Wednesday, April 17, 2013

忘了我

就到这里 我们不再有以后
一阵风 翻起回忆汹涌
深呼吸不敢让痛楚泄露
想大方微笑假装很洒脱 忍不住颤抖

分开后 都别拼命去追究
是什么错 那么错 不堪回首
就让你临别前 挥一挥手
像送给我 最完美告别作 我只是观众

忘了我 曾把你 拥在我心窝
忘了我 曾给你 拥有的所有
忘了我 曾是你的宇宙
不眠不休 无怨无尤

忘了我 多难过 多不能接受
忘了我 只要 你好过 就足够
忘了我 忘了我们的梦
当你想起我 我已不是我

多年后 也许还能再重逢
你会送我 笑一抹 同样温柔
没有谁放不开谁的手
我的遗憾 也不能是借口 都已陌生了

我把彻夜的痛 痛成了自由
在没有你的时空

忘了我 忘了我们的梦
当你想起我 我已不是我

忘了我 \ Forget me is 杨宗纬's latest offering in his 2013 album,《初.爱》. Whilst I think 杨宗纬 is a great singer, this song was a tad too bland for me despite one of my favourite singers, 韦礼安 being the composer. I still remember how 杨宗纬  shone in 那个男人 even thought that was a rather flat song too. Wished he was able to channel that charm here as well.

Putting that aside, a few lines of notable mentions;

没有谁放不开谁的手 我的遗憾 也不能是借口 都已陌生了\ No one can't ever not let go of another's hand. My regrets are but an excuse as all is remote now. Despite talk on how love is eternal, there is never (or rarely) cases where one is unable to let go of another. Once relationships have come to a close, there is little point in pining. On a more realistic note, any supposed regret is but a cover as everything is now foreign (once you have gotten over it). Imagine yourself in a scenario where your friend asks if you still miss your ex. Will it feel somewhat heartless if you admit that you have gotten over him/her? As humans I guess we would prefer to portray ourselves in a good light.


我把彻夜的痛 痛成了自由 \ Internalising the pain and transforming that into freedom/liberation


忘了我 忘了我们的梦 当你想起我 我已不是我 \ Forget me, forget us. When you think of me, I am no longer me. People change or evolve? (indicates that people improve for the better) and that's what we should aim to do; to be a better me.



Tuesday, April 16, 2013

就这样吗

你不说话我自己解答
这种沉默有抱歉的想法
你想走吧

怕就只怕没用的嘴巴
这个时候不开口留你啊
内心狂乱挣扎

我们岌岌 可危的篱笆
拆不掉等着哪天倒塌
祈求完美的家却败给距离关卡
我们的爱长不大

我们任由爱化成沙 微小的可怕
在手心中慢慢地落下
原来再见一霎 还是无法
说出内心的话

我们单纯的去爱吧 没那么复杂
以为你懂我也真太傻
爱停止发芽 来不及开满遍地鲜花
都已腐化

我们任由回忆秒杀 将泪痕记下
把分手的说法理论化
沿着彼此步伐了无牵挂
这是最好的吗

绝对不会被你恨吧 也没那么差
曾经爱过的也不是假
想重新出发 却害怕我们不够伟大
我们就这样吧

想重新出发 却害怕我们不够伟大
我们就这样吗


就这样吗 loosely translated as "Let it be", is a ballad by local pairing By2. I found this song to be rather intriguing and will do a brief translation of this whole song this time round.


你不说话我自己解答 这种沉默有抱歉的想法 你想走吧 \ You don't have to say anything for I know. This silence, this apologetic thinking. Leave if you want to.

怕就只怕没用的嘴巴 这个时候不开口留你啊 内心狂乱挣扎 \ Afraid its due to this useless mouth of mine. Could have stopped you from leaving there and then. Internal turmoil.

我们岌岌 可危的篱笆 拆不掉等着哪天倒塌 \ We a precarious fence, awaiting for the day when it collapses

祈求完美的家却败给距离关卡 我们的爱长不大 \ The hope for a lovely ending was lost against the distance barrier. Our love cannot grow.

我们任由爱化成沙 微小的可怕 在手心中慢慢地落下\ Our freedom to love has crumbled into sand, so small that it's scary, slipping away from our hands

原来再见一霎 还是无法 说出内心的话 \ At the moment of farewell, it was still impossible to say what we really feel

我们单纯的去爱吧 没那么复杂 以为你懂我也真太傻 \ Let's have an innocent notion of love; it's not that complicated. I thought you understood me but I was too naïve.

爱停止发芽 来不及开满遍地鲜花 都已腐化 \ Love is something that needs to be nurtured. Stopping short of referring to it as a growing plant, this phrase paints a vivid picture of how that might look like. A love that has stopped sprouting; it never got to bloom into flowers, has decomposed.

我们任由回忆秒杀 将泪痕记下  \ Allow the memories to cut through for a second and remember those tear tracks

把分手的说法理论化 沿着彼此步伐了无牵挂 这是最好的吗\ Rationalise the reason for breaking up and continue on our individual pathways without care. Is this for the best?

绝对不会被你恨吧 也没那么差 曾经爱过的也不是假\ Surely you won't hate me for I wasn't that bad. The love we once had wasn't fake

想重新出发 却害怕我们不够伟大 我们就这样吧 \ Wishing for a new start but there's fear that we aren't that strong. Let's just let it be.




Wednesday, April 10, 2013

愛你

愛你 by newcomer Kimberley Chen, 陈芳语 is in her début album, 《Kimberley首张同名专辑》. Given her achievements at such a young age, she is not exactly a "newcomer".

This song was released back in April 2012 and I particularly enjoy her acoustic version.

我闭上眼睛 贴着你心跳呼吸
而此刻地球 只剩我们而已
你微笑的唇型 总勾着我的心
每一秒初吻 我每一秒都想要吻你

就这样 爱你 爱你 爱你 随时都要一起
我喜欢 爱你 外套 味道 还有你的怀里
把我们 衣服 钮扣 互扣 那就不用分离
美好爱情 我就爱这样贴近 因为你

有时没生气 故意闹脾气
你的紧张在意 让我觉得安心
从你某个角度 我总看见自己
到底你懂我 或其时我本来就像你

想变成你的氧气 溜进你身体里
好好看看在你心里 你有多麽宝贝 我爱你

A sweet love song that deviates from my usual entries on ballads but I am sure there are portions in which we can all relate to; making you go aww without the goosebumps.


Catch her acoustic live rendition her. Her husky vocals somewhat remind me of a rock singer. It will be interesting to see what her next offerings will be (fingers crossed for a tear-jerking ballad)



Credits: Music Baidu
http://music.baidu.com/song/13983828

Thursday, April 4, 2013

(cover) 人质

人质 is by 天后, Ah Mei, 张惠妹. Loosely translated as "Hostage", this ballad was also covered by other singers like 杨宗纬. Out of them all, I particularly enjoy 韦礼安's version (yes, I'm biased). If my memories don't fail me, he also sang this song for a singing competition/PK segment in a show back in 2008(?)

Catch his live rendition of this at his concert.


Monday, April 1, 2013

(cover) 踮起腳尖愛

踮起腳尖愛 is a lovely song by 洪佩瑜 written by local musician Tanya Chua, 蔡健雅 and local lyricist, 小寒. Posting two versions by 韦礼安, one live performance and the other, a shorter radio live version.




舞鞋 穿了洞 裂了缝 
预备迎接一个梦
OK绷 遮住痛 
要把苍白都填充
勇气惶恐 
我要用哪一种
面对他 
一百零一分笑容

等待 的时空 有点重 
重得时针走不动
无影踪 他始终 
不曾降临生命中
我好想懂 谁放我手心里捧
幸福啊 依然长长的人龙

想踮起脚尖找寻爱 
远远的存在
我来不及 说声嗨 
影子就从人海晕开
才踮起脚尖的期待 
只怕被亏待
我勾不着还 微笑忍耐
等你回过头来

哪天 扑了空 折了衷 
祈祷终于起作用
一阵风 吹来梦 
却又败在难沟通
我终于懂 怎么人们的脸孔
想到爱 寂寞眼眶就转红

Credits: Music Baidu
http://music.baidu.com/song/10562780