1989
誰明浪子心 Who Knows a Wanderer's Heart
A drifter who can't accept a love that would tie him down leaves again, still chasing an ideal happiness he's told can't be reached. Dave Wang's raspy 1989 anthem of the misunderstood loner, belted at KTV by anyone feeling hard done by.
Cantonese. The Mandarin original, released earlier in 1989, is 她的背影.
Find it on YouTubeThe lyrics follow the song. Tap the line being sung to sync. Hold a word for its meaning and tones.
hoho可jiyi以siusiu笑dikdik的waawa話batbat不wuiwui會hukhuk哭If I could laugh, I wouldn't cry.
hoho可zaaujaau找doudou到ziji知geigei己naana那wuiwui會gugu孤dukduk獨If I'd found a soulmate, how could I be lonely?
pinpin偏pinpin偏ngongo我wingwing永mutmut沒jauyau有jyuyu遇soengseung上But I've never met one,
manman問ngongo我jatyat一soengseung雙zukjuk足janyan印dikdik的fungfung風soengseung霜zamjam怎hoho可gitgit結cukchuk束so how can the hardships behind my footsteps ever end?
hoho可jiyi以oioi愛dikdik的waawa話batbat不teoiteui退suksuk縮If I could love, I wouldn't shrink back.
hoho可soengseung相ziji知dikdik的samsam心naana那paapa怕zeoijeui追zukjuk逐With a heart that understood me, I'd gladly give chase.
hoho可siksik惜muimui每cichi次jyuyu遇soengseung上jityit熱oioi愛Sadly, each time I find a burning love,
mutmut沒faatfaat法sisi使ngongo我gamgam感gokgok覺ngongo我zungjung終jyuyu於jyuyu遇soengseung上hanghang幸fukfuk福it never makes me feel I've found happiness at last.
neinei妳syutsyut說oioi愛ngongo我dangdang等jyuyu於jiuyiu要baaba把ngongo我boubou捕zukjuk捉You say loving me means you have to catch me.
satsat實zoijoi在mutmut沒faatfaat法daamdaam擔heihei起zeje這jatyat一zungjung種oioi愛I just can't carry that kind of love.
zoijoi在zeje這jeye夜ngongo我jauyau又zoijoi再doudou度piupiu漂pokpok泊Tonight I'm drifting off again.
neinei妳dikdik的cichi痴cingching情cingching請matmat勿gaigai繼zukjuk續Your devotion, please don't go on with it.
cengcheng請neinei妳sausau收heihei起jatyat一caichai切soengseung相seonseun信zeje這maanmaan晚sisi是gitgit結gukguk局Put it all away, and believe tonight is the end.
tingting聽syutsyut說taaitaai太leilei理soengseung想dikdik的lyunlyun戀oioi愛zungjung總batbat不hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸They say a love too perfect can never be touched,
ngongo我koekkeuk卻naana那gungun管cinchin千saansaan山zaujau走pinpin遍jikyik亦jiuyiu要citchit設faatfaat法heoiheui去boubou捕zukjuk捉but I'll cross a thousand mountains to try and catch it.
tingting聽syutsyut說taaitaai太leilei理soengseung想dikdik的jatyat一caichai切doudou都batbat不hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸They say anything too perfect can never be touched.
ngongo我zoijoi再ziji置sansan身zikjik寂mokmok寞loulou路toutou途Once more I'm on the lonely road;
zoijoi在naana那leoileui裡wuiwui會jauyau有hanghang幸fukfuk福hanghang幸fukfuk福where will I find happiness? Happiness.
gaaga家jyuyu與gwokgwok國dikdik的mungmung夢batbat不gitgit結cukchuk束My dreams of home and country never end,
pinpin偏pinpin偏jatyat一fofo顆samsam心kongkong抗keoikeui拒watwat屈fukfuk服yet my heart refuses to give in.
bitbit必seoiseui須jiuyiu要kokkok確satsat實lingling領loekleuk略doudou到I have to truly feel it for myself;
zaujau就syunsyun算jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世jaaya也gamgam甘samsam心mutmut沒jauyau有gukguk侷cukchuk促even if it takes a lifetime, I'm content, never hemmed in.
neinei妳syutsyut說oioi愛ngongo我dangdang等jyuyu於jiuyiu要baaba把ngongo我boubou捕zukjuk捉You say loving me means you have to catch me.
satsat實zoijoi在mutmut沒faatfaat法daamdaam擔heihei起zeje這jatyat一zungjung種oioi愛I just can't carry that kind of love.
zoijoi在zeje這jeye夜ngongo我jauyau又zoijoi再doudou度piupiu漂pokpok泊Tonight I'm drifting off again.
neinei妳dikdik的cichi痴cingching情cingching請matmat勿gaigai繼zukjuk續Your devotion, please don't go on with it.
cengcheng請neinei妳sausau收heihei起jatyat一caichai切soengseung相seonseun信zeje這maanmaan晚sisi是gitgit結gukguk局Put it all away, and believe tonight is the end.
tingting聽syutsyut說taaitaai太leilei理soengseung想dikdik的lyunlyun戀oioi愛zungjung總batbat不hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸They say a love too perfect can never be touched,
ngongo我koekkeuk卻naana那gungun管cinchin千saansaan山zaujau走pinpin遍jikyik亦jiuyiu要citchit設faatfaat法heoiheui去boubou捕zukjuk捉but I'll cross a thousand mountains to try and catch it.
tingting聽syutsyut說taaitaai太leilei理soengseung想dikdik的jatyat一caichai切doudou都batbat不hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸They say anything too perfect can never be touched.
ngongo我zoijoi再ziji置sansan身zikjik寂mokmok寞loulou路toutou途Once more I'm on the lonely road;
zoijoi在naana那leoileui裡wuiwui會jauyau有hanghang幸fukfuk福where will I find happiness?
tingting聽syutsyut說taaitaai太leilei理soengseung想dikdik的lyunlyun戀oioi愛zungjung總batbat不hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸They say a love too perfect can never be touched,
ngongo我koekkeuk卻naana那gungun管cinchin千saansaan山zaujau走pinpin遍jikyik亦jiuyiu要citchit設faatfaat法heoiheui去boubou捕zukjuk捉but I'll cross a thousand mountains to try and catch it.
tingting聽syutsyut說taaitaai太leilei理soengseung想dikdik的jatyat一caichai切doudou都batbat不hoho可zipjip接zukjuk觸They say anything too perfect can never be touched.
ngongo我zoijoi再ziji置sansan身zikjik寂mokmok寞loulou路toutou途Once more I'm on the lonely road;
zoijoi在naana那leoileui裡wuiwui會jauyau有hanghang幸fukfuk福hanghang幸fukfuk福where will I find happiness? Happiness.
Timed to 王傑 · Millennium Greatest Hits Vol.2 (2000) · 5:04. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.