2008

囍帖街 Wedding Card Street

Kay Tse 謝安琪

Lee Tung Street in Wan Chai, famous for printing wedding cards, was demolished for redevelopment in 2007; the song uses its loss to tell a woman to let go of a love and a home that couldn't last. A Wyman Wong lyric and a much-sung HK ballad about change and memory.

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mong忘diu掉jung種gwo過dik的fa花chung重san新dik的cheut出faat發fong放hei棄lei理seung想ba吧Forget the flowers you planted, start over, give up on your dreams.

bit別joi再hon看chan塵fung封dik的hei囍tip帖nei你jing正joi在yiu要bun搬ga家Stop looking at the dusty wedding cards; you're about to move out.

juk築dak得hei起yan人ying應goi該jip接sau受dou都yau有yat日dou倒ha下Whatever gets built, you should accept, will fall one day.

kei其sat實mut沒yau有yat一jung種on安wan穩faai快lok樂wing永yun遠ya也bat不cha差There's no kind of safe happiness that stays good forever.

jau就chi似je這yat一keui區chang曾ging經ching稱dak得seung上mei美mun滿gaap甲tin天ha下Like this neighbourhood, once called the happiest place on earth,

daan但saap霎ngaan眼chyun全gaai街dik的daan單wai位faai快yiu要jyu住mun滿wu烏a鴉yet in a blink every flat on the street will be home to crows.

hou好ging景bat不wui會mui每yat日seung常joi在Good times don't last every day;

tin天tai梯bat不ho可ji只wong往seung上pa爬you can't only climb up the stairway to heaven.

oi愛dik的yan人mut沒yau有yat一sang生yat一sai世ma嗎Does the one you love not last a lifetime?

daai大koi概bat不seui需yiu要hoi害pa怕There's probably no need to be afraid.

mong忘diu掉oi愛gwo過dik的ta他Forget the man you loved,

dong當cho初dik的hei囍tip帖gam金bok箔yan印jeuk着na那wai位ta他his name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.

biu裱hei起fan婚sa紗jiu照na那dou道cheung牆The wall where the framed wedding photo hung,

kap及yat一chai切mei美lai麗gau舊nin年wa華ming明yat日tung同bou步chaak拆ha下and all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.

mong忘diu掉yau有gwo過dik的ga家Forget the home you had:

siu小chaan餐toi枱sa沙faat發syut雪gwai櫃kap及leung兩fan份hung紅cha茶the little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.

wan溫hing馨dik的gwong光ging境bat不gwo過je借cheut出dou到kei期na拿wui回ma嗎That cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?

dang等bat不dou到ha下yat一doi代si是ma嗎It won't last to the next generation, will it?

mong忘diu掉chai砌gwo過dik的sa沙Forget the sand you shaped into castles;

wui回yik憶dik的bou堡leui壘saat刹na那yi已dou倒ha下the fortress of memory collapsed in an instant.

min面deui對je這fan墳hei起dik的fong荒tou土nei你jyu註ding定hok學wui會siu瀟sa灑Facing this heaped-up wasteland, you're bound to learn to let go.

gaai階jyun磚bat不wui會keui拒jyut絕mo磨sit蝕Floor tiles can't refuse to wear away;

cheung窗fa花bat不ho可yau幽gam禁lok落ha霞window grilles can't lock in the sunset.

yau有gam感ching情jau就wui會yat一sang生yat一sai世ma嗎Does having feelings mean they last a lifetime?

yau又joi再yun惋sik惜yau有yung用ma嗎Is there any use in regretting it again?

mong忘diu掉oi愛gwo過dik的ta他Forget the man you loved,

dong當cho初dik的hei囍tip帖gam金bok箔yan印jeuk着na那wai位ta他his name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.

biu裱hei起fan婚sa紗jiu照na那dou道cheung牆The wall where the framed wedding photo hung,

kap及yat一chai切mei美lai麗gau舊nin年wa華ming明yat日tung同bou步chaak拆ha下and all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.

mong忘diu掉yau有gwo過dik的ga家Forget the home you had:

siu小chaan餐toi枱sa沙faat發syut雪gwai櫃kap及leung兩fan份hung紅cha茶the little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.

wan溫hing馨dik的gwong光ging境bat不gwo過je借cheut出dou到kei期na拿wui回ma嗎That cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?

jung終seui須wui會si時san辰dou到bit別pa怕When the time comes, as it must, don't be afraid.

cheng請fong放ha下sau手leui裡na那so鎖si匙hou好ma嗎Please put down the key in your hand, okay?

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