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李香蘭 [玉置浩二行かないで] (song)

One of the classics, in both Japanese & Cantonese, is this song in 日粵精華 (CD). Sang by Koji Tamaki(玉置浩二), one of the very respected singer songwriter in Japan (& music written by him also), and sang by one of the greats in Canto-pop Jacky Cheung (張學友). Sounds very natural in both language, sang by two great singers. Tried to translate the Japanese version – sounds extremely soppy in English… but still, a nice song!). I just need someone to put ‘pinyin’ in Cantonese so we can all sing along with Jacky!

行かないで Ikanaide (in Japanese, with a rough English translation on the side) sang by 玉置浩二

なにもみえない　なにも　ずっと泣いてた Nani-mo mienai nami-mo.. zutto naiteta (Can’t see anything, nothing, been crying for a while)

だけど悲しいんじゃない dakedo kanashiinnja nai (but it’s not that I’m sad)

あたたかいあなたにふれたのがうれしくて atatakai anata-ni furetanoga ureshiku-te (I was happy to feel the warmth of you)

＊Ah　行かないで　行かないで Ah~~ ikanai-de inanai-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go)

いつまでもずっとはなさないで itsumademo zutto hanasanai-de (don’t let ever let me go)

Ah　行かないで　行かないで　このままで＊ Ah~~ ikanai-de ikanai-de konomama-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go, stay with me)

いつか心は　いつか遠いどこかで itsuka kokoro-wa ituka to-oi dokoka-de (at some time, somewhere far away)

みんな想い出になると知らなくていいのに min-na omoideni naruto shiranaku-te iinoni (everything will turn into memory, we needn’t to know)

知らなくていいのに shiranaku-te iinoni (we needn’t to know)

Ah　行かないで　行かないで Ah~~ ikanai-de ikanai-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go)

どんなときでもはなさないで don-na toki-demo hanasanai-de (don’t ever let me go)

Ah　行かないで　行かないで　このままで Ah~~ ikanai-de ikanai-de konomama-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go)

（＊くり返し）(repeat)

Rough translation into English

李香蘭 (Cantonese) sang by 張學友

惱春風　我心因何惱春風

說不出　借酒相送

夜雨凍　雨點透射到照片中

回頭似是夢　無法彈動

迷住凝望妳　褪色照片中

＊啊　像花雖未紅　如冰雖不凍

卻像有無數說話　可惜我聽不懂

呀　是杯酒漸濃　或我心真空

何以感震動

照片中　那可以投照片中

盼找到　時間裂縫

夜放縱　告知我難尋妳芳蹤

回頭也是夢　仍似被動

逃避凝望妳　卻深印腦中

重唱＊＊

Inserting Chinese lyrics into google translator results in an absolute shocker – how can they come up with corporate banking & mad cow’s disease in this love song… Japanese lyrics, although so much simpler than Chinese, still a shocker! (many Japanese -> English ends up being a typical Yoda-English…) alas human translator’s job is still safe

玉置浩二　行かないで　カバー

One of the classics, in both Japanese & Cantonese, is this song in 日粵精華 (CD). Sang by Koji Tamaki (玉置浩二), one of the very respected singer songwriter in Japan (& music written by him also), and sang by one of the greats in Canto-pop Jacky Cheung (張學友). Sounds very natural in both language, sang by two great singers. Tried to translate the Japanese version – sounds extremely soppy in English… but still, a nice song!). I just need a talented Cantonese person to put ‘pinyin’ in Cantonese so we can all sing along with Jacky!

行かないで Ikanaide (in Japanese, with a rough English translation on the side) sang by 玉置浩二 (in youtube)

なにもみえない　なにも　ずっと泣いてた Nani-mo mienai nami-mo.. zutto naiteta (Can’t see anything, nothing, been crying for a while)

だけど悲しいんじゃない dakedo kanashiinnja nai (but it’s not that I’m sad)

あたたかいあなたにふれたのがうれしくて atatakai anata-ni furetanoga ureshiku-te (I was happy to feel the warmth of you)

＊Ah　行かないで　行かないで Ah~~ ikanai-de inanai-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go)

いつまでもずっとはなさないで itsumademo zutto hanasanai-de (don’t let ever let me go)

Ah　行かないで　行かないで　このままで＊ Ah~~ ikanai-de ikanai-de konomama-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go, stay with me)

いつか心は　いつか遠いどこかで itsuka kokoro-wa ituka to-oi dokoka-de (at some time, somewhere far away)

みんな想い出になると知らなくていいのに min-na omoideni naruto shiranaku-te iinoni (everything will turn into memory, we needn’t to know)

知らなくていいのに shiranaku-te iinoni (we needn’t to know)

Ah　行かないで　行かないで Ah~~ ikanai-de ikanai-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go)

どんなときでもはなさないで don-na toki-demo hanasanai-de (don’t ever let me go)

Ah　行かないで　行かないで　このままで Ah~~ ikanai-de ikanai-de konomama-de (Oh, don’t go, don’t go)