spotlight: "heart to heart" by linda chung

Heart to Heart - Linda Chung
(Themesong from TVB series Best Bet)

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English Translation by MetalAZNWarrior
After gambling for seven nights,
your body is weak, but you're still happy
You continue to gamble on 'dai sai'
and hope for lucky stars to shine on you
Do you have good chance or just good fortune;
when the luck comes you will buy land
You and I with great wealth and fortune happily welcome happiness

Chorus
*Hoo ~ The lucky star shines all over the side of your body and mine
Good destiny comes with a joyous tone,
spreading it throughout the skies
Hoo ~ Luck is loving you loving me a little more
You - my heart agreed early on to meet
It's hard to decide on a predetermined relationship
Also for obtaining complete happiness
A good husband and a kind wife are dear to each other
Strong love and affections is called 'heart to heart'*

Because having good fortune makes loving sweet as honey
For the sake of loving me, you bid farewell to 'ha haai yue'
After frustration, still love the feeling of wealth
I will continue to love to find out what will touch me

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Pinyin
Doh liu chat man tui yuen sau yuen daan ying si foon hei
Nei jau gai juk maai dai sai mong gat sing jiu hei
Hoh yau sau hei ji yiu fuk hei wan loi yau maai dei
Nei gung ngoh dai foo dai gwai fai lok ying hei hei

Chorus
*Hoo ~ Fuk sing joi jiu pin nei yue ngoh dik san bin
Leung yuen wan loi foon sing heung pin tin
Hoo ~ Hang wan si ngoi nei ngoi ngoh doh yat dim
Nei ngoh sum lui jo yeuk ding seung gin
Naan dak jue ding dik yuen fan
Waan yau hang fuk dak doh moon fan
Leung foo yue yin chai seung chan
Ching yi nung sum sum wooi kiu seung yan*

Yan yau fuk hei yan ngoi dak yu mat tong bei jaan yue
Nei wai ngoi jeuk ngoh jau go bit liu ha haai yue
Ging gwoh sat yi doh ya seung ngoi gam gok gik foo yue
Ngoh yik gai juk ngoi wai faat gwai dung yan chi chue

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Opinions
Truth be told, it took me a while to warm up to this song, but once I did, I absolutely loved it. It is a super adorable and cute song. I can't help but smile every time I hear it. Heart to Heart just melts my heart with Linda's sugary vocals and the cheerful melody. I really like the lyrics too. It's cute and fitting to Best Bet. The allusions towards gambling and "Hor Yi" (Michael Tse) are funny in a very cute way. I know, I keep using the word "cute", but there's really no other word to describe this song. It's such an adorable and endearing song. I love the instrumental at the very beginning - the music just sounds so cute!

When I watched the themevideo for Bet for the very first time, I was shocked. I had thought that the themesong was a duet between Michael and Linda, so I found it to be a bit "weird" during the first listen. I kept waiting to hear Michael's vocals... but it was just Linda all the way through - shocking indeed. I also didn't like the background vocals initially as well - they sounded weird. After I got over my shock and listened again, I learned not only to appreciate, but love the song as well.

I just love Heart to Heart! I'm very eager to hear more songs from Linda in the future. Unlike her acting, Linda has a background in singing. She took vocal lessons from ex-Hong Kong diva Lau Fung Ping, who immigrated to Canada after getting married. She actually performed in-concert with her teacher at the Hong Kong Coliseum a few months back. Linda will be performing there for the second time this August with Raymond Lam as special guest performers for Susanna Kwan's concert. With a background in singing and a good voice, it's not surprising that TVB is investing in Linda's singing career. It's very possible that she might have a record deal in the future. If not, I'm more than content hearing her singing for the themesong or subsong for her series.