1990

光輝歲月 Glorious Years

Beyond

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).

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jung鐘sing聲heung響hei起gwai歸ga家dik的seun訊hou號The bell rings out the signal to go home.

joi在ta他sang生ming命leui裡In his life,

fong彷fat彿daai帶dim點hei唏heui噓it seems to carry a sigh.

hak黑sik色gei肌fu膚kap給ta他dik的yi意yi義What his black skin meant to him:

si是yat一sang生fung奉hin獻fu膚sik色dau鬥jang爭jung中a lifetime given to the fight over colour.

nin年yut月ba把yung擁yau有bin變jou做sat失heui去The years turned what he had into loss.

pei疲gyun倦dik的seung雙ngaan眼daai帶jeuk著kei期mong望Tired eyes still full of hope.

gam今tin天ji只yau有chaan殘lau留dik的keui軀hok殼Today only a worn-out body is left

ying迎jip接gwong光fai輝seui歲yut月to greet the glorious years.

fung風yu雨jung中pou抱gan緊ji自yau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.

yat一sang生ging經gwo過pong彷wong徨dik的jang掙jaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,

ji自seun信ho可goi改bin變mei未loi來yet sure he could change the future:

man問seui誰yau又nang能jou做dou到who else could do the same?

ho可fau否bat不fan分fu膚sik色dik的gaai界haan限Can we drop the lines drawn by skin colour?

yun願je這tou土dei地leui裡I wish that in this land

bat不fan分nei你ngo我gou高dai低with no line between us, no one above or below.

ban繽fan紛sik色choi彩sim閃cheut出dik的mei美lai麗The beauty that shines from many colours

si是yan因ta它mut沒yau有comes because it never

fan分hoi開mui每jung種sik色choi彩keeps the colours apart.

nin年yut月ba把yung擁yau有bin變jou做sat失heui去The years turned what he had into loss.

pei疲gyun倦dik的seung雙ngaan眼daai帶jeuk著kei期mong望Tired eyes still full of hope.

gam今tin天ji只yau有chaan殘lau留dik的keui軀hok殼Today only a worn-out body is left

ying迎jip接gwong光fai輝seui歲yut月to greet the glorious years.

fung風yu雨jung中pou抱gan緊ji自yau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.

yat一sang生ging經gwo過pong彷wong徨dik的jang掙jaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,

ji自seun信ho可goi改bin變mei未loi來yet sure he could change the future:

man問seui誰yau又nang能jou做dou到who else could do the same?

gam今tin天ji只yau有chaan殘lau留dik的keui軀hok殼Today only a worn-out body is left

ying迎jip接gwong光fai輝seui歲yut月to greet the glorious years.

fung風yu雨jung中pou抱gan緊ji自yau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.

yat一sang生ging經gwo過pong彷wong徨dik的jang掙jaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,

ji自seun信ho可goi改bin變mei未loi來yet sure he could change the future:

man問seui誰yau又nang能jou做dou到who else could do the same?

WooAh(Woo, ah)

gam今tin天ji只yau有chaan殘lau留dik的keui軀hok殼Today only a worn-out body is left

ying迎jip接gwong光fai輝seui歲yut月to greet the glorious years.

fung風yu雨jung中pou抱gan緊ji自yau由Through the storm he held tight to freedom.

yat一sang生ging經gwo過pong彷wong徨dik的jang掙jaat扎A whole life of wavering struggle,

ji自seun信ho可goi改bin變mei未loi來yet sure he could change the future:

man問seui誰yau又nang能jou做dou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.

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