1993
海闊天空 Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies
Beyond's anthem about holding on to freedom and their ideals despite ridicule, written as the band struggled in the music industry. It became an even bigger rallying song after Wong Ka Kui's death, and a whole KTV room usually sings it together.
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gamgam今tintin天ngongo我honhon寒jeye夜leoileui裡honhon看syutsyut雪piupiu飄gwogwo過Today, on a cold night, I watch the snow drift by,
waaiwaai懷zoekjeuk著laanglaang冷koekkeuk卻liuliu了dikdik的samsam心wowo窩piupiu漂jyunyun遠fongfong方carrying a heart gone cold, I drift far away.
fungfung風jyuyu雨leoileui裡zeoijeui追gongon趕Chasing on through wind and rain,
moumou霧leoileui裡fanfan分batbat不cingching清jingying影zungjung蹤in the fog I can't make out the way.
tintin天hunghung空hoihoi海futfut闊neinei你jyuyu與ngongo我Under boundless skies and seas, you and I:
hoho可wuiwui會binbin變seoiseui誰mutmut沒zoijoi在binbin變will we change? (Who hasn't changed?)
dodo多siusiu少cichi次jingying迎zoekjeuk著laanglaang冷ngaanngaan眼jyuyu與zaaujaau嘲siusiu笑How many times I've faced cold stares and mockery,
cungchung從mutmut沒jauyau有fongfong放heihei棄gwogwo過samsam心zungjung中dikdik的leilei理soengseung想but never given up the dream in my heart.
jatyat一saatsaat剎naana那fongfong恍fatfat惚In a moment of daze,
joekyeuk若jauyau有soso所satsat失dikdik的gamgam感gokgok覺a feeling that something is lost,
batbat不ziji知batbat不gokgok覺jiyi已binbin變daamdaam淡has quietly faded without my noticing:
samsam心leoileui裡oioi愛seoiseui誰mingming明baakbaak白ngongo我the love in my heart (who understands me?)
jyunyun原loengleung諒ngongo我zeje這jatyat一sangsang生batbat不geigei羈fongfong放zungjung縱oioi愛ziji自jauyau由Forgive me, all my life I've been wild and in love with freedom,
jaaya也wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天wuiwui會ditdit跌doudou倒though I too fear that one day I might fall.
buibui背heihei棄liuliu了leilei理soengseung想seoiseui誰janyan人doudou都hoho可jiyi以Anyone can turn their back on their dreams;
naana那wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天ziji只neinei你gunggung共ngongo我what's to fear if one day it's just you and me?
gamgam今tintin天ngongo我honhon寒jeye夜leoileui裡honhon看syutsyut雪piupiu飄gwogwo過Today, on a cold night, I watch the snow drift by,
waaiwaai懷zoekjeuk著laanglaang冷koekkeuk卻liuliu了dikdik的samsam心wowo窩piupiu漂jyunyun遠fongfong方carrying a heart gone cold, I drift far away.
fungfung風jyuyu雨leoileui裡zeoijeui追gongon趕Chasing on through wind and rain,
moumou霧leoileui裡fanfan分batbat不cingching清jingying影zungjung蹤in the fog I can't make out the way.
tintin天hunghung空hoihoi海futfut闊neinei你jyuyu與ngongo我Under boundless skies and seas, you and I:
hoho可wuiwui會binbin變seoiseui誰mutmut沒zoijoi在binbin變will we change? (Who hasn't changed?)
jyunyun原loengleung諒ngongo我zeje這jatyat一sangsang生batbat不geigei羈fongfong放zungjung縱oioi愛ziji自jauyau由Forgive me, all my life I've been wild and in love with freedom,
jaaya也wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天wuiwui會ditdit跌doudou倒though I too fear that one day I might fall.
buibui背heihei棄liuliu了leilei理soengseung想seoiseui誰janyan人doudou都hoho可jiyi以Anyone can turn their back on their dreams;
naana那wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天ziji只neinei你gunggung共ngongo我what's to fear if one day it's just you and me?
jingying仍jinyin然ziji自jauyau由ziji自ngongo我Still free, still myself,
wingwing永jyunyun遠gougou高coengcheung唱ngongo我gogo歌zaujau走pinpin遍cinchin千leilei里forever singing my songs as I travel a thousand miles.
jyunyun原loengleung諒ngongo我zeje這jatyat一sangsang生batbat不geigei羈fongfong放zungjung縱oioi愛ziji自jauyau由Forgive me, all my life I've been wild and in love with freedom,
jaaya也wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天wuiwui會ditdit跌doudou倒though I too fear that one day I might fall.
buibui背heihei棄liuliu了leilei理soengseung想seoiseui誰janyan人doudou都hoho可jiyi以Anyone can turn their back on their dreams;
naana那wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天ziji只neinei你gunggung共ngongo我what's to fear if one day it's just you and me?
jyunyun原loengleung諒ngongo我zeje這jatyat一sangsang生batbat不geigei羈fongfong放zungjung縱oioi愛ziji自jauyau由Forgive me, all my life I've been wild and in love with freedom,
jaaya也wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天wuiwui會ditdit跌doudou倒though I too fear that one day I might fall.
buibui背heihei棄liuliu了leilei理soengseung想seoiseui誰janyan人doudou都hoho可jiyi以Anyone can turn their back on their dreams;
naana那wuiwui會paapa怕jauyau有jatyat一tintin天ziji只neinei你gunggung共ngongo我what's to fear if one day it's just you and me?
Timed to Beyond · 樂與怒 (1993) · 5:25. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.