2015年9月12日星期六

Anthem of Hong Kong

After Hong Kong football fans booed the China national anthem in three World Cup qualifiers, FIFA said that it was investigating the incident. Former Secretary for the Civil Service Joseph Wong (王永平) opined that FIFA should consider playing a Hong Kong song --- such as Under A Vast Sky (海濶天空) --- as the city's anthem in future.

If we do adopt a Hong Kong song as our anthem, which one will fit the bill? Yesterday, a blogger named 陳霑 listed ten candidates. To my surprise, the song that I consider as the definitive choice isn't on the list:
問我

曲:黎小田 詞:黃霑

#問我歡呼聲有幾多 問我悲哭聲有幾多
我如何能夠一一去數清楚
問我點解會高興 究竟點解會苦楚
我笑住回答 講一聲 我係我

*無論我有百般對 或者千般錯 全心去承受結果
面對世界一切 那怕會如何
全心保存真的我

(Chorus # *)

問我得失有幾多 其實得失不必清楚
我但求能夠一一去數清楚 願我一生去到終結
無論歷盡幾許風波
我仍然能夠講一聲 我係我
我仍然能夠講一聲 我係我
One can simply take the first two verses to make a beautiful anthem.

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