1990
光輝歲月 Glorious Years
Beyond's tribute to Nelson Mandela, released the year he walked free after 27 years in prison, about a life spent fighting for racial equality. People sing it at KTV as a rousing anthem about perseverance.
Cantonese. Beyond also recorded a Mandarin version with the same title (1991).
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
zungjung鐘singsing聲hoengheung響heihei起gwaigwai歸gaaga家dikdik的seonseun訊houhou號The bell rings out the signal to go home.
zoijoi在taata他sangsang生mingming命leoileui裡In his life,
fongfong彷fatfat彿daaidaai帶dimdim點heihei唏heoiheui噓it seems to carry a sigh.
hakhak黑siksik色geigei肌fufu膚kapkap給taata他dikdik的jiyi意jiyi義What his black skin meant to him:
sisi是jatyat一sangsang生fungfung奉hinhin獻fufu膚siksik色daudau鬥zangjang爭zungjung中a lifetime given to the fight over colour.
ninnin年jyutyut月baaba把jungyung擁jauyau有binbin變zoujou做satsat失heoiheui去The years turned what he had into loss.
peipei疲gyungyun倦dikdik的soengseung雙ngaanngaan眼daaidaai帶zoekjeuk著keikei期mongmong望Tired eyes still full of hope.
gamgam今tintin天ziji只jauyau有caanchaan殘laulau留dikdik的keoikeui軀hokhok殼Today only a worn-out body is left
jingying迎zipjip接gwonggwong光faifai輝seoiseui歲jyutyut月to greet the glorious years.
fungfung風jyuyu雨zungjung中poupou抱gangan緊ziji自jauyau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.
jatyat一sangsang生gingging經gwogwo過pongpong彷wongwong徨dikdik的zangjang掙zaatjaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,
ziji自seonseun信hoho可goigoi改binbin變meimei未loiloi來yet sure he could change the future:
manman問seoiseui誰jauyau又nangnang能zoujou做doudou到who else could do the same?
hoho可faufau否batbat不fanfan分fufu膚siksik色dikdik的gaaigaai界haanhaan限Can we drop the lines drawn by skin colour?
jyunyun願zeje這toutou土deidei地leoileui裡I wish that in this land
batbat不fanfan分neinei你ngongo我gougou高daidai低with no line between us, no one above or below.
banban繽fanfan紛siksik色coichoi彩simsim閃ceotcheut出dikdik的meimei美lailai麗The beauty that shines from many colours
sisi是janyan因taata它mutmut沒jauyau有comes because it never
fanfan分hoihoi開muimui每zungjung種siksik色coichoi彩keeps the colours apart.
ninnin年jyutyut月baaba把jungyung擁jauyau有binbin變zoujou做satsat失heoiheui去The years turned what he had into loss.
peipei疲gyungyun倦dikdik的soengseung雙ngaanngaan眼daaidaai帶zoekjeuk著keikei期mongmong望Tired eyes still full of hope.
gamgam今tintin天ziji只jauyau有caanchaan殘laulau留dikdik的keoikeui軀hokhok殼Today only a worn-out body is left
jingying迎zipjip接gwonggwong光faifai輝seoiseui歲jyutyut月to greet the glorious years.
fungfung風jyuyu雨zungjung中poupou抱gangan緊ziji自jauyau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.
jatyat一sangsang生gingging經gwogwo過pongpong彷wongwong徨dikdik的zangjang掙zaatjaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,
ziji自seonseun信hoho可goigoi改binbin變meimei未loiloi來yet sure he could change the future:
manman問seoiseui誰jauyau又nangnang能zoujou做doudou到who else could do the same?
gamgam今tintin天ziji只jauyau有caanchaan殘laulau留dikdik的keoikeui軀hokhok殼Today only a worn-out body is left
jingying迎zipjip接gwonggwong光faifai輝seoiseui歲jyutyut月to greet the glorious years.
fungfung風jyuyu雨zungjung中poupou抱gangan緊ziji自jauyau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.
jatyat一sangsang生gingging經gwogwo過pongpong彷wongwong徨dikdik的zangjang掙zaatjaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,
ziji自seonseun信hoho可goigoi改binbin變meimei未loiloi來yet sure he could change the future:
manman問seoiseui誰jauyau又nangnang能zoujou做doudou到who else could do the same?
WooAh(Woo, ah)
gamgam今tintin天ziji只jauyau有caanchaan殘laulau留dikdik的keoikeui軀hokhok殼Today only a worn-out body is left
jingying迎zipjip接gwonggwong光faifai輝seoiseui歲jyutyut月to greet the glorious years.
fungfung風jyuyu雨zungjung中poupou抱gangan緊ziji自jauyau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.
jatyat一sangsang生gingging經gwogwo過pongpong彷wongwong徨dikdik的zangjang掙zaatjaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,
ziji自seonseun信hoho可goigoi改binbin變meimei未loiloi來yet sure he could change the future:
manman問seoiseui誰jauyau又nangnang能zoujou做doudou到who else could do the same?
WooAh(Woo, ah)
Timed to Beyond · Beyond 24K Gold 金碟至尊精選 (1994) · 5:03. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.