1979
獅子山下 Below the Lion Rock
People who met below Lion Rock vow to set aside their differences and pull together through hard times, writing Hong Kong's story with their own sweat. Written for the RTHK series of the same name, it is the city's unofficial anthem of solidarity, sung together at KTV with real feeling.
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janyan人sangsang生zungjung中jauyau有funfun歡heihei喜naannaan難minmin免jikyik亦soengseung常jauyau有leoileui淚Life has its joys, and inevitably its tears too.
ngongo我deidei哋daaidaai大gaaga家zoijoi在sisi獅ziji子saansaan山haaha下soengseung相jyuyu遇soengseung上All of us met here below Lion Rock,
zungjung總syunsyun算sisi是funfun歡siusiu笑dodo多jyuyu於heihei唏heoiheui噓and after all, there's been more laughter than sighs.
janyan人sangsang生batbat不minmin免keikei崎keoikeui嶇naannaan難jiyi以zyutjyut絕moumou無gwaagwa掛leoileui慮Life is bound to be rough; hard to live without worry.
geigei既sisi是tungtung同zaujau舟zoijoi在sisi獅ziji子saansaan山haaha下ceche且gunggung共zaijai濟Since we're in the same boat below Lion Rock, let's pull together,
paaupaau拋heihei棄keoikeui區fanfan分kaukau求gunggung共deoideui對cast off our differences and face it as one.
fongfong放hoihoi開beibei彼cichi此samsam心zungjung中maaumaau矛teonteun盾leilei理soengseung想jatyat一heihei起heoiheui去zeoijeui追Let go of the conflicts in our hearts, and chase our dreams together.
tungtung同zaujau舟janyan人saisai誓soengseung相ceoicheui隨moumou無waiwai畏ganggang更moumou無geoigeui懼In the same boat, we vow to stick together, fearless and unafraid.
tungtung同cyuchyu處hoihoi海gokgok角tintin天binbin邊kwaikwai攜sausau手daapdaap踏pingping平keikei崎keoikeui嶇Here at the world's edge, hand in hand we smooth the rough road.
ngongo我deidei哋daaidaai大gaaga家jungyung用gaangaan艱sansan辛nounou努liklik力sese寫haaha下naana那All of us, through hardship and hard work, write
batbat不naunau朽hoengheung香gonggong江mingming名geoigeui句Hong Kong's undying story.
fongfong放hoihoi開beibei彼cichi此samsam心zungjung中maaumaau矛teonteun盾leilei理soengseung想jatyat一heihei起heoiheui去zeoijeui追Let go of the conflicts in our hearts, and chase our dreams together.
tungtung同zaujau舟janyan人saisai誓soengseung相ceoicheui隨moumou無waiwai畏ganggang更moumou無geoigeui懼In the same boat, we vow to stick together, fearless and unafraid.
tungtung同cyuchyu處hoihoi海gokgok角tintin天binbin邊kwaikwai攜sausau手daapdaap踏pingping平keikei崎keoikeui嶇Here at the world's edge, hand in hand we smooth the rough road.
ngongo我deidei哋daaidaai大gaaga家jungyung用gaangaan艱sansan辛nounou努liklik力sese寫haaha下naana那All of us, through hardship and hard work, write
batbat不naunau朽hoengheung香gonggong江mingming名geoigeui句Hong Kong's undying story.
Timed to 羅文 · Denon Mastersonic 羅文 (1996) · 3:48. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.