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A special gift for 嘉欣
嘉欣
The ferry horn far away at night
渡輪嘅一聲
One Sound of the Ferry
Lullaby
Slow and quiet, sung softly over a small arrangement - written to be played at bedtime.
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OriginalTranslation
嘉欣瞓覺夜好靜Ka-yan is sleeping the night is quiet渡輪響咗一聲鐘The ferry has sounded its horn once海邊風吹過窗口Sea wind blows past the window好似有人喺度哄As if someone were hushing you街燈一盞又一盞Street lamps one after another樓下嘅車聲慢咗The traffic downstairs has slowed媽媽輕輕拍你背Mama pats your back gently拍到你眼皮跌落Until your eyelids drop瞓啦瞓啦小嘉欣Sleep now sleep now little Ka-yan月光照住你嘅床Moonlight is on your bed瞓啦瞓啦小嘉欣Sleep now sleep now little Ka-yan媽媽就喺你身旁Mama is right beside you渡輪又響多一次The ferry sounds once more好遠好遠嘅聲音A very very distant sound你已經唔再郁喇You are not moving any more成個屋企好安心And the whole flat is at peace瞓啦瞓啦小嘉欣Sleep now sleep now little Ka-yan月光照住你嘅床Moonlight is on your bed瞓啦瞓啦小嘉欣Sleep now sleep now little Ka-yan媽媽就喺你身旁Mama is right beside you
Lullaby
Cantonese Chinese
The story behind this song
Somewhere out on the water a ferry sounds its horn, faint and far away, while she sleeps safe on land.
Why this moment matters
A distant, familiar sound at night - a ferry horn, a train, a foghorn - has a strange way of making a child feel safer, not more alone.