1987

灰色 Grey

Sandy Lam 林憶蓮

A woman decides to stop pretending she doesn't know about her cheating lover; the love that once filled her life with colour has turned grey. The title track of Sandy Lam's 1987 album, a Cantonese version of Pepsi and Shirlie's Heartache.

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fui灰sik色HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaGrey.

joi再ya也bat不seung想ja詐bat不ji知seui誰yan人gan近yat日yu與nei你gon幹jeuk著faai快lok樂si事I won't pretend any more that I don't know who you've been having fun with lately.

nei你ngo我ji之gaan間chyun存jeuk著hak黑ying影ji子A dark shadow lies between you and me.

ga假si使joi再to拖gik極wai為mou無yi意yi義yeung讓ngo我jeun盡bin變lik歷si史gu故si事Dragging it out would be utterly pointless; let me become a story in your past.

bat不seung想joi再gai繼juk續chi癡lyun戀oi愛dik的pin騙ji子I don't want to keep on madly loving a liar.

daan但am暗leui裡ngo我keuk卻dim惦gwa掛na那chang曾hung洶yung湧dik的oi愛But secretly I still miss the love that once surged so strong.

na那chi次yu遇seung上choi才ji知sang生ming命jing精choi彩dong當tin天sam心noi內When we met, I learned how vivid life could be; that day my heart

gik激cheut出ban繽fan紛sik色choi彩burst into every colour.

daan但yin現joi在sam心jung中ji只yau有fui灰sik色But now there is only grey in my heart.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaseui碎dik的jeui追yik憶Shattered memories.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHabing冰laang冷hung空kwik隙A cold, empty gap.

sam心jung中gaau絞tung痛jau就yu如cheung長dou刀chung衝gik擊The ache in my heart is like a long blade driving in.

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ngo我wui會chyun穿hei起laang冷fui灰yi衣I'll put on cold grey clothes

haang行lei離gau舊dei地min免nei你gaak隔jeuk著ngo我baan辦si事and leave our old haunts, so you won't have to sneak around me.

nei你ngo我ji之gaan間yau由jok昨tin天jung終ji止Between you and me, it ended yesterday.

ga假si使joi再to拖gik極wai為mou無yi意yi義yeung讓ngo我jeun盡bin變lik歷si史gu故si事Dragging it out would be utterly pointless; let me become a story in your past.

bat不seung想joi再gai繼juk續chi癡lyun戀oi愛dik的pin騙ji子I don't want to keep on madly loving a liar.

daan但am暗leui裡ngo我keuk卻dim惦gwa掛na那chang曾hung洶yung湧dik的oi愛But secretly I still miss the love that once surged so strong.

na那chi次yu遇seung上choi才ji知sang生ming命jing精choi彩dong當tin天sam心noi內When we met, I learned how vivid life could be; that day my heart

gik激cheut出ban繽fan紛sik色choi彩burst into every colour.

daan但yin現joi在sam心jung中ji只yau有fui灰sik色But now there is only grey in my heart.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaseui碎dik的jeui追yik憶Shattered memories.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHabing冰laang冷hung空kwik隙A cold, empty gap.

han恨gik極mut沒faat法jong撞chyun穿sam心jung中fui灰sik色For all my hatred, I can't break through the grey in my heart.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaseui碎dik的jeui追yik憶Shattered memories.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHabing冰laang冷hung空kwik隙A cold, empty gap.

sam心jung中gaau絞tung痛jau就yu如cheung長dou刀chung衝gik擊The ache in my heart is like a long blade driving in.

ji只yau有fui灰sik色HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaOnly grey.

seui碎dik的jeui追yik憶HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaShattered memories.

bing冰laang冷hung空kwik隙A cold, empty gap.

han恨gik極mut沒faat法jong撞chyun穿sam心jung中fui灰sik色For all my hatred, I can't break through the grey in my heart.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaseui碎dik的jeui追yik憶Shattered memories.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHabing冰laang冷hung空kwik隙A cold, empty gap.

han恨gik極mut沒faat法jong撞chyun穿sam心jung中fui灰sik色For all my hatred, I can't break through the grey in my heart.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaseui碎dik的jeui追yik憶Shattered memories.

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHabing冰laang冷hung空kwik隙A cold, empty gap.

han恨gik極mut沒faat法jong撞chyun穿sam心jung中fui灰sik色For all my hatred, I can't break through the grey in my heart.

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Timed to 林憶蓮 · 灰色 (1987) · 4:00. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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