or scold; live free and easy.

sau受liu了gaau教fan訓dak得liu了syu書ging經dik的ji指yan引I've learned my lesson and found guidance in the classics.

yin現yi已hon看dak得tau透bat不joi再ji自kwan困Now I see through it all and no longer trap myself.

daan但gok覺yau有fan分sou數bat不joi再jeung像yi以wong往na那bun般ban笨mut抹leui淚han痕hing輕faai快siu笑jeuk著haang行I know what I'm doing now, not as foolish as before; I wipe away my tears and walk on lightly, smiling.

ming冥ming冥jung中dou都jou早jyu註ding定nei你fu富waak或pan貧Fate has already decided, unseen, whether you'll be rich or poor.

si是cho錯wing永bat不deui對jan真wing永si是jan真Wrong is never right, and truth is always truth.

yam任nei你jam怎syut說on安sau守ngo我bun本fan分chi始jung終seung相seun信sam沈mak默si是gam金Say what you like; I'll keep to my own part, and I still believe silence is golden.

si是fei非yau有gung公lei理san慎yin言mok莫mou冒faan犯bit別yan人Right and wrong have their own justice; speak with care and don't offend others.

yu遇seung上laang冷fung風yu雨yau休taai太ying認jan真ji自seun信mun滿sam心leui裏When cold wind and rain come, don't take it too seriously; keep your heart full of confidence,

yau休lei理wui會fung諷chi刺yu與jat質man問and pay no mind to mockery and interrogation.

siu笑ma罵yau由yan人sa灑tyut脫dei地jou做yan人Let others laugh or scold; live free and easy.

siu少nin年yan人sa灑tyut脫dei地jou做yan人Young ones, live free and easy.

gai繼juk續haang行sa灑tyut脫dei地jou做yan人Keep walking, and live free and easy.

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