A Song a day: 22nd Feb 2013 (小明星 – Robynn & Kendy/Leslie Cheung)

The song that I chose for today is “小明星” by Robynn & Kendy. The song was originally sung by Leslie Cheung. Robynn & Kendy recently covered this song in their newest album as a tribute to some important figures in Hong Kong music industry who had passed away. There are five of these songs, but today I will focus on this one. The direct English translation of the title is “Little star”. From memory, this song was the theme song for a movie that Leslie starred in.

The lyrics of the song are about star and life. It uses start as an analogy for life. It start off saying that little star, flying with you, you don’t need to give me any legend. Shining star, please give me light, come back and search for the happiness that you missed. Perhaps the little star is dim, but even the most expensive jewellery can’t match with it. Comparing to meteor, perhaps it is brighter, but it doesn’t last. The lyrics are actually quite complex and abstract. I guess what it is trying to say is that perhaps we are small and dim when we compare to others, but there are something in the world that only us could do and we can’t be replaced by others for this role. Hope you will like the song. I have also linked Leslie’s version in case you want to compare them.

The two versions are quite different. Leslie sung this song with more sadness, which I guess suit the movie better. Robynn & Kendy did a great job as well by singing this Leslie’s song with their style. The Robynn & Kendy version are more relaxing and it sounds like it there is hope, so it is more joyful.