2000

少女的祈禱 A Maiden's Prayer

Miriam Yeung 楊千嬅

Riding beside her lover, a girl prays that the traffic lights stay green, because when one turns red they must part; in the end God doesn't answer and he gets off. Miriam Yeung's 2000 hit, with lyrics by Lin Xi, is a KTV favourite for its story and its heartbreak.

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yun沿tou途yu與ta他che車seung廂jung中si私ban奔bun般lyun戀oi愛Riding along with him, we love like we're eloping;

joi再jai擠bik逼dou都bat不fong放hoi開however crowded it gets, we don't let go.

kei祈kau求joi在lou路seung上mut沒yam任ho何dik的jo阻ngoi礙I pray that nothing blocks our way

ling令yu愉faai快leui旅ching程bin變bei悲oi哀and turns this happy ride into sorrow.

lin連hei氣leung兩chi次luk綠dang燈dou都gwo過dou渡liu了We've made it through two green lights in a row;

yu與ta他joi再oi愛gei幾gung公lei里a few more kilometres to love him.

dong當je這jaan盞dang燈jyun轉hung紅bin便wui會bit別lei離When this light turns red, we'll part;

pang憑wan運hei氣kyut決ding定ngo我sang生sei死luck decides whether I live or die.

kei祈kau求tin天dei地fong放gwo過yat一seung雙lyun戀yan人I pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;

pa怕faat發sang生dik的wing永yun遠bit別faat發sang生may what I fear never happen.

chung從loi來mei未seun順lei利yu遇seung上hou好ging景gong降lam臨Good times have never come my way easily;

yu如ho何nang能chung重sap拾seun信sam心how can I find my faith again?

kei祈kau求tin天fu父jou做sap十fan分jung鐘hou好yan人I pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,

chi賜ngo我ta他dik的man吻yu如lin憐man憫jeui罪yan人and grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.

ngo我oi愛jyu主tung同si時yik亦oi愛yat一wai位sai世yan人I love the Lord, and I also love a mortal man.

kei祈kau求yun沿tou途mei未bin變sam心cheng請kap給ngo我wu護yam蔭I pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.

wai為liu了ta他bat不dung懂tou禱gou告dou都gam敢tou禱gou告For him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.

seui誰yun願gyun眷gu顧je這jung種seun信tou徒Who would care for a believer like me?

yung用leung兩sau手je遮yim掩seung雙ngaan眼jyun專sam心king傾sou訴I cover my eyes with both hands and pour out my heart,

ning寧yun願daap答on案mong望bat不dou到I'd rather not see the answer.

wai唯kau求yu與ta他che車seung廂jung中ho可dai抵daat達mei未loi來I only ask that on this ride we reach the future together,

dou到che車wai毀dou都bat不fong放hoi開never letting go, even if we crash.

mou無leun論lou路seung上lik歷jeun盡yam任ho何dik的seung傷hoi害Whatever hurt we suffer along the way,

yam任yau由ngo我kyut決ding定oi愛bat不oi愛let me be the one to decide whether to love.

kei祈kau求tin天dei地fong放gwo過yat一seung雙lyun戀yan人I pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;

pa怕faat發sang生dik的wing永yun遠bit別faat發sang生may what I fear never happen.

chung從loi來mei未seun順lei利yu遇seung上hou好ging景gong降lam臨Good times have never come my way easily;

yu如ho何nang能chung重sap拾seun信sam心how can I find my faith again?

kei祈kau求tin天fu父jou做sap十fan分jung鐘hou好yan人I pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,

chi賜ngo我ta他dik的man吻yu如lin憐man憫jeui罪yan人and grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.

ngo我oi愛jyu主tung同si時yik亦oi愛yat一wai位oi愛yan人I love the Lord, and I also love my lover.

kei祈kau求yun沿tou途mei未bin變sam心cheng請kap給ngo我wu護yam蔭I pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.

wai為liu了ta他bat不dung懂tou禱gou告dou都gam敢tou禱gou告For him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.

seui誰yun願gyun眷gu顧je這jung種seun信tou徒Who would care for a believer like me?

taai太oi愛ta他jam怎mo麼seung想dou到je這mo麼hung恐bou怖I love him so much, how did I end up this frightened,

deui對luk綠dang燈heui去oi哀kau求huk哭sou訴begging and crying to a green light?

yin然yi而tin天fu父bing並mei未tai體seut恤hou好yan人But God the Father didn't take pity on a good person.

dou到ngo我jang睜hoi開ngaan眼mou無ming明dang燈ji指yan引When I open my eyes, there's no guiding light.

ngo我oi愛jyu主wai為ho何yam任ngo我san身bin邊oi愛yan人I love the Lord, so why did You let the lover beside me

lei離hei棄liu了ngo我ha下liu了che車leave me and get off?

nei你jam怎ho可daap答wan允How could You allow it?

Timed to 楊千嬅 · RECOLLECTION, VOL. I - MY Harmonic Minor (2025) · 3:38. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.

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