2006
不如不見 Better Not to Meet
Flying to London to see an old love, the singer finds ten years between them and decides some reunions are better never had. Its Mandarin version is Long Time No See.
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tautau頭zimjim沾sapsap濕moumou無hoho可beibei避minmin免leonleun倫deondeun敦zungjung總jiyi依lyunlyun戀jyuyu雨dimdim點My hair gets wet, there's no avoiding it; London always clings to its rain.
singsing乘zoujou早geigei機janyan忍noinoi耐zoekjeuk著hoho呵himhim欠jyunyun完cyunchyun全waiwai為gingin見neinei你jatyat一minmin面I took the early flight, fighting back yawns, all just to see you once.
camcham尋dakdak得doudou到canchan塵fungfung封siusiu小dimdim店wuiwui回batbat不doudou到soengseung相lyunlyun戀naana那tintin天I can still find the dusty little shop, but I can't get back to the days we were in love.
lingling靈heihei氣daaidaai大koikoi概zoujou早beibei被wuwu污jimyim染seoiseui誰waiwai為liuliu了sangsang生wutwut活batbat不binbin變The magic was probably spoiled long ago; who doesn't change just to get by?
jyutyut越hothot渴mongmong望gingin見minmin面jinyin然hauhau後faatfaat發jinyin現zungjung中gaangaan間gaakgaak隔zoekjeuk著naana那sapsap十ninnin年I longed so much to see you, only to find those ten years between us.
ngongo我soengseung想gingin見dikdik的siusiu笑limlim臉ziji只jauyau有waaiwaai懷nimnim念batbat不dungdung懂zamjam怎heoiheui去zoijoi再liuliu聊tintin天The smile I wanted to see is only a memory; I don't know how to talk with you any more.
zoengjeung像ngongo我zoijoi在wongwong往jatyat日waanwaan還meimei未cauchau抽jinyin煙batbat不ziji知neinei你zamjam怎momo麼binbin變cinchin遷Like me back when I didn't smoke yet, I can't tell how you've changed.
cichi似dangdang等liuliu了jatyat一baakbaak百ninnin年fatfat忽jiyi已mingming明baakbaak白It feels like I've waited a hundred years, and suddenly I understand:
zikjik即sisi使zoijoi再gingin見minmin面singsing成suksuk熟deidei地biubiu表jinyin演batbat不jyuyu如batbat不gingin見even if we met again and put on a grown-up act, we'd be better off not meeting.
camcham尋dakdak得doudou到canchan塵fungfung封siusiu小dimdim店wuiwui回batbat不doudou到soengseung相lyunlyun戀naana那tintin天I can still find the dusty little shop, but I can't get back to the days we were in love.
lingling靈heihei氣daaidaai大koikoi概zoujou早beibei被wuwu污jimyim染seoiseui誰waiwai為liuliu了sangsang生wutwut活batbat不binbin變The magic was probably spoiled long ago; who doesn't change just to get by?
jyutyut越hothot渴mongmong望gingin見minmin面jinyin然hauhau後faatfaat發jinyin現zungjung中gaangaan間gaakgaak隔zoekjeuk著naana那sapsap十ninnin年I longed so much to see you, only to find those ten years between us.
ngongo我soengseung想gingin見dikdik的siusiu笑limlim臉ziji只jauyau有waaiwaai懷nimnim念batbat不dungdung懂zamjam怎heoiheui去zoijoi再liuliu聊tintin天The smile I wanted to see is only a memory; I don't know how to talk with you any more.
zoengjeung像ngongo我zoijoi在wongwong往jatyat日waanwaan還meimei未cauchau抽jinyin煙batbat不ziji知neinei你zamjam怎momo麼binbin變cinchin遷Like me back when I didn't smoke yet, I can't tell how you've changed.
cichi似dangdang等liuliu了jatyat一baakbaak百ninnin年fatfat忽jiyi已mingming明baakbaak白It feels like I've waited a hundred years, and suddenly I understand:
zikjik即sisi使zoijoi再gingin見minmin面singsing成suksuk熟deidei地biubiu表jinyin演batbat不jyuyu如batbat不gingin見even if we met again and put on a grown-up act, we'd be better off not meeting.
Timed to 陳奕迅 · What's Going On…? (2006) · 4:09. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.