I have been on two minds about this blog; to continue to discontinue. Blogging is leisure to me and a personal record of my thoughts at a certain stage of my life. It is always good to be able to look back and see how much I have grown (or not...).
If you check out my profile, you will realise I have another blog, themoodkitchen. If you like baking/cooking or is looking for simple food recipes to try, do drop by for some inspiration.
That said, now that I have culminated several songs, it's time to kick-start this blog again.
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A befitting starter post is 杨丞琳, Yang Chen Ling, Rainie's new song in her latest album, 天使之翼 (Angel Wings). 勇敢很好 is one intriguing song - if you have watched the MV, you would know.
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当真相 不再只是当初 单纯的想像
太多话 从梦想沦落成嚣张的谎话
希望总是伴随失望
只好远望幸福 雪上加霜
想隐藏 挣扎怀疑信仰 烙印下的伤
想抵抗 妥协苦涩荒凉 再勇敢一趟
前往 爱与恨的流浪 狂妄倔强
不怕原谅 谁能和我一样
就大声喊叫 会勇敢很好
让我哭又让我闹 让我能领悟煎熬
想舍就去舍掉 想抱就去抱牢
让我听到我心跳 让我看清我的需要
不怕别人笑 会勇敢很好
让心学会去思考 强求爱有多可笑
傻瓜才会计较 谁付出多或少
谁去讨谁就输掉 谁不要谁就能得到
勇敢的好
勇敢的好 勇敢很好
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勇敢很好 can be loosely translated as "Good Courage". That's not saying we need to be heros - it's not about saving another's life or doing some heroic act. Courage comes in the simplest forms - having the courage to change, to move on and to do something you have never done before.
This song is about having the courage to admit the misgivings of a relationship and letting go when love has come to an end.
"爱的时候 勇敢爱 | 不爱的时候 勇敢让对方自由。。。"
Written by 陈启乐(Color's 可乐), the lyrics are refreshing.
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当真相 不再只是当初 单纯的想像
太多话 从梦想沦落成嚣张的谎话
希望总是伴随失望
只好远望幸福 雪上加霜
When the truth is no longer what it was before - the simple imaginary
Too many words - dreams crashing into lies
Hope is always accompanied by disappointment
I can only view happiness from afar - compounded wounds
想隐藏 挣扎怀疑信仰 烙印下的伤
想抵抗 妥协苦涩荒凉 再勇敢一趟
前往 爱与恨的流浪 狂妄倔强
不怕原谅 谁能和我一样
Wanting to hide the burnt wounds from the struggles, doubt and trust
Wanting to resist the bitterness and desolateness of compromise. To be brave again.
Going towards the presumptuousness and stubbornness of drifting between love and hate
Unafraid to forgive, who can be like me
就大声喊叫 会勇敢很好
让我哭又让我闹 让我能领悟煎熬
想舍就去舍掉 想抱就去抱牢
让我听到我心跳 让我看清我的需要
Just shout it out loud, it's good to be brave
Let me cry, let me make a din, let me realise torment
If you want to abandon, abandon. If you want to retain, retain
Let me listen to my heart beat, let me see what I need
不怕别人笑 会勇敢很好
让心学会去思考 强求爱有多可笑
傻瓜才会计较 谁付出多或少
谁去讨谁就输掉 谁不要谁就能得到
勇敢的好
Unafraid of people's mockery, bravery is good
Let the heart learn to mull over how laughable it is to force love
Only fools will fuss over who contributed more or less
Whoever disputes will lose, those who don't, gets it all
The goodness of being brave
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The scenario is as follows - a couple who have weathered many storms/up-downs. Despite it all, he is unable to trust her completely but she is willing to forgive him for that. She tells herself: if I truly love him, I will be brave enough to pursue it. To love is to accept - the good and the bad. People's opinions don't matter. That said, even though she loves him, he no longer feels the same way about her. Therefore, the only thing she can do now to be brave enough to let him be free.
There is no shame in having loved - the courage to love without abandon, the courage to be one against the world, the courage to fight for what you believe in and the courage to let go.
Courage comes from within and it is liberating to be brave.
勇敢的好 勇敢很好
