so it goes

so it goes
music: R. Flack, B. Miles, M. Angelou
lyrics: 小美
arrangement: Terry Chan

slightly cool is the autumn
when it touches my wounds
slightly cool is the wine
when bitterness slowly pervases
slightly cool is me
who never forget the excuses
when saying goodbye in a late autumn

why in those days
we never knew how to love
why after breaking up
we realized we were so much in love
why at night
there was swelling sadness
were they all inappropriate

in this fleeting life, I journey on in solitude
with my lament of love vapouring in the wind
haphazardly I stand in the street corner
gently engulfed by the evening haze
as if I've lost my map
(I pray in the darkness)

a heart without dreams can never learn how to love
let my lonely heart bid you farewell
loneliness is drifting near at this moment
do I think it is unfair

I almost have you back
yet my heart is afraid to wait in silence
(my heart is making a curse)
at night, I think of tomorrow
and I'm not staying around anymore

love is a rush of wildwind
the scent of a summer rose
a whistle blowing on a distant track
and when it goes
it goes
(so it goes)

translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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微涼
曲: R. Flack, B. Miles, M. Angelou
詞: 小美
編: Terry Chan

微涼的秋 蕩來傷口
微涼的酒 苦澀輕透
微涼是我 未忘藉口
道別某個深秋

為何當天 不懂去愛
為何分開 方知熱愛
為何夜了 蕩來感慨
是否不應該 ?

匆匆一生獨自上途
風乾情感的苦惱
偶站進街角墮進了夜霧
像消失地圖 (在漆黑?默禱)

無夢的心不懂去愛
讓孤單心靈失去你
寂寞感覺此際蕩來
是否不甘 ?

差一點把你再擁有
但我心卻害怕靜後 (心卻在詛咒)
夜了想到以後
不在逗留

Love is a rush of wild wind
The scent of the summer rose
A whistle blowing on a distant track
And when it goes, it goes.

hello my loneliness

hello my loneliness
music: 陳秀男
lyrics: Thomas Chow
arrangement: Andrew Tuason

hello, feelings
do you still remember
when we ran into the breeze together
hello, feelings
who treated me as good as you
and gave me more than enough to squander
you said you were getting slothful
and would like to hide in a lazy corner
I said I was feeling cold
and would like to be single
hello, feelings
come and hold my body
come and hold my empty body

hello, feelings
sorry I've left you behind and ran away to work
hello, feelings
I almost forgot I didn't like any restraints
you said you were getting used to
being left behind everyday
I said it was too late for me to feel sorry
I'd also like to call it a day
hello, feelings
come and hold my body
come and hold my empty body

you said I had become aloof
and would neglect you again
I said you were too introspective
you wouldn't be surprised at all
hello, feelings
come and hold my body
come and hold my empty body

my loneliness

translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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哈囉感覺 !
曲: 陳秀男
詞: 周禮茂
編: 杜自持

哈囉 ! 感覺 !
還念記嗎, 一起向風撲 ! 唔 !
哈囉 ! 感覺 !
誰像你好肯給我揮霍, 唔 !
你說你已漸懶
愛懶於角落
我說我也漸冷 卻想再寂寞
哈囉, 感覺 !
來吧抱擁這軀殼
來吧抱擁空空的這軀殼

哈囉 ! 感覺 !
離別對不起 ! 跑去工作 ! 唔 !
哈囉 ! 感覺 !
忘掉了不喜歡有束縛 ! 唔 !
你說你已習慣
每天給冷落
我說我已恨晚
也想告段落
哈囉 ! 感覺
來吧抱擁這軀殼
來吧抱擁這空空的軀殼 !

你說我會漸淡
再把你冷落
我說你太自覺
你不會錯愕
哈囉 ! 感覺 !
來吧抱擁這軀殼
來吧抱擁這空空的軀殼 !

mercy

mercy
music: Dick Lee
lyrics: Thomas Chow
arrangement: Terry Chan

the umbrella in my heart
has been tugged rigorously in the storm
while the rain is pouring down

I quietly say a prayer
for the nights I was lost
in drunken solitude

distort my vision
arouse my desires
the wine is flowing down
who will take away my long lonely nights
I hope for an amnesty
who is willing to render me

mercy mercy me! (mercy)
mercy mercy me! (mercy)
mercy mercy me
oh let my heart grow wild
oh let my heart grow wild tonight (for one night)
mercy! mercy

I don't want to hide
there is also a tug of war in my heart
which silently cascades

I hold fast my umbrella
standing in the rain to watch vehicles racing by
and spend my night as such

impair my vision
put off the imbalance
my heart is now withering
it cannot grow wild temporarily
I hope for an amnesty
can someday somebody render me

every night what has been tangling me
is actually my own self
I'll wait for a night that I can be wild again
tonight I only want to stay in the wind and sigh
exhausted, yet I still can't forget the nights being wild

translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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心野夜
曲: Dick Lee
詞: 周禮茂
編: Terry Chan

心中雨遮 被猛風肆意拉扯 雨傾瀉
心中暗奢 是我失去那一些 獨醉夜

歪曲我視野 帶動我的邪
酒也在流射 漫長夜誰願轉借 ?
只奢盼特赦 誰人願意賒 ?

Mercy Mercy Me! (Mercy!)
Mercy Mercy Me! (Mercy!)
Mercy Mercy Me!
准我又准我又心野
准我再心野在這 (某) 夜
(Mercy, Mercy)

不想掩遮 在我心也有拉扯 暗傾瀉
撐起雨遮 在雨中看看飛車 渡這夜

萎縮了視野 撲滅了傾斜
心也在零謝 暫時未能又心野
只奢盼特赦 來日為我賒

夜夜在纏住我 這個它卻也是我
等等等只等一晚給我再度野
這晚卻願獨留在風中心輕嗟
疲倦但也但也未忘心野夜

love and life

music: 陳耀川
lyrics: Thomas Chow
arrangement: Andrew Tuason

oh let me smile, it might not be easy
oh let me smile, I insist
oh let me smile, I am still willing to try
in the past, it was me who buried
my own rational mind

the moon says I can
the sun also approves
after crying all these times
I only wish for this day to arrive

oh let me smile for just once, I think
oh let me smile away my sadness
oh let me smile for just once
I'd ask for nothing else if I could just simply smile

oh let me smile about this story
oh let me smile about my infatuation
oh let me smile with my self-reliance
in the future, I can
remember the irony of love

love can become too comfortable
and rather dissatisfying
after all these hardships
I just call it quits like this

oh let me smile for just once, I think
oh let me smile about the will of heaven
oh let me smile for just once
if I desert you, it was never intended

it's okay, if I can still smile
oh let me smile, who can I rely on?
I wish I could smile one more time
it's really out of my hands

translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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讓我笑吧 !
曲: 陳耀川
詞: 周禮茂
編: 杜自持

讓我笑吧不太易
讓我笑吧我堅持
讓我笑吧仍願試
從前是我 淹沒了我心智

明月說可以 紅日同示意
哭得許多了 願有這日子

讓我笑吧笑一次 是我想
讓我笑吧了失意 Ah!
讓我笑吧笑一次
願能笑吧便如意

讓我笑吧這故事 讓我笑吧我的痴 Oh!
讓我笑吧來自持
容日後我 記念愛的諷刺

情是太寫意 仍未能合意
辛苦許多了 亦放棄者此

讓我笑吧笑一次 是我想
讓我笑吧了天意 Ah!
讓我笑吧笑一次
是遺棄吧亦無意

願能笑吧 便可以
讓我笑吧誰可依
仍願笑一次
我也不得不得已

dreamer

dreamer
music/arrangement: Dick Lee
lyrics: Thomas Chow

the deserted voice has risen again
yet how many deserted feelings still linger
if one never listens, never makes contact, one will never feel the pain
if I don't bother to see, don't bother to recall, nobody will bother to ask me
about the things I've got today
they are too much to manage

heaven, it ends day after day
earth, it ends day after day
my heart can't predict what's in store
I'm no longer insignificant
let yesterday come to an end
perhaps
in a certain month
on a certain day
on a certain night
I'll feel tired

how often people embrace changes
how frequent people make up their minds and march forward decisively
a clear day, followed by a rainy day
it seems to end but it actually ends in vain
even if your future is not very promising, it doesn't matter

heart, it ends day after day
dream, it ends day after day
although it is hard to predict
my own determination
has not faltered at all
perhaps
in a certain month
on a certain night...

translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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破曉
曲, 編: Dick Lee
詞: 周禮茂

遺棄的聲音又響起了
遺棄的感覺偏剩下多少
不聽 , 不觸摸 , 不痛楚
懶看 , 懶記憶 , 懶問我
今天得到的叫甚麼 ? 管不了

天 , 亦天天的了
地 , 天天的了
心也未能料 我已再不渺少
讓昨天一朝了
或且某月某日某宵 , 我倦了

人有幾多天拾起改變
人有幾多次堅定地向著前
一天清一天風雨飄
似了似了不了地了
他朝得到的縱是小 不緊要 !

心亦天天的了
夢天天的了
雖也未能料 , 但是我的決心
沒有點滴動搖
或且某月某日某宵

drifting - a timeless classic

In retrospective, Drifting struck the fine balance between commercial success and artistic achievement. In light of the groundbreaking City Project trilogy, SL rose to superstardom in the HK pop music scene. Her next album became the centre of interest and generated many an expectation. Everyone was asking merely the same question: how on earth would SL surpass her achievement in pop music and bring more pleasant surprises to her fans? Deliver she did. In fact, Drifting built upon the experimental unison of oriental and occidental music elements found in Paradise in my heart, and carried it one step further in this album. In Dreamer I and II, Dick Lee created a masterpiece marrying traditional Chinese instruments such as er-hu and flute, with symphonic instruments such as grand piano and strings. And yet, the album also includes other genres of pop music, including R&B (Love and Life), funk (Mercy), hip house (Crazy for You), ballad (And So It Goes, Thanks For Your Love), duet (You are the One I am waiting for) and acoustic/piano ballad (Drifting). This album highlights yet another big leap forward in SL's vocal technique and performance, may that be a much broader and higher vocal range, or a more diverse and adaptable delivery that precisely nails down the genre of music in question. Drifting, like a black and white movie, is truly a timeless classic that remains evergreen and refreshing.
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executive producer: Clarence Hui
producers: Clarence Hui (1-10), Dick Lee (1,8,10,11), Alex Baboo 楊振龍 (6), Makoto Kubota (11)

image direction: Clarence Hui guest appearance: Dick Lee, Danny Chan
fashion co-ordination: Edith So
photographer: Green Hornet 青蜂俠
art: Kinson Chan
graphic production: Ming
hair design: Kim Robinson (Le Salon)
location hair stylist: Andrew Yang (Le Salon)
make up: Stephanie Patrimonio (Escape Couleur)

promise me

promise me
music: Beverly Craven
lyrics: Thomas Chow
arrangement: Andrew Tuason

you said you only wanted something from me for your memory
I said yet there were shattered dreams I didn't want to repeat
as if heaven has sent me this day
I could only say I will
my mind is confused, but passion is far from over

you said how could my cold hands feel so warm on your face
I said how could everything become so familiar in front you
an indescribably natural moment
an unexpected intimate evening
how warm when it arrives

without you, I still love you
we breathe in the same room again
I can't stand not to be with you
(I can't bear not to be with you)

without you, I still love you
I have never loved you as tragically and beautifully as I do
hold you tight, I hold you tight again

you asked if you could stay beside me and hold me to sleep
I feared that I didn't know how to hide my happy tears

a bittersweet moment of infatuation
a speechlessly passionate evening
yet tomorrow is not too far away

without you, I still love you
we breathe in the same room again
I can't handle such a wonderful surprise

without you, I still love you
I don't believe I can let myself lose you again
hold you tight, I hold you tight again

translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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沒有你 還是愛你
曲: Beverly Craven
詞: 周禮茂
編: 杜自持

你說你　只想得到一些給你做個記念
我說　但有一些破夢兒,　不要又代重現 !
如上天　差遣這一天　只好講句願 !
情還亂　尚有一些　未斷 !

你說我　冰冰的一雙手怎會暖在你笑面 ?
我說　怎麼你面前一切亦熟練 ?
說不出這一剎自然 !　估不到這一晚纏綿
來得這麼溫暖 !

沒有你　還是愛你 !
同在這裡再呼吸這空氣
捨不得不一起 !
(不捨得不一起 !)

沒有你　還是愛你 !
從未愛你愛得這麼淒美
又抱緊　又抱緊(你) !

你說你　可不可於身邊跟我抱著再夜眠
我怕是　開心眼淚兒不懂得遮掩
笑不出這一剎情迷 !　講不出這一晚意亂 !
明天偏偏不遠 !

沒有你 還是愛你 !
同在這裡再呼吸這空氣
經不起這驚喜 !

沒有你　還是愛你 !
從未信我再捨不得捨棄 !
又抱緊　又抱緊你 !