1988
人生何處不相逢 Where in Life Do We Not Meet
Two lives cross briefly and drift apart like waves, with hope of meeting again one day. Written by Lo Ta-yu, it was Priscilla Chan's first number one on all three main Hong Kong charts.
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ceoicheui隨longlong浪ceoicheui隨fungfung風piupiu飄dongdong蕩Drifting with the waves and the wind,
ceoicheui隨zoekjeuk著jatyat一sangsang生leoileui裏dikdik的longlong浪carried along by the waves of a lifetime.
neinei你ngongo我zoijoi在cungchung重dipdip疊naana那jatyat一saatsaat剎The moment our paths overlapped,
kingking頃hakhak刻gokgok各zoijoi在jatyat一fongfong方in an instant we were each in a different place.
jyunyun緣fanfan份ceoicheui隨fungfung風piupiu飄dongdong蕩Our fate drifts on the wind;
jyunyun緣zeonjeun盡cichi此saangsaang生jaaya也sausau守mongmong望even when our bond runs out, I'll keep watch all my life.
neinei你ngongo我zoijoi在cungchung重mongmong望naana那jatyat一saatsaat剎The moment we looked at each other again,
samsam心zungjung中jauyau有leoileui淚piupiu飄gonggong降tears fell inside my heart.
zungjung縱sisi是gougou告bitbit別jaaya也gaaugaau交ceotcheut出zanjan真samsam心jiyi意Even in parting, I gave you my true feelings,
makmak默makmak默singsing承sausau受zaijai際jyuyu遇and silently bore whatever came.
maumau某jyutyut月maumau某jatyat日jaaya也heoiheui許zoijoi再hoho可gangan跟neinei你Some month, some day, perhaps I can be with you again,
gunggung共zeoijeui聚cungchung重sapsap拾wongwong往sisi事together, picking up the past once more.
moumou無noinoi奈cungchung重jyuyu遇naana那tintin天cyunchyun存zoijoi在wingwing永jyunyun遠But sadly the day we meet again lies somewhere in forever,
taata他fongfong方dikdik的maanmaan晚hunghung空ganggang更sisi是jiuyiu遙jyunyun遠and the evening sky where you are is farther still.
seoiseui誰zoijoi在wongwong黃gamgam金hoihoi海ngonngon岸One of us on a golden shore,
seoiseui誰zoijoi在fungfung烽jinyin煙beibei彼ngonngon岸one on a far shore amid the smoke of war.
neinei你ngongo我zoijoi在wuiwui回mongmong望naana那jatyat一saatsaat剎The moment we look back,
beibei彼cichi此waiwai慰manman問gingging境fongfong況we ask each other how life has been.
ceoicheui隨longlong浪ceoicheui隨fungfung風piupiu飄dongdong蕩Drifting with the waves and the wind,
ceoicheui隨zoekjeuk著jatyat一sangsang生leoileui裏dikdik的longlong浪carried along by the waves of a lifetime.
neinei你ngongo我zoijoi在cungchung重dipdip疊naana那jatyat一saatsaat剎The moment our paths overlapped,
kingking頃hakhak刻gokgok各zoijoi在jatyat一fongfong方in an instant we were each in a different place.
jyunyun緣fanfan份ceoicheui隨fungfung風piupiu飄dongdong蕩Our fate drifts on the wind;
jyunyun緣zeonjeun盡cichi此saangsaang生jaaya也sausau守mongmong望even when our bond runs out, I'll keep watch all my life.
neinei你ngongo我zoijoi在cungchung重mongmong望naana那jatyat一saatsaat剎The moment we looked at each other again,
samsam心zungjung中jauyau有leoileui淚piupiu飄gonggong降tears fell inside my heart.
zungjung縱sisi是gougou告bitbit別jaaya也gaaugaau交ceotcheut出zanjan真samsam心jiyi意Even in parting, I gave you my true feelings,
makmak默makmak默singsing承sausau受zaijai際jyuyu遇and silently bore whatever came.
maumau某jyutyut月maumau某jatyat日jaaya也heoiheui許zoijoi再hoho可gangan跟neinei你Some month, some day, perhaps I can be with you again,
gunggung共zeoijeui聚cungchung重sapsap拾wongwong往sisi事together, picking up the past once more.
moumou無noinoi奈cungchung重jyuyu遇naana那tintin天cyunchyun存zoijoi在wingwing永jyunyun遠But sadly the day we meet again lies somewhere in forever,
taata他fongfong方dikdik的maanmaan晚hunghung空ganggang更sisi是jiuyiu遙jyunyun遠and the evening sky where you are is farther still.
seoiseui誰zoijoi在wongwong黃gamgam金hoihoi海ngonngon岸One of us on a golden shore,
seoiseui誰zoijoi在fungfung烽jinyin煙beibei彼ngonngon岸one on a far shore amid the smoke of war.
neinei你ngongo我zoijoi在wuiwui回mongmong望naana那jatyat一saatsaat剎The moment we look back,
beibei彼cichi此waiwai慰manman問gingging境fongfong況we ask each other how life has been.
Timed to 陳慧嫺 · 今天的愛人是誰 (1994) · 3:57. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.