A Song a day: 26th Dec 2014 (禮物

Friday, December 26, 2014

26th Dec 2014 (禮物 – Priscilla Chan)

To match the theme of Boxing day, I pick “禮物” by Priscilla Chan as the song for today. This song was released on 1996. The direct English translation of the title is "Gift". Though this song only match boxing day by its title :p the lyrics of the song are about the protagonist breaking up with her boyfriend.

The song begins with the protagonist visiting her boyfriend at night with a present in her hand. While his words sounds very typical, his heart was full of love, but no passion in her eyes. She felt that the moon is crying, staring at him, seeing that his body is shaking. How will she be able to return everything in her hands back to him such that she wouldn’t own him anything? Hoping that he will forgive her, she is worry that she wouldn’t be able to fall into sleep. How her heart that previous loves him is so heartless and easily changed. Looking at him crying, looking at him still smiling, all the love that still remain in her heart had now all returned to him and her heart had stop beating. If regret, she will give him a night. If she shares his pain, she thinks that it would be a heavy burden. Tonight, she gave him this present, giving a present to a person that she is about to say goodbye to. Those words, a forgetful heart, their eyes never cross sight. The moon is crying, his body is shaking. How will she be able to return everything in her hands back to him such that she wouldn’t own him anything? Hoping that he will forgive her, she is worry that she wouldn’t be able to fall into sleep. If regret, she will give him a night. If she shares his pain, she thinks that it would be a heavy burden. He will never forget this pain. Hope you will like the song.