2009
年度之歌 Song of the Year
A pop song looks at its own short life: played every day, then gone, but grateful to have been loved at all. A graceful reflection on highs, decline and knowing when to leave the stage, and a 2009 RTHK Top 10 Gold Song.
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cangchang曾gingging經paanpaan攀soengseung上dikdik的tintin天taitai梯cangchang曾gingging經jungyung擁poupou抱dikdik的sansan身taitai體The ladder to heaven I once climbed, the bodies I once held,
cangchang曾gingging經zoijoi在fufu乎jatyat一caichai切beibei被datdat突jinyin然ceoicheui摧waiwai毀saapsaap霎naana那beibei比saasa沙ganggang更saisai細everything I once cared about, suddenly destroyed, ground finer than sand in an instant.
loengleung良jeye夜meimei美gingging景mutmut沒jyunyun原janyan因ceotcheut出liuliu了gwaigwai軌A lovely night, a beautiful view, went off the rails for no reason,
loiloi來joengyeung讓ngongo我ziji知jatyat一caichai切gaaigaai皆hoho可fongfong放daidai低to show me that everything can be let go.
waanwaan還sisi是baakbaak百zoijoi載meimei未fungfung逢dikdik的meimei美lailai麗Still, it was a beauty you meet once in a hundred years.
dakdak得doudou到gwogwo過jauyau又cyutchyut猝saisai逝jaaya也jauyau有jatyat一zungjung種ziji智waiwai慧To have had it and then lose it suddenly holds a kind of wisdom too.
cyunchyun全ninnin年doudou度jauyau有geigei幾dodo多sausau首gogo歌kapkap給tintin天tintin天dikdik的bobo播How many songs in a whole year get played every single day,
kapkap給neinei你zeoijeui最jyuyu愉faaifaai快dikdik的siusiu消momo磨to give you the happiest way to pass the time?
laulau流hanghang行sisi是jatyat一sausau首wowo窩samsam心dikdik的gogo歌datdat突jinyin然gaangaan間syutsyut說gwogwo過zaujau就gwogwo過Pop is a song that warms your heart, then suddenly it's over and gone.
seoiseui誰cangchang曾sisi是neinei你zeje這jatyat一sausau首gogo歌neinei你geigei記batbat不cingching清cocho楚Which one was once your song? You can't quite remember.
ngongo我honhon看zoekjeuk著neinei你leilei離zojo座I watch you get up and leave your seat.
zanjan真gougou高hinghing興kapkap給neinei你oioi愛wuwu護gwogwo過gangan根bunbun本neinei你batbat不himhim欠ngongo我samsam什momo麼I'm truly glad you cared for me once; you don't owe me anything at all.
cangchang曾gingging經jungyung擁jauyau有dikdik的ceoncheun春gwaigwai季cangchang曾gingging經zaujau走gwogwo過dikdik的gukguk谷daidai底The springs I once had, the low valleys I once walked through:
janyan人sangsang生sisi是coengcheung場hinghing興taitai替fatfat忽gougou高jaaya也fatfat忽daidai低batbat不syusyu輸heihei氣saisai勢life is rise and fall, suddenly high, suddenly low, without losing your poise.
cyunchyun全ninnin年doudou度jauyau有geigei幾dodo多sausau首gogo歌kapkap給tintin天tintin天dikdik的bobo播How many songs in a whole year get played every single day,
kapkap給neinei你zeoijeui最jyuyu愉faaifaai快dikdik的siusiu消momo磨to give you the happiest way to pass the time?
laulau流hanghang行sisi是jatyat一sausau首wowo窩samsam心dikdik的gogo歌datdat突jinyin然gaangaan間syutsyut說gwogwo過zaujau就gwogwo過Pop is a song that warms your heart, then suddenly it's over and gone.
seoiseui誰cangchang曾sisi是neinei你zeje這jatyat一sausau首gogo歌neinei你geigei記batbat不cingching清cocho楚Which one was once your song? You can't quite remember.
ngongo我honhon看zoekjeuk著neinei你leilei離zojo座I watch you get up and leave your seat.
zanjan真gougou高hinghing興kapkap給neinei你oioi愛wuwu護gwogwo過gangan根bunbun本neinei你batbat不himhim欠ngongo我samsam什momo麼I'm truly glad you cared for me once; you don't owe me anything at all.
seoiseui誰cangchang曾sisi是neinei你zeje這jatyat一sausau首gogo歌neinei你geigei記batbat不cingching清cocho楚Which one was once your song? You can't quite remember.
ngongo我honhon看zoekjeuk著neinei你leilei離zojo座I watch you get up and leave your seat.
hanhan很gougou高hinghing興janyan因neinei你caanchaan燦laanlaan爛gwogwo過gougou高fungfung峰gwogwo過zungjung總wuiwui會jauyau有haaha下bobo坡I'm so glad I shone because of you; after the peak there's always a way down.
wuiwui回jikyik憶zongjong裝munmun滿dikdik的cauchau抽taitai屜sisi時gwonggwong光geigei機leoileui裡dikdik的gwonggwong光faifai輝A drawer filled with memories, the glory kept in a time machine.
janyan人sangsang生jimyim豔jyuyu如faafa花waiwai卉daandaan但haanhaan限sisi時meimei美lailai麗jatyat一laamlaam覽cichi始zungjung終moumou無waiwai遺Life is as vivid as flowers, but its beauty has a time limit, and in the end it's all laid bare.
wuiwui回mongmong望zokjok昨tintin天kekkek劇coengcheung場samsam深batbat不gingin見daidai底Looking back on yesterday, the theatre is so deep you can't see the back.
waanwaan還sisi是jauyau有geigei幾mokmok幕cangchang曾houhou好houhou好faatfaat發faifai揮Still, there were a few scenes I played well.
waanwaan還jyunyun願ngongo我dungdung懂haaha下toitoi台dikdik的meimei美ngaingai藝And I hope I know the fine art of leaving the stage.
gukguk鞠gunggung躬liuliu了zaujau就teoiteui退waiwai位heihei起maama碼dakdak得doudou到gingging敬lailai禮Take a bow, then step down, and at least you earn a salute.
seoiseui誰jauyau又mongmong妄soengseung想jatyat一kukkuk曲jatyat一saisai世joengyeung讓janyan人zungjung忠samsam心doudou到daidai底Who would dream of one song lasting a lifetime, with people loyal to the very end?
Timed to 謝安琪 · Yelling (2009) · 4:00. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.