1987

倩女幽魂 A Chinese Ghost Story

Leslie Cheung 張國榮

A wanderer on life's long road, chasing dreams through wind and dust and never sure which way to go. Theme song of the 1987 film A Chinese Ghost Story, written by James Wong.

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yan人sang生lou路mei美mung夢chi似lou路cheung長Life's road: sweet dreams stretch as long as the road.

lou路leui裡fung風seung霜fung風seung霜pok撲min面gon乾Wind and frost along the road, wind and frost that sting the face dry.

hung紅chan塵leui裡mei美mung夢yau有gei幾do多fong方heung向In this dusty mortal world, how many ways can sweet dreams go?

jaau找chi癡chi癡mung夢waan幻jung中sam心oi愛lou路cheui隨yan人mong茫mong茫Searching in a besotted dream for the one I love, the road runs on into haze as I go.

yan人sang生si是mei美mung夢yu與yit熱mong望Life is sweet dreams and burning hopes.

mung夢leui裡yi依hei稀yi依hei稀yau有leui淚gwong光In dreams, faintly, faintly, there's a glint of tears.

ho何chung從ho何heui去heui去mik覓ngo我sam心jung中fong方heung向Where do I come from, where do I go, to find the direction in my heart?

fung風fong仿fat佛joi在mung夢jung中heng輕taan嘆lou路wo和yan人mong茫mong茫The wind seems to sigh softly in a dream; the road and I are lost in haze.

yan人gaan間lou路faai快lok樂siu少nin年long郎On the road of this world, a carefree young man.

lou路leui裡kei崎keui嶇kei崎keui嶇bat不gin見yeung陽gwong光The road is rugged, so rugged no sunlight can be seen.

nai泥chan塵leui裡faai快lok樂yau有gei幾do多fong方heung向In the mud and dust, how many ways can happiness go?

yat一si絲si絲mung夢waan幻bun般fung風yu雨lou路cheui隨yan人mong茫mong茫Wisps of dreamlike wind and rain; the road runs on into haze as I go.

si絲si絲mung夢waan幻bun般fung風yu雨lou路cheui隨yan人mong茫mong茫Wisps of dreamlike wind and rain; the road runs on into haze as I go.

Timed to 張國榮 · Summer Romance ’87 (1987) · 3:38. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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