Friday, December 13, 2013

13th Dec 2013 (自知之明 – Pong Nan)

The song that I chose for today is “自知之明” by Pong Nan. The direct English translation of the title is “Self-knowledge”.

The lyrics of the song are about understanding yourself and limitations and then work out what the best you can do. It begins with the protagonist saying that he is not good looking, and doesn’t know how to attract people. He doesn’t know how to use his words to present himself. He knows that he doesn’t have to quality to lie to others, but as a frog, he still wanted a princess to take care of him. He is not funny, and only got a pair of hands. He plays his piano and sing along, making himself beautiful. He doesn’t dream to be an attractive guy, if he being one he feels that he is really pushing it. He never thought of how to rub shudder with others, he just knows how to do his best. He doesn’t like to beg others for kindness, he just wanted to be a person that knows he have got enough. He doesn’t speak well, but there is no need to be nervous as both ugly duckling and swan could both shine. He is not interested to act in front of someone. He never thought of how to rub shudder with others, he just knows how to do his best. He doesn’t like to beg others for kindness he never hated for being himself. Even if there is only one person admiring him, he is happy enough to have that person to admiring him. He knows that there is something missing in him, but all he needed to do is to be a happy man. He never wanted to make other feels good about themselves, so he never tried to cover up anything that he does. He never worries that other will see his true face. If only the piano understand him, it still doesn’t matter because he is happy. He knows that he can’t be perfect, so he will enjoy his simple life. He said he can’t force us to like him or cheer for him, but at least he told us his thought.

I really like the idea behind the lyrics; we just need to be happy and enjoy ourselves, so even if others look down on us, it doesn’t matter. I hope you will like the song.



自知之明 – Pong Nan

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