天水、圍城 - City surrounded by heaven and water

天水、圍城 - City Surrounded by Heaven and Water

曲:Edmond Tsang 詞:林夕 編:Ronald Fu
Music: Edmond Tsang
Lyrics: Lam Jik
Arranger: Ronald Fu
Album: 李克勤演奏廳II Seoul Concert Hall/Concert Hall II

圍住了的血汗 圍住了的跌宕 圍住了當初的厚望
The surrounding blood and sweat, the surrounding failures, the
surrounding initial great hopes
圍住了的駭浪 圍住了的症狀 圍住了才易碰撞
The surrounding wild waves, the surrounding symptoms of illness, when
surrounding they collide easily
他的一對父母來又往 跨鄉過岸才住 這麼一角
His parents came and went, crossed the shores to come to this corner
越來越惡
To find the place became more and more fierce

圍住了冰雹 圍住了刻薄 圍住了爭吵的配樂
The surrounding hail, the surrounding abuse, the music surrounding the
fights
圍住了升學 圍住了收獲 圍住了便了解何謂罪惡
The surrounding graduations, the surrounding results, when surrounded you
will understand what is the true evil
自成一國 但見他 找尋快樂
An individual, but you see him, trying to find happiness
然後卻 越來越渴 越來越覺
And then becoming more thirsty, he feels
沒能力去闖出沙漠
Unable to escape from the desert.

誰策劃這寸地尺土
Who planned this piece of land,
人擠逼中便容易退步
It’s so easy to fall behind in the crowd
他 親身真正感到
He can feel it inside him.
尺地寸金 人便會無餘地平和獨舞
When there’s riches everywhere you look, we lose our space to stand and dance our own dance
要見步行步
Must take each step at a time
無車票又怎去覓去路
Without a ticket, how can you seek the road
赤地太濕 這地球沒芳草
The red earth is too wet, the planet has no fragrant grass
文明繁盛有甚麼好
So what is so good about being rich?

圍住了可向下 圍住了可向上 圍住了都可找對象
When surrounded you can go up or down, when surrounded you can still find a
partner
圍住了可以做 同伴裡的偶像 圍住了沒電腦可思想
When surrounded you can still be, everyone else’s idol, when surrounded
without computers you can think
氣候太涼 像殘酷得天生等天養
The air is too cold, like the cruelty of leaving everything to fate
怨恨 暴燥 壓抑 唯有 記住
Hate, frustration, constraint, can only remember
人靜便心涼
When you are quiet your heart will cool

誰策劃這寸地尺土
Who planned this piece of land,
人擠逼中便容易退步
It’s so easy to fall behind in the crowd
他 親身真正感到
He can feel it inside him.
尺地寸金 人便會無餘地平和獨舞
When there’s riches everywhere you look, we lose our space to stand and dance our own dance
要見步行步
Must take each step at a time
無車票又怎去覓去路
Without a ticket, how can you seek the road
赤地太濕 這地球沒芳草
The red earth is too wet, the planet has no fragrant grass
仍然留在故地多好
it is better to stay in the old place

願國寶 領會到 沒看倌 仍獨舞 唯願他
Hope those in charge can feel, without rules, we can dance to our own tune.
And to hope he
能跟相戀的共同上路
Can follow his love onto the same road

誰憑權力照料 這寸地尺土 難為他不管平日惡耗
Which authority tries to look after this place
It’s just too bad they don’t care for the daily crimes

他 親身真正感到
He can feel it inside him.
尺地寸金 人便會無餘地平和獨舞
When there’s riches everywhere you look, we lose our space to stand and dance our own dance
要見步行步
Must take each step at a time
無車票又怎去覓去路
Without a ticket, how can you seek the road
赤地太濕 這地球沒芳草
The red earth is too wet, the planet has no fragrant grass
全憑勤力上路.
Go onto the road through hard work

圍住了的國度 圍住了的血路
The surrounding angles, the surrounding blood-tinged road
圍住了他都肯照做 牆沒有給拆掉
Surrounded, he is willing to still do as told
The walls have not broken him
城沒有給棄掉 牆令到他攀登進步
The city has not made him feel abandoned
The wall makes him climb and progress

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Endnote: The themes of this song such as hard work, falling behind, large crowds - all reflect HK and how many people feel about HK. Thus this is essentially a song dedicated to HK. The title "tin sui wai sing" has a double meaning: it can mean literally the city surrounded by heaven and water (HK is an island), and could also be referring to the suburb of Tin Sui Wai in HK, which is a poorer working class suburb, where these themes would ring loud and clear.

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(c) Peggy Jean/tiramia 2007 - PLEASE credit if taking, as it takes us a long time to do these translations!