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/
