The Mandarin version is also called "Glory Days".
Title: Glory Days
Sung by: Beyond
Lyrics: He Qihong (country), Zhou Zhiping (country)
Music: Wong Ka Kui
How far does one have to go in one's life
How many years does it take to get to the end of the road
How long does it take to realize one's dream
How much blood and tears
to slowly realize it
The earth and the sky let me spread my wings and fly
Who says it's a na?ve prophecy
Waving my hands wildly in the wind
Writing a splendid poem
No matter how weary
The tides are coming and going in the world
Greeting the glory days
The dedication for it
How far must I go in my life
How many years will it take
To reach the end of the line
Living alone in the black world
If only I can look forward to it
If only I can hope for it
I'll spread my wings in the sky and the earth
Who says that it's a prophecy of the naivety of the world
The winds wave my hands wildly. Waving my hands wildly in the wind
Writing a splendid poem
No matter how tired I am
The tide comes and goes, the world changes
Welcome the glory days
Dedicate yourself to it for a lifetime
Expanded Information
"Glory Days" is a song performed by Hong Kong, China-based rock band Beyond. Beyond is a song performed by the Chinese Hong Kong rock band Beyond. It was composed by Wong Ka Kui, who wrote the lyrics for the Cantonese version of the song, while the Mandarin version featured lyrics by Ho Kai-hong and Chow Chi-ping.
The Cantonese and Mandarin versions of "Glory Days" were included in Beyond's Cantonese album "Destiny Party", released in September 1990, and the Mandarin album "Glory Days", released in April 1991, respectively.
The song "Glory Days" was written by Wong Ka Kui in honor of South African black leader Nelson Mandela, and won the Top Ten Golden Songs Award at the Top Ten Golden Songs Awards Ceremony in 1990.
Background
Beyond singer Wong Ka Kui went to Papua New Guinea with RTHK's "Love First Brigade" from August 3 to 6, 1990, and witnessed the suffering of the local people due to the war and famine.
After returning to Hong Kong, Wong read in the newspaper about Mandela's imprisonment, and was struck by the story. Believing that Mandela's spiritual connotations were about resistance and hope, which coincided with Beyond's background of hard work in Hong Kong, Wong wrote the song "Glory Days".
Beyond, a Hong Kong, China-based rock band, consists of Wong Ka Kui, Wong Kwan Chung, Wong Kar Keung and Yip Sai Wing.