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The Night of the Typhoon

打風嗰一晚

A classical-style song for 子晴 (Tsz-ching)

Born in a typhoon and calm after

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打風嗰一晚

The Night of the Typhoon · 3:19

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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The Night of the Typhoon lyrics

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Cantonese ChineseEnglish

你出世嗰晚打風The night you were born there was a typhoon成個城市都關窗The whole city had its windows shut街上一個人都冇Not one person on the street雨打玻璃響過牆Rain hitting the glass louder than the wall就喺最嘈嗰一刻And at the very loudest moment你就到咗呢個房You arrived in this room到咗第二日朝早By the next morning風停咗天光晒喇The wind had stopped and it was light街上有幾棵樹冧A few trees were down in the street但係個太陽好靚But the sun was beautiful你喺媽媽手臂度You lay in mama's arms乜嘢都唔知咁靜Knowing nothing and perfectly quiet子晴風大嗰一晚Tsz-ching on that night of wind你就係咁樣嚟咗That is how you came to us子晴風大嗰一晚Tsz-ching on that night of wind之後就晴到而家And it has been clear ever since以後仲有好多風There will be many more storms唔係次次都咁大Not every one as big as that你會識得閂好窗You will learn to close the windows會識得等天光晒You will learn to wait for the light但係你個名記住But remember what your name says風之後一定有晴After the wind it always clears子晴風大嗰一晚Tsz-ching on that night of wind你就係咁樣嚟咗That is how you came to us子晴風大嗰一晚Tsz-ching on that night of wind之後就晴到而家And it has been clear ever since

Where the name comes from

Tsz-ching pairs 子 (tsz), meaning 'child' - also a classical honorific suffix, as in Confucius's name Kongzi - with 晴 (ching), meaning 'clear' or 'sunny' weather, fittingly for a name chosen around a birth during a typhoon that gave way to calm.

Why this moment matters

Being born in the middle of a storm that clears right after is the kind of detail a family ends up telling as if it meant something, whether or not it really did.

The story behind this song

She was born in the middle of a typhoon, and the whole city went quiet and calm just after, as if in answer.

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