1987
敢愛敢做 Dare to Love
Two lovers kiss in the cold rain at a traffic light, ignoring the stares and the whole street. Opening track of George Lam's 1987 album.
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gamgam敢oioi愛gamgam敢zoujou做Daring to love, daring to act.
gaaigaai街binbin邊ziujiu焦gapgap急dikdik的ngongo我caanchaan餐tengteng廳jauyau憂watwat鬱dikdik的neinei你Me, anxious out on the street; you, gloomy in the restaurant.
gaakgaak隔pinpin片saasa沙bobo玻leilei璃loengleung兩ngaanngaan眼daaidaai帶sese些soengseung傷beibei悲A pane of frosted glass between us, eyes touched with sadness.
gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈binbin邊dikdik的ngongo我gangan緊poupou抱samsam深oioi愛dikdik的neinei你Me by the traffic lights, holding you, the one I love, tight.
tengteng聽fufu呼kapkap吸singsing聲kokkok確jiyi已gapgap急cukchuk速doudou到seisei死Listen to our breathing: it's racing like mad.
laanglaang冷jyuyu雨pokpok撲hoengheung嚮ngongo我dimdim點dimdim點fanfan紛feifei飛Cold rain beats down on me, drops flying everywhere,
cinchin千deondeun噸gougou高wanwan溫bobo波toutou濤jauyau由neinei你cungchung涌heihei起but a thousand tons of burning waves surge up from you.
gogo個gogo個syutsyut說ngongo我taaitaai太kwongkwong狂siusiu笑ngongo我batbat不geigei羈Everyone says I'm too wild and laughs at me for being unruly.
gamgam敢jyuyu於gaaugaau交ceotcheut出zanjan真cingching情naana那syunsyun算hoho可peipei鄙Daring to give my true love: is that something to scorn?
kwongkwong狂poupou抱jungyung擁batbat不seoiseui需jauyau休siksik息dikdik的manman吻Wild embraces, kisses that need no rest,
batbat不seoiseui需fufu呼kapkap吸hunghung空heihei氣batbat不seoiseui須gaaigaai街binbin邊gungun觀zungjung眾jyunyun遠leilei離no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.
meimei微jyuyu雨zungjung中sansan身binbin邊ceche車loengleung輛feifei飛gwogwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us,
gaaigaai街leoileui裡loulou路janyan人zaujau走gwogwo過gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈ceoicheui崔cukchuk促gwogwo過people walk by along the street, the traffic lights hurry us along,
singsing剩haaha下dukduk獨sisi是ngongo我gangan跟neinei你and all that's left is you and me.
sausau收gangan緊jatyat一soengseung雙sausau手beibei臂kuku箍gangan緊sansan身binbin邊dikdik的neinei你I tighten both arms and hold you close.
tautau透gwogwo過sapsap濕seotseut恤saamsaam衫tiptip貼hoengheung嚮neinei你dikdik的fufu膚geigei肌Through my wet shirt, pressed against your skin.
sansan身binbin邊dodo多siusiu少ziji指zaakjaak責doudou都jiyi已jatyat一koikoi概batbat不leilei理However much people around us blame us, I ignore it all.
oioi愛dikdik的zanjan真samsam深ngongo我loengleung倆jingying應goigoi該manman吻seisei死Our love runs so deep we ought to kiss till we die.
laanglaang冷jyuyu雨pokpok撲hoengheung嚮ngongo我dimdim點dimdim點fanfan紛feifei飛Cold rain beats down on me, drops flying everywhere,
cinchin千deondeun噸gougou高wanwan溫bobo波toutou濤jauyau由neinei你cungchung涌heihei起but a thousand tons of burning waves surge up from you.
gogo個gogo個syutsyut說ngongo我taaitaai太kwongkwong狂siusiu笑ngongo我batbat不geigei羈Everyone says I'm too wild and laughs at me for being unruly.
gamgam敢jyuyu於gaaugaau交ceotcheut出zanjan真cingching情naana那syunsyun算hoho可peipei鄙Daring to give my true love: is that something to scorn?
kwongkwong狂poupou抱jungyung擁batbat不seoiseui需jauyau休siksik息dikdik的manman吻Wild embraces, kisses that need no rest,
batbat不seoiseui需fufu呼kapkap吸hunghung空heihei氣batbat不seoiseui須gaaigaai街binbin邊gungun觀zungjung眾jyunyun遠leilei離no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.
meimei微jyuyu雨zungjung中sansan身binbin邊ceche車loengleung輛feifei飛gwogwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us,
gaaigaai街leoileui裡loulou路janyan人zaujau走gwogwo過gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈ceoicheui崔cukchuk促gwogwo過people walk by along the street, the traffic lights hurry us along,
singsing剩haaha下dukduk獨sisi是ngongo我gangan跟neinei你and all that's left is you and me.
zaujau就joengyeung讓jyuyu宇zaujau宙taaptaap塌haaha下saisai世gaaigaai界binbin變liuliu了fongfong荒deidei地Let the universe cave in and the world turn to wasteland,
jatyat日jyutyut月seoiseui碎zoujou做wanwan殞seksek石ngongo我loengleung倆jaaya也manman吻zoekjeuk著doudou到muimui每gogo個saisai世geigei紀let the sun and moon shatter into meteorites; we'll still be kissing, through every century.
kwongkwong狂poupou抱jungyung擁batbat不seoiseui需jauyau休siksik息dikdik的manman吻Wild embraces, kisses that need no rest,
batbat不seoiseui需fufu呼kapkap吸hunghung空heihei氣batbat不seoiseui須gaaigaai街binbin邊gungun觀zungjung眾jyunyun遠leilei離no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.
meimei微jyuyu雨zungjung中sansan身binbin邊ceche車loengleung輛feifei飛gwogwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us,
gaaigaai街leoileui裡loulou路janyan人zaujau走gwogwo過gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈ceoicheui崔cukchuk促gwogwo過people walk by along the street, the traffic lights hurry us along,
singsing剩haaha下dukduk獨sisi是ngongo我gangan跟neinei你and all that's left is you and me.
batbat不seoiseui需jauyau休siksik息dikdik的manman吻batbat不seoiseui需fufu呼kapkap吸hunghung空heihei氣batbat不seoiseui須gaaigaai街binbin邊gungun觀zungjung眾jyunyun遠leilei離Kisses that need no rest, no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.
meimei微jyuyu雨zungjung中sansan身binbin邊ceche車loengleung輛feifei飛gwogwo過gaaigaai街leoileui裡loulou路janyan人zaujau走gwogwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us, people walk by along the street,
gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈ceoicheui崔cukchuk促gwogwo過singsing剩haaha下dukduk獨sisi是ngongo我gangan跟neinei你the traffic lights hurry us along, and all that's left is you and me.
batbat不seoiseui需jauyau休siksik息dikdik的manman吻batbat不seoiseui需fufu呼kapkap吸hunghung空heihei氣batbat不seoiseui須gaaigaai街binbin邊gungun觀zungjung眾jyunyun遠leilei離Kisses that need no rest, no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.
meimei微jyuyu雨zungjung中sansan身binbin邊ceche車loengleung輛feifei飛gwogwo過gaaigaai街leoileui裡loulou路janyan人zaujau走gwogwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us, people walk by along the street,
gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈ceoicheui崔cukchuk促gwogwo過singsing剩haaha下dukduk獨sisi是ngongo我gangan跟neinei你the traffic lights hurry us along, and all that's left is you and me.
batbat不seoiseui需jauyau休siksik息dikdik的manman吻batbat不seoiseui需fufu呼kapkap吸hunghung空heihei氣batbat不seoiseui須gaaigaai街binbin邊gungun觀zungjung眾jyunyun遠leilei離Kisses that need no rest, no need to breathe the air, no need for the crowd on the street to go away.
meimei微jyuyu雨zungjung中sansan身binbin邊ceche車loengleung輛feifei飛gwogwo過gaaigaai街leoileui裡loulou路janyan人zaujau走gwogwo過In the light rain, cars rush past us, people walk by along the street,
gaaugaau交tungtung通dangdang燈ceoicheui崔cukchuk促gwogwo過singsing剩haaha下dukduk獨sisi是ngongo我gangan跟neinei你the traffic lights hurry us along, and all that's left is you and me.
Timed to 林子祥 · 花街70號 (1987) · 4:57. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.