2001
單車 Bicycle
A son tells his undemonstrative father that unspoken love is hard to feel, and holds onto the one embrace they shared: riding together on a bicycle. Wyman Wong drew it from his own childhood; a KTV song many sing thinking of their dads.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
batbat不jiuyiu要batbat不jiuyiu要gaaga假citchit設ngongo我ziji知doudou道Don't, don't assume I know
jatyat一caichai切jatyat一caichai切jaaya也doudou都sisi是waiwai為ngongo我jiyi而zoujou做that everything, everything you did was for me.
waiwai為hoho何zeje這momo麼waiwai偉daaidaai大jyuyu如cichi此gamgam感gokgok覺batbat不doudou到Why is it so great, if I can't feel it at all?
batbat不syutsyut說jatyat一geoigeui句dikdik的oioi愛jauyau有dodo多houhou好What's so good about love that never says a word?
ziji只jauyau有jatyat一cichi次geigei記dakdak得satsat實zoijoi在zipjip接zukjuk觸doudou到I only remember one time we truly touched:
keke騎zoekjeuk著daandaan單ceche車dikdik的ngongo我loengleung倆waaiwaai懷gangan緊tiptip貼buibui背dikdik的jungyung擁poupou抱the two of us on a bicycle, my chest pressed against your back.
naannaan難leilei離naannaan難sese捨soengseung想poupou抱gangan緊sese些mongmong茫mongmong茫janyan人sangsang生houhou好zoengjeung像fongfong荒jeye野So hard to let go, I want to hold on tighter; life feels like a vast wilderness.
jyuyu如haaihaai孩jiyi兒nangnang能fukfuk伏jyuyu於baaba爸baaba爸dikdik的gingin肩bokbok膊seoiseui誰jiuyiu要haaha下ceche車If a child can lean on his dad's shoulders, who'd want to get off the bike?
naannaan難leilei離naannaan難sese捨zungjung總jauyau有jatyat一sese些soengseung常cingching情jyuyu如cichi此batbat不hoho可teoiteui推sese卸There's always some reluctance to let go; that's human nature, you can't deny it.
jamyam任saisai世gaangaan間zoijoi再laanglaang冷hukhuk酷soengseung想heihei起zeje這daandaan單ceche車waanwaan還jauyau有hanghang幸fukfuk福hoho可zeje借However cold the world gets, thinking of that bike, there's still happiness to borrow.
gingging經jiyi已kapkap給ngongo我zamjam怎wuiwui會honhon看batbat不doudou到If you'd already given it to me, how could I miss it?
seoiseui雖syutsyut說jinyin演neinei你gokgok角siksik色satsat實zoijoi在jauyau有naannaan難doudou度I know playing your part is really hard,
cungchung從loiloi來heoiheui虛waiwai位jiyi以doidoi待hoho何batbat不kapkap給gogo個jungyung擁poupou抱but this space has always been waiting; why not give me a hug?
soengseung想ngongo我zamjam怎heoiheui去soengseung相seonseun信zeje這jatyat一toutou套How do you expect me to believe that line?
dodo多tungtung疼siksik惜ngongo我koekkeuk卻batbat不binbin便joengyeung讓ngongo我ziji知doudou道You care for me so much, yet won't let me know it.
waaiwaai懷nimnim念daandaan單ceche車kapkap給neinei你ngongo我waiwai唯jatyat一jauyau有gwogwo過dikdik的jungyung擁poupou抱I miss the bike, and the only hug it ever gave us.
naannaan難leilei離naannaan難sese捨soengseung想poupou抱gangan緊sese些mongmong茫mongmong茫janyan人sangsang生houhou好zoengjeung像fongfong荒jeye野So hard to let go, I want to hold on tighter; life feels like a vast wilderness.
jyuyu如haaihaai孩jiyi兒nangnang能fukfuk伏jyuyu於baaba爸baaba爸dikdik的gingin肩bokbok膊If a child can lean on his dad's shoulders,
naana哪paapa怕jiuyiu遙jiuyiu遙coengcheung長loulou路dodo多ceche斜no matter how long and steep the road ahead,
neinei你oioi愛ngongo我oioi愛dodo多sese些joengyeung讓ngongo我taata他ziujiu朝zaujau走dakdak得gingin堅zongjong壯sese些love me a little more, so one day I can walk on stronger.
neinei你gaaigaai介jiyi意loiloi來oioi愛wuwu護jauyau又kaaukaau靠seoiseui誰sisi施sese捨If you won't show me care, who else will hand it to me?
naannaan難leilei離naannaan難sese捨soengseung想poupou抱gangan緊sese些mongmong茫mongmong茫janyan人sangsang生houhou好zoengjeung像fongfong荒jeye野So hard to let go, I want to hold on tighter; life feels like a vast wilderness.
jyuyu如haaihaai孩jiyi兒nangnang能fukfuk伏jyuyu於baaba爸baaba爸dikdik的gingin肩bokbok膊seoiseui誰jiuyiu要haaha下ceche車If a child can lean on his dad's shoulders, who'd want to get off the bike?
naannaan難leilei離naannaan難sese捨zungjung總jauyau有jatyat一sese些soengseung常cingching情jyuyu如cichi此batbat不hoho可teoiteui推sese卸There's always some reluctance to let go; that's human nature, you can't deny it.
jamyam任saisai世gaangaan間jyunyun怨ngongo我waaiwaai壞hoho可ziji知ngongo我ziji只dakdak得neinei你singsing承sausau受ngongo我dikdik的kwongkwong狂waakwaak或jeye野Let the world call me bad; you know only you can take my wild side.
Timed to 陳奕迅 · Shall We Dance? Shall We Talk! (2001) · 3:31. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.