1989

千千闋歌 A Thousand Songs

Priscilla Chan 陳慧嫻

A farewell sung on the last night before two people part: however many songs and stars lie ahead, none will match tonight. A KTV staple for goodbyes and graduations.

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cheui徐cheui徐wui回mong望chang曾suk屬yu於bei彼chi此dik的maan晚seung上Slowly looking back on the nights that were ours.

hung紅hung紅ying仍si是nei你jang贈ngo我dik的sam心jung中yim艷yeung陽The sun you gave my heart still glows red.

yu如lau流so傻leui淚kei祈mong望ho可tai體seut恤gim兼gin見leung諒Forgive my foolish, flowing tears.

ming明san晨lei離bit別nei你lou路ya也heui許gu孤daan單dak得maan漫cheung長Tomorrow I leave you; the road may be long and lonely.

yat一seun瞬gaan間taai太do多dung東sai西yiu要gong講In one moment, too much to say.

ho可sik惜jik即jeung將joi在gok各yat一fong方Soon we will be worlds apart.

ji只hou好sam深sam深ba把je這hak刻jeun盡ying凝mong望So I gaze and take this moment in.

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千kyut闋go歌piu飄yu於yun遠fong方ngo我lou路seung上Even if a thousand songs drift along my road ahead,

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千maan晚sing星leung亮gwo過gam今maan晚yut月leung亮even if a thousand stars outshine tonight's moon,

dou都bei比bat不hei起je這siu宵mei美lai麗yik亦jyut絕bat不ho可si使ngo我gang更yan欣seung賞none will match tonight, none will move me more,

Ah-hayan因nei你gam今maan晚gung共ngo我cheung唱because tonight you sing with me.

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lam臨hang行lam臨bit別choi才deun頓gam感oi哀seung傷dik的piu漂leung亮Only at parting do I see how beautiful sadness is.

yun原loi來chyun全si是nei你ling令ngo我dik的si思yik憶maan漫cheung長It was you who made my memories run so long.

ho何nin年ho何yut月choi才yau又ho可gam今siu宵yat一yeung樣When will we have a night like this again?

ting停lau留ying凝mong望leui裡yeung讓ngaan眼jing睛gong講bei彼chi此laap立cheung場We linger, and let our eyes say what we feel.

dong當mau某tin天yu雨dim點hing輕haau敲nei你cheung窗Some day, when rain taps at your window,

dong當fung風sing聲cheui吹lyun亂nei你kau構seung想when the wind scatters your thoughts,

ho可fau否chau抽hung空seung想je這jeung張gau舊mou模yeung樣could you spare a moment for this old face?

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千kyut闋go歌piu飄yu於yun遠fong方ngo我lou路seung上Even if a thousand songs drift along my road ahead,

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千maan晚sing星leung亮gwo過gam今maan晚yut月leung亮even if a thousand stars outshine tonight's moon,

dou都bei比bat不hei起je這siu宵mei美lai麗yik亦jyut絕bat不ho可si使ngo我gang更yan欣seung賞none will match tonight, none will move me more,

Ah-hayan因nei你gam今maan晚gung共ngo我cheung唱because tonight you sing with me.

Ahjam怎dou都bei比bat不hei起je這siu宵mei美lai麗Nothing will ever match tonight,

yik亦jyut絕bat不ho可si使ngo我gang更yan欣seung賞nothing will move me more,

yan因gam今siu宵dik的ngo我ho可gung共nei你cheung唱because tonight I get to sing with you.

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千kyut闋go歌piu飄yu於yun遠fong方ngo我lou路seung上Even if a thousand songs drift along my road ahead,

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千maan晚sing星leung亮gwo過gam今maan晚yut月leung亮even if a thousand stars outshine tonight's moon,

dou都bei比bat不hei起je這siu宵mei美lai麗yik亦jyut絕bat不ho可si使ngo我gang更yan欣seung賞none will match tonight, none will move me more,

Ah-hayan因nei你gam今maan晚gung共ngo我cheung唱because tonight you sing with me.

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千kyut闋go歌piu飄yu於yun遠fong方ngo我lou路seung上Even if a thousand songs drift along my road ahead,

loi來yat日jung縱si使chin千chin千maan晚sing星leung亮gwo過gam今maan晚yut月leung亮even if a thousand stars outshine tonight's moon,

dou都bei比bat不hei起je這siu宵mei美lai麗dou都sai洗bat不ching清gam今maan晚ngo我so所seung想none will match tonight, nor wash away what I feel,

yan因bat不ji知na哪tin天joi再gung共nei你cheung唱because I don't know when we'll sing together again.

Timed to 陳慧嫺 · 永遠是你的朋友 (1989) · 5:02. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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