Movie Music: 愛你愛到死 (Ai Ni Ai Dao Si) by 同恩, 夏宇童, & 大大 (Rebecca, Xia Yu Tong, and DaDa)
October 5, 2010 at 11:40 am (* Easy, Chinese lyrics, Female Singers, Movie soundtracks, Pinyin lyrics) (Cape No. 7, 電影, movie, soundtrack, 同恩, 夏宇童, 大大, 海角七號)
This song appeared with 無樂不作 in the film Cape No. 7 (海角七號) in one of the film’s most memorable musical moments. If you’ve forgotten the scene, here is scene-stealer 楊蕎安 (DaDa) rocking out:
The actual music video for the song is just as memorable, with its juxtaposition of cute and emo, complete with a guitar-playing bear. That’s not to say that this is a particularly great song, but it’s catchy and silly, making it great for KTV. It’s also fairly easy song, since it contains only a few advanced words, and contains only one verse. Make sure to sing “Amen” after you finish!
Intro (DaDa):
喔~ 愛你愛到不怕死 Baby 愛我請你讓我瘋狂一次
Oh ~ ai ni ai dao bu pa si Baby ao wo qing ni rang wo feng kuang yi ci
Verse:
愛是什麼東西 不過就是種遊戲
ai shi shen me dong xi bu guo jiu shi zhong you xi
情是什麼玩意 不就是玩玩而已
qing shi shen me wan yi bu jiu shi wan wan er yi
Honey Darling Baby 或是叫我小親親
Honey Darling Baby huo shi jiao wo xiao qin qin
只要哄我高興 冥王星都陪你去
zhi yao hong wo gao xing ming wang xing dou pei ni qu
Chorus:
喔~ 愛你愛到不怕死 但你若劈腿 就去死一死
Oh ~ ai ni ai dao bu pa si dan ni ruo pi tui jiu qu si yi si
喔~ 愛你愛到不怕死 Baby 愛我請你讓我瘋狂一次
Oh ~ ai ni ai dao bu pa si Baby ai wo qing ni rang wo feng kuang yi ci
Repeat verse 1x
Repeat chorus 2x
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://tw.kkbox.com/song/r85cVAa01Tp1l6lNV6lNV0P4-index.html
同恩’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/tong-en-Rebecca/196103839114
夏宇童’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/xia-yu-tong/119746658059906
Movie Music: 我的名字 (Wo de Ming Zi) by 伍佰 (Wu Bai)
January 27, 2010 at 12:03 am (* Easy, Chinese lyrics, Male Singers, Movie soundtracks, Pinyin lyrics) (Wu Bai, 伍佰)
In 2000, Taiwanese rock star Wu Bai appeared in a Hong Kong movie called Time and Tide (順流逆流) and recorded a few songs for its soundtrack. I have to admit I’ve never seen the film, but I’ve heard this song and really like the way it sounds. On top of that, it’s slow and the vocabulary is mostly easy – perfect for someone wanting to add an unusual (read: a little old and not incredibly popular, so people will think you really know your music) song to their KTV repertoire. Can’t believe I never thought to try it out at KTV before, but it’s on my list now.
And here’s a tip… if you want to sing it like Wu Bai, just perform the whole song with your mouth hanging open. Otherwise, drink a lot of alcohol first, and you’ll probably end up slurring your words just the right amount.
花會開 春會來 還在期待些什麼
hua hui kai chun hui lai hai zai qi dai xie shen me
該放的是否已經放手 我還要什麼理由
gai fang de shi fou yi jing fang shou wo hai you shen me li you
輕輕說 悄悄說 微風一樣的輕柔
qing qing shuo qiao qiao shuo wei feng yi yang de qing rou
或許妳也曾經經歷過 知道我沒有把握
huo xu ni ye ceng jing jing li guo zhi dao wo mei you ba wo
Chorus:
我的名字 飛進了雨中
wo de ming zi fei jin le yu zhong慢慢浮現在我心口
man man fu xian zai wo xin kou請妳原諒我的無法捉摸
qing ni yuan liang wo de wu fa zhuo mo因我不曾愛過
yin wo bu ceng ai guo
想忘的 遺忘的 總有湧現的時候
xiang wang de yi wang de zong you gan xian de shi hou
該不該讓妳來擁抱我 我知道我沒把握
gai bu gai rang ni lai yong bao wo wo zhi dao wo mei ba wo
Chorus 1x
眼前的妳 竟讓我難過 還有溼紅了我眼眸
yan qian de ni jing rang wo nan guo hai you shi hong le wo yan mou
我要全部放棄全部從頭 因我握妳的手 已經足夠
wo yao quan bu fang qi quan bu cong tou yin wo wo ni de shou yi jing zu gou
已經足夠 已經足夠
yi jing zuo gou yi jing zi gou
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://hk.kkbox.com/song/2fk2dby034nWXBx5xBx5x0P4-index.html#lyrics
Wu Bai’s & China Blue’s Official Website (Chinese): http://www.wubai.com/wubai2004/home.asp
Wu Bai on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Bai
Movie Music: 菊花台 (Ju Hua Tai) by 周杰倫 (Zhou Jie Lun/Jay Chou)
January 18, 2010 at 7:38 pm (*** Difficult, Chinese lyrics, Male Singers, Movie soundtracks, Pinyin lyrics) (Jay Chou, movie, Zhou Jie Lun, 周杰倫)
More Jay Chou. This one is from the film Curse of the Golden Flower (滿城盡帶黃金甲), a visually spectacular film that was otherwise not very spectacular. Actually, this song was released on one of Jay Chou’s earlier albums, but was used in this 2006 film, and thus the video contains scenes from the movie. Pay attention to the scenes in the opening sequence, and you’ll see why this film was the most expensive Chinese film of all time at its release (though it has since been outdone by Red Cliff [赤壁]).
As for the singing difficulty, it’s a somewhat difficult tune in terms of vocabulary, but is definitely a hard one if you happen to be a man. Work on your falsetto, or leave the chorus to the ladies.
妳 的淚光 柔弱中帶傷 慘白的月彎彎勾住過往
ni de lei guang rou ruo zhang dai shang can bai de yue wan wan gou zhu guo wang
夜 太漫長 凝結成了霜 是誰在閣樓上冰冷的絕望
ye tai man chang ning jie cheng le shuang shi shei zai ge lou shang bing de jue wang
雨 輕輕彈 朱紅色的窗 我一生在紙上被風吹亂
yu qing qing tan zhu hong se de chuang wo yi sheng zai zhi shang bei feng chui luan
夢 在遠方 化成一縷香 隨風飄散妳的模樣
meng zai yuan fang hua cheng yi lu: xiang sui feng piao san ni de mu yang
Chorus:
菊花殘 滿地傷 你的笑容已泛黃
ju hua can man di shang ni de xiao rong yi fan huang花落人斷腸 我心事靜靜躺
hua luo ren duan chang wo xin shi jing jing tang北風亂 夜未央 你的影子剪不斷
bei feng luan ye wei yang ni de ying zi jian bu jian徒留我孤單 在湖面 成雙
tu liu wo gu dan zai hu mian cheng shuang
Instrumental break
花 已向晚 飄落了燦爛 凋謝的世道上命運不堪
hua yi xiang wan piao luo le can lan diao xie de shi dao shang ming yun bu kan
愁 莫渡江 秋心拆兩半 怕妳上不了岸一輩子搖晃
chou mo du jiang qiu xin chai liang ban pa ni shang bu lai le an yi bei zi yao huang
誰 的江山 馬蹄聲狂亂 我一身的戎裝呼嘯滄桑
shei de jiang shan ma ti sheng kuang luan wo yi shen de rong zhuang hu xiao cang sang
天 微微亮 妳輕聲的嘆 一夜惆悵如此委婉
tian wei wei liang ni qing sheng de tan yi ye chou chang ru ci wei wan
Repeat chorus 2x
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://tw.kkbox.com/song/xW7ZnVX070G0lQjRjQjRj0P4-index.html
Movie Music: 不能說的秘密 (Bu Neng Shuo de Mi Mi) by 周杰倫 (Zhou Jie Lun/Jay Chou)
January 18, 2010 at 4:16 pm (** Medium, Chinese lyrics, Male Singers, Movie soundtracks, Pinyin lyrics) (Jay Chou, movie, Zhou Jie Lun, 周杰倫)
Next in the soundtrack series is another song from Jay Chou. There will be a number of Jay Chou soundtrack pieces, of course, since he has scored several films in recent years.
While the instrumental pieces are arguably the most fabulous part of Jay Chou’s soundtrack to his 2007 film Secret (不能說的秘密), this title song is quite catchy, not to mention fairly easy to sing. It might even be a decent song for a KTV newbie to learn, though some of the vocabulary is a little advanced. Even better, the background music is rather simple, so it would be a good song to try out if you’re interested in showing off your singing and piano playing at the same time.
And if you haven’t seen Secret, you’re really missing out. Jay Chou’s turn at writing, directing, and starring in his own film turned out far better than one might have predicted, and is nothing like the goofy flicks he normally participates in. Especially watch out for the piano battle near the beginning of the film. Impressive!
Like Cape No. 7 did in 2008, this film won Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year at the 2007 Golden Horse Awards. Furthermore, this song won Best Original Film Song, beating out Sodagreen’s 小情歌 (which was featured in the film Exit No. 6, a silly movie shot in my neighborhood).
PS: Be sure to check out Jay Chou in his Hollywood debut this year, when he will star as Kato in The Green Hornet with Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz. I can’t say I expect anything amazing, but it’s a great chance to expose America to Jay Chou, and thus to Taiwan’s music industry.
冷咖啡離開了杯墊
leng ka fei li kai le bei dian
我忍住的情緒在很後面
wo ren zhu de qing xu zai hen hou mian
拼命想挽回的從前
pin ming xiang wan hui de cong qian
在我臉上依舊清晰可見
zao wo lian shang yi jiu qing xi ke jian
最美的不是下雨天
zui mei de bu shi xia yu tian
是曾與妳躲過雨的屋簷
shi ceng yu ni duo guo yu de wu yan
回憶的畫面 在盪著鞦韆 夢開始不甜
hui yi de hua mian zai dang zhe qiu qian meng kai shi bu tian
Chorus:
妳說把愛漸漸 放下會走更遠
ni shuo ba ai jian jian fang xia hui zou geng yuan又何必去改變 已錯過的時間
you he bi qu gai bian yi cuo guo de shi jian妳用妳的指尖 阻止我說再見
ni yong ni de zhi jian zu zhi wo shuo zai jian想像妳在身邊 在完全失去之前
xiang xiang ni zai shen bian zai wan quan shi qu zhi qian妳說把愛漸漸 放下會走更遠
ni shuo ba ai jian jian fang xia hui zou geng yuan或許命運的籤 只讓我們遇見
huo xu ming yun de qian zhi rang wo men yu jian只讓我們相戀 這一季的秋天
zhi rang wo men xiang liang yi ji de qiu tian飄落後才發現 這幸福的碎片
piao luo hou cai fa xian zhe xing fu de sui pian要我怎麼撿
yao wo zen me jian
Repeat chorus and verse
Lyrics at KKBOX: http://tw.kkbox.com/song/DPd.oXw071GH1QtJ9QtJ90P4-index.html
Jay Chou on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_chou
Movie Music: 無樂不作 (Wu Le Bu Zuo) by 范逸臣 (Fan Yi Chen/Van Fan)
January 18, 2010 at 2:08 pm (** Medium, Chinese lyrics, Male Singers, Movie soundtracks, Pinyin lyrics) (Cape No. 7, 范逸臣, Fan Yi Chen, movie, Van Fan)
Although Van Fan was a singer before the hit movie Cape No. 7 (海角七號), it was only with the success of this 2008 film that he really skyrocketed to fame. As a result, this song was playing all over Taipei, in stores, in clubs, by cover bands, and at KTV. It has an angry rockin’ quality that most other Taiwanese music doesn’t have.
Of course, the hype over both the movie and its star have since calmed down, but Van Fan is still out there making music with his band. Expect some new things from him in 2010.
Incidentally, besides containing scenes from Cape No. 7, this video was shot on the road that swings around Taiwan’s most southern reaches. If you visit Kenting, rent a scooter and head south on the main road out of town and you’ll end up where this video was filmed. It’s a nice drive with breathtaking views, so take a camera! You can also head back north to Hengchun and see some of the locations featured in Cape No. 7.
享受今夏天的熱 穿越條幸福的河
xiang shou jin xia tian de re chuan yue tiao xing fu de he
想做吞大象的蛇 不自量力說真的
xiang zuo tun da xiang de she bu zi liang li shuo zhen de
有何不可 我想寫歌
you he bu ke wo xiang xie ge
Chorus:
當天是空的 地是乾的
dang tian shi kong de di shi gan de我要為你 倒進狂熱
wo yao wei ni dao jin kuang re讓你瘋狂 讓你渴
rang ni feng kuang rang ni ke讓全世界知道 你是我的
rang quan shi jie zhi dao ni shi wo de天氣瘋了 海水滾了
tian qi feng le hai shui gun le所以我要 無樂不作
suo yi wo yao wu le bu zuo不要浪費 每一刻快樂
bu yao lang fei mei yi ke kuai le當夢的 天行者
dang meng de tian xing zhe
像你這樣的天使 該有翅膀和名字
xiang ni zhe yang de tian shi gai you chi bang he ming zi
該美麗中帶著刺 該很認真的屬於我一次
gai mei li zhong dai zhe ci gai hen ren zhen de shu yu wo yi ci
Repeat chorus 1x
當天是空的 地是乾的
dang tian shi kong de di shi gan de
我要為你 倒進狂熱
wo yao wei ni dao jin kuang re
讓你瘋狂 讓你渴
rang ni feng kuang rang ni ke
讓全世界知道 你是我的
rang quan shi jie zhi dao ni shi wo de
世界末日 就儘管來吧
shi jie mo ri jiu jin guan lai ba
我會繼續 無樂不作
wo hui ji xu wu le bu zuo
不會浪費 愛你的快樂
bu yao lang fei ai ni de kuai le
當夢的天行者 要快樂
dang meng de tian xing zhe yao kuai le
Van Fan on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Fan
Van Fan’s blog: http://vanmusic.pixnet.net/blog
Lyrics on KKBOX: http://tw.kkbox.com/song/ht.8ky907CoDXRybPRybP0P4-index.html
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