Guest Post: 牛仔很忙 (Niuzai Hen Mang) by 周杰倫 (Zhou Jie Lun/Jay Chou)
Another guest post by Anna, with apologies to her for taking so long to get this up. I’ll be using this post to learn the song myself, as I see it as the Mt. Everest of Chinese songs and am determined to conquer it someday. In line with that, I’ve added a new level of difficulty: “Damn near impossible.” Here’s Anna’s advice on how to master this song:
Jay Chou never smiles, but this song (and its music video) shows that he does have a sense of humor. At first I didn’t believe it was even possible to sing this song in karaoke, but then I heard a friend of a friend sing it, and thought: if he can do it, then I can learn it too; I’ll be the first foreigner to master this song, and much admiration will be my part. But by the time I did master it, it didn’t seem such an amazing feat anymore.
The key here is knowing the song by heart. There’s no time to read the characters as they appear on the screen, the speed is just too high, you have to know what’s coming before Jay sings it. The other key is to pronounce only half of most of the words, just slur everything together like Jay does, otherwise there’s just no way you can sing fast enough.
There’s one line of Taiwanese in it, I’ll romanize it in POJ. And there’s a Taiwanese accent: Jay pronounces 日記 riji with an L, producing something like lh-ji.
And here’s the video. Watch the instrumental part in the middle: I’ve worn exactly such a dress. Twice in my life. On fairs held in Taipei to promote Dutch education and Dutch flowers, respectively. On these occasions, I borrowed a dress from the Dutch representative office, and I suspect that’s where the costume designer of this video got them, too.
嗚啦啦啦火車笛
Wu la la la huoche di
隨著奔騰的馬蹄
Suizhe benteng de madi
小妹妹吹著口琴
Xiao meimei chui zhe kouqin
夕陽下美了剪影
Xiyang xia mei le jian ying
我用子彈寫日記
Wo yong zidan xie riji
介紹完了風景
Jieshao wan le fengjing
接下來換介紹我自己
Jie xia lai huan jieshao wo ziji
我雖然是個牛仔
Wo suiran shi ge niuzai
在酒吧只點牛奶
Zai jiuba zhi dian niunai
為什麼不喝啤酒
Weishenme bu he pijiu
因為啤酒傷身體
Yinwei pijiu shang shenti
很多人不長眼睛
Hen duo ren bu zhang yanjing
囂張都靠武器
Xiaozhang dou kao wuqi
赤手空拳就縮成螞蟻
Chi shou kong quan jiu suo cheng mayi
Chorus
不用麻煩了 不用麻煩了
Bu yong mafan le bu yong mafan le不用麻煩不用麻煩了 不用麻煩了
Bu yong mafan bu yong mafan le bu yong mafan le你們一起上
Nimen yiqi shang我在趕時間
Wo zai gan shijian每天決鬥觀眾都累了
Meitian juedou guanzhong dou lei le英雄也累了
Yingxiong ye lei le不用麻煩了 不用麻煩了
Bu yong mafan le bu yong mafan le副歌不長你們有幾個
Fu ge bu chang nimen you ji ge一起上好了
Yiqi shang hao le正義呼喚我
Zhengyi huhuan wo美女需要我
Meinü xuyao wo牛仔很忙的
Niuzai hen mang de(心愛ㄟ 妳走去叨位 我那ㄟ攏沒看到妳)
(Sim-ai-e, chau-khi to-ui, goa na-e long be khoann-kau li)
我啦啦啦騎毛驢
Wo la la la qi maolü
因為馬跨不上去
Yinwei ma kua bu shang qu
洗澡都洗泡泡浴
Xizao dou xi pao pao yu
因為可以玩玩具
Yinwei keyi wan wanju
我有顆善良的心
Wo you ke shanliang de xin
都只穿假牛皮
Dou zhi chuan jia niupi
喔跌倒時盡量不壓草皮
O diedao shi jinliang bu ta caopi
槍口它沒長眼睛
Qiangkou ta mei zhang yanjing
我曾經答應上帝
Wo cengjing daying shangdi
除非是萬不得已
Chufei shi wan bu de yi
我盡量射橡皮筋
Wo jinliang she xiangpi jin
老闆先來杯奶昔
Laoban xian lai bei naixi
要逃命前請你
Yao taoming qian qing ni
順便餵餵我那隻小毛驢
Shunbian weiwei wo na zhi xiao maolü
Repeat chorus 2x
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/F6Pl13j7VVUKWOw00OEA008l.html#1
Jay Chou’s Record Company, JVR Music: http://www.jvrmusic.com/
不完整的旋律 (Bu Wan Zheng de Xuan Lü) by 王力宏 (Wang Leehom)
The distractions that have taken me away from posting and going to KTV this summer nearly caused a regrettable situation, at least for a girl with a blog called KTV小姐. Due to my focus on other areas of my life besides music, I nearly missed the opportunity to see Wang Leehom when he comes to town this weekend. Imagine my sorrow if I hadn’t heard about it until after the concert series was over. For shame. Sadly, by the time I learned of the concert, all the good mid-priced tickets were long gone. Fortunately, I was able to talk friends into splurging on the higher-priced seats up front, which is where we’ll be singing along this Saturday at Taipei’s 小巨蛋. If you’re in town and you’d like to attend the concert, there’s still a handful of tickets up for grabs for both Friday and Saturday night, although getting good seats AND sitting next to your friends is almost an impossibility at this point. (Friends in Shanghai and Singapore, he’ll be coming your way later in 2008.)
Expect some photos from the show – at least the ones I can manage before the camera police come after me. Hmm. Since he’s on the Sony BMG label and everything in the Leehom universe (as you can see from his videos) is sponsored by Sony, do you think if I flash my Sony camera and Sony Ericsson phone that they’ll let me off?
Anyway, since it wouldn’t be logical to post a song by anyone else this week (although I had a few others in mind), here’s another song I love from Wang Leehom’s latest album. The video leaves a lot to be desired, but the song itself is very singable aside from some challenging vocabulary for beginners. Overall, it’s a sweet song with meaningful lyrics.
Special note on videos:
First of all, I do want to give props to Wang Leehom for doing the YouTube thing the smart way. His website links to a YouTube channel containing videos from his public appearances, interviews, and travels. In addition, he has an official YouTube channel, featuring 50 of his official videos. If you want to get to know Wang Leehom’s music before investing in an album or ten, this is a great place to do it. The videos are even titled in pinyin, some with English titles as well. The only thing that would make this better is if the channel contained the KTV versions.
An unfortunate consequence of this, however, seems to be that the more recent KTV videos uploaded by fans are not embeddable anymore. Some videos on this blog will no longer play automatically, and may require visiting the video’s YouTube page to actually be able to watch. The URL can be found by clicking the menu button on the embedded video (the arrow pointing up in the bottom right corner of the video).
Happy singing!
心裡有個旋律 不完整的歌曲
xin li you ge xuan lü bu wan zheng de ge qu
你是否聽的出來 我拖了一拍
ni shi fou ting de chu lai wo tuo le yi pai
最近世界有點奇怪 好像缺了一塊
zui jin shi jie you dian qi guai hao xiang que le yi kuai
心裡那個旋律 未完成的情緒
xin li na ge xuan lü wei wan cheng de qing xu
如果你在傾聽 是否打動了你
ru guo ni zai qing ting shi fou da dong le ni
說實在我也不確定
shuo shi zai wo ye bu que ding
怎樣比較好聽
zen yang bi jiao hao ting
Chorus
不完整的旋律 沒什麼結局
bu wan zheng de xuan lü mei shen me jie ju卻是我真實的聲音
que shi wo zhen shi de sheng yin不完整的旋律 勇敢的唱給你聽
bu wan zheng de xuan lü yong gan de chang gei ni ting填滿你我不完整的感情
tian man ni wo bu wan zheng de gan qing
想寫一個旋律 沒修飾的痕跡
xiang xie yi ge xuan lü mei xiu shi de hen ji
一聽就立刻明白我找到了愛
yi ting jiu li ke ming bai wo zhao dao le ai
即使別人覺得奇怪
ji shi bie ren jue de qi guai
不需要再更改
bu xu yao zai geng gai
Repeat chorus 2x
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/0QdEKoJ6m0tsiha00MG7008l.html
Wang Leehom’s Official Site: http://www.wangleehom.com/
Guest Post: 月亮代表我的心 (Yueliang Daibiao Wo de Xin) by 鄧麗君 (Deng Lijun/Teresa Teng)
The lyrics are not too difficult, although when I first learned it I thought that ‘輕輕的一個吻 qingqing de yige wen’, meaning ‘a soft kiss’, said ‘星星有一個問 xingxing you yige wen’, bad grammar Chinese that’s supposed to mean ‘ the stars have a question’. It’s not too difficult to sing either. For extra authenticity, pronounce 的 as ‘di’. Deng Lijun herself does.
This song is from before there were music videos, but there are still plenty to find, like this one:
[Holly's note: Here is the cover version I often see at KTV]
你問我愛你有多深
Ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen
我愛你有幾分
Wo ai ni you ji fen
我的情也真
Wo de qing ye zhen
我的愛也真
Wo de ai ye zhen
月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
你問我愛你有多深
Ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen
我愛你有幾分
Wo ai ni you ji fen
我的情不移
Wo de qing bu yi
我的愛不變
Wo de ai bu bian
月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
Chorus
輕輕的一個吻
Qing qing de yi ge wen已經打動我的心
Yijing dadong wo de xin深深的一段情
Shen shen de yi duan qing叫我思念到如今
Jiao wo si nian dao ru jin你問我愛你有多深
Ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen我愛你有幾分
Wo ai ni you ji fen你去想一想
Ni qu xiang yi xiang你去看一看
Ni qu kan yi kan月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
Repeat chorus
你去想一想
Ni qu xiang yi xiang
你去看一看
Ni qu kan yi kan
月亮代表我的心
Yueliang daibiao wo de xin
Wikipedia article on Teresa Teng here (the section on her early death is interesting): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Teng
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/9X.mlILpeGCUu0ij0058008X.html
早安，晨之美 (Zao An, Chen Zhi Mei) by 盧廣仲 (Lu Guang Zhong/Crowd Lu)
Crowd Lu (love this name) is a newcomer to the Taiwanese music scene, this being the popular single from his debut album, 100種生活 (Yi Bai Zhong Sheng Huo). I hope he won’t end up a one-hit wonder, as his songs are not only cute and pleasant to listen to, but also a refreshing contrast to all the pop ballads that dominate the Taiwanese music industry. Maybe that’s why I’m suddenly hearing his music flowing out of the shops all over town, rather than songs from Jay Chou’s 牛仔很忙 album, and why I keep hearing teenagers humming this song on the street. Everyone is aching for something new and different.
Incidentally, he has a concert coming up in 2 weeks. Tickets available via 年代 (Nian Dai) at http://www.ticket.com.tw/dm.asp?P1=0000008769
About this song… although it really only has one verse, one refrain, and the chorus is so easy a two-year-old could learn it, the speed of the repeated verse will be difficult for beginners.
嘿!吃早餐阿!快點啦!
hei! chi zao can a! kuai dian la!
有好多好多早餐在這裡
you hao duo hao duo zao can zai zhe li
在我們最熟悉的早餐店裡
zao wo men zui shu xi de zao can dian li
不管你睡的多晚起的多晚
bu guan ni shui de duo wan qi de duo wan
晨之美永遠在這裡歡迎光臨你
chen zhi mei yong yuan zai zhe li huan ying guang lin ni
Chorus
對啊,對啊。對啊,對啊。
dui a, dui a。 dui a, dui a。對啊,對啊。對啊,對啊。
dui a, dui a。 dui a, dui a。對啊,對啊。對啊,對啊。
dui a, dui a。 dui a, dui a。對啊,對啊。對啊。
dui a, dui a。 dui a。
Repeat verse and chorus 2x
we share the morning~
we share the milk tea~
我一直在這裡陪你一起
wo yi zhi zai zhe li pei ni yi qi
對啊,對啊。對啊,對啊。
dui a, dui a。dui a, dui a。
對啊,對啊。對啊,對啊。
dui a, dui a。dui a, dui a。
Crowd Lu’s bog: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/sus7
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/sqjfSM.FbY4lubf00PuR008l.html
我們的歌 (Wo Men de Ge) by 王力宏 (Wang Leehom)
A busy summer of work and creative projects has left this blog idling for weeks on end. I haven’t even been to KTV in weeks… some KTV小姐 I am! Apologies offered in the form of this lovely song by Wang Leehom. It’s from the same album as 改變自己 (Gai Bian Zi Ji), and is a regular part of my morning walks due to its cheerful melody (and the fact that I still haven’t mastered the tricky fast parts – 16th notes galore!).
I also like the line 能不能不要切歌 (neng bu neng bu yao qie ge), as it always brings to mind an image of the big red 切歌 button one has to push to cut a song early at KTV. In short, this song is pure poetry, and would be a sweet addition to a mix CD for someone special. Enjoy, and please pardon the video quality – it’s the only KTV version I could find.
***Regarding the lyrics, the words are what I would categorize as moderately difficult. However, those aforementioned tricky parts make this song rather difficult to sing, unless you skip the tongue-twisters altogether. They’re not nearly as killer as the chorus to 牛仔很忙 (future post), but are still a bit hard for a non-native speaker to get out without practice.
己經聽了一百遍
yi jing ting le yi bai bian
怎麼聽都不會倦
zen me ting dou bu hui juan
從白天唱到黑夜
cong bai tian chang dao hei ye
你一直在身邊
ni yi zhi zai shen bian
如果世界太危險
ru guo shi jie tai wei xian
只有音樂最安全
zhi you yin yue zui an quan
帶著我進夢裡面
dai zhe wo jin meng li mian
讓歌詞都實現
rang ge ci dou shi xian
無論是開心還是難過
wu lun shi kai xin hai shi nan guo
我的愛一直不變
wo de ai yi zhi bu bian
不必擔心時間流逝帶走一切
bu bi dan xin shi jian liu shi dai zou yi qie
無論是Hip-Hop 還是搖滾
wu lun shi Hip-Hop hai shi yao gun
我的愛一直不變
wo de ai yi zhi bu bian
所有美好回憶紀錄在裡面
suo you mei hao hui yi ji lu zai li mian
這種 Forever love 那麼深
zhe zhong “Forever Love” na me shen
我們的歌 那麼真
“Wo Men de Ge” na me zhen
無國界跨時代
wu guo jie kua shi dai
再也不會叫我 Kiss Goodbye
zai ye bu hui jiao wo Kiss Goodbye
要每一句能夠動人心弦Yeah~
yao mei yi ju neng gou dong ren xin xian Yeah~
Chorus
情人總分分合合
qing ren zong fen fen he he
可是我們卻越愛越深
ke shi wo men que yue ai yue shen認識你 讓我的幸福如此悅耳
ren shi ni rang wo de xing fu ru ci yue er能不能不要切歌
neng bu neng bu yao qie ge
繼續唱我們的歌
ji xu chang wo men de ge讓感動一輩子都記得
rang gan dong yi bei zi dou ji de
Repeat verse
Repeat chorus 2x
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/0QdEKoJ6m0tsiha00MG7008l.html
Wang Leehom’s Official Site: http://wangleehom.com/
越愛越難過 (Yue Ai Yue Nan Guo) by 吳克群 (Wu Ke Qun/Kenji)
I have to be honest in saying that I’ve never entirely taken 吳克群 very seriously. Perhaps it’s because he’s got a lot of songs and videos I’d classify as silly (see future post on 大舌頭), or it might just because he is so boyishly cute, despite the fact that we are exactly the same grand age of 28. However, his latest album, 為你寫詩, has really earned my respect (at least the ballads, which tend to be how I judge an artist). While the video for this song is seriously lacking (why’s he so dirty and wet?), I like the melody, not to mention the fact that the lyrics are easy for someone with at least low intermediate reading skills.
說 說你為什麼 為什麼要走
shuo shuo ni wei shen me wei shen me yao zou
說你為何要分手
shuo ni wei he yao fen shou
別拖 求你別軟弱 求你說出口
bie tuo qiu ni bie ruan ruo qiu ni shuo chu kou
分手的理由
fen shou de li you
但你卻 拖 拖 拖 拖到什麼時候
dan ni que tuo tuo tuo tuo dao shen me shi hou
如果要走卻又為何停留
ru guo yao zou que you wei he ting liu
請你別 拖 拖 拖 大聲的說出口
qing ni bie tuo tuo tuo da sheng de shuo chu kou
請你要痛就痛給我個快活
qing ni yao tong jiu tong gei wo ge kuai huo
Chorus
如果說你要走 我不會留
ru guo shuo ni yao zou wo bu hui liu我不去管以後
wo bu qu guan yi hou然後我們說清楚 一句話就夠
ran hou wo men shuo qing chu yi ju hua jiu gou如果說你要走 我不會留
ru guo shuo ni yao zou wo bu hui liu我不去管以後
wo bu qu guan yi hou多麼痛 多麼的難過
duo me tong duo me de nan guo別越愛越難過
bie yue ai yue nan guo
Do Do Re Re Mi Mi Re Do Do Do Re Mi Do
說 說你為什麼 為什麼要走
shuo shuo ni wei shen me wei shen me yao zou
說你為何要分手
shuo ni wei he yao fen shou
別拖 求你別軟弱 求你說出口
bie tuo qiu ni bie ruan ruo qiu ni shuo chu kou
分手的理由
fen shou de li you
但你還 拖 拖 拖 拖到什麼時候
dan ni hai tuo tuo tuo tuo dao shen me shi hou
如果要走卻又為何停留
ru guo yao zou que you wei he ting liu
請你別 拖 拖 拖 大聲的說出口
qing ni bie tuo tuo tuo da sheng de shuo chu kou
請你要痛就痛給我個快活
qing ni yao tong jiu tong gei wo ge kuai huo
(Repeat chorus)
然後連話都不說 繼續沉默
ran hou lian huo dou bu shuo ji xu chen mo
連朋友都沒的作 為了什麼
lian peng you dou mei de zuo wei le shen me
然後跟別人說你其實還是愛我
ran hou gen bie ren shuo ni qi shi hai shi ai wo
就算了吧 壞人我來作
jiu suan le ba huai ren wo lai zuo
(Repeat chorus)
Do Do Re Re Mi Mi Re Do Do Do Re Mi Do
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/37kcXSEmN6uQSvn00P2×008l.html
Kenji’s Blog: http://blog.sina.com.cn/kenjiwu
小情歌 (Xiao Qing Ge) by 蘇打綠 (Sodagreen)
In my opinion, 蘇打綠 (Sodagreen) is one of Taiwan’s best musical products. Their music is a far cry from the pop that dominates the airwaves and MTV, both in lyrics and instrumentation. They also have a secret weapon: lead singer 吳青峰 (Wu Qing Feng), whose voice is both smooth and unusual (and who, incidentally, was a classmate of a friend of mine – yet another reminder of what a small place Taiwan really is). If you are in a position to easily get your hands on Chinese music, I highly recommend last year’s album 無與倫比的美麗. You can find information on it here. My next CD purchase will probably be their new live album, out last month, which also contains a couple of new studio tracks.
This song is from Sodagreen’s 2006 album, 小宇宙, but it seems like it’s experiencing a bit of a revival recently. It’s actually a bit of a difficult song for me personally (a few of the lines are tongue twisters), but I’ll be proud if I can ever sing it well. One special note, though. Although 吳青峰 is indeed male, many of his songs, like this one, are far out of the range of most male singers. That’s why I’m putting this into both the male and female categories.
Oh! And be sure to check out Sodagreen’s official site (below). It’s got an awesome concept.
這是一首簡單的小情歌
zhe shi yi shou jian dan de xiao qing ge
唱著人們心腸的曲折
chang zhe ren men xin chang de qu zhe
我想我很快樂
wo xiang wo hen kuai le
當有你的溫熱
dang you ni de wen re
腳邊的空氣轉了
jiao bian de kong qi zhuan le
這是一首簡單的小情歌
zhe shi yi shou jian dan de xiao qing ge
唱著我們心頭的白鴿
chang zhe wo men xin tou de bai ge
我想我很適合
wo xiang wo hen shi he
當一個歌頌者
dang yi ge ge song zhe
青春在風中飄著
qing chun zai feng zhong piao zhe
你知道
ni zhi dao
就算大雨讓整座城市顛倒
jiu suan da yu rang zheng zuo cheng shi dian dao
我會給你懷抱
wo hui gei ni huai bao
受不了
shou bu liao
看見你背影來到
kan jian ni bei ying lai dao
寫下我
xie xia wo
度秒如年難捱的離騷
du miao ru nian nan ai de li sao
就算整個世界被寂寞綁票
jiu suan zheng ge shi jie bei ji mo bang piao
我也不會奔跑
wo ye bu hui ben pao
逃不了
tao bu liao
最後誰也都蒼老
zui hou shei ye dou cang lao
寫下我
xie xia wo
時間和琴聲交錯的城堡
shi jian he qin sheng jiao cuo de cheng bao
這是一首簡單的小情歌
zhe shi yi shou jian dan de xiao qing ge
唱著我們心頭的白鴿
chang zhe wo men xin tou de bai ge
我想我很適合
wo xiang wo hen shi he
當一個歌頌者
dang yi ge ge song zhe
青春在風中飄著
qing chun zai feng zhong piao zhe
你知道
ni zhi dao
就算大雨讓整座城市顛倒
jiu suan da yu rang zheng zuo cheng shi dian dao
我會給你懷抱
wo hui gei ni huai bao
受不了
shou bu liao
看見你背影來到
kan jian ni bei ying lai dao
寫下我
xie xia wo
度秒如年難捱的離騷
du miao ru nian nan ai de li sao
就算整個世界被寂寞綁票
jiu suan zheng ge shi jie bei ji mo bang piao
我也不會奔跑
wo ye bu hui ben pao
逃不了
tao bu liao
最後誰也都蒼老
zui hou shei ye dou cang lao
寫下我
xie xia wo
時間和琴聲交錯的城堡
shi jian he qin sheng jiao cuo de cheng bao
你知道
ni zhi dao
就算大雨讓整座城市顛倒
jiu suan da yu rang zheng zuo cheng shi dian dao
我會給你懷抱
wo hui gei ni huai bao
受不了
shou bu liao
看見你背影來到
kan jian ni bei ying lai dao
寫下我
xie xia wo
度秒如年難捱的離騷
du miao ru nian nan ai de li sao
就算整個世界被寂寞綁票
jiu suan zheng ge shi jie bei ji mo bang piao
我也不會奔跑
wo ye bu hui ben pao
逃不了
tao bu liao
最後誰也都蒼老
zui hou shei ye dou cang lao
寫下我
xie xia wo
時間和琴聲交錯的城堡
shi jian he qin sheng jiao cuo de cheng bao
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/NPEo.IY-g7sZZc500JsU008l.html
Sodagreen’s Official Site: http://www.sodagreen.com.tw/main/index.html
Kiss Goodbye by 王力宏 (Wang Leehom)
For people who come to Taiwan without knowing how to speak Chinese, going to KTV with Taiwanese friends can be slightly frustrating. The problem is that, while you can’t sing the Chinese songs, they tend to know not only all the Chinese songs, but the English songs, too! One way of compensating is to sing along with the only English words in Chinese songs, of which there are many. It’s probably annoying to the folks actually singing the songs, but it’s something I’ve seen nearly all non-Chinese speakers do at KTV, myself included. We have to compensate somehow. Besides, it’s much easier to start learning a song for real if you know for certain that you understand two or three words.
“Kiss Goodbye” was the first of this type for me. It came out the year I arrived in Taiwan, and was on MTV and the radio all the time, so I had plenty of opportunities to hum along after the initial “baby” and then belt out the “kiss goodbye” in the chorus. Now I can sing the entire song (aside from being tripped up by a character here and there), but it still holds a place in my heart as one of the first Chinese songs I ever “sang.”
*By the way, this song is categorized as medium because, although the chorus is simple, the vocabulary in the verses is not nearly basic enough for most beginners.
Baby不要再哭泣
Baby bu yao zai ku qi
這一幕多麼熟悉
zhe yi mu duo mo shu xi
緊握著你的手彼此
jin wo zhe ni de shou bi ci
都捨不得分離
dou she bu de fen li
每一次想開口
mei yi ci xiang kai kou
但不如保持安靜
dan bu ru bao chi an jing
給我一分鐘專心
gei wo yi fen zhong zhuan xin
好好欣賞你的美
hao hao xin shang ni de mei
幸福搭配悲傷
xing fu da pei bei shang
同時在我心交叉
tong shi zai wo xin jiao cha
挫折的眼淚
cuo zhe de yan lei
不能測試愛的重量
bu neng ce shi ai de zhong liang
付出的愛收不回
fu chu de ai shou bu hui
還欠你的我不能給
hai qian ni de wo bu neng gei
別把我心也帶走 去跟隨
bie ba wo xin ye dai zou qu gen sui
(Chorus)
每一次和你分開
mei yi ci he ni fen kai
深深的被你打敗
shen shen de bei ni da bai每一次放棄你的溫柔 痛苦 難以釋懷
mei yi ci fang qi ni de wen rou tong ku nan yi shi huai每一次和你分開
mei yi ci he ni fen kai每一次Kiss You Goodbye
mei yi ci Kiss You Goodbye愛情的滋味此刻我終於最明白
ai qing de zi wei ci ke wo zhong yu zui ming bai
幸福搭配悲傷
xing fu da pei bei shang
同時在我心交叉
tong shi zai wo xin jiao cha
挫折的眼淚
cuo zhe de yan lei
不能測試愛的重量
bu neng ce shi ai de zhong liang
付出的愛收不回
fu chu de ai shou bu hui
還欠你的我不能給
hai qian ni de wo bu neng gei
我才明白愛最真實的滋味
wo cai ming bai ai zui zhen shi de zi wei
(Repeat chorus 2x)
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/3QZ4eHeOEd61gjF00Duk008l.html#s4
Wang Leehom’s Official Site: http://www.wangleehom.com/
愛很簡單 (Ai Hen Jian Dan) by 陶喆 (David Tao)
A busy life and a vacation have led to blog stagnation. In fact, last week was the first time I myself went to KTV in several months. For shame!
David Tao, possibly one of the most recognizable names in Mandarin pop music, is essentially the godfather of Taiwanese pop. Any time his name comes up in conversation with a Taiwanese friend, the response is usually something like: “You like 陶喆? He’s the original!” And they’re right – at 38, he is now an old pro, and yet his original songs (like this one, from his debut album) can still be heard frequently on the radio and drifting out of storefronts in Taipei. Amusingly, despite looking like something from the early 80’s, this video is from the late 90’s. A more modern version is available here, but I chose this one because of its camp and because the lyrics on screen are easier to read.
忘了是怎麼開始
wang le shi zen me kai shi
也許就是對你 有一種感覺
ye xu jiu shi dui ni you yi zhong gan jue
忽然間發現自己
hu ran jian fa xian zi ji
已深深愛上你 真的很簡單
yi shen shen ai shang ni zhen de hen jian dan
愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂
ai de di an tian hei dou yi wu suo wei
是是非非無法抉擇 喔～
shi shi fei fei wu fa jue ze o～
沒有后悔 為愛日夜去跟隨
mei you hou hui wei ai ri ye qu gen sui
那個瘋狂的人是我 喔～
na ge feng kuang de ren shi wo o～
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
無法不愛你 BABY
wu fa bu ai ni BABY
說你也愛我
shuo ni ye ai wo
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
永遠不願意 BABY
yong yuan bu yuan yi BABY
失去你
shi qu ni
不可能更快樂
bu ke neng geng kuai le
只要能在一起
zhi yao neng zai yi qi
做什麼都可以
zuo shen me dou ke yi
雖然世界變個不停
sui ran shi jie bian ge bu ting
用最真誠的心
yong zui zhen cheng de xin
讓愛變的簡單
rang ai bian de jian dan
愛的地暗天黑都已無所謂
ai de di an tian hei dou yi wu suo wei
是是非非無法抉擇 喔～
shi shi fei fei wu fa jue ze o～
沒有後悔 為愛日夜去跟隨
mei you hou hui wei ai ri ye qu gen sui
那個瘋狂的人是我 喔～
na ge feng kuang de ren shi wo o～
I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU
一直在這裡BABY
yi zhi zai zhe li BABY
一直在愛你 OH YA
yi zhi zai ai ni OOOH YEAH
I LOVE YOU（喔～ yes I do）
I LOVE YOU (O～ YES I DO
永遠都不放棄
yong yuan dou bu fang qi
這愛妳的權利
zhe ai ni de quan li
如果你還有一些困惑 Oh No
ru guo ni hai you yi xie kun huo Oh No
請貼着我的心傾聽
qing tie zhe wo de xin qing ting
聽我說着 愛你（yes I do）
ting wo shuo zhe ai ni (yes i do)
(COME ON NOW 喔～)
(COME ON NOW O～)
I LOVE YOU（oh yes I do）
I LOVE YOU (oh yes I do)
一直在這裡baby (Oh yes) 一直在愛你 (Oh ya)
yi zhi zai zhe li BABY (Oh yeah) yi zhi zai ai ni (Oh yeah)
I LOVE YOU 永遠都不放棄 這愛妳的權利
I LOVE YOU yong yuan dou bu fang qi zhe ai ni de quan li
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/rfpOV0HxrQy4UNr006gV008l.html#14
David Tao’s official site: http://www.davidtao.com/
改變自己 (Gai Bian Zi Ji) by 王力宏 (Wang Leehom)
This post has been sitting half-finished for nearly two months, since I returned from my vacation to the UK. Considering I’m about to take another 3-week vacation to visit family in the US, it’s probably time to get this song up. Things ought to be back to normal in May!
Wang Leehom is, with Jay Chou, one of the first singers I began to listen to when I arrived in Taiwan. It would have been impossible to miss him, with his face plastered on billboard advertisements, on commercials (one of my favorites being the 黃綠紅 commercials for McDonald’s, his name being a play on words with the yellow, green, and red dipping sauces for McNuggets), and in the video for his song “Kiss Goodbye,” which played nonstop on MTV that year.
In 2007, he released his latest album, 改變自己 – Change Me, which contains this title track. It has been on my iPod since the day after I heard it, and both the message and the energetic beat make great morning music. Plus, the video is, well, incredibly cute. Enjoy!
* Notes: (1) The term kuso in the song is borrowed from Japanese, and my own translation would be: so bad, it’s good. The Back Dorm Boys are a good example of this. And yes. I love those guys. (2) This song also contains Taiwanese pronunciation – the characters 龜毛, while pronounced gui mao in Mandarin, are pronounced ku mo in Taiwanese. Although Taiwanese folks seem to generally use the Mandarin pronunciation, this term (meaning high-maintainance or nitpicky) is said to have originated in Taiwanese. The history of the term is debatable.
Intro
很久沒 很久沒
hen jiu mei hen jiu mei
不如用 唱歌好了
bu ru yong chang ge hao le
我很久沒 聽見那
wo hen jiu mei ting jian na
又新鮮 又熟悉 的聲音
you xin xian you shu xi de sheng yin
請準備 改變 自己 ~ yeah ~ yeah …
qing zhun bei gai bian zi ji ~ yeah ~ yeah …
我回來了
wo hui lai le
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今早起床了 看鏡子裡的我
jin zao qi chuang le kan jing zi li de wo
忽然發現我髮型睡的有點KUSO
hu ran fa xian wo fa xing shui de you dian KUSO
一點點改變 有很大的差別
yi dian dian gai bian you hen da de cha bie
你我的力量也能改變世界
ni wo de li liang ye neng gai bian shi jie
最近比較煩 最近情緒很DOWN
zui jin bi jiao fan zui jin qing xu hen DOWN
每天看新聞都會很想大聲尖叫
mei tian kan xin wen dou hui hen xiang da sheng jian jiao
但髒話沒用 大家只會嫌兇
dan zang hua mei yong da jia zhi hui xian xiong
我改變自己發現大有不同
wo gai bian zi ji fa xian da you bu tong
新一代的朋友我們 好好的加油
xin yi dai de peng you women hao hao di jia you
大家一起大聲的說 Na Na Na Na Na~
da jia yi qi da sheng de shuo Na Na Na Na Na~
(Chorus)
我可以改變世界 改變自己
wo ke yi gai bian shi jie gai bian zi ji改變龜毛 改變小氣
gai bian ku mo gai bian xiao qi要一直 努力努力 永不放棄
yao yi zhi nu li nu li yong bu fang qi
才可以 改變世界 C’mon 改變自己
cai ke yi gai bian shi jie C’mon gai bian zi ji
今早起床了 覺得頭有點痛
jin zao qi chuang le jue de tou you dian tong
可能是二氧化碳太多 氧氣不夠
ke neng shi er yang hua tan tai duo yang qi bu gou
一點點改變 有很大的差別
yi dian dian gai bian you dian da de cha bie
你我的熱情也能改變世界
ni wo de re qing ye neng gai bian shi jie
只能代表自己 沒有政治立場
zhi neng dai biao zi ji mei you zheng zhi li chang
即使這世界讓我看得十分緊張
ji shi zhe shi jie rang wo kan de shi fen jin zhang
要調整自己
yao tiao zheng zi ji
恩~
en~
沒想到一點就能 畫龍點睛
mei xiang dao yi dian jiu neng hua long dian jing
新一代的朋友我們 好好的加油
xin yi dai de peng you wo men hao hao di jia you
大家一起大聲的說 Na Na Na Na Na~
da jia yi qi da sheng de shuo Na Na Na Na Na~
(Repeat chorus 2x)
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/0QdEKoJ6m0tsiha00MG7008l.html
Wang Leehom’s Official Site: http://www.wangleehom.com/
