1999
左右手 Left Right Hand
After a breakup, a man's body still remembers holding the one who left, and he can no longer tell left from right. A 1999 number one on all four Hong Kong charts and Commercial Radio's most-played song of the year.
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batbat不ziji知doudou道waiwai為hoho何neinei你wuiwui會jyunyun遠zaujau走batbat不ziji知doudou道hoho何sisi時coichoi才zoijoi再jauyau有deoideui對sausau手I don't know why you went so far away, or when I'll have another partner to match me.
ngongo我dikdik的sansan身samsam心ziji只siksik適jingying應neinei你mutmut沒heihei氣liklik力wuiwui回tautau頭My body and heart are only used to you; I have no strength to turn back.
batbat不ziji知doudou道waiwai為hoho何neinei你wuiwui會fongfong放sausau手ziji只ziji知doudou道zaapjaap習gwaangwaan慣poupou抱neinei你poupou抱liuliu了taaitaai太gaugau久I don't know why you let go; I only know I got used to holding you for far too long.
paapa怕zeje這soengseung雙sausau手jatyat一satsat失heoiheui去neinei你lingling令dungdung動zokjok作zinjin顫daudau抖I'm afraid that once these hands lose you, every move they make will tremble.
soengseung尚geigei記dakdak得zojo左sausau手binbin邊jatyat一limlim臉wanwan溫jauyau柔I still remember, on my left, a face full of tenderness,
loiloi來ziji自neinei你jityit熱nyunnyun暖zoijoi在zamjam枕binbin邊siusiu消sausau受the warmth that came from you, savoured beside my pillow.
tungtung同joengyeung樣geigei記dakdak得dongdong當tintin天jatyat一limlim臉oioi哀kaukau求I remember too, that day, a face full of pleading,
jiuyiu搖zoekjeuk著ngongo我jauyau右beibei臂zaujau就zeje這joengyeung樣jiyi而fanfan分sausau手shaking my right arm, and just like that we broke up.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我batbat不binbin辨bitbit別cinchin前hauhau後Since that day I can't tell front from back.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我gingging竟diudiu調lyunlyun亂zojo左jauyau右Since that day I've even mixed up left and right.
zaapjaap習gwaangwaan慣doudou都naunau扭zyunjyun轉liuliu了fufu呼kapkap吸doudou都zoengjeung張batbat不hoihoi開hauhau口My habits are all turned around; I can't even open my mouth to breathe.
neinei你leilei離hoihoi開liuliu了koekkeuk卻saansaan散loklok落seisei四zaujau周You've left, yet you're scattered all around me.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我lyunlyun戀soengseung上ngongo我zojo左sausau手Since that day I've fallen in love with my left hand.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我toutou討jimyim厭ngongo我jauyau右sausau手Since that day I've hated my right hand.
waiwai為hoho何mutmut沒liklik力heihei氣heoiheui去zukjuk捉gangan緊zeje這jatyat一dimdim點fofo火faafa花Why didn't I have the strength to hold on to that little spark?
tintin天gougou高hoihoi海samsam深jauyau有samsam什momo麼hoho可jungyung擁jauyau有The sky is high, the sea is deep; what is there left to hold?
batbat不ziji知doudou道waiwai為hoho何neinei你wuiwui會fongfong放sausau手ziji只ziji知doudou道zaapjaap習gwaangwaan慣poupou抱neinei你poupou抱liuliu了taaitaai太gaugau久I don't know why you let go; I only know I got used to holding you for far too long.
paapa怕zeje這soengseung雙sausau手jatyat一satsat失heoiheui去neinei你lingling令dungdung動zokjok作zinjin顫daudau抖I'm afraid that once these hands lose you, every move they make will tremble.
soengseung尚geigei記dakdak得zojo左sausau手binbin邊jatyat一limlim臉wanwan溫jauyau柔I still remember, on my left, a face full of tenderness,
loiloi來ziji自neinei你jityit熱nyunnyun暖zoijoi在zamjam枕binbin邊siusiu消sausau受the warmth that came from you, savoured beside my pillow.
tungtung同joengyeung樣geigei記dakdak得dongdong當tintin天jatyat一limlim臉oioi哀kaukau求I remember too, that day, a face full of pleading,
jiuyiu搖zoekjeuk著ngongo我jauyau右beibei臂zaujau就zeje這joengyeung樣jiyi而fanfan分sausau手shaking my right arm, and just like that we broke up.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我batbat不binbin辨bitbit別cinchin前hauhau後Since that day I can't tell front from back.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我gingging竟diudiu調lyunlyun亂zojo左jauyau右Since that day I've even mixed up left and right.
zaapjaap習gwaangwaan慣doudou都naunau扭zyunjyun轉liuliu了fufu呼kapkap吸doudou都zoengjeung張batbat不hoihoi開hauhau口My habits are all turned around; I can't even open my mouth to breathe.
neinei你leilei離hoihoi開liuliu了koekkeuk卻saansaan散loklok落seisei四zaujau周You've left, yet you're scattered all around me.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我lyunlyun戀soengseung上ngongo我zojo左sausau手Since that day I've fallen in love with my left hand.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我toutou討jimyim厭ngongo我jauyau右sausau手Since that day I've hated my right hand.
waiwai為hoho何mutmut沒liklik力heihei氣heoiheui去zukjuk捉gangan緊zeje這jatyat一dimdim點fofo火faafa花Why didn't I have the strength to hold on to that little spark?
tintin天gougou高hoihoi海samsam深jauyau有samsam什momo麼hoho可jungyung擁jauyau有The sky is high, the sea is deep; what is there left to hold?
laulau留zyujyu住neinei你bitbit別jiuyiu要zaujau走I'd keep you here; don't go.
moumou無noinoi奈zamjam怎nangnang能gaugau夠ceoicheui除haaha下zoijoi在zojo左jauyau右ngongo我dikdik的sausau手kaukau扣jauyau有oioi愛naannaan難tautau偷But how can I slip the cuffs off both my hands? Love is hard to steal away.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我batbat不binbin辨bitbit別cinchin前hauhau後Since that day I can't tell front from back.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我gingging竟diudiu調lyunlyun亂zojo左jauyau右Since that day I've even mixed up left and right.
zaapjaap習gwaangwaan慣doudou都naunau扭zyunjyun轉liuliu了fufu呼kapkap吸doudou都zoengjeung張batbat不hoihoi開hauhau口My habits are all turned around; I can't even open my mouth to breathe.
neinei你leilei離hoihoi開liuliu了koekkeuk卻saansaan散loklok落seisei四zaujau周You've left, yet you're scattered all around me.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我lyunlyun戀soengseung上ngongo我zojo左sausau手Since that day I've fallen in love with my left hand.
cungchung從naana那tintin天heihei起ngongo我toutou討jimyim厭ngongo我jauyau右sausau手Since that day I've hated my right hand.
waiwai為hoho何mutmut沒liklik力heihei氣heoiheui去zukjuk捉gangan緊zeje這jatyat一dimdim點fofo火faafa花Why didn't I have the strength to hold on to that little spark?
tintin天gougou高hoihoi海samsam深jauyau有samsam什momo麼hoho可jungyung擁jauyau有The sky is high, the sea is deep; what is there left to hold?
waiwai為hoho何mutmut沒liklik力heihei氣heoiheui去zukjuk捉gangan緊zeje這jatyat一dimdim點fofo火faafa花Why didn't I have the strength to hold on to that little spark?
tintin天gougou高hoihoi海samsam深jauyau有samsam什momo麼hoho可jungyung擁jauyau有The sky is high, the sea is deep; what is there left to hold?
Timed to 張國榮 · 陪你倒數 (1999) · 4:21. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.