1984

幻影 Illusion

Alan Tam 譚詠麟

A man tries to write about a love that seemed unreal, but its image keeps returning to him. The theme song of the ghost-romance film 陰陽錯; its popular rearranged version on the 1984 album Foggy Love won a Top 10 award.

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jam怎heui去hoi開chi始gaai解sik釋je這dyun段ching情se寫yat一sau首gwaan關yu於nei你dik的si詩How do I begin to explain this love, to write a poem about you?

wu胡yin言lyun亂yu語sam心si思gaau交seui瘁ying仍mei未daai帶cheut出hap合yi意ji字I ramble on, worn out, and still can't find the right words.

ga假yeuk若ho可jip接juk觸geng鏡jung中ying影jeung像ya也heui許yat一chai切ho可yi以lau留dak得jyu住If I could touch the image in the mirror, maybe everything could be kept.

ji紫sik色dik的siu小hap盒ji子leui裡jeun盡chong藏jeuk著heui許do多mei未liu了si事In a little purple box lie so many things left unfinished.

chaan燦laan爛dik的jing晶ying瑩doi代biu表si絲si絲oi愛yi意Their bright sparkle stands for threads of love,

am暗leui裡cheui隨jeuk著sim閃sim閃gwong光fai輝ying映jiu照dak得dyut奪muk目yiu耀ngaan眼glittering quietly in the dark, shining dazzlingly bright.

waan幻jeung像chi似dik的oi愛ching情chi始jung終wui會siu消sat失heui去A love like an illusion will always vanish in the end,

na那waan幻ying影keuk卻yat一yat一joi再yin現ngo我sam心dai底yet the phantom comes back, again and again, deep in my heart.

jam怎heui去hoi開chi始jip接juk觸je這dyun段ching情fong彷fat彿ji知dou道bat不wui會yung容yi易How do I begin to reach this love? I seem to know it won't be easy.

seui睡mung夢leui裡jeui追yik憶leui裡joi在cham尋mik覓nei你dik的ying影ji子In dreams, in memories, I search for your shadow.

nei你joi在ngo我dik的sam心ling靈faan泛hei起si絲si絲oi愛yi意In my soul you stir up threads of love,

nei你keuk卻mou無faat法ting停lau留yeung讓ngo我juk捉mo摸lau留jyu住nei你but you can't stay and let me catch hold of you and keep you.

waan幻jeung像chi似dik的oi愛ching情chi始jung終wui會siu消sat失heui去A love like an illusion will always vanish in the end,

na那waan幻ying影keuk卻yat一yat一joi再yin現ngo我sam心dai底yet the phantom comes back, again and again, deep in my heart.

waan幻jeung像chi似dik的oi愛ching情maai埋chong藏ngo我sam心sam深chyu處A love like an illusion lies buried deep in my heart.

mui每go個ling泠bing冰dik的maan晚seung上na那wan溫nyun暖dou都joi在ngo我sam心Every icy night, that warmth is in my heart.

waan幻jeung像chi似dik的oi愛ching情chi始jung終wui會siu消sat失heui去A love like an illusion will always vanish in the end,

na那waan幻ying影keuk卻yat一yat一joi再yin現ngo我sam心dai底yet the phantom comes back, again and again, deep in my heart.

waan幻jeung像chi似dik的oi愛ching情maai埋chong藏ngo我sam心sam深chyu處A love like an illusion lies buried deep in my heart.

giu叫ngo我mui每yat一go個maan晚seung上ya也ho可pou抱yung擁jeuk著nei你letting me hold you every night.

Timed to 譚詠麟 · 霧之戀 (1984) · 4:25. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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