浪子心声

I bought a 罗大佑 concert DVD last week and was watching it today... He sang an old song "浪子心声" from 1976 by 许冠杰 (Sam Hui)... A song which brought tears into my eyes...

This song was from a Hong Kong movie 新半斤八两, by the famous Hui brothers... I remembered watching this movie when I was little... My late uncle 司马光 used to whistle this song back then...

The lyrics to this cantonese song went like this...
难分真与假
人面多险诈
几许有共享荣华
檐畔水滴不分差

无知井里蛙
徙望添声价
空得意目光如麻
谁料金屋变败瓦

命里有时终须有
命里无时莫强求

雷声风雨打
何用多惊怕
心公正白壁无瑕
行善积德最乐也

命里有时终须有
命里无时莫强求

人比海里沙
毋用多牵挂
君可见漫天落霞
名利息间似雾化
君可见漫天落霞
名利息间似雾化

Essentially, the meaning of the song is about how life in a society is so difficult to understand and there's lots of wealth to entice people. But as the chorus goes, if something's destined to be attained, one would attain it anyway... and if it isn't, there's no need to crave too much over it... Live life conscience-free and do good and be happy...

A song whose tune that is so timeless... a tune that is so beautiful... a tune which brought back memories of my late uncle... a tune which resonates so much in me...