A Song a day: 16th Jun 2013 (囍帖街

Sunday, June 16, 2013

16th Jun 2013 (囍帖街 – Kay Tse)

The song that I chose for today is “囍帖街” by Kay Tse. This is one of my favourite songs. The name of the song in English is “Wedding Invitation Street”. It is a nickname of “Lee Tung Street” in Hong Kong. This street doesn’t exist anymore as the area is under redevelopment. The street got that nickname because it was a street full of printing shops and many of these shops were known for printing wedding invitations.

The lyrics of the song are about the changes that can be brought by redevelopment. The lyrics starts by telling us to forget about the plant that we plotted, restart from the beginning and let go of our dreams. Let forget about the dusty wedding invitation as you are moving houses. You should have expected that whatever we build would one day be destroy. Perhaps it isn’t too bad too feel unstable. Just like this district, it was once call the best. But in an instant, all the houses can be full of crows. Good days wouldn’t be with us every day, and ladder is not just for climbing up. There is no eternal love? Then perhaps we shouldn’t be afraid. Forget the person that you have once loved, the once that you once married, the wall that you hang your wedding photo and all the good old memories as they will all fall down tomorrow. Forget your home, the little tea table, sofa, fridge and the two cup of tea. The peaceful time is only on lease? And it is time to return it? Can’t wait until the next generation, right? Forget the sand that you used to play with. When you are thinking about the sand castle, it is already gone. Looking at this empty land, your destiny is to learn of letting go. The bricks would not resist wear and the window could not capture sunset. Having a feeling for this means that it would last for your life? What good does it do to feel sad about this? So forget about you home and the furniture. The peaceful time is on lease and it is time to return? The last will come eventually, don’t worry. So please let go of your keys, please.

I found this song very touching. It is not just about redevelopment, but also about the love that we build up for our home and our community. Destroying a district will also destroy our memories, our feelings, our tradition, our living style and our friendship. Although we might be moving to a newer, better looking place, but it hardly can replace our feeling toward the place that we once called home. Hope you will like the song.