2014
高山低谷 Hills and Valleys
Someone stuck in the valley watches others live easily on the peak: a song about the gap between those who thrive and those who barely survive, which Phil Lam wrote when his own career was stalling. People sing it at KTV when life feels like an uphill fight.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
zaamjaam站zoijoi在syusyu樹lamlam林noinoi內zaujau就jyuyu如mutmut沒joengyeung氧heihei氣Standing in the woods, it's like there's no air.
zoijoi在zikjik夕joengyeung陽haaha下zikjik寂liuliu寥baaba吧mutmut沒kyunkyun權leilei利gingin見neinei你Under the setting sun, lonely; I've no right to see you.
zoujou早ziji知gougou高dikdik的saansaan山daidai低dikdik的gukguk谷zoengjeung將neinei你ngongo我fanfan分gaakgaak隔loengleung兩deidei地satsat失heoiheui去janyan人cingching情meimei味I should have known peaks and valleys would split us and leave no warmth.
neinei你naana那gwaigwai貴zukjuk族jauyau遊heihei戲ngongo我dikdik的gaaigaai街gokgok角jauyau遊geigei記Your game of the elite, my street-corner wanderings.
tintin天zanjan真doudou到seonseun信zanjan真samsam心taaitaai太jiyi兒heihei戲I was naive to trust in sincerity; how childish.
neinei你faaifaai快loklok樂gwogwo過sangsang生wutwut活ngongo我pingping拼mingming命heoiheui去sangsang生cyunchyun存You live happily; I fight just to survive.
geigei幾dodo多janyan人waiwai位jyuyu於saansaan山ziji之dindin巔fufu俯hamham瞰ngongo我dikdik的peipei疲gyungyun倦So many stand on the peak, looking down at my exhaustion.
hothot渴mongmong望beibei被singsing成cyunchyun全nounou努liklik力zoujou做janyan人seoiseui誰paapa怕heihei氣cyunchyun喘I long to make it; who fears running out of breath?
daandaan但naana那zungjung終dimdim點gwaagwa掛zoijoi在naana那tintin天binbin邊But the finish line hangs way off at the horizon.
neinei你gaaigaai界dingding定liuliu了sangsang生wutwut活ngongo我moumou侮jukyuk辱liuliu了sangsang生cyunchyun存You define what living is; I make survival look shameful,
ziji只siksik適jiyi宜zaijai滯jyuyu於saansaan山ziji之gukguk谷zingjing整leilei理ngongo我dikdik的lingling凌lyunlyun亂fit only to stay in the valley, sorting out my mess.
hothot渴mongmong望daaidaai大tyuntyun團jyunyun圓goekgeuk腳haaha下loulou路cingching程naannaan難jiyi以soekseuk削dyundyun短I long for a happy ending, but the road can't be cut short.
meimei未gingin見zungjung終dimdim點jaaya也meimei未gingin見janyan恩dindin典ngongo我jyuyu與neinei你gikgik極jyunyun遠No end in sight, no grace in sight; you're so far from me.
jyuyu愈mongmong望jyuyu愈moumou無mongmong望meimei未loiloi來mutmut沒jauyau有ngongo我The more I look, the less hope; the future has no place for me.
zoijoi在tyuntyun斷ngaaingaai崖haaha下zeonjeun盡tautau頭baaba吧loklok樂jyunyun園meimei未jauyau有gwogwo過Below the cliff, this is the end; paradise never existed.
fongfong彷fatfat彿tintin天jatyat一hakhak黑tintin天jatyat一gwonggwong光faifai揮faatfaat發liuliu了jatyat一geoigeui句zoijoi再wuiwui會ziji只gingin見janyan人haaha下dodo墮Night falls, day breaks, a goodbye fades away; I only see people falling.
faaifaai快waiwai慰gaigai繼zukjuk續cyunchyun傳bobo播neinei你doudou都batbat不waiwai慰manman問ngongo我Your joy keeps spreading, yet you never ask after me.
keoikeui區fanfan分doudou到taaitaai太cingching清cocho楚taaitaai太jimyim嚴hoho苛The lines are drawn too clearly, too harshly.
neinei你faaifaai快loklok樂gwogwo過sangsang生wutwut活ngongo我pingping拼mingming命heoiheui去sangsang生cyunchyun存You live happily; I fight just to survive.
geigei幾dodo多janyan人waiwai位jyuyu於saansaan山ziji之dindin巔fufu俯hamham瞰ngongo我dikdik的peipei疲gyungyun倦So many stand on the peak, looking down at my exhaustion.
hothot渴mongmong望beibei被singsing成cyunchyun全nounou努liklik力zoujou做janyan人seoiseui誰paapa怕heihei氣cyunchyun喘I long to make it; who fears running out of breath?
daandaan但naana那zungjung終dimdim點gwaagwa掛zoijoi在naana那tintin天binbin邊But the finish line hangs way off at the horizon.
neinei你gaaigaai界dingding定liuliu了sangsang生wutwut活ngongo我moumou侮jukyuk辱liuliu了sangsang生cyunchyun存You define what living is; I make survival look shameful,
ziji只siksik適jiyi宜zaijai滯jyuyu於saansaan山ziji之gukguk谷zingjing整leilei理ngongo我dikdik的lingling凌lyunlyun亂fit only to stay in the valley, sorting out my mess.
hothot渴mongmong望daaidaai大tyuntyun團jyunyun圓goekgeuk腳haaha下loulou路cingching程naannaan難jiyi以soekseuk削dyundyun短I long for a happy ending, but the road can't be cut short.
meimei未gingin見zungjung終dimdim點jaaya也meimei未gingin見janyan恩dindin典ngongo我jyuyu與neinei你gikgik極jyunyun遠No end in sight, no grace in sight; you're so far from me.
ngongo我koekkeuk卻soengseung尚jiuyiu要sangsang生cyunchyun存tautau偷tautau偷cyunchyun存wutwut活jyuyu於saansaan山ziji之gukguk谷dangdang等doudou到maumau某tintin天wanwan魂dyundyun斷Yet I still have to survive, quietly living on in the valley till the day I die.
neinei你gaigai繼zukjuk續punpun盤syunsyun旋ngongo我gaigai繼zukjuk續maaimaai埋congchong藏ngongo我oioi愛lyunlyun戀You keep soaring above; I keep burying my love.
mutmut沒jauyau有zungjung終dimdim點wingwing永mutmut沒jauyau有zungjung終dimdim點naana那wingwing永jyunyun遠gikgik極jyunyun遠No finish line, never a finish line; forever so far away.
Timed to 林奕匡 · 戀愛筆記 (2016) · 4:28. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.