1978
小李飛刀 The Flying Dagger
A swordsman with every skill but one: no blade can cut through the ties of love, and parting hurts him more than death. Theme of TVB's 1978 wuxia drama, it was one of the first RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs in 1979.
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naannaan難dakdak得jatyat一sansan身houhou好bunbun本lingling領cingching情gwaangwaan關cichi始zungjung終congchong闖batbat不gwogwo過For all my rare skill, I can never break through the pass of love.
congchong闖batbat不gwogwo過jauyau柔cingching情matmat蜜jiyi意lyunlyun亂faifai揮doudou刀gimgim劍moumou無gitgit結gwogwo果I can't break through tenderness and sweet affection; swinging my blades wildly gets me nowhere.
laulau流seoiseui水toutou滔toutou滔zaamjaam斬batbat不dyundyun斷cingching情sisi絲baakbaak百gitgit結cungchung衝batbat不popo破Like a rushing river no blade can cut, the hundred knots of love's threads won't break.
doudou刀fungfung鋒laanglaang冷jityit熱cingching情meimei未laanglaang冷samsam心daidai底ganggang更sisi是naannaan難gwogwo過The blade's edge is cold, but my passion hasn't cooled, and deep down it hurts all the more.
moumou無cingching情doudou刀wingwing永batbat不ziji知cocho錯moumou無jyunyun緣fanfan份ziji只taantaan嘆noinoi奈hoho何A heartless blade never knows it's wrong; with no fate between us, I can only sigh.
minmin面deoideui對seisei死batbat不wuiwui會genggeng驚paapa怕leilei離bitbit別samsam心caichai淒cocho楚Facing death, I'm not afraid; parting fills my heart with grief.
janyan人sangsang生geigei幾heoiheui許satsat失jiyi意hoho何bitbit必pinpin偏pinpin偏syunsyun選zungjung中ngongo我Life has so many letdowns; why must they pick me?
faifai揮doudou刀gimgim劍tyuntyun斷mangmang盟joekyeuk約soengseung相siksik識zyujyu註dingding定singsing成daaidaai大cocho錯My swinging blade cuts through our vows; meeting was fated to be a great mistake.
moumou無cingching情doudou刀wingwing永batbat不ziji知cocho錯moumou無jyunyun緣fanfan份ziji只taantaan嘆noinoi奈hoho何A heartless blade never knows it's wrong; with no fate between us, I can only sigh.
minmin面deoideui對seisei死batbat不wuiwui會genggeng驚paapa怕leilei離bitbit別samsam心caichai淒cocho楚Facing death, I'm not afraid; parting fills my heart with grief.
janyan人sangsang生geigei幾heoiheui許satsat失jiyi意hoho何bitbit必pinpin偏pinpin偏syunsyun選zungjung中ngongo我Life has so many letdowns; why must they pick me?
faifai揮doudou刀gimgim劍tyuntyun斷mangmang盟joekyeuk約soengseung相siksik識zyujyu註dingding定singsing成daaidaai大cocho錯My swinging blade cuts through our vows; meeting was fated to be a great mistake.
faifai揮doudou刀gimgim劍tyuntyun斷mangmang盟joekyeuk約soengseung相siksik識zyujyu註dingding定singsing成daaidaai大cocho錯My swinging blade cuts through our vows; meeting was fated to be a great mistake.
Timed to 羅文 · 家傳户曉-我們三十年的主題曲 (2005) · 3:50. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.