1989
風再起時 When the Wind Rises Again
Leslie Cheung looks back on his years of singing and lets go of striving. He wrote the music himself for his 1989 farewell album, as an answer to his 1983 hit The Wind Blows On.
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fungfung風zoijoi再heihei起sisi時When the wind rises again.
ngongo我wuiwui回tautau頭zoijoi再mongmong望maumau某ninnin年I look back once more at a certain year,
zoengjeung像satsat失siksik色ziujiu照pinpin片zaaja乍jinyin現ngaanngaan眼cinchin前like a faded photograph suddenly before my eyes:
zeje這gogo個mongmong茫jinyin然kwankwan困waakwaak惑siusiu少ninnin年that lost, bewildered young man
jyunyun願jatyat一sangsang生jiyi以gogo歌tautau投japyap入muimui每tintin天wingwing永batbat不binbin變who wanted to give his whole life to song, every day, never changing.
jamyam任gaugau舊jatyat日loulou路soengseung上fungfung風singsing聲ceoicheui取siusiu笑ngongo我Let the wind on the old road laugh at me;
jamyam任gaugau舊jatyat日maanmaan萬nimnim念keoikeui俱fuifui灰jaaya也gingging經gwogwo過I've lived through days of utter despair too.
ngongo我zeoijeui最oioi愛dikdik的gogo歌zeoijeui最hauhau後zungjung總syunsyun算coengcheung唱gwogwo過The songs I love most, I've sung at last.
moumou無jungyung用zoijoi再zangjang爭ceoicheui取ganggang更dodo多No need to strive for more.
fungfung風zoijoi再heihei起sisi時makmak默makmak默deidei地zeje這samsam心batbat不zoijoi再gaigai計gaaugaau較jyuyu與banban奔cichi馳When the wind rises again, my heart quietly stops counting the cost and racing on.
ngongo我zungjung縱jiuyiu要jiyi依jiyi依daaidaai帶leoileui淚gwaigwai歸heoiheui去jaaya也jyunyun願jiyi意Even if I must go home reluctantly, in tears, I'm willing.
zanjan珍gwaigwai貴seoiseui歲jyutyut月leoileui裡camcham尋mikmik覓ngongo我samsam心zungjung中dikdik的sisi詩Through the precious years I searched for the poem in my heart.
fungfung風zoijoi再heihei起sisi時zikjik寂zikjik寂jeye夜samsam深zungjung中soengseung想doudou到neinei你deoideui對ngongo我ziji支cichi持When the wind rises again, in the still of the night I think of how you stood by me.
zoijoi再tengteng聽gingin見funfun歡fufu呼leoileui裡zoijoi在japyap泣sousou訴ngongo我zeje謝jiyi意Hearing the cheers again, I pour out my thanks through tears.
seoiseui雖jiyi已gougou告bitbit別liuliu了jingying仍sisi是jauyau有jatyat一sisi絲nyunnyun暖jiyi意Though I've said goodbye, there's still a little warmth.
ngongo我faufau浮camcham沉liuliu了sapsap十sousou數ninnin年I've risen and sunk for more than ten years,
zoijoi在singsing星hunghung空leoileui裡simsim閃daaidaai帶zoekjeuk著mongmong惘jinyin然shining in the starry sky, yet feeling lost.
cengcheng請neinei你jungyung容ngongo我bitbit別heoiheui去cinchin前Please, before I leave, let me
zangjang贈ceotcheut出zeje這kyutkyut闕gogo歌loiloi來jatyat日maumau某tintin天zoijoi再soengseung相gingin見give you this song; some day we'll meet again.
daandaan但jyunyun願jungyung用jityit熱litlit烈zoengjeung掌singsing聲funfun歡sungsung送ngongo我I hope you'll send me off with warm applause.
zoijoi在jatyat日hauhau後daamdaam淡daamdaam淡jatyat一sangsang生jaaya也batbat不cocho錯A quiet, simple life from now on wouldn't be bad.
naana那nyunnyun暖nyunnyun暖soengseung雙sausau手zeoijeui最hauhau後hoho可wingwing永jyunyun遠bunbun伴ngongo我Those warm hands can stay with me forever in the end.
hoho何jungyung用zoijoi再dakdak得doudou到ganggang更dodo多What need is there to gain any more?
fungfung風zoijoi再heihei起sisi時makmak默makmak默deidei地zeje這samsam心batbat不zoijoi再gaigai計gaaugaau較jyuyu與banban奔cichi馳When the wind rises again, my heart quietly stops counting the cost and racing on.
ngongo我zungjung縱jiuyiu要jiyi依jiyi依daaidaai帶leoileui淚gwaigwai歸heoiheui去jaaya也jyunyun願jiyi意Even if I must go home reluctantly, in tears, I'm willing.
zanjan珍gwaigwai貴seoiseui歲jyutyut月leoileui裡camcham尋mikmik覓ngongo我samsam心zungjung中dikdik的sisi詩Through the precious years I searched for the poem in my heart.
fungfung風zoijoi再heihei起sisi時zikjik寂zikjik寂jeye夜samsam深zungjung中soengseung想doudou到neinei你deoideui對ngongo我ziji支cichi持When the wind rises again, in the still of the night I think of how you stood by me.
zoijoi再tengteng聽gingin見funfun歡fufu呼leoileui裡zoijoi在japyap泣sousou訴ngongo我zeje謝jiyi意Hearing the cheers again, I pour out my thanks through tears.
seoiseui雖jiyi已gougou告bitbit別liuliu了jingying仍sisi是jauyau有jatyat一sisi絲nyunnyun暖jiyi意Though I've said goodbye, there's still a little warmth.
jingying仍mutmut沒jauyau有jatyat一sisi絲fuifui悔jiyi意and still not a trace of regret.
Timed to 張國榮 · 鍾情張國榮 (2004) · 4:31. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.