1988
沉默是金 Silence Is Golden
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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jeye夜fungfung風lamlam凜lamlam凜dukduk獨wuiwui回mongmong望gaugau舊sisi事cinchin前canchan塵sisi是jiyi以wongwong往dikdik的ngongo我cungchung充munmun滿nounou怒fanfan憤In the biting night wind I look back alone on the past; the old me was full of rage.
moumou誣gougou告jyuyu與ziji指zaakjaak責zikjik積aataat壓zoekjeuk著munmun滿toutou肚heihei氣batbat不fanfan憤False accusations and blame piled up into a belly full of resentment.
deoideui對jiuyiu謠jinyin言faanfaan反jingying應samsam甚waiwai為zoekjeuk著gangan緊I took rumours far too much to heart.
sausau受liuliu了gaaugaau教fanfan訓dakdak得liuliu了syusyu書gingging經dikdik的ziji指janyan引I've learned my lesson and found guidance in the classics.
jinyin現jiyi已honhon看dakdak得tautau透batbat不zoijoi再ziji自kwankwan困Now I see through it all and no longer trap myself.
daandaan但gokgok覺jauyau有fanfan分sousou數batbat不zoijoi再zoengjeung像jiyi以wongwong往naana那bunbun般banban笨mutmut抹leoileui淚hanhan痕hinghing輕faaifaai快siusiu笑zoekjeuk著haanghaang行I know what I'm doing now, not as foolish as before; I wipe away my tears and walk on lightly, smiling.
mingming冥mingming冥zungjung中doudou都zoujou早zyujyu註dingding定neinei你fufu富waakwaak或panpan貧Fate has already decided, unseen, whether you'll be rich or poor.
sisi是cocho錯wingwing永batbat不deoideui對zanjan真wingwing永sisi是zanjan真Wrong is never right, and truth is always truth.
jamyam任neinei你zamjam怎syutsyut說onon安sausau守ngongo我bunbun本fanfan分cichi始zungjung終soengseung相seonseun信samsam沈makmak默sisi是gamgam金Say what you like; I'll keep to my own part, and I still believe silence is golden.
sisi是feifei非jauyau有gunggung公leilei理sansan慎jinyin言mokmok莫moumou冒faanfaan犯bitbit別janyan人Right and wrong have their own justice; speak with care and don't offend others.
jyuyu遇soengseung上laanglaang冷fungfung風jyuyu雨jauyau休taaitaai太jingying認zanjan真ziji自seonseun信munmun滿samsam心leoileui裏When cold wind and rain come, don't take it too seriously; keep your heart full of confidence,
jauyau休leilei理wuiwui會fungfung諷cichi刺jyuyu與zatjat質manman問and pay no mind to mockery and interrogation.
siusiu笑maama罵jauyau由janyan人saasa灑tyuttyut脫deidei地zoujou做janyan人Let others laugh or scold; live free and easy.
sausau受liuliu了gaaugaau教fanfan訓dakdak得liuliu了syusyu書gingging經dikdik的ziji指janyan引I've learned my lesson and found guidance in the classics.
jinyin現jiyi已honhon看dakdak得tautau透batbat不zoijoi再ziji自kwankwan困Now I see through it all and no longer trap myself.
daandaan但gokgok覺jauyau有fanfan分sousou數batbat不zoijoi再zoengjeung像jiyi以wongwong往naana那bunbun般banban笨mutmut抹leoileui淚hanhan痕hinghing輕faaifaai快siusiu笑zoekjeuk著haanghaang行I know what I'm doing now, not as foolish as before; I wipe away my tears and walk on lightly, smiling.
mingming冥mingming冥zungjung中doudou都zoujou早zyujyu註dingding定neinei你fufu富waakwaak或panpan貧Fate has already decided, unseen, whether you'll be rich or poor.
sisi是cocho錯wingwing永batbat不deoideui對zanjan真wingwing永sisi是zanjan真Wrong is never right, and truth is always truth.
jamyam任neinei你zamjam怎syutsyut說onon安sausau守ngongo我bunbun本fanfan分cichi始zungjung終soengseung相seonseun信samsam沈makmak默sisi是gamgam金Say what you like; I'll keep to my own part, and I still believe silence is golden.
sisi是feifei非jauyau有gunggung公leilei理sansan慎jinyin言mokmok莫moumou冒faanfaan犯bitbit別janyan人Right and wrong have their own justice; speak with care and don't offend others.
jyuyu遇soengseung上laanglaang冷fungfung風jyuyu雨jauyau休taaitaai太jingying認zanjan真ziji自seonseun信munmun滿samsam心leoileui裏When cold wind and rain come, don't take it too seriously; keep your heart full of confidence,
jauyau休leilei理wuiwui會fungfung諷cichi刺jyuyu與zatjat質manman問and pay no mind to mockery and interrogation.
siusiu笑maama罵jauyau由janyan人saasa灑tyuttyut脫deidei地zoujou做janyan人Let others laugh or scold; live free and easy.
siusiu少ninnin年janyan人saasa灑tyuttyut脫deidei地zoujou做janyan人Young ones, live free and easy.
gaigai繼zukjuk續haanghaang行saasa灑tyuttyut脫deidei地zoujou做janyan人Keep walking, and live free and easy.
Timed to 張國榮 · 創作篇 (2022) · 4:10. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.