Paper Boat 紙船

A few young guys were playing around (taking photos / video clips) with these paper boats in the breakwater of the East Cost Park Precinct.

This photo let me remember of the old Cantonese song 《紙船》 [Paper Boat], released in 1982, by the famous Hong Kong Cantopop singer / songwriter / actor Sam Hui ( 許冠傑).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUdbUFzVqNg

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《紙船》

作曲/填詞：許冠傑 (1982)

 

路經海邊見隻小船

懷人萬里心暗酸

異鄉的她腦海湧現

如何把相思串

 

拾起張紙摺隻小船

徐徐地放於水面

靜心閉目許個願

船兒匆匆飄遠

 

望船實踐我這個願

遙遙長路也不倦

直去到她身邊

只求跟她一見

 

若她終於見隻紙船

盤旋夢裡千百轉

望她珍惜當中意義

齊齊把相思串

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[Paper Boat]

Composed/lyrics by Sam Hui (1982).

Lyrics (an unofficial English translation from internet, not singable):

 

Walking pass the seaside, ( I ) see a small boat

Remind me of that person, thousands of miles away, make me feel sad inside

(Image of) her who is in foreign land rush into my mind

How to make our hearts connect

 

Pick up a piece of paper and fold a little boat

Gently lay it down on the water

Clear my mind, close my eyes and make a wish

(Watching) the little (paper) boat quickly floats afar

 

I hope the (paper) boat could fulfill this wish of mine

Tirelessly travel long way away

Straight to her side

Only hope to see her once

 

if she finally see a paper boat

Drifting in circle endlessly in her dream

Hope she could cherish the meaning of it

Together, let's make our hearts connect

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