Hong Kong Lullaby
By Liu Waitong
Goodnight, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
Never mind the airport is new, is old
Never mind the people who come and go
Night is a beast, even if
Air still moves past your lips
Goodnight, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
Go to sleep, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
A million lights in the sky, never mind the fleas,
Sprinkled along Reincarnation Road
We flow like starlight wine
Tsing Ma Bridge, taken by the dew
Go to sleep, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
Are you dreaming? Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
Pack it up, send it to No. 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8
Container terminal. The workers all strike,
The sea rejects your weakling reverie
Are you dreaming? Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
Drift away, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
From the waist of Victoria Harbor
The aftermath, we as blind people
felt our way like an old ferry in the dark
Farewell to the weeping breast of the Queen
Drift away, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
Goodbye, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong
At mid-mountain they’ve already dug
your diamond encrusted grave of gold
From this deep sleep, will you
wake up and fight?
Goodnight, Hong Kong, little Hong Kong