Song: 心仍是冷

To me, this is certainly one of the most beautiful love duets in HK history. It was sung by Anita Mui (梅艷芳) and Anthony Lun (倫永亮), contained in the 1990 album "Cover Girl" ("封面女郎"). As we all know, Anita passed away late in 2003 along with Leslie Cheung (張國榮) and lyricist Richard Lam (林振強). Their deaths clearly marked the end of a great era of Cantopop.

"心仍是冷" (translated as "The Heart Is Still Cold") was written and arranged by Anthony Lun, with flawless lyrics by Siu May (小美). Anthony Lun was a prominent composer/musician/artist in late 80's and early 90's, he composed a huge bundle of great songs during this time and won countless awards. I'll talk more about him in the coming posts =) Meanwhile, just sit back and enjoy today's classic song, which has elements of R&B and ballad, a work of great emotion and sentiment!

心仍是冷 The Heart Is Still Cold - 梅艷芳 Anita Mui 倫永亮 Anthony Lun


Lyrics/Music/Arrangement:

Lyrics: 10/10
Music: 10/10
Arrangement: 10/10

女﹕看透了冷眼﹐心早慣沒有說感嘆﹐
冷笑似四散﹐掩飾我夢裡的燦爛﹐
情緣就像冷雨斷續往還﹐
令我飽經聚散常獨行。

男﹕愛過也痛過﹐因失意獨愛靠緊我﹐
冷箭撲向我﹐即使我獨個的跌坐﹐
情人伴著到老始終不多﹐情愛每捉弄我﹐
常在跌跌碰碰處境來渡過。

合﹕對你仍著緊﹐但痛心﹐
無奈愛在最後最終轉交別人﹗
冷冷長夜深﹐夢更深﹐
人漸慣在愛路繼續浮沉。

女﹕看透了冷眼﹐心早慣沒有說感嘆﹐
冷笑似四散﹐掩飾我夢裡的燦爛﹐
情緣就像冷雨斷續往還﹐
令我飽經聚散常獨行。
愛過也痛過﹐因失意獨愛靠緊我﹐
冷箭撲向我﹐即使我獨個的跌坐﹐

合﹕情人伴著到老始終不多﹐情愛每捉弄我﹐
常在跌跌碰碰處境來渡過。
對你仍著緊﹐但痛心﹐
無奈愛在最後最終轉交別人﹗
冷冷長夜深﹐夢更深﹐
人漸慣在愛路繼續浮沉。

天空中星塵如偷泣的眼﹐
如悲哭青春消逝未再返。
今孤單一人無聲的感歎﹐
無盡冷漠冷冰已遺留路間﹗

對你仍著緊﹐但痛心﹐
無奈愛在最後最終轉交別人 ﹗
冷冷長夜深﹐夢更深﹐
人漸慣在愛路繼續浮沉。

對你仍著緊﹐但痛心﹐
無奈愛在最後最終轉交別人﹗
冷冷長夜深﹐夢更深﹐
女﹕明日我又繼續愛路浮沉。

Album: 深愛著妳

(OP. WEA Hong Kong)

This is perhaps the best album from short-lived HK singer Danny Pak Keung Chan (陳百強). Danny died in 1993 aged only 35, but came up with numerous amazing classics. Not only could he sing well, but was also a talented musician with mastery at both keyboard/piano and composition. Amongst his best friends in the music industry were: Sally Yeh (葉蒨文); Alan Tsui (徐日勤); Andrew Lam (林敏驄); Violet Lam (林敏怡); Sandy Lam (林憶蓮); Sandy Lamb (林姍姍) etc.

The "深愛著妳" album ("Deeply Loving You") was released in 1985, and I still have the original CD my parents bought around that time (although the lyrics pages have disappeared for some weird unknown reason....). I tried to get the songs from imeem so that I can post them here, but somehow stupid imeem cut them all to 30 second previews due to copyright and all that crap.


Songs:

1. "Deeply Loving You" (Music by Tetsuji Hayashi, Lyrics by Andrew Lam, Arrangement by Alan Tsui)

Chinese name: 深愛著妳

Score: ★★★★★



Remarks: Simply CLASSIC!!



2. "Waiting For My Soulmate" (Music by Danny Chan, Lyrics by Cheng Kwok Kong, Arrangement by Alan Tsui)

Chinese name: 盼望的緣份

Score: ★★★★★






3. "Forecast Of Love" (Music by Danny Chan, Lyrics by Cheng Kwok Kong, Arrangement by Alan Tsui)

Chinese name: 戀愛預告

Score: ★★★★★



Remarks: Originally written for Sandy Lamb (林姍姍) as a song for movie "開心鬼". As u can see, Loretta Lee who played the leading female role was quite pretty!



4. "You And I" (Music by Kengo Hirata, Lyrics by Richard Lam, Arrangement by Romeo Diaz)

Chinese name: 我和妳

Score: ★★★★

我和妳You And I - Danny Chan




5. "Everlasting Love" (Music by Violet Manyee Lam, Lyrics by Man Chang Yat, Arrangement by Violet Manyee Lam)

Chinese name: 永恆的愛

Score: ★★★★★

Everlasting Love - Danny Chan

Remarks: Such a SAD SAD song, but so beautiful, especially with Maestro Violet Lam's arrangement!



6. "The Sorrowful One" (Music by Violet Manyee Lam, Lyrics by Andrew Lam, Arrangement by Violet Manyee Lam)

Chinese name: 傷心人

Score: ★★★★★

The Sorrowful One - Danny Chan




7. "This Lonely Night" (Music by Dan Hartman, Lyrics by Calvin Poon, Arrangement by Joey Villanueva)

Chinese name: 在這孤獨晚上

Score: ★★★★



8. "Unforgettable Memories" (Music by Phil Collins, Lyrics by Andrew Lam, Arrangement by Joey Villanueva)

Chinese name: 最深刻的記憶

Score: ★★★



9. "Amidst Cold Winds" (Music by Koji Tamaki, Lyrics by Richard Lam, Arrangement by Joey Villanueva)

Chinese name: 冷風中

Score: ★★★



10. "Ask No More" (Music by Mahmood Rumjahn, Lyrics by Richard Lam, Arrangement by Mahmood Rumjahn)

Chinese name: 不再問究竟

Score: ★★★★★

Ask No More - Danny Chan



11. "If You Aren't With Me" (Music by Alan Tsui, Lyrics by Cheng Kwok Kong, Arrangement by Alan Tsui)

Chinese name: 如果沒有妳

Score: ★★★★



12. "Till Eternity" (Music by Mahmood Rumjahn, Lyrics by Richard Lam, Arrangement by Mahmood Rumjahn)

Chinese name: 永不改變

Score: ★★★