2008
囍帖街 Wedding Card Street
Lee Tung Street in Wan Chai, famous for printing wedding cards, was demolished for redevelopment in 2007; the song uses its loss to tell a woman to let go of a love and a home that couldn't last. A Wyman Wong lyric and a much-sung HK ballad about change and memory.
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mongmong忘diudiu掉zungjung種gwogwo過dikdik的faafa花cungchung重sansan新dikdik的ceotcheut出faatfaat發fongfong放heihei棄leilei理soengseung想baaba吧Forget the flowers you planted, start over, give up on your dreams.
bitbit別zoijoi再honhon看canchan塵fungfung封dikdik的heihei囍tiptip帖neinei你zingjing正zoijoi在jiuyiu要bunbun搬gaaga家Stop looking at the dusty wedding cards; you're about to move out.
zukjuk築dakdak得heihei起janyan人jingying應goigoi該zipjip接sausau受doudou都jauyau有jatyat日doudou倒haaha下Whatever gets built, you should accept, will fall one day.
keikei其satsat實mutmut沒jauyau有jatyat一zungjung種onon安wanwan穩faaifaai快loklok樂wingwing永jyunyun遠jaaya也batbat不caacha差There's no kind of safe happiness that stays good forever.
zaujau就cichi似zeje這jatyat一keoikeui區cangchang曾gingging經cingching稱dakdak得soengseung上meimei美munmun滿gaapgaap甲tintin天haaha下Like this neighbourhood, once called the happiest place on earth,
daandaan但saapsaap霎ngaanngaan眼cyunchyun全gaaigaai街dikdik的daandaan單waiwai位faaifaai快jiuyiu要zyujyu住munmun滿wuwu烏aaa鴉yet in a blink every flat on the street will be home to crows.
houhou好gingging景batbat不wuiwui會muimui每jatyat日soengseung常zoijoi在Good times don't last every day;
tintin天taitai梯batbat不hoho可ziji只wongwong往soengseung上paapa爬you can't only climb up the stairway to heaven.
oioi愛dikdik的janyan人mutmut沒jauyau有jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世maama嗎Does the one you love not last a lifetime?
daaidaai大koikoi概batbat不seoiseui需jiuyiu要hoihoi害paapa怕There's probably no need to be afraid.
mongmong忘diudiu掉oioi愛gwogwo過dikdik的taata他Forget the man you loved,
dongdong當cocho初dikdik的heihei囍tiptip帖gamgam金bokbok箔janyan印zoekjeuk着naana那waiwai位taata他his name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.
biubiu裱heihei起fanfan婚saasa紗ziujiu照naana那doudou道coengcheung牆The wall where the framed wedding photo hung,
kapkap及jatyat一caichai切meimei美lailai麗gaugau舊ninnin年waawa華mingming明jatyat日tungtung同boubou步caakchaak拆haaha下and all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.
mongmong忘diudiu掉jauyau有gwogwo過dikdik的gaaga家Forget the home you had:
siusiu小caanchaan餐toitoi枱saasa沙faatfaat發syutsyut雪gwaigwai櫃kapkap及loengleung兩fanfan份hunghung紅caacha茶the little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.
wanwan溫hinghing馨dikdik的gwonggwong光gingging境batbat不gwogwo過zeje借ceotcheut出doudou到keikei期naana拿wuiwui回maama嗎That cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?
dangdang等batbat不doudou到haaha下jatyat一doidoi代sisi是maama嗎It won't last to the next generation, will it?
mongmong忘diudiu掉caichai砌gwogwo過dikdik的saasa沙Forget the sand you shaped into castles;
wuiwui回jikyik憶dikdik的boubou堡leoileui壘saatsaat刹naana那jiyi已doudou倒haaha下the fortress of memory collapsed in an instant.
minmin面deoideui對zeje這fanfan墳heihei起dikdik的fongfong荒toutou土neinei你zyujyu註dingding定hokhok學wuiwui會siusiu瀟saasa灑Facing this heaped-up wasteland, you're bound to learn to let go.
gaaigaai階zyunjyun磚batbat不wuiwui會keoikeui拒zyutjyut絕momo磨sitsit蝕Floor tiles can't refuse to wear away;
coengcheung窗faafa花batbat不hoho可jauyau幽gamgam禁loklok落haaha霞window grilles can't lock in the sunset.
jauyau有gamgam感cingching情zaujau就wuiwui會jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世maama嗎Does having feelings mean they last a lifetime?
jauyau又zoijoi再jyunyun惋siksik惜jauyau有jungyung用maama嗎Is there any use in regretting it again?
mongmong忘diudiu掉oioi愛gwogwo過dikdik的taata他Forget the man you loved,
dongdong當cocho初dikdik的heihei囍tiptip帖gamgam金bokbok箔janyan印zoekjeuk着naana那waiwai位taata他his name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.
biubiu裱heihei起fanfan婚saasa紗ziujiu照naana那doudou道coengcheung牆The wall where the framed wedding photo hung,
kapkap及jatyat一caichai切meimei美lailai麗gaugau舊ninnin年waawa華mingming明jatyat日tungtung同boubou步caakchaak拆haaha下and all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.
mongmong忘diudiu掉jauyau有gwogwo過dikdik的gaaga家Forget the home you had:
siusiu小caanchaan餐toitoi枱saasa沙faatfaat發syutsyut雪gwaigwai櫃kapkap及loengleung兩fanfan份hunghung紅caacha茶the little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.
wanwan溫hinghing馨dikdik的gwonggwong光gingging境batbat不gwogwo過zeje借ceotcheut出doudou到keikei期naana拿wuiwui回maama嗎That cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?
zungjung終seoiseui須wuiwui會sisi時sansan辰doudou到bitbit別paapa怕When the time comes, as it must, don't be afraid.
cengcheng請fongfong放haaha下sausau手leoileui裡naana那soso鎖sisi匙houhou好maama嗎Please put down the key in your hand, okay?
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忘掉種過的花 重新的出發 放棄理想吧mong diu zung gwo dik faa cung san dik ceot faat fong hei lei soeng baamong diu jung gwo dik fa chung san dik cheut faat fong hei lei seung baForget the flowers you planted, start over, give up on your dreams.
別再看塵封的囍帖 你正在要搬家bit zoi hon can fung dik hei tip nei zing zoi jiu bun gaabit joi hon chan fung dik hei tip nei jing joi yiu bun gaStop looking at the dusty wedding cards; you're about to move out.
築得起 人應該接受 都有日倒下zuk dak hei jan jing goi zip sau dou jau jat dou haajuk dak hei yan ying goi jip sau dou yau yat dou haWhatever gets built, you should accept, will fall one day.
其實沒有一種安穩快樂 永遠也不差kei sat mut jau jat zung on wan faai lok wing jyun jaa bat caakei sat mut yau yat jung on wan faai lok wing yun ya bat chaThere's no kind of safe happiness that stays good forever.
就似這一區 曾經稱得上 美滿甲天下zau ci ze jat keoi cang ging cing dak soeng mei mun gaap tin haajau chi je yat keui chang ging ching dak seung mei mun gaap tin haLike this neighbourhood, once called the happiest place on earth,
但霎眼 全街的單位 快要住滿烏鴉daan saap ngaan cyun gaai dik daan wai faai jiu zyu mun wu aadaan saap ngaan chyun gaai dik daan wai faai yiu jyu mun wu ayet in a blink every flat on the street will be home to crows.
好景不會每日常在hou ging bat wui mui jat soeng zoihou ging bat wui mui yat seung joiGood times don't last every day;
天梯不可只往上爬tin tai bat ho zi wong soeng paatin tai bat ho ji wong seung payou can't only climb up the stairway to heaven.
愛的人 沒有一生一世嗎oi dik jan mut jau jat sang jat sai maaoi dik yan mut yau yat sang yat sai maDoes the one you love not last a lifetime?
大概不需要害怕daai koi bat seoi jiu hoi paadaai koi bat seui yiu hoi paThere's probably no need to be afraid.
忘掉愛過的他mong diu oi gwo dik taamong diu oi gwo dik taForget the man you loved,
當初的囍帖金箔印着那位他dong co dik hei tip gam bok jan zoek naa wai taadong cho dik hei tip gam bok yan jeuk na wai tahis name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.
裱起婚紗照那道牆biu hei fan saa ziu naa dou coengbiu hei fan sa jiu na dou cheungThe wall where the framed wedding photo hung,
及一切美麗舊年華 明日同步拆下kap jat cai mei lai gau nin waa ming jat tung bou caak haakap yat chai mei lai gau nin wa ming yat tung bou chaak haand all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.
忘掉有過的家mong diu jau gwo dik gaamong diu yau gwo dik gaForget the home you had:
小餐枱 沙發 雪櫃及兩份紅茶siu caan toi saa faat syut gwai kap loeng fan hung caasiu chaan toi sa faat syut gwai kap leung fan hung chathe little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.
溫馨的光境不過借出 到期拿回嗎wan hing dik gwong ging bat gwo ze ceot dou kei naa wui maawan hing dik gwong ging bat gwo je cheut dou kei na wui maThat cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?
等不到下一代 是嗎dang bat dou haa jat doi si maadang bat dou ha yat doi si maIt won't last to the next generation, will it?
忘掉砌過的沙mong diu cai gwo dik saamong diu chai gwo dik saForget the sand you shaped into castles;
回憶的堡壘 刹那已倒下wui jik dik bou leoi saat naa ji dou haawui yik dik bou leui saat na yi dou hathe fortress of memory collapsed in an instant.
面對這 墳起的荒土 你註定學會瀟灑min deoi ze fan hei dik fong tou nei zyu ding hok wui siu saamin deui je fan hei dik fong tou nei jyu ding hok wui siu saFacing this heaped-up wasteland, you're bound to learn to let go.
階磚不會拒絕磨蝕gaai zyun bat wui keoi zyut mo sitgaai jyun bat wui keui jyut mo sitFloor tiles can't refuse to wear away;
窗花不可幽禁落霞coeng faa bat ho jau gam lok haacheung fa bat ho yau gam lok hawindow grilles can't lock in the sunset.
有感情 就會一生一世嗎jau gam cing zau wui jat sang jat sai maayau gam ching jau wui yat sang yat sai maDoes having feelings mean they last a lifetime?
又再惋惜有用嗎jau zoi jyun sik jau jung maayau joi yun sik yau yung maIs there any use in regretting it again?
忘掉愛過的他mong diu oi gwo dik taamong diu oi gwo dik taForget the man you loved,
當初的囍帖金箔印着那位他dong co dik hei tip gam bok jan zoek naa wai taadong cho dik hei tip gam bok yan jeuk na wai tahis name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.
裱起婚紗照那道牆biu hei fan saa ziu naa dou coengbiu hei fan sa jiu na dou cheungThe wall where the framed wedding photo hung,
及一切美麗舊年華 明日同步拆下kap jat cai mei lai gau nin waa ming jat tung bou caak haakap yat chai mei lai gau nin wa ming yat tung bou chaak haand all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.
忘掉有過的家mong diu jau gwo dik gaamong diu yau gwo dik gaForget the home you had:
小餐枱 沙發 雪櫃及兩份紅茶siu caan toi saa faat syut gwai kap loeng fan hung caasiu chaan toi sa faat syut gwai kap leung fan hung chathe little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.
溫馨的光境不過借出 到期拿回嗎wan hing dik gwong ging bat gwo ze ceot dou kei naa wui maawan hing dik gwong ging bat gwo je cheut dou kei na wui maThat cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?
終須會時辰到 別怕zung seoi wui si san dou bit paajung seui wui si san dou bit paWhen the time comes, as it must, don't be afraid.
請放下手裡那鎖匙 好嗎ceng fong haa sau leoi naa so si hou maacheng fong ha sau leui na so si hou maPlease put down the key in your hand, okay?