1987

月半小夜曲 Half-Moon Serenade

Hacken Lee 李克勤

A sleepless night after a breakup: a violin plays, a half moon hangs in the sky, and she, like the moon, is beautiful but out of reach. A Cantonese cover of Naoko Kawai's 'Half Moon Serenade', and a classic KTV test of a singer's range.

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ying仍yin然yi倚joi在sat失min眠ye夜mong望tin天bin邊sing星sau宿Still leaning there through a sleepless night, watching the stars,

ying仍yin然teng聽gin見siu小tai提kam琴yu如yap泣chi似sou訴joi再tiu挑dau逗still hearing the violin, weeping and teasing my heart again.

wai為ho何ji只sing剩yat一waan彎yut月lau留joi在ngo我dik的tin天hung空Why is only a crescent moon left in my sky?

je這maan晚yi以hau後yam音seun訊gaak隔jyut絕After tonight, no more word from you.

yan人yu如tin天seung上dik的ming明yut月si是bat不ho可yung擁yau有She's like the moon in the sky: never mine to hold.

ching情yu如kuk曲gwo過ji只wai遺lau留mou無ho可waan挽gau救joi再fan分bit别Love, like a song once played, leaves only a parting beyond saving.

wai為ho何ji只si是sat失mong望tin填mat密ngo我dik的hung空heui虚Why is only disappointment filling my emptiness?

je這maan晚ye夜mut没yau有man吻bit别Tonight there was no goodbye kiss.

ying仍joi在syut說wing永gau久seung想bat不dou到si是jik藉hau口You still spoke of forever; I never guessed it was an excuse,

chung從mei未yi意wui會yiu要fan分sau手never sensed we were about to part.

daan但ngo我dik的sam心mui每fan分mui每hak刻ying仍yin然bei被ta她jim佔yau有But every minute my heart is still hers.

ta她chi似je這yut月yi兒ying仍yin然si是bat不hoi開hau口Like this moon, she still won't say a word.

tai提kam琴duk獨jau奏duk獨jau奏jeuk著ming明yut月bun半yi倚sam深chau秋The violin plays on alone; the moon leans half-hidden in late autumn.

ngo我dik的hin牽gwa掛ngo我dik的hot渴mong望jik直ji至yi以hau後My longing, my yearning, from now on and after.

ying仍yin然yi倚joi在sat失min眠ye夜mong望tin天bin邊sing星sau宿Still leaning there through a sleepless night, watching the stars,

ying仍yin然teng聽gin見siu小tai提kam琴yu如yap泣chi似sou訴joi再tiu挑dau逗still hearing the violin, weeping and teasing my heart again.

wai為ho何ji只sing剩yat一waan彎yut月lau留joi在ngo我dik的tin天hung空Why is only a crescent moon left in my sky?

je這maan晚yi以hau後yam音seun訊gaak隔jyut絕After tonight, no more word from you.

yan人yu如tin天seung上dik的ming明yut月si是bat不ho可yung擁yau有She's like the moon in the sky: never mine to hold.

ching情yu如kuk曲gwo過ji只wai遺lau留mou無ho可waan挽gau救joi再fan分bit别Love, like a song once played, leaves only a parting beyond saving.

wai為ho何ji只si是sat失mong望tin填mat密ngo我dik的hung空heui虚Why is only disappointment filling my emptiness?

je這maan晚ye夜mut没yau有man吻bit别Tonight there was no goodbye kiss.

ying仍joi在syut說wing永gau久seung想bat不dou到si是jik藉hau口You still spoke of forever; I never guessed it was an excuse,

chung從mei未yi意wui會yiu要fan分sau手never sensed we were about to part.

daan但ngo我dik的sam心mui每fan分mui每hak刻ying仍yin然bei被ta她jim佔yau有But every minute my heart is still hers.

ta她chi似je這yut月yi兒ying仍yin然si是bat不hoi開hau口Like this moon, she still won't say a word.

tai提kam琴duk獨jau奏duk獨jau奏jeuk著ming明yut月bun半yi倚sam深chau秋The violin plays on alone; the moon leans half-hidden in late autumn.

ngo我dik的hin牽gwa掛ngo我dik的hot渴mong望jik直ji至yi以hau後My longing, my yearning, from now on and after.

ying仍joi在syut說wing永gau久seung想bat不dou到si是jik藉hau口You still spoke of forever; I never guessed it was an excuse,

chung從mei未yi意wui會yiu要fan分sau手never sensed we were about to part.

daan但ngo我dik的sam心mui每fan分mui每hak刻ying仍yin然bei被ta她jim佔yau有But every minute my heart is still hers.

ta她chi似je這yut月yi兒ying仍yin然si是bat不hoi開hau口Like this moon, she still won't say a word.

tai提kam琴duk獨jau奏duk獨jau奏jeuk著ming明yut月bun半yi倚sam深chau秋The violin plays on alone; the moon leans half-hidden in late autumn.

ngo我dik的hin牽gwa掛ngo我dik的hot渴mong望jik直ji至yi以hau後My longing, my yearning, from now on and after.

Timed to 李克勤 · Nights of Missing You (想你的夜) (2021) · 4:56. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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