1976
浪子心聲 Song of the Wanderer
A wry song about fate and human nature: people are hard to read and fortune comes and goes, so keep an honest heart and don't chase what isn't meant to be. From Sam Hui's 1976 film The Private Eyes, and covered by many artists since.
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naannaan難fanfan分zanjan真jyuyu與gaaga假It's hard to tell true from false;
janyan人minmin面dodo多himhim險zaaja詐people's faces hide so much cunning.
geigei幾heoiheui許jauyau有gunggung共hoengheung享wingwing榮waawa華How many will really share good fortune with you?
simsim簷bunbun畔seoiseui水dikdik滴batbat不fanfan分caacha叉Water from the eaves always drips in the same spot: what goes around comes around.
moumou無ziji知zengjeng井leoileui裡waawa蛙The ignorant frog in the well
toutou徒mongmong望timtim添singsing聲gaaga價hopes in vain to raise its standing,
hunghung空dakdak得jiyi意mukmuk目gwonggwong光jyuyu如maama麻smug for nothing, its view all in a muddle;
seoiseui誰liuliu料gamgam金ukuk屋binbin變baaibaai敗ngaanga瓦who'd have thought a golden house could turn to broken tiles?
mengmeng命leoileui裡jauyau有sisi時zungjung終seoiseui須jauyau有What fate means you to have, you'll have in the end;
mengmeng命leoileui裡moumou無sisi時mokmok莫koengkeung強kaukau求what fate doesn't give you, don't force.
leoileui雷singsing聲fungfung風jyuyu雨daada打Thunder, wind and rain may beat down,
hoho何jungyung用dodo多genggeng驚paapa怕but why be so afraid?
samsam心gunggung公zingjing正baakbaak白bikbik璧moumou無haaha瑕Keep a fair heart, like flawless white jade;
hanghang行sinsin善zikjik積dakdak德zeoijeui最loklok樂jaaya也doing good and building virtue is the greatest joy.
mengmeng命leoileui裡jauyau有sisi時zungjung終seoiseui須jauyau有What fate means you to have, you'll have in the end;
mengmeng命leoileui裡moumou無sisi時mokmok莫koengkeung強kaukau求what fate doesn't give you, don't force.
janyan人beibei比hoihoi海leoileui裡saasa沙People are like grains of sand in the sea,
moumou毋jungyung用dodo多hinhin牽gwaagwa掛so there's no need to worry so much.
gwangwan君hoho可gingin見maanmaan漫tintin天loklok落haaha霞Do you see the sunset glow filling the sky?
mingming名leilei利siksik息gaangaan間cichi似moumou霧faafa化Fame and fortune vanish like mist in a breath.
gwangwan君hoho可gingin見maanmaan漫tintin天loklok落haaha霞Do you see the sunset glow filling the sky?
mingming名leilei利siksik息gaangaan間cichi似moumou霧faafa化Fame and fortune vanish like mist in a breath.
Timed to 許冠傑 · 鉅片名曲選 (1987) · 3:04. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.