1987

無心睡眠 Sleepless Night

Leslie Cheung 張國榮

A restless, rain-soaked night with no chance of sleep, haunted by a lost love and hoping she will be back tomorrow. The lead single of Summer Romance, it won the Gold Song Gold Award at the 1987 Jade Solid Gold awards.

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yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

jong撞lok落mui每dim點siu小yu雨dim點and crashes into every little raindrop.

jeung張hoi開hau口chi似gau救sang生hyun圈My mouth hangs open like a lifebuoy,

sat實yim驗yu雨dik的syun酸yu與tim甜testing whether the rain tastes sour or sweet.

gyun捲hei起sam心oi愛dik的heung香yin煙I roll my favourite cigarette,

lung弄jeuk著geuk腳dai底dik的yun軟din墊fiddling with the soft mat under my feet.

jau酒jeui醉yu與sam心seui碎sam心seui碎ngau勾hei起wu污yin煙yat一pin片Drunk and heartbroken, heartbroken, I stir up a cloud of dirty smoke.

WHOO-OH-Omou無sam心seui睡min眠(Whoa-oh) No mind to sleep,

WHOO-OH-Onou腦gaau交jin戰(whoa-oh) my mind at war with itself.

daap踏jeuk著geuk腳joi在waai懷nim念jok昨tin天dik的nei妳Pacing about, I miss the you of yesterday.

ye夜si是sam滲jeuk著chin前si事chyun全fai揮bat不heui去The night is soaked in the past, and none of it will go away.

yeuk若si是nei妳joi在ming明yat日nang能dak得yat一gin見If I could see you tomorrow,

jau就yeung讓ngo我joi在waai懷noi內chung重dak得wan溫nyun暖let me find warmth again in your arms.

yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

wut活joi在ngo我dik的sam心leui裡bin邊You live on inside my heart.

chi始jung終ji只yau有nei妳fong方ho可In the end only you can

ling令sai逝heui去dik的sam心joi再tim甜make a heart that was lost sweet again.

yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

jong撞lok落mui每dim點siu小yu雨dim點and crashes into every little raindrop.

jeung張hoi開hau口chi似gau救sang生hyun圈My mouth hangs open like a lifebuoy,

sat實yim驗yu雨dik的syun酸yu與tim甜testing whether the rain tastes sour or sweet.

gyun捲hei起sam心oi愛dik的heung香yin煙I roll my favourite cigarette,

lung弄jeuk著geuk腳dai底dik的yun軟din墊fiddling with the soft mat under my feet.

jau酒jeui醉yu與sam心seui碎sam心seui碎ngau勾hei起wu污yin煙yat一pin片Drunk and heartbroken, heartbroken, I stir up a cloud of dirty smoke.

WHOO-OH-Omou無sam心seui睡min眠(Whoa-oh) No mind to sleep,

WHOO-OH-Onou腦gaau交jin戰(whoa-oh) my mind at war with itself.

daap踏jeuk著geuk腳joi在waai懷nim念jok昨tin天dik的nei妳Pacing about, I miss the you of yesterday.

ye夜si是sam滲jeuk著chin前si事chyun全fai揮bat不heui去The night is soaked in the past, and none of it will go away.

yeuk若si是nei妳joi在ming明yat日nang能dak得yat一gin見If I could see you tomorrow,

jau就yeung讓ngo我joi在waai懷noi內chung重dak得wan溫nyun暖let me find warmth again in your arms.

yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

wut活joi在ngo我dik的sam心leui裡bin邊You live on inside my heart.

chi始jung終ji只yau有nei妳fong方ho可In the end only you can

ling令sai逝heui去dik的sam心joi再tim甜make a heart that was lost sweet again.

WHOO-OH-Omou無sam心seui睡min眠(Whoa-oh) No mind to sleep,

WHOO-OH-Onou腦gaau交jin戰(whoa-oh) my mind at war with itself.

daap踏jeuk著geuk腳joi在waai懷nim念jok昨tin天dik的nei妳Pacing about, I miss the you of yesterday.

ye夜si是sam滲jeuk著chin前si事chyun全fai揮bat不heui去The night is soaked in the past, and none of it will go away.

yeuk若si是nei妳joi在ming明yat日nang能dak得yat一gin見If I could see you tomorrow,

jau就yeung讓ngo我joi在waai懷noi內chung重dak得wan溫nyun暖let me find warmth again in your arms.

yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

wut活joi在ngo我dik的sam心leui裡bin邊You live on inside my heart.

chi始jung終ji只yau有nei妳fong方ho可In the end only you can

ling令sai逝heui去dik的sam心joi再tim甜make a heart that was lost sweet again.

yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

wut活joi在ngo我dik的sam心leui裡bin邊You live on inside my heart.

chi始jung終ji只yau有nei妳fong方ho可In the end only you can

ling令sai逝heui去dik的sam心joi再tim甜make a heart that was lost sweet again.

yau憂wat鬱ban奔heung向laang冷dik的tin天Gloom runs out into the cold sky

Timed to 張國榮 · 鍾情張國榮 (2004) · 3:13. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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