The
song that I chose for today is “是有種人” by Denise Ho. This is Denise’s
newest song and it was released only a few days ago. I chose this song because
I think Denise is a person that we need to respect and support. Because she
spook up for the student and protesters in Hong Kong last year during the umbrella
revolution and the action that she took, it is said that she have been banned
from performing in China. I guess partly because of that, she decided to be an
independent singer now, to not be tight down by any restrain. But at the same
time she is no longer supported financially by big music companies. I fully
respect her courage, as it is very rare for any of this generation singers to
stand up and voice out for their believes even knowing that doing so would
damage their career. To me she had really taken up the mantle of her teacher,
Anita Mui. As an independent singer now, she is trying to find new ways for
Hong Kong music, so that the Hong Kong musicians and singers don’t need to rely on the
China market so much and can gain more freedom in music choice. I would like to
pay my tribute to her for solely taking up such a big task and big risk so I
decided to talk about this song here today to let more people know about her and
her newest song :) The direct English translation of the title is “There is a
type of people”.
The
lyrics of the song are about endorsing diversity in our society and don’t be
let down even if we are viewed as the inferior type. It said: “Beauty is not
only produced by the world that consist of a bit of everything. Without sky ladder,
there are still people from earth that will farm. There isn’t just one type of
past, present and future, so we need to treasure. We don’t need a ruler to determine
whether we are useful or not. There is also a type of courage that worth a lot
but never ask for anything in return. Come and work hard for the island. There
is a type of people that just like to farm. A type of personality that never
been discovered. Living freely, excited just for being alive. There is no need
to be like this just because you were born here. Why if you were born in the
nature, but never cared about taking care of the nature. Who will use the
busyness in exchange for the nice flower smell? There is a type of people,
created many possibility themselves. Doesn’t matter whether this is call
entertainment or responsibility. Being myself alone, will make the lonely road
more attractive. There is a type of people that create the scenery here. A type
of personality that never been determined. Don’t sleep in dreams. It is much
more energetic to stand up and create dreams.” Hope you will like the song.
Related
posts:
30th Aug 2016 (親愛的黑色 – Denise Ho)
17th Aug 2016 (我找到了 – Denise Ho)
19th Apr 2016 (鋼鐵是怎樣煉成的 – Denise Ho)
2nd Oct 2015 (沙 – Denis Ho)
30th Aug 2016 (親愛的黑色 – Denise Ho)
17th Aug 2016 (我找到了 – Denise Ho)
19th Apr 2016 (鋼鐵是怎樣煉成的 – Denise Ho)
2nd Oct 2015 (沙 – Denis Ho)
是有種人 – Denise Ho
well written post S, i like to reread your words later. nice vid good song too. geng!
ReplyDeleteFully agree, Sunny. I always liked her. Her actions compliment her lovely deep voice. Thanks for the translation and writing your thoughts.
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