1982
今宵多珍重 Take Care Tonight
A tender parting between lovers who cannot stay together: holding her one last time, he asks her to take good care tonight, unsure when they will meet again. A Cantonese version of a 1950s Mandarin song, and a 1983 Jade Solid Gold Top 10 hit.
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sausau愁honhon看caanchaan殘hunghung紅lyunlyun亂moumou舞jikyik憶faafa花daidai底cocho初doudou度fungfung逢Sadly I watch fallen petals whirl, remembering how we first met beneath the flowers.
naannaan難gwaaigwaai怪seoiseui垂tautau頭leoileui淚jungyung湧cichi此zaijai際hanghang幸jyutyut月mungmung朦lunglung朧No wonder I hang my head as the tears well up; luckily the moon is hazy now.
sausau愁seoiseui緒jyuyu如hoho何ziji自hunghung控beibei悲oioi哀doudou都jatyat一joengyeung樣tungtung同How can I keep this sorrow in check? The grief is the same for us both.
cingching情jiyi意jyuyu如nangnang能wuwu互tungtung通soengseung相fanfan分batbat不bitbit必soengseung相sungsung送If our hearts understand each other, there's no need to see each other off when we part.
fongfong放haaha下sausau愁seoiseui緒gamgam今siusiu宵cengcheng請neinei你dodo多zanjan珍zungjung重Put down your sorrow; tonight, please take good care of yourself.
naana哪jatyat日cungchung重gingin見ziji只hunghung恐soengseung相gingin見jikyik亦cungchung匆cungchung匆Whenever we meet again, I fear that meeting will be rushed too.
waaiwaai懷leoileui裡cingching情janyan人zoijoi在jyunyun怨soengseung相oioi愛pinpin偏batbat不nangnang能jungyung容The lover in my arms laments that our love is not allowed.
cingching情janyan人moumou無jinyin言deidei地hukhuk哭samsam心zamjam怎batbat不janyan隱janyan隱tungtung痛My love weeps without a word; how could my heart not ache?
sausau愁honhon看caanchaan殘hunghung紅lyunlyun亂moumou舞jikyik憶faafa花daidai底cocho初doudou度fungfung逢Sadly I watch fallen petals whirl, remembering how we first met beneath the flowers.
naannaan難gwaaigwaai怪seoiseui垂tautau頭leoileui淚jungyung湧cichi此zaijai際hanghang幸jyutyut月mungmung朦lunglung朧No wonder I hang my head as the tears well up; luckily the moon is hazy now.
sausau愁seoiseui緒jyuyu如hoho何ziji自hunghung控beibei悲oioi哀doudou都jatyat一joengyeung樣tungtung同How can I keep this sorrow in check? The grief is the same for us both.
cingching情jiyi意jyuyu如nangnang能wuwu互tungtung通soengseung相fanfan分batbat不bitbit必soengseung相sungsung送If our hearts understand each other, there's no need to see each other off when we part.
fongfong放haaha下sausau愁seoiseui緒gamgam今siusiu宵cengcheng請neinei你dodo多zanjan珍zungjung重Put down your sorrow; tonight, please take good care of yourself.
poupou抱japyap入waaiwaai懷leoileui裡samsam深samsam深jatyat一manman吻mokmok莫cungchung匆cungchung匆I hold you close; let this deep kiss not be rushed.
waaiwaai懷leoileui裡cingching情janyan人zoijoi在jyunyun怨soengseung相oioi愛pinpin偏batbat不nangnang能jungyung容The lover in my arms laments that our love is not allowed.
cingching情janyan人moumou無jinyin言deidei地hukhuk哭samsam心zamjam怎batbat不janyan隱janyan隱tungtung痛My love weeps without a word; how could my heart not ache?
fongfong放haaha下sausau愁seoiseui緒gamgam今siusiu宵cengcheng請neinei你dodo多zanjan珍zungjung重Put down your sorrow; tonight, please take good care of yourself.
naana哪jatyat日cungchung重gingin見ziji只hunghung恐soengseung相gingin見jikyik亦cungchung匆cungchung匆Whenever we meet again, I fear that meeting will be rushed too.
fongfong放haaha下sausau愁seoiseui緒gamgam今siusiu宵cengcheng請neinei你dodo多zanjan珍zungjung重Put down your sorrow; tonight, please take good care of yourself.
poupou抱japyap入waaiwaai懷leoileui裡samsam深samsam深jatyat一manman吻mokmok莫cungchung匆cungchung匆I hold you close; let this deep kiss not be rushed.
Timed to 陳百強 · 傾訴陳百強 (2013) · 3:47. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.