1989

夕陽之歌 Song of the Sunset

Anita Mui 梅艷芳

Anita Mui sings of life as a sunset: brilliant but brief, its glow gone once the clouds scatter, and of turning for home too late. Written for A Better Tomorrow III, it became her signature farewell, the last song of her final concerts in 2003.

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che斜yeung陽mou無haan限mou無noi奈ji只yat一sik息gaan間chaan燦laan爛The setting sun is boundless, yet it blazes only for a moment;

cheui隨wan雲ha霞jim漸saan散sai逝heui去dik的gwong光choi彩bat不fau復waan還as the clouds fade, the lost glow never returns.

chi遲chi遲nin年yut月naan難noi耐je這yat一sang生dik的bin變waan幻The years drag slowly on; life's changes are hard to bear,

yu如fau浮wan雲jeui聚saan散chin纏git結je這chong滄song桑dik的gyun倦ngaan顏gathering and scattering like clouds, knotted into this weary, weathered face.

maan漫cheung長lou路jaau驟gok覺gwong光yam陰teui退gaam減On this long road, suddenly I feel time running out.

fun歡yan欣jung總dyun短jaam暫mei未joi再faan返Joy is always brief and never comes back.

na哪go個hon看tau透ngo我mung夢seung想si是ping平daam淡Who could see that all I dreamed of was a simple life?

chang曾yu遇seung上gei幾do多fung風yu雨faan翻I've been through so many storms,

pin編jik織ngo我gaau交cho錯mung夢waan幻weaving my tangled dreams.

chang曾yu遇nei你jan真sam心dik的bei臂waan彎I once found your true, open arms,

bun伴ngo我jau走gwo過waan患naan難which carried me through hard times.

ban奔bo波jung中sam心fui灰yi意daam淡Rushing about, my heart grew weary and cold;

lou路seung上fan紛yiu擾bo波jit折joi再yat一waan彎more troubles and setbacks round another bend.

yat一tin天seung想seung想dou到gwai歸heui去daan但yi已maan晚One day I thought of going home, but it was too late.

che斜yeung陽mou無haan限mou無noi奈ji只yat一sik息gaan間chaan燦laan爛The setting sun is boundless, yet it blazes only for a moment;

cheui隨wan雲ha霞jim漸saan散sai逝heui去dik的gwong光choi彩bat不fau復waan還as the clouds fade, the lost glow never returns.

chi遲chi遲nin年yut月naan難noi耐je這yat一sang生dik的bin變waan幻The years drag slowly on; life's changes are hard to bear,

yu如fau浮wan雲jeui聚saan散chin纏git結je這chong滄song桑dik的gyun倦ngaan顏gathering and scattering like clouds, knotted into this weary, weathered face.

maan漫cheung長lou路jaau驟gok覺gwong光yam陰teui退gaam減On this long road, suddenly I feel time running out.

fun歡yan欣jung總dyun短jaam暫mei未joi再faan返Joy is always brief and never comes back.

na哪go個hon看tau透ngo我mung夢seung想si是ping平daam淡Who could see that all I dreamed of was a simple life?

chang曾yu遇seung上gei幾do多fung風yu雨faan翻I've been through so many storms,

pin編jik織ngo我gaau交cho錯mung夢waan幻weaving my tangled dreams.

chang曾yu遇nei你jan真sam心dik的bei臂waan彎I once found your true, open arms,

bun伴ngo我jau走gwo過waan患naan難which carried me through hard times.

ban奔bo波jung中sam心fui灰yi意daam淡Rushing about, my heart grew weary and cold;

lou路seung上fan紛yiu擾bo波jit折joi再yat一waan彎more troubles and setbacks round another bend.

yat一tin天seung想seung想dou到gwai歸heui去daan但yi已maan晚One day I thought of going home, but it was too late.

a啊tin天sang生gu孤daan單dik的ngo我sam心am暗daam淡(Ah) Born to be alone, my heart has dimmed;

lou路seung上fung風seung霜huk哭siu笑joi再yat一waan彎wind and frost, tears and laughter, round another bend.

yat一tin天seung想seung想dou到gwai歸heui去daan但yi已maan晚One day I thought of going home, but it was too late.

chang曾yu遇seung上gei幾do多fung風yu雨faan翻I've been through so many storms,

pin編jik織ngo我gaau交cho錯mung夢waan幻weaving my tangled dreams.

chang曾yu遇nei你jan真sam心dik的bei臂waan彎I once found your true, open arms,

bun伴ngo我jau走gwo過waan患naan難which carried me through hard times.

ban奔bo波jung中sam心fui灰yi意daam淡Rushing about, my heart grew weary and cold;

lou路seung上fan紛yiu擾bo波jit折joi再yat一waan彎more troubles and setbacks round another bend.

yat一tin天seung想seung想dou到gwai歸heui去daan但yi已maan晚One day I thought of going home, but it was too late.

chang曾yu遇seung上gei幾do多fung風yu雨faan翻I've been through so many storms,

pin編jik織ngo我gaau交cho錯mung夢waan幻weaving my tangled dreams.

chang曾yu遇nei你jan真sam心dik的bei臂waan彎I once found your true, open arms,

bun伴ngo我jau走gwo過waan患naan難which carried me through hard times.

ban奔bo波jung中sam心fui灰yi意daam淡Rushing about, my heart grew weary and cold;

lou路seung上fan紛yiu擾bo波jit折joi再yat一waan彎more troubles and setbacks round another bend.

yat一tin天seung想seung想dou到gwai歸heui去daan但yi已maan晚One day I thought of going home, but it was too late.

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