1984

誰能明白我 Who Can Understand Me

George Lam 林子祥

A dreamer walks his own road with confidence, however strangers stare. George Lam wrote and sang it as the theme of a 1984 film he starred in with Sammo Hung, and it is still a well-known song of encouragement.

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seui誰nang能ming明baak白ngo我Who can understand me?

ngong昂yin然daap踏jeuk著chin前lou路heui去jeui追gon趕lei理seung想leui旅tou途seung上Head held high, I stride down the road ahead, chasing my dreams on the journey.

chin前hang行bou步bou步waai懷ji自seun信fung風cheui吹yu雨da打bat不teui退yeung讓Every step forward full of confidence; wind and rain won't make me back down.

mou無leun論ngo我heui去dou到na那fong方sam心leui裡mung夢seung想bat不bin變yeung樣Wherever I go, the dream in my heart stays the same.

si是san新sang生si是sing醒gok覺mung夢seung想wing永yun遠joi在sai世seung上It's a new life, an awakening; dreams will always be in this world.

chin前lou路na那pa怕yun遠ji只yiu要ji自keung強ngo我gai繼juk續duk獨ji自cham尋lou路heung向However far the road, as long as I stay strong, I'll keep finding my own way alone.

seung常wai為yi以wong往mung夢seung想faat發kwong狂noi耐sam心mo摸sok索lou路tou途seung上I've often gone wild for the dreams I had, patiently feeling my way along the road.

waai懷ji自seun信ngo我wing永bat不pa怕ye夜hong航dou到kwan困gyun倦ngo我ji自taan彈ji自cheung唱With confidence I'm never afraid to sail by night; when I'm tired I play and sing for myself.

jeung掌sing聲ngo我heung向mung夢seung想leui裡cham尋jeun盡gun管yat一chai切si是kwong狂seung想I look for applause inside my dreams, even if it's all a wild fantasy.

tou途yan人lou路seung上wui回mong望ngo我ji只yan因ngo我dik的gwaai怪mou模yeung樣Passers-by on the street turn to look back at me, just because I look strange.

tou途yan人seui誰nang能ming明baak白ngo我gam今tin天ngaan眼jing睛do多syut雪leung亮Which passer-by can understand me? Today my eyes see so clearly.

yan人si是gok各yau有gok各lei理seung想ban奔heung向muk目biu標bat不teui退yeung讓Everyone has their own ideals; I run toward my goal and won't back down.

yung用go歌sing聲yung用fun歡siu笑loi來bok博ji知yam音dik的jaan讚seung賞With my songs and my laughter, I try to win the praise of kindred spirits.

waai懷ji自seun信ngo我wing永bat不pa怕ye夜hong航dou到kwan困gyun倦ngo我ji自taan彈ji自cheung唱With confidence I'm never afraid to sail by night; when I'm tired I play and sing for myself.

jeung掌sing聲ngo我heung向mung夢seung想leui裡cham尋jeun盡gun管yat一chai切si是kwong狂seung想I look for applause inside my dreams, even if it's all a wild fantasy.

ngong昂yin然daap踏jeuk著chin前lou路heui去jeui追gon趕lei理seung想leui旅tou途seung上Head held high, I stride down the road ahead, chasing my dreams on the journey.

chin前hang行bou步bou步waai懷ji自seun信yi依jiu照sam心jung中na那jing正kok確fong方heung向Every step forward full of confidence, following the right direction in my heart.

waai懷jeuk著oi愛yu與syu恕dik的sam心chung充mun滿mung夢seung想dik的siu笑jeung匠With a heart of love and forgiveness, a clown full of dreams.

yung用go歌sing聲yung用fun歡siu笑loi來bok博ji知yam音dik的jaan讚seung賞With my songs and my laughter, I try to win the praise of kindred spirits.

yung用go歌sing聲yung用fun歡siu笑loi來bok博ji知yam音dik的jaan讚seung賞With my songs and my laughter, I try to win the praise of kindred spirits.

Timed to 林子祥 · 我愛經典系列 - 林子祥 (2000) · 3:21. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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