2002
明年今日 This Day Next Year
After a breakup, a man imagines a year on: still waiting to glimpse his ex at a friend's wedding, hoping only to recognise her children one day. The Cantonese version of Eason's Mandarin hit 十年, and a slow, aching KTV favourite.
Cantonese. The Mandarin version is 十年.
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joekyeuk若zeje這jatyat一cukchuk束diudiu吊dangdang燈kingking傾sese瀉haaha下loiloi來waakwaak或zeje者ngongo我jiyi已batbat不wuiwui會cyunchyun存zoijoi在If this chandelier came crashing down, maybe I'd no longer exist;
zikjik即sisi使neinei你batbat不oioi愛jikyik亦batbat不seoiseui需jiuyiu要fanfan分hoihoi開then even if you didn't love me, we wouldn't have to part.
joekyeuk若zeje這jatyat一haakhaak刻ngongo我gingging竟jimyim嚴zungjung重cichi痴ngoingoi呆gangan根bunbun本batbat不seoiseui需jiuyiu要beibei被oioi愛If I suddenly lost my mind right now, I wouldn't need to be loved at all;
wingwing永jyunyun遠zoijoi在congchong床soengseung上faatfaat發mungmung夢jyuyu餘sangsang生doudou都batbat不wuiwui會zoijoi再beibei悲oioi哀I'd lie dreaming in bed forever, and never be sad again.
janyan人zungjung總seoiseui需jiuyiu要jungyung勇gamgam敢sangsang生cyunchyun存ngongo我waanwaan還sisi是cungchung重sansan新heoiheui許jyunyun願People have to be brave to live, so I'll make new wishes,
lailai例jyuyu如hokhok學wuiwui會singsing承sausau受satsat失lyunlyun戀like learning to live with a broken heart.
mingming明ninnin年gamgam今jatyat日bitbit別jiuyiu要zoijoi再satsat失minmin眠congchong床jukyuk褥doudou都goigoi改binbin變jyuyu如gwogwo果jauyau有hanghang幸wuiwui會minmin面This day next year, no more sleepless nights; even the mattress will be new; if I'm lucky we'll meet,
waakwaak或zoijoi在tungtung同bunbun伴sansan新fanfan婚dikdik的singsing盛jinyin宴wongwong惶waakwaak惑deidei地dangdang等doidoi待neinei你ceotcheut出jinyin現maybe at a friend's wedding banquet, where I'll nervously wait for you to show up.
mingming明ninnin年gamgam今jatyat日meimei未gingin見neinei你jatyat一ninnin年seoiseui誰sese捨dakdak得goigoi改binbin變leilei離hoihoi開neinei你lukluk六sapsap十ninnin年This day next year, a year without seeing you; who could bear to move on, sixty years apart from you?
daandaan但jyunyun願nangnang能jingying認dakdak得ceotcheut出neinei你dikdik的ziji子neoineui女lamlam臨bitbit別jikyik亦tengteng聽dakdak得doudou到neinei你gonggong講zoijoi再gingin見I just hope I'll recognise your children, and hear you say goodbye when we part.
janyan人zungjung總seoiseui需jiuyiu要jungyung勇gamgam敢sangsang生cyunchyun存ngongo我waanwaan還sisi是cungchung重sansan新heoiheui許jyunyun願People have to be brave to live, so I'll make new wishes,
lailai例jyuyu如hokhok學wuiwui會singsing承sausau受satsat失lyunlyun戀like learning to live with a broken heart.
mingming明ninnin年gamgam今jatyat日bitbit別jiuyiu要zoijoi再satsat失minmin眠congchong床jukyuk褥doudou都goigoi改binbin變jyuyu如gwogwo果jauyau有hanghang幸wuiwui會minmin面This day next year, no more sleepless nights; even the mattress will be new; if I'm lucky we'll meet,
waakwaak或zoijoi在tungtung同bunbun伴sansan新fanfan婚dikdik的singsing盛jinyin宴wongwong惶waakwaak惑deidei地dangdang等doidoi待neinei你ceotcheut出jinyin現maybe at a friend's wedding banquet, where I'll nervously wait for you to show up.
mingming明ninnin年gamgam今jatyat日meimei未gingin見neinei你jatyat一ninnin年seoiseui誰sese捨dakdak得goigoi改binbin變leilei離hoihoi開neinei你lukluk六sapsap十ninnin年This day next year, a year without seeing you; who could bear to move on, sixty years apart from you?
daandaan但jyunyun願nangnang能jingying認dakdak得ceotcheut出neinei你dikdik的ziji子neoineui女lamlam臨bitbit別jikyik亦tengteng聽dakdak得doudou到neinei你gonggong講zoijoi再gingin見I just hope I'll recognise your children, and hear you say goodbye when we part.
zoijoi在jauyau有sangsang生dikdik的seonseun瞬gaangaan間nangnang能jyuyu遇doudou到neinei你gingging竟faafa花gwonggwong光soso所jauyau有wanwan運heihei氣Meeting you in this short life used up all my luck;
doudou到zeje這jatyat日coichoi才faatfaat發jinyin現cangchang曾fufu呼kapkap吸gwogwo過hunghung空heihei氣only today do I realise I was ever truly alive.
Timed to 陳奕迅 · The Line-Up (2002) · 3:26. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.