2020
蒙著嘴說愛你 Saying I Love You Through a Mask
A song for Hong Kong in the 2020 pandemic: even with a mask over your mouth, love can still be said out loud, and hard days will pass if people hold on together. Keung To meant it to lift spirits and cheer on medical workers.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
hoho可faufau否jatyat一gokgok覺sousou甦singsing醒Could I wake up from one night's sleep,
teoiteui推hoihoi開coengcheung窗honhon看honhon看fungfung風gingging景push open the window and look at the view,
wanwan混lyunlyun亂jatyat日ziji子batbat不gingin見zungjung蹤jingying影and find the days of chaos gone without a trace,
niuniu鳥jyuyu語faafa花hoengheung香fufu呼jingying應birdsong and flowers answering each other?
zojo阻ziji止haakhaak黑amam暗dakdak得cingching逞Don't let the darkness win.
cichi始zungjung終soengseung相seonseun信okok惡mungmung夢wuiwui會gwogwo過I still believe the nightmare will pass;
gingin健honghong康jyuyu與wowo和pingping平health and peace
batbat不bitbit必jiyi依kaaukaau靠ngaungau偶jinyin然singsing性don't have to depend on luck.
oioi愛zipjip接oioi愛janyan人linlin連janyan人hoho可jiyi以jatyat一pingping拼Love passed hand to hand, people linked to people, we can fight this.
wutwut活faafa化ngongo我samsam心gingging境It brings my spirit back to life.
SoIsayIloveyouziji只jauyau有oioi愛hanghang恆gaugau久batbat不fufu枯So I say I love you: only love lasts and never withers.
sangsang生wutwut活zoijoi在gipgip劫naannaan難leoileui裡samsam心lingling靈cungchung從meimei未kapkap給zimjim沾wuwu污Living through disaster, our spirit has never been stained.
tintin天kapkap給ngongo我panpan貧bengbeng病kwankwan困fufu苦siusiu笑zoekjeuk著heoiheui去hekhek吃fufu苦If heaven gives me poverty, sickness and hardship, I'll bear it with a smile
mutmut沒jyunyun怨hanhan恨seoiseui誰janyan人hoho可wuwu惡and hold no grudge, blame no one.
SoIsayIloveyoufaafa花bunbun半miumiu秒seonseun唇cichi齒gunggung功fufu夫So I say I love you: it takes just half a second of lips and teeth
sisi使daamdaam淡zingjing靜seoiseui歲jyutyut月binbin變fungfung豐fufu富to make plain, quiet years rich.
zikjik即sisi使jiuyiu要mungmung蒙zoekjeuk著ngongo我zeoijeui嘴ngongo我jikyik亦hoho可gougou高fufu呼Even with my mouth covered, I can still shout it out.
cyunchyun全pangpang憑oioi愛lingling令ngongo我gingin堅cichi持waanwaan還jauyau有neinei你siksik悉samsam心ziujiu照gugu顧It's love that keeps me going, and your devoted care.
dodo多soengseung想gongon趕faaifaai快gwaigwai歸deoideui隊How I long to get back to my place in the ranks soon;
bitbit必seoiseui須zoengjeung將daudau鬥ziji志gougou高geoigeui舉I have to keep my fighting spirit high.
daandaan但jyunyun願soengseung上tintin天kapkap給ngongo我jingying應heoiheui許I pray heaven will grant me a promise
gyungyun眷gugu顧sansan身binbin邊dikdik的oioi愛leoileui侶to watch over the one I love beside me.
baaba巴batbat不dakdak得manman吻zeje這zoengjeung張zeoijeui嘴I can't wait to kiss these lips.
zikjik即zoengjeung將jatyat一caichai切wuiwui會singsing成gwogwo過heoiheui去Soon all of this will be in the past,
hanghang幸fukfuk福ciuchiu悄ciuchiu悄bunbun伴ceoicheui隨and happiness will quietly come along with it.
cichi此haakhaak刻sansan身cyuchyu處gwogwo過cingching程leoileui裡Right now we're still in the middle of it.
haakhaak嚇paapa怕liuliu了naannaan難ngaaingaai捱sisi時batbat不citchit撤batbat不teoiteui退Even scared, even when times are hard, we don't pull back or retreat.
zaapjaap集heihei氣zoijoi再zangjang爭ceoicheui取Gather strength and keep fighting.
SoIsayIloveyouziji只jauyau有oioi愛hanghang恆gaugau久batbat不fufu枯So I say I love you: only love lasts and never withers.
sangsang生wutwut活zoijoi在gipgip劫naannaan難leoileui裡samsam心lingling靈cungchung從meimei未kapkap給zimjim沾wuwu污Living through disaster, our spirit has never been stained.
zikjik即sisi使jiuyiu要mungmung蒙zoekjeuk著ngongo我zeoijeui嘴ngongo我jikyik亦hoho可gougou高fufu呼Even with my mouth covered, I can still shout it out.
cyunchyun全pangpang憑oioi愛lingling令ngongo我gingin堅cichi持waanwaan還jauyau有neinei你siksik悉samsam心ziujiu照gugu顧It's love that keeps me going, and your devoted care.
batbat不zoijoi在fufu乎dodo多zoijoi在fufu乎Not caring, or caring so much:
saangsaang生jyuyu於zeje這saisai世gaaigaai界waanwaan還jauyau有jatyat一sese些hinhin牽gwaagwa掛lingling令ngongo我zoijoi在fufu乎born into this world, there are still people I worry for who make me care.
dangdang等tintin天zaijai際loengleung亮liuliu了batbat不keoikeui區fanfan分heihei喜wuwu惡When the sky grows light, no matter who we like or dislike,
ceoicheui除haaha下zeje這gaakgaak隔mokmok膜daada打gogo個ziujiu招fufu呼let's take off what's between us and say hello.
SoIsayIloveyouziji只jauyau有oioi愛hanghang恆gaugau久batbat不fufu枯So I say I love you: only love lasts and never withers.
sangsang生wutwut活zoijoi在gipgip劫naannaan難leoileui裡heihei希mongmong望cungchung從meimei未kapkap給zimjim沾wuwu污Living through disaster, hope has never been stained.
tintin天kapkap給ngongo我momo磨linlin練jaaya也houhou好ngongo我meimei未gamgam敢gugu辜fufu負Even if heaven sends me trials, I won't dare let it down.
seoiseui誰jiuyiu要beibei被waaiwaai懷jiyi疑daidai低gugu估Who wants to be doubted and underestimated?
HereWesayIloveyoudoudou都binbin變liuliu了timtim甜banban品sisi師fufu傅Here we say I love you; we've all turned into dessert chefs,
haauhaau巧miumiu妙deidei地faafa化diudiu掉zeje這dimdim點fufu苦cleverly melting away this little bit of bitterness.
zikjik即sisi使jiuyiu要mungmung蒙zoekjeuk著ngongo我zeoijeui嘴ganggang更daaidaai大sengseng聲funfun歡fufu呼Even with my mouth covered, I'll cheer even louder.
cyunchyun全pangpang憑oioi愛lingling令janyan人gingin堅cichi持waanwaan還jauyau有gokgok各waiwai位dikdik的ziujiu照gugu顧It's love that keeps people going, and everyone's care.
Timed to Keung To 姜濤 · 蒙着嘴説愛你 (2020) · 4:01. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.