One famous Hong Kong singer sang:
Yau lei yau ngor yau cheng
Yau sang yau sei yau yuen
I can’t remember who it was, but this particular chorus has remained etched in my brain for years.
Being a banana (yellow on the outside, white on the inside) it’s taken me years to learn Mandarin and Cantonese to a basic level where I can converse without having to go hungry (tu chi hen er, yau chi fan/hou tou ngor, yew sek fan) or hold my bladder till it explodes (hou kap liu, yew hoi chee sor/yau chue chi swo). Hee.. hee…
But today’s topic is not about chinese language or chinese song chorus, it’s about a true love story:
Hou tor nin chin yau yat kor nin cheng yan chui yat kor nin cheng lui cai
Yau yat yat kui tei hui pak tor
Koh kor nin cheng yan choi koh kor nin cheng lui cai seong kapcai
Tan hai kui mou thai lou, chi hau chong yat kor tai ngau
Tai ngau sei chor, kui tei leung kor chau fei chut hui
Leung kor tou sau pei ngoi seung
Kuo chor lik kor chong tai ngau si kin, kui tei leung kor chau kit fan, sang cai lui, pak tou tou lou
Kei yat chin, lik leung kor lou yan kah choi seong kapcai hui hang kai kai
Choi yat chi mou thai lou, mou chong tai ngau, tan hai chong kei tah kapcai
Leung kor lou yan kah choi fei chut hui
Choi sau pei ngoi seung
Hai…. lei tei kong ha, lik kor hai mm hai kew yau yuen fan leh?
[UPDATED]
Ok-lah, due to popular request, here’s the translated ku cai in English:
Once upon a time there lived a young man who wooed a young girl
One day they went on a date
The young man and the young girl went on a motorcycle ride
But he didn’t keep his eyes on the road and hit a buffalo
The buffalo died, whereas the two of them were thrown skywards upon impact
Both sustained surface physical injuries
After this event, both of them got married, had children and lived till old age
A few days ago, the old man and the old woman went on another motorcycle ride
Again he didn’t keep his eyes on the road, but instead of hitting a buffalo, they hit another motorcycle
Both were thrown skywards upon impact
And sustained injuries again
Sigh… wouldn’t you call this fated to be together?
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