1987
月半小夜曲 Half-Moon Serenade
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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jingying仍jinyin然jiyi倚zoijoi在satsat失minmin眠jeye夜mongmong望tintin天binbin邊singsing星sausau宿Still leaning there through a sleepless night, watching the stars,
jingying仍jinyin然tengteng聽gingin見siusiu小taitai提kamkam琴jyuyu如japyap泣cichi似sousou訴zoijoi再tiutiu挑daudau逗still hearing the violin, weeping and teasing my heart again.
waiwai為hoho何ziji只singsing剩jatyat一waanwaan彎jyutyut月laulau留zoijoi在ngongo我dikdik的tintin天hunghung空Why is only a crescent moon left in my sky?
zeje這maanmaan晚jiyi以hauhau後jamyam音seonseun訊gaakgaak隔zyutjyut絕After tonight, no more word from you.
janyan人jyuyu如tintin天soengseung上dikdik的mingming明jyutyut月sisi是batbat不hoho可jungyung擁jauyau有She's like the moon in the sky: never mine to hold.
cingching情jyuyu如kukkuk曲gwogwo過ziji只waiwai遺laulau留moumou無hoho可waanwaan挽gaugau救zoijoi再fanfan分bitbit别Love, like a song once played, leaves only a parting beyond saving.
waiwai為hoho何ziji只sisi是satsat失mongmong望tintin填matmat密ngongo我dikdik的hunghung空heoiheui虚Why is only disappointment filling my emptiness?
zeje這maanmaan晚jeye夜mutmut没jauyau有manman吻bitbit别Tonight there was no goodbye kiss.
jingying仍zoijoi在syutsyut說wingwing永gaugau久soengseung想batbat不doudou到sisi是zikjik藉hauhau口You still spoke of forever; I never guessed it was an excuse,
cungchung從meimei未jiyi意wuiwui會jiuyiu要fanfan分sausau手never sensed we were about to part.
daandaan但ngongo我dikdik的samsam心muimui每fanfan分muimui每hakhak刻jingying仍jinyin然beibei被taata她zimjim佔jauyau有But every minute my heart is still hers.
taata她cichi似zeje這jyutyut月jiyi兒jingying仍jinyin然sisi是batbat不hoihoi開hauhau口Like this moon, she still won't say a word.
taitai提kamkam琴dukduk獨zaujau奏dukduk獨zaujau奏zoekjeuk著mingming明jyutyut月bunbun半jiyi倚samsam深cauchau秋The violin plays on alone; the moon leans half-hidden in late autumn.
ngongo我dikdik的hinhin牽gwaagwa掛ngongo我dikdik的hothot渴mongmong望zikjik直ziji至jiyi以hauhau後My longing, my yearning, from now on and after.
jingying仍jinyin然jiyi倚zoijoi在satsat失minmin眠jeye夜mongmong望tintin天binbin邊singsing星sausau宿Still leaning there through a sleepless night, watching the stars,
jingying仍jinyin然tengteng聽gingin見siusiu小taitai提kamkam琴jyuyu如japyap泣cichi似sousou訴zoijoi再tiutiu挑daudau逗still hearing the violin, weeping and teasing my heart again.
waiwai為hoho何ziji只singsing剩jatyat一waanwaan彎jyutyut月laulau留zoijoi在ngongo我dikdik的tintin天hunghung空Why is only a crescent moon left in my sky?
zeje這maanmaan晚jiyi以hauhau後jamyam音seonseun訊gaakgaak隔zyutjyut絕After tonight, no more word from you.
janyan人jyuyu如tintin天soengseung上dikdik的mingming明jyutyut月sisi是batbat不hoho可jungyung擁jauyau有She's like the moon in the sky: never mine to hold.
cingching情jyuyu如kukkuk曲gwogwo過ziji只waiwai遺laulau留moumou無hoho可waanwaan挽gaugau救zoijoi再fanfan分bitbit别Love, like a song once played, leaves only a parting beyond saving.
waiwai為hoho何ziji只sisi是satsat失mongmong望tintin填matmat密ngongo我dikdik的hunghung空heoiheui虚Why is only disappointment filling my emptiness?
zeje這maanmaan晚jeye夜mutmut没jauyau有manman吻bitbit别Tonight there was no goodbye kiss.
jingying仍zoijoi在syutsyut說wingwing永gaugau久soengseung想batbat不doudou到sisi是zikjik藉hauhau口You still spoke of forever; I never guessed it was an excuse,
cungchung從meimei未jiyi意wuiwui會jiuyiu要fanfan分sausau手never sensed we were about to part.
daandaan但ngongo我dikdik的samsam心muimui每fanfan分muimui每hakhak刻jingying仍jinyin然beibei被taata她zimjim佔jauyau有But every minute my heart is still hers.
taata她cichi似zeje這jyutyut月jiyi兒jingying仍jinyin然sisi是batbat不hoihoi開hauhau口Like this moon, she still won't say a word.
taitai提kamkam琴dukduk獨zaujau奏dukduk獨zaujau奏zoekjeuk著mingming明jyutyut月bunbun半jiyi倚samsam深cauchau秋The violin plays on alone; the moon leans half-hidden in late autumn.
ngongo我dikdik的hinhin牽gwaagwa掛ngongo我dikdik的hothot渴mongmong望zikjik直ziji至jiyi以hauhau後My longing, my yearning, from now on and after.
jingying仍zoijoi在syutsyut說wingwing永gaugau久soengseung想batbat不doudou到sisi是zikjik藉hauhau口You still spoke of forever; I never guessed it was an excuse,
cungchung從meimei未jiyi意wuiwui會jiuyiu要fanfan分sausau手never sensed we were about to part.
daandaan但ngongo我dikdik的samsam心muimui每fanfan分muimui每hakhak刻jingying仍jinyin然beibei被taata她zimjim佔jauyau有But every minute my heart is still hers.
taata她cichi似zeje這jyutyut月jiyi兒jingying仍jinyin然sisi是batbat不hoihoi開hauhau口Like this moon, she still won't say a word.
taitai提kamkam琴dukduk獨zaujau奏dukduk獨zaujau奏zoekjeuk著mingming明jyutyut月bunbun半jiyi倚samsam深cauchau秋The violin plays on alone; the moon leans half-hidden in late autumn.
ngongo我dikdik的hinhin牽gwaagwa掛ngongo我dikdik的hothot渴mongmong望zikjik直ziji至jiyi以hauhau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.