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First Light Over the Harbour

維港嘅第一道光

A classical-style song for 曦彤 (Hei-tung)

Sunrise over the harbour

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維港嘅第一道光

First Light Over the Harbour · 3:17

Music style

Classical-style

Strings and piano behind a clear, unhurried voice - closer to an art song than a pop song.

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From the album 維港童年: Cantonese Songs of the Harbour City

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First Light Over the Harbour lyrics

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Cantonese ChineseEnglish

天未光就出咗門We left the house before it was light維港仲係灰灰哋Victoria Harbour still all grey曦彤瞓喺我懷裡Hei-tung asleep in my arms唔知我哋喺度企Not knowing we were standing there第一道光爬上水The first light climbed out of the water成個海面都變起And the whole surface began to change你個名有個曦字There is a character in your name就係朝早嗰道光That means the light of early morning改名嗰陣未見過We had not seen this when we chose it而家先知改得啱Only now do we know it fits海面由灰變成金The water turned from grey to gold你就喺呢個時光And you were there in that light曦彤日頭啱啱起Hei-tung the sun has only just risen成個海面都亮晒The whole harbour is lit up曦彤日頭啱啱起Hei-tung the sun has only just risen呢個朝早係你嘅This morning belongs to you以後好多個朝早There will be many mornings ahead你未必會記得起You will not remember most of them可能你趕住返工Some you will be rushing to work可能你重瞓緊未起Some you will still be asleep但係第一個日出But the very first sunrise係喺呢度等到你Waited right here for you曦彤日頭啱啱起Hei-tung the sun has only just risen成個海面都亮晒The whole harbour is lit up曦彤日頭啱啱起Hei-tung the sun has only just risen呢個朝早係你嘅This morning belongs to you

Where the name comes from

Hei-tung pairs 曦 (hei), which refers to the glow of morning sunlight, with 彤 (tung), meaning 'red' or 'vermillion' - together evoking the red-gold light of sunrise, fittingly for a name chosen around a dawn birth.

Why this moment matters

A birth that happens right as the sun comes up over the water has a symmetry to it that's hard not to notice.

The story behind this song

The first light comes up slowly over the harbour, the water turning gold just as she was born.

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