2008
囍帖街 Wedding Card Street
Lee Tung Street in Wan Chai, famous for printing wedding cards, was demolished for redevelopment in 2007; the song uses its loss to tell a woman to let go of a love and a home that couldn't last. A Wyman Wong lyric and a much-sung HK ballad about change and memory.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
mongmong忘diudiu掉zungjung種gwogwo過dikdik的faafa花cungchung重sansan新dikdik的ceotcheut出faatfaat發fongfong放heihei棄leilei理soengseung想baaba吧Forget the flowers you planted, start over, give up on your dreams.
bitbit別zoijoi再honhon看canchan塵fungfung封dikdik的heihei囍tiptip帖neinei你zingjing正zoijoi在jiuyiu要bunbun搬gaaga家Stop looking at the dusty wedding cards; you're about to move out.
zukjuk築dakdak得heihei起janyan人jingying應goigoi該zipjip接sausau受doudou都jauyau有jatyat日doudou倒haaha下Whatever gets built, you should accept, will fall one day.
keikei其satsat實mutmut沒jauyau有jatyat一zungjung種onon安wanwan穩faaifaai快loklok樂wingwing永jyunyun遠jaaya也batbat不caacha差There's no kind of safe happiness that stays good forever.
zaujau就cichi似zeje這jatyat一keoikeui區cangchang曾gingging經cingching稱dakdak得soengseung上meimei美munmun滿gaapgaap甲tintin天haaha下Like this neighbourhood, once called the happiest place on earth,
daandaan但saapsaap霎ngaanngaan眼cyunchyun全gaaigaai街dikdik的daandaan單waiwai位faaifaai快jiuyiu要zyujyu住munmun滿wuwu烏aaa鴉yet in a blink every flat on the street will be home to crows.
houhou好gingging景batbat不wuiwui會muimui每jatyat日soengseung常zoijoi在Good times don't last every day;
tintin天taitai梯batbat不hoho可ziji只wongwong往soengseung上paapa爬you can't only climb up the stairway to heaven.
oioi愛dikdik的janyan人mutmut沒jauyau有jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世maama嗎Does the one you love not last a lifetime?
daaidaai大koikoi概batbat不seoiseui需jiuyiu要hoihoi害paapa怕There's probably no need to be afraid.
mongmong忘diudiu掉oioi愛gwogwo過dikdik的taata他Forget the man you loved,
dongdong當cocho初dikdik的heihei囍tiptip帖gamgam金bokbok箔janyan印zoekjeuk着naana那waiwai位taata他his name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.
biubiu裱heihei起fanfan婚saasa紗ziujiu照naana那doudou道coengcheung牆The wall where the framed wedding photo hung,
kapkap及jatyat一caichai切meimei美lailai麗gaugau舊ninnin年waawa華mingming明jatyat日tungtung同boubou步caakchaak拆haaha下and all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.
mongmong忘diudiu掉jauyau有gwogwo過dikdik的gaaga家Forget the home you had:
siusiu小caanchaan餐toitoi枱saasa沙faatfaat發syutsyut雪gwaigwai櫃kapkap及loengleung兩fanfan份hunghung紅caacha茶the little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.
wanwan溫hinghing馨dikdik的gwonggwong光gingging境batbat不gwogwo過zeje借ceotcheut出doudou到keikei期naana拿wuiwui回maama嗎That cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?
dangdang等batbat不doudou到haaha下jatyat一doidoi代sisi是maama嗎It won't last to the next generation, will it?
mongmong忘diudiu掉caichai砌gwogwo過dikdik的saasa沙Forget the sand you shaped into castles;
wuiwui回jikyik憶dikdik的boubou堡leoileui壘saatsaat刹naana那jiyi已doudou倒haaha下the fortress of memory collapsed in an instant.
minmin面deoideui對zeje這fanfan墳heihei起dikdik的fongfong荒toutou土neinei你zyujyu註dingding定hokhok學wuiwui會siusiu瀟saasa灑Facing this heaped-up wasteland, you're bound to learn to let go.
gaaigaai階zyunjyun磚batbat不wuiwui會keoikeui拒zyutjyut絕momo磨sitsit蝕Floor tiles can't refuse to wear away;
coengcheung窗faafa花batbat不hoho可jauyau幽gamgam禁loklok落haaha霞window grilles can't lock in the sunset.
jauyau有gamgam感cingching情zaujau就wuiwui會jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世maama嗎Does having feelings mean they last a lifetime?
jauyau又zoijoi再jyunyun惋siksik惜jauyau有jungyung用maama嗎Is there any use in regretting it again?
mongmong忘diudiu掉oioi愛gwogwo過dikdik的taata他Forget the man you loved,
dongdong當cocho初dikdik的heihei囍tiptip帖gamgam金bokbok箔janyan印zoekjeuk着naana那waiwai位taata他his name once printed in gold foil on the wedding card.
biubiu裱heihei起fanfan婚saasa紗ziujiu照naana那doudou道coengcheung牆The wall where the framed wedding photo hung,
kapkap及jatyat一caichai切meimei美lailai麗gaugau舊ninnin年waawa華mingming明jatyat日tungtung同boubou步caakchaak拆haaha下and all those beautiful years will be torn down together tomorrow.
mongmong忘diudiu掉jauyau有gwogwo過dikdik的gaaga家Forget the home you had:
siusiu小caanchaan餐toitoi枱saasa沙faatfaat發syutsyut雪gwaigwai櫃kapkap及loengleung兩fanfan份hunghung紅caacha茶the little dining table, sofa, fridge and two cups of tea.
wanwan溫hinghing馨dikdik的gwonggwong光gingging境batbat不gwogwo過zeje借ceotcheut出doudou到keikei期naana拿wuiwui回maama嗎That cosy glow was only on loan; is it taken back when it's due?
zungjung終seoiseui須wuiwui會sisi時sansan辰doudou到bitbit別paapa怕When the time comes, as it must, don't be afraid.
cengcheng請fongfong放haaha下sausau手leoileui裡naana那soso鎖sisi匙houhou好maama嗎Please put down the key in your hand, okay?
Timed to 謝安琪 · Binary (2008) · 3:31. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.