1988
真的漢子 A Real Man
A call to live boldly: try, fail, take the pain and keep fighting for what is right. Theme song of the 1988 TVB drama And Yet We Live, and one of the 1988 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs.
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singsing成wowo和baaibaai敗nounou努liklik力soengseung嘗sisi試janyan人joekyeuk若jauyau有ziji志jingying應goigoi該batbat不paapa怕cichi遲Win or lose, give it a real try; if you have the will, it's never too late.
seoiseui誰janyan人zoijoi在ngongo我meimei未waiwai為jiyi意singsing成zaujau就kaaukaau靠zanjan真bunbun本sisi事I pay no mind to who's who; achievement comes from real ability.
zoujou做gogo個zanjan真dikdik的honhon漢ziji子singsing承daamdaam擔heihei起fufu苦tungtung痛gangan跟satsat失jiyi意Be a real man, and shoulder the pain and the disappointment.
tautau投japyap入jiuyiu要ngongo我jyunyun願jiyi意cyunchyun全liklik力gongon幹jiuyiu要gongon幹dikdik的sisi事I throw myself in only because I want to, giving my all to what must be done.
seoiseui誰jungyung用dikdik敵jiyi意baanbaan扮singsing誠jiyi意hanghang行dungdung動syunsyun算liuliu了batbat不bitbit必dodo多caichai砌cichi詞Some dress up hostility as sincerity; enough, let actions speak, no need to spin words.
maimai迷janyan人sisi是zeje這fanfan份cingching情jiyi意seoiseui誰mutmut沒jauyau有soengseung傷samsam心wongwong往sisi事What's captivating is this feeling; who doesn't have a sad past?
zoujou做gogo個zanjan真dikdik的honhon漢ziji子janyan人zungjung終gwaigwai歸zungjung總jiuyiu要seisei死jatyat一cichi次Be a real man: everyone has to die once in the end.
moumou無waiwai謂jiuyiu要ngongo我syutsyut說doudou道leilei理houhou豪gitgit傑jaaya也heoiheui許bunbun本fungfung瘋ziji子Don't make me explain myself; heroes may just be madmen at heart.
tungtung同zoujou做gogo個hyuthyut血singsing性naamnaam男jiyi兒jyunyun願doudou到saisai世gaangaan間congchong闖jatyat一cichi次koengkeung強diudiu調kaaukaau靠ngongo我loengleung兩sausau手congchong創dungdung動janyan人gugu故sisi事Let's be hot-blooded men together, ready to take on the world once, making a moving story with our own two hands.
singsing成baaibaai敗jaaya也batbat不zoijoi再jauyau猶jyuyu豫jungyung用ngongo我dikdik的zanjan真samsam心zanjan真jiyi意waaiwaai懷zoekjeuk著daudau鬥ziji志hoengheung向gingging競zangjang爭dikdik的hyunhyun圈leoileui裡zeoijeui追Win or lose, no more hesitating; with all my heart and a fighting spirit, I'll go after it where the competition is.
janyan人sangsang生jauyau有dakdak特syusyu殊jiyi意jiyi義janyan人sangsang生jauyau有dakdak特syusyu殊jiyi意jiyi義Life has a special meaning (life has a special meaning).
nangnang能goigoi改binbin變ngongo我dikdik的zaijai際jyuyu遇janyan人sangsang生jauyau有daaidaai大jiyi意jiyi義It can change my fortunes (life has great meaning).
nangnang能jinyin演binbin變dungdung動janyan人gugu故sisi事jatyat一sangsang生jaaya也joengyeung讓neinei你geigei記zyujyu住It can grow into a moving story (one you'll remember all your life).
kaukau求hinhin獻sansan身waiwai維wuwu護zingjing正jiyi義I want to give myself to standing up for what's right.
singsing成wowo和baaibaai敗nounou努liklik力soengseung嘗sisi試janyan人joekyeuk若jauyau有ziji志jingying應goigoi該batbat不paapa怕cichi遲Win or lose, give it a real try; if you have the will, it's never too late.
seoiseui誰janyan人zoijoi在ngongo我meimei未waiwai為jiyi意singsing成zaujau就kaaukaau靠zanjan真bunbun本sisi事I pay no mind to who's who; achievement comes from real ability.
zoujou做gogo個zanjan真dikdik的honhon漢ziji子singsing承daamdaam擔heihei起fufu苦tungtung痛gangan跟satsat失jiyi意Be a real man, and shoulder the pain and the disappointment.
tautau投japyap入jiuyiu要ngongo我jyunyun願jiyi意cyunchyun全liklik力gongon幹jiuyiu要gongon幹dikdik的sisi事I throw myself in only because I want to, giving my all to what must be done.
seoiseui誰jungyung用dikdik敵jiyi意baanbaan扮singsing誠jiyi意hanghang行dungdung動syunsyun算liuliu了batbat不bitbit必dodo多caichai砌cichi詞Some dress up hostility as sincerity; enough, let actions speak, no need to spin words.
maimai迷janyan人sisi是zeje這fanfan份cingching情jiyi意seoiseui誰mutmut沒jauyau有soengseung傷samsam心wongwong往sisi事What's captivating is this feeling; who doesn't have a sad past?
zoujou做gogo個zanjan真dikdik的honhon漢ziji子janyan人zungjung終gwaigwai歸zungjung總jiuyiu要seisei死jatyat一cichi次Be a real man: everyone has to die once in the end.
moumou無waiwai謂jiuyiu要ngongo我syutsyut說doudou道leilei理houhou豪gitgit傑jaaya也heoiheui許bunbun本fungfung瘋ziji子Don't make me explain myself; heroes may just be madmen at heart.
tungtung同zoujou做gogo個hyuthyut血singsing性naamnaam男jiyi兒jyunyun願doudou到saisai世gaangaan間congchong闖jatyat一cichi次koengkeung強diudiu調kaaukaau靠ngongo我loengleung兩sausau手congchong創dungdung動janyan人gugu故sisi事Let's be hot-blooded men together, ready to take on the world once, making a moving story with our own two hands.
singsing成baaibaai敗jaaya也batbat不zoijoi再jauyau猶jyuyu豫jungyung用ngongo我dikdik的zanjan真samsam心zanjan真jiyi意waaiwaai懷zoekjeuk著daudau鬥ziji志hoengheung向gingging競zangjang爭dikdik的hyunhyun圈leoileui裡zeoijeui追Win or lose, no more hesitating; with all my heart and a fighting spirit, I'll go after it where the competition is.
janyan人sangsang生jauyau有dakdak特syusyu殊jiyi意jiyi義janyan人sangsang生jauyau有dakdak特syusyu殊jiyi意jiyi義Life has a special meaning (life has a special meaning).
nangnang能goigoi改binbin變ngongo我dikdik的zaijai際jyuyu遇janyan人sangsang生jauyau有daaidaai大jiyi意jiyi義It can change my fortunes (life has great meaning).
nangnang能jinyin演binbin變dungdung動janyan人gugu故sisi事jatyat一sangsang生jaaya也joengyeung讓neinei你geigei記zyujyu住It can grow into a moving story (one you'll remember all your life).
kaukau求hinhin獻sansan身waiwai維wuwu護zingjing正jiyi義I want to give myself to standing up for what's right.
Timed to 林子祥 · 十三子祥 (1987) · 4:45. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.