1985

順流逆流 With the Flow, Against the Flow

Paula Tsui 徐小鳳

A look back at years of ups and downs, cold looks and kind smiles, taken in quietly and carried on from.

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seun順lau流yik逆lau流With the flow, against the flow.

bat不ji知dou道joi在na那tin天bin邊ho可wui會yau有jeun盡tau頭I don't know if, out at the edge of the sky, there's an end to it all;

ji只ji知dou道sai逝heui去gwong光yam陰bat不wui會joi再wui回tau頭I only know that time gone by will never come back.

mui每yat一chyun串leui淚seui水bun伴mui每yat一go個mung夢seung想Every stream of tears, with every dream,

bat不ji知bat不gok覺chyun全lau溜jau走has slipped away before I knew it.

bat不ging經yi意joi在je這hyun圈jung中jyun轉dou到je這nin年tau頭Without noticing, I've gone round in this circle all the way to these years,

ji只gam感dou到joi在je這hyun圈jung中ging經gwo過seun順yik逆lau流and all I feel is that I've been through its currents, with and against.

mui每fo顆laang冷huk酷ngaan眼gwong光gung共mui每sing聲yau友sin善siu笑seng聲Every cold glance, and every friendly laugh,

mak默yin然yat一yat一seung嘗tau透I've silently tasted to the full, one by one.

gei幾do多gaan艱fu苦dong當tin天ngo我mak默mak默jip接sau受So much hardship I quietly accepted back then,

gei幾do多san辛syun酸ya也mei未fong放sau手so much bitterness, and still I didn't let go.

gu故yi意tiu挑tik剔gam今tin天ngo我bat不joi在fu乎Today I don't care about those who find fault on purpose;

ji只gan跟sam心jung中yi意yun願heui去jau走I just follow what my heart wants.

bat不seung相seun信mei未jok作hei犧sang牲ging竟sin先ho可yung擁yau有I don't believe you can have anything without first giving something up;

ji只seung相seun信si是kaau靠seung雙sau手jaau找dou到ngo我yuk欲kau求I only believe I find what I want with my own two hands.

mui每yat一chyun串hon汗seui水wun換mui每yat一go個sing成jau就Every stream of sweat buys every achievement;

chung從loi來dak得sat失ngo我tai睇tau透gains and losses, I've long seen through them.

bat不ging經yi意joi在je這hyun圈jung中jyun轉dou到je這nin年tau頭Without noticing, I've gone round in this circle all the way to these years,

ji只gam感dou到joi在je這hyun圈jung中ging經gwo過seun順yik逆lau流and all I feel is that I've been through its currents, with and against.

mui每fo顆laang冷huk酷ngaan眼gwong光gung共mui每sing聲yau友sin善siu笑seng聲Every cold glance, and every friendly laugh,

mak默yin然yat一yat一seung嘗tau透I've silently tasted to the full, one by one.

gei幾do多gaan艱fu苦dong當tin天ngo我mak默mak默jip接sau受So much hardship I quietly accepted back then,

gei幾do多san辛syun酸ya也mei未fong放sau手so much bitterness, and still I didn't let go.

gu故yi意tiu挑tik剔gam今tin天ngo我bat不joi在fu乎Today I don't care about those who find fault on purpose;

ji只gan跟sam心jung中yi意yun願heui去jau走I just follow what my heart wants.

bat不seung相seun信mei未jok作hei犧sang牲ging竟sin先ho可yung擁yau有I don't believe you can have anything without first giving something up;

ji只seung相seun信si是kaau靠seung雙sau手jaau找dou到ngo我yuk欲kau求I only believe I find what I want with my own two hands.

mui每yat一chyun串hon汗seui水wun換mui每yat一go個sing成jau就Every stream of sweat buys every achievement;

chung從loi來dak得sat失ngo我tai睇tau透gains and losses, I've long seen through them.

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