一步一步来
STEP BY STEP (1990)
How does the Xinyao sound like?
Anecdote
作词 (Lyrics): 梁文福 (Liang Wern Fook)
作曲 (Song): 梁文福 (Liang Wern Fook)
When I started school
Me as a toddler
My teenage/young adult years
MY DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES
童年时候多自在 样样都可爱
How carefree it was in my childhood days when everything was so lovely
哥哥天天上学去 我等着他回来
My elder brother went to school every day and
I would wait for him to come home
我问爸爸何时我也让那校车载
I asked my father when I would be able to take the school bus
爸爸笑着对我说 一步一步来
He laughed and said: “Step by step”
上了学校才知道 考试不可爱
It was only after going to school that I realised examinations were not lovely
上课天天看手表 哎哟假期几时来
While In class I kept looking at my watch, often wondering
when it would be school holidays
我问老师何时才能将那方帽戴
I asked my teacher when I would be able to wear the mortarboard
老师笑着对我说 一步一步来
My teacher laughed and said: “Step by step”
太阳下山明早依旧爬上来
The sun after setting will rise again the next day
夜里不要通宵看那录像带
Don’t watch videos throughout the night
花儿谢了明年还是一样地开
The flowers, after withering, will bloom again next year
考不好未必有机会重头来
But failing to score well in examinations may not bring you another chance
Well don't we all wish for the holidays to arrive faster too...
十七八岁多古怪 学人谈恋爱
The ages of seventeen and eighteen are very strange,
that's the time when I learned to fall in love
情书写了十多封 在车站苦等待
More than ten love letters I had written and often
waited at the bus stop patiently
吃饭跳舞真不坏 送她回家说 Good Night
Dining and dancing were really not bad
After sending her home I would bid her goodnight
她的妈妈开门说 你给我一步一步来
Answering the door, her mother advised me to go “Step by step”
毕了业我才知道 社会更可爱
It was after graduating that I realized society is "lovelier"
应征前后几十次 只有一次没失败
I applied for tens of posts, all without success but one
薪水不敢说出来 夜里要把工开
I dare not disclose my salary. I even had to work at night
现在行情坏我的老板说 你要一步一步来
As the economy was bad, my boss said I had to go step by step
太阳下山明早依旧爬上来
The sun after setting will rise again the next day
星期天能不能慢点爬上来
Can it rise later on Sundays?
花儿谢了明年还是一样地开
The flowers, after withering, will bloom again next year
哪家公司今年又将人员裁
Question is... Which company will lay off their staff again this year?
结了婚我才知道 什么叫做债
It was only after getting married that I realized what debt was
老婆总算娶回来 没钱生小乖乖
Though I managed to get married, I couldn’t afford to have children
家俱电器真不赖 价钱更精彩
Household furniture and electrical appliances were really
attractive but their prices, exceptionally wonderful
夜夜缤纷看开怀 其他一步一步来
As there was a great variety of programs to enjoy every night
Other things could be carried out step by step
什么时候驾着车往儿子学校开
When I drove my car to fetch my son from his school
放学的儿子告诉我 他明天考天才
He told me he was due to take his talent examination the next day
天才不是人人做 平凡也不坏
Not everyone can be a talent, being normal is not bad either
我说搭巴士也要把队排 你要一步一步来
I said even taking a bus one has to queue up “You need to go step by step”
太阳下山明早依旧爬上来
The sun after setting will rise again the next day
高楼再高它还是要爬上来
No matter how tall the buildings are, it’ll still rise
花儿谢了明年还是一样地开
The flowers, after withering, will bloom again next year
只要空气还没污染得太坏
As long as the air is not badly polluted
太阳下山明早依旧爬上来
The sun after setting will rise again the next day
我的青春匆匆地铁那样快
My youth went by as fast as the MRT train
花儿谢了明年还是一样地开
The flowers, after withering, will bloom again next year
人生最好还是一步一步来
It’s best to go step by step in life
