A Song a day: 27th May 2013 (月球上的人

The song that I chose for today is “月球上的人” by Eason Chan. This is one of my favourite songs. It was a theme song for a radio drama. When I first heard it, it was so touching as it matches so well with the radio drama story. The direct English translation of the title is “The person on the moon”.

The lyrics of the song are about life. At the start of the song, it said that we don’t need happiness as we are already dead. If we have tears, it is just a physiological secretion. Even if we got so much tears that it is enough to wet the land, flowers would not fly, it will just stay with you in the grave. If we got the chance to see each other again, it might have already been a century. My memories try to lie to me that loses is still beautiful. If there is a limit on time for yearning, then perhaps I would have forget everything by tomorrow. Now we meet again in the future, we both regret that we didn’t know how to love each other. All I wish is that I will never remember I am in the current time. Looking from the moon, it is hard to distinguish love. Books will never tell me who I love the most. The space-time is too big, it exceeded my emotion. I understood my life after I have fallen in love. If I can only hold onto your monument, then at least I would think that I have once been with you. Goodbye, just like the old days I can’t be in love with you. But our history will change the future of our next generation.

The lyrics might seem a bit confusing, but it is related to the radio drama. In that section of the radio drama, it talked about an astronaut was sitting on a rocket. The rocket was about to launch and he was about to travel to the moon. He will be the first person to land on the moon from Hong Kong. However, the rocket exploded when it launches and he was killed in the process. The song basically tells us that although he passed away, but his soul travelled to the moon. He is now all by himself, separated from his family, the people that he loves. He felt that he didn’t love his wife and kids as much as he should, but it is too late now. He wishes that they could meet again, but perhaps when they meet again it will be the next century (probably referring to reincarnation). Hope you will like the song.

Other songs from the same radio drama:
24th Jul 2012 (大大時代 – Alan Tam)