2000
少女的祈禱 A Maiden's Prayer
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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jyunyun沿toutou途jyuyu與taata他ceche車soengseung廂zungjung中sisi私banban奔bunbun般lyunlyun戀oioi愛Riding along with him, we love like we're eloping;
zoijoi再zaijai擠bikbik逼doudou都batbat不fongfong放hoihoi開however crowded it gets, we don't let go.
keikei祈kaukau求zoijoi在loulou路soengseung上mutmut沒jamyam任hoho何dikdik的zojo阻ngoingoi礙I pray that nothing blocks our way
lingling令jyuyu愉faaifaai快leoileui旅cingching程binbin變beibei悲oioi哀and turns this happy ride into sorrow.
linlin連heihei氣loengleung兩cichi次lukluk綠dangdang燈doudou都gwogwo過doudou渡liuliu了We've made it through two green lights in a row;
jyuyu與taata他zoijoi再oioi愛geigei幾gunggung公leilei里a few more kilometres to love him.
dongdong當zeje這zaanjaan盞dangdang燈zyunjyun轉hunghung紅binbin便wuiwui會bitbit別leilei離When this light turns red, we'll part;
pangpang憑wanwan運heihei氣kyutkyut決dingding定ngongo我sangsang生seisei死luck decides whether I live or die.
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天deidei地fongfong放gwogwo過jatyat一soengseung雙lyunlyun戀janyan人I pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;
paapa怕faatfaat發sangsang生dikdik的wingwing永jyunyun遠bitbit別faatfaat發sangsang生may what I fear never happen.
cungchung從loiloi來meimei未seonseun順leilei利jyuyu遇soengseung上houhou好gingging景gonggong降lamlam臨Good times have never come my way easily;
jyuyu如hoho何nangnang能cungchung重sapsap拾seonseun信samsam心how can I find my faith again?
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天fufu父zoujou做sapsap十fanfan分zungjung鐘houhou好janyan人I pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,
cichi賜ngongo我taata他dikdik的manman吻jyuyu如linlin憐manman憫zeoijeui罪janyan人and grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.
ngongo我oioi愛zyujyu主tungtung同sisi時jikyik亦oioi愛jatyat一waiwai位saisai世janyan人I love the Lord, and I also love a mortal man.
keikei祈kaukau求jyunyun沿toutou途meimei未binbin變samsam心cengcheng請kapkap給ngongo我wuwu護jamyam蔭I pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.
waiwai為liuliu了taata他batbat不dungdung懂toutou禱gougou告doudou都gamgam敢toutou禱gougou告For him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.
seoiseui誰jyunyun願gyungyun眷gugu顧zeje這zungjung種seonseun信toutou徒Who would care for a believer like me?
jungyung用loengleung兩sausau手zeje遮jimyim掩soengseung雙ngaanngaan眼zyunjyun專samsam心kingking傾sousou訴I cover my eyes with both hands and pour out my heart,
ningning寧jyunyun願daapdaap答onon案mongmong望batbat不doudou到I'd rather not see the answer.
waiwai唯kaukau求jyuyu與taata他ceche車soengseung廂zungjung中hoho可daidai抵daatdaat達meimei未loiloi來I only ask that on this ride we reach the future together,
doudou到ceche車waiwai毀doudou都batbat不fongfong放hoihoi開never letting go, even if we crash.
moumou無leonleun論loulou路soengseung上liklik歷zeonjeun盡jamyam任hoho何dikdik的soengseung傷hoihoi害Whatever hurt we suffer along the way,
jamyam任jauyau由ngongo我kyutkyut決dingding定oioi愛batbat不oioi愛let me be the one to decide whether to love.
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天deidei地fongfong放gwogwo過jatyat一soengseung雙lyunlyun戀janyan人I pray heaven and earth spare a pair of lovers;
paapa怕faatfaat發sangsang生dikdik的wingwing永jyunyun遠bitbit別faatfaat發sangsang生may what I fear never happen.
cungchung從loiloi來meimei未seonseun順leilei利jyuyu遇soengseung上houhou好gingging景gonggong降lamlam臨Good times have never come my way easily;
jyuyu如hoho何nangnang能cungchung重sapsap拾seonseun信samsam心how can I find my faith again?
keikei祈kaukau求tintin天fufu父zoujou做sapsap十fanfan分zungjung鐘houhou好janyan人I pray God the Father be kind for just ten minutes,
cichi賜ngongo我taata他dikdik的manman吻jyuyu如linlin憐manman憫zeoijeui罪janyan人and grant me his kiss, the way You show mercy to sinners.
ngongo我oioi愛zyujyu主tungtung同sisi時jikyik亦oioi愛jatyat一waiwai位oioi愛janyan人I love the Lord, and I also love my lover.
keikei祈kaukau求jyunyun沿toutou途meimei未binbin變samsam心cengcheng請kapkap給ngongo我wuwu護jamyam蔭I pray his heart won't change along the way; please shelter me.
waiwai為liuliu了taata他batbat不dungdung懂toutou禱gougou告doudou都gamgam敢toutou禱gougou告For him, I dare to pray though I don't know how.
seoiseui誰jyunyun願gyungyun眷gugu顧zeje這zungjung種seonseun信toutou徒Who would care for a believer like me?
taaitaai太oioi愛taata他zamjam怎momo麼soengseung想doudou到zeje這momo麼hunghung恐boubou怖I love him so much, how did I end up this frightened,
deoideui對lukluk綠dangdang燈heoiheui去oioi哀kaukau求hukhuk哭sousou訴begging and crying to a green light?
jinyin然jiyi而tintin天fufu父bingbing並meimei未taitai體seotseut恤houhou好janyan人But God the Father didn't take pity on a good person.
doudou到ngongo我zangjang睜hoihoi開ngaanngaan眼moumou無mingming明dangdang燈ziji指janyan引When I open my eyes, there's no guiding light.
ngongo我oioi愛zyujyu主waiwai為hoho何jamyam任ngongo我sansan身binbin邊oioi愛janyan人I love the Lord, so why did You let the lover beside me
leilei離heihei棄liuliu了ngongo我haaha下liuliu了ceche車leave me and get off?
neinei你zamjam怎hoho可daapdaap答wanwan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.