Showing posts with label Eason Chan (陳奕迅). Show all posts
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Saturday, October 22, 2016

22nd Oct 2016 (四季 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “四季” by Eason Chan. This is Eason’s latest song. This song is a reader request. There was a few years when I found Eason’s songs no longer interested me, but the his recent songs have got me interested again. The direct English translation of the title is “Four seasons”.

The lyrics are about growing up. The protagonist said: “I remembered the spring of that year, I was the only one that didn’t realise I was tricked. It was like polluting the air, finally acted. I remember the summer of that year, I owed both friendship and love. Wounded myself on the road of love. At the end, we all moved on, and the scene of the street have changed too. Once again thought of someone’s face, the teenager from the past. Once again pass by the place that it took place, it is hard to avoid the pain. I still cry and couldn’t sleep, as I still remember the arrow that shoot through my heart. I remember the autumn from that year, a sad little swallow fly by. The half dried up branch start to grow near the window. I remember the winter from that year, I was half awoke in my bed, still couldn’t see through the fate. At the end, we all moved on, and the scene of the street have changed too. Once again thought of someone’s face, the teenager from the past. Once again pass by the place that it took place, it is hard to avoid the pain. I still cry and couldn’t sleep, the point where my tears poke through my heart and lung. Through the seasons, things moved on; the butterfly finally changed. Haven’t longing anyone face; the two teenagers from the past. Even if everything play out once again, would nothing changed?  Would still breakup, then tangled together. Pulling out the arrow that go through the heart, thanks without regret. I am grateful of the spring this year, as flower blossom once again giving wishes to everyone. Looking forward for cupid to shoot a new arrow.” Hope you will enjoy this song as much as I do.

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四季 – Eason Chan

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

27th Sep 2016 (黑洞 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “黑洞” by Eason Chan. This song was from last year, but I recently heard it again on radio and I really like it. I have been looping it since yesterday lol The direct English translation of the title is “Black hole”.

The lyrics of the song are about love. The protagonist wanted to reject the feeling that he had as the love that he once had is giving him pain. He said: “Loneliness is floating, some dreams are real, some are fake. Soaking into the night to slowly give me pain. Everyone had their reason, whether I guessed it right or not. Everyone got it purpose, everyone got it differences. I wishes that it is a dream, the feeling that I had for you when we started. I will have my way of resisting to admit. But nothing works, everything that I putted in are lost. I will laugh in pain, but you will never understand. It is like Mars and Mercury fallen in love, they once had a bright past. But when you moved to a space-time, we lost the connection. Although today we can still hug each other, but we no longer communicate with our eyes. Couldn’t fight against time count down, one type of love, a thousand type of pain. The night is endless, how many black hole are there? Looks like love, and the starry sky delivery it away. We once treasure each other so much, once was truthful and self-confident. But I am now fallen into mid-air. It is like Mars and Mercury fallen in love, they once had a bright past. But when you moved to a space-time, we lost the connection. Although today we can still hug each other, but we no longer communicate with our eyes. Couldn’t fight against time count down, one type of love, a thousand type of pain. In this world at that space-time, I can meet with you in the past.” Hope you will like the song.

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22nd Oct 2016 (四季 – Eason Chan)
10th Sep 2016 (歌頌 – Eason Chan)


黑洞 – Eason Chan

Saturday, September 10, 2016

10th Sep 2016 (歌頌 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “歌頌” by Eason Chan. This is a reader request. The direct English translation of the title is “Praise”. While the phase translates to “praise”, I think it has a double meaning. The word “頌” alone can mean ‘praise’ as well, so the title can also translate to “Praising for songs”

The lyrics are quite abstract for this song, I will try my best to translate it, but it will still probably not fully capture the sense of the original Chinese lyrics meaning. I think the lyrics of the song are about being graceful to songs/music as they can describe every of our feelings. It said: “It, pushing you over need to go through sadness and excitement. Coming from how many pure heart? Who dreamed the speed and the ups and downs for feelings? Gone through the ups and downs, making it go born faster. When moving, I am like Mars; when quiet, I am like the shadow of water. Following the pulse, shine on the sadness, listening to your heart. At the happy place leave behind a haven, at the place of sadness, melt the mood. Left behind the self-reflection anger releasing moment, even if it is hard to get over, at least it is joyful to be in pain. It, perhaps even a tiny bit could give you a chill; extracted from the soul that can see through loneliness. From it, you should know your happiness and bad luck. Always have some stranger to walk with you, accompanying you for life. For the road you left behind the street light; for the story you left behind your silhouette. Left behind the journey that dried each and every of your tears, left behind your outline. For the past, left behind your tiny self; for the future, take a snap shoot. Left behind the would journey of rotation, every shoot for the proof of this world. Be graceful that there is always a song that could describe our feeling. Doesn’t matter whether it was for movement or for still, everyone will have love, out feeling will be able to be touched by it. The scenery follows our outline, our mind follows our heart. Carrying the essence of millions of our thought, forming the brightest voice in our era. It can be so loud that it covers the sound of cannon. It can trick your ears, breathing your feeling. You want to be resonated? Listen with your heart.” Hope you will like the song.



歌頌 – Eason Chan

Friday, September 2, 2016

2nd Sep 2016 (少見不怪 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “少見不怪” by Eason Chan. This is a reader request. I am slowly working through the request list. The title of the song kind of play with words. A more typical Chinese phase that is similar to the title is “多見不怪” or “見怪不怪” mean that you have seen a lot of wired stuff that no more weird stuff will surprise you. The title kind of have the opposite meaning, seeing so little, but don’t feel weird.

The lyrics of the song are about the protagonist wishing that his ex-girlfriend would understand that their relationship is over. He said: “Hey! The weather on this side is getting warmer. Will you be happy like what I wished? When you said you will fulfil my wish, to be in love with her and stop wasting time dragging it on. But why today I complain? I think of you even when I am with her. Let say if everything reverted back to what it was, would we have a good ending? Or would that just be the beginning of a bad dream? Since we have been apart, why we want to bother other. Why when we left behind the one we love, then we understand how important our lover is? Since we have been broken up, there is no need to ask how you are. So I still want to know how you have been with you lover, would you think of me? Good! Even if him and you have some argument. Would I instantly get to your side? I wouldn’t! we are both very clear about that. If we were so good together, then we would have easily get over our problems. Since we have been apart, why we want to bother other. Why when we left behind the one we love, then we understand how important our lover is? Since we have been broken up, there is no need to ask how you are. So I still want to know how you have been with you lover, you can think of me.  Since we have been broken up, there is no need to ask how you are. So I still want to know how you have been with you lover, would you think of me? No… Hey! The weather is getting warmer on this side. Will you be happy like what I have wished?” Hope you will like the song.



少見不怪 – Eason Chan

Friday, July 15, 2016

15th Jul 2016 (幸災樂禍 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “幸災樂禍” by Eason Chan. This is a reader request. The direct English translation of the title is “Gloat”.

While from the title, you may think that this song is about making fun of other people misfortune, but it is not. The lyrics are actually about now to not be drag down by your misfortune as better things could happen the next minute. The protagonist said: “Who lose money? Got dumped? No need to be down, just go for a walk and you will return to the top. Take a walk, you will be in a relationship and got money. If you have left early, what to do if your fate changes the next month? Getting down to the bottom, fight back to the end, then you will receive this antibody, never be infected again. Because of that, things wouldn’t be smooth forever, nor be bad forever, and that’s what makes it fun. If the market is quiet, keep working. If the plague has no responses, then change the serum, win at the top. This year there are bad luck and many dangerous situations; treat it as a fire drill, training your responses. So you should be happy even if you are in danger (hard to breath is better than having a sickness that could not be healed). Losses aren’t light, think about whether you should change course to fix things. The tragic forced out your energy, rebounded and salute. Rebounded and salute. Sense of danger is important, rather have the war happen sooner. Once you have gone through all the military training, you can sleep on nails. Rare to have these sense of danger, but because of this natural disaster we managed to get very close to each other. Whether we know each other or not, we can instantly become close friend, it’s fun. If the market is quiet, then tab on the shoulder and keep fighting. If there is no solution to the plague, then work together to create a serum, to spread humanity. Thanks for these difficulties to let me see that those that have been to lower places knows how to react.  The bounciness of happiness (the strategy of moving back). The view of the bottom of the valley, couldn’t see stars. Making pudding with you during pain. It is warm to even live at a garbage collection point. (with you, disappointment become excitement). Hay, hay, hay, if life only have ice; hay, hay, hay, make a cup of slurpee. Hey, hey, hey you are your own saviour. Hey, hey, hey. A street full of bad luck and dangerous situation, treat it like a fire drill, training your responses. So you should be happy even if you are in danger. The scenery at the bottom of the valley perhaps may not see any stars. If you are happy, living in garbage collection point could be warm as well.” Hope you will like the song.



幸災樂禍 – Eason Chan

Monday, July 11, 2016

11th Jul 2016 (不來也不去 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “不來也不去” by Eason Chan. This is a reader request. The direct English translation of the title is “Not come and not go”.

The lyrics of the song are quite abstract. So Instead of doing it the normal way, I think I will put some of my interpretation in bracket along the way to make things easier to understand. But this is only my interpretation of the lyrics, there could be things that missed and can changed the meaning completely. In general, I think the lyrics talks about a man who is thinking of his past relationship with his girlfriend that broke up with him. He no longer feels pain or sadness about this relationship, it just become a part of his history and memories. He said: “At the beginning, you were not in the crowd. I was myself, with the rest of the people. At the stop, I see the beauty through your smiley eyebrow. (This so far describe the protagonist meet his ex-girlfriend during some journey. Though I think that this is not an actual trip, perhaps just an indication of journey of life). During the return trip, you were wasted by the waves. Let the silhouette to sleep forever. Left me behind in the dirt to search for my backpack, until I found myself. (This talks about how they didn’t manage to travel together to the end. They broke up along the way. He got dumped and got very upset. But he is over it now, and he managed to put himself back together). Because of this, a spike grew on my palm, but without pain, I don’t care much about it. Let just think that we have our old relationship, but been through nothing together. (To me, it means that the protagonist felt that their relationship has left behind something in his heart. But he got no emotion toward these memories, so just let it be. So just treat it as things that had happened, but nothing was shared between them.) Like smoke, because I had handed you fire before. Like fire, but it never melted me. Looking back, could I treat my loses as gain? It can be painful and sad as a separating song or treat it as happy as a childhood song. Just like how you never arrived or left. (This talks about how the protagonist felt that their relationship had make a mark in their life, but their breakup didn’t destroy him. Now looking back, he can see this experience in a different way. He can choose whether they are good or bad. These memories are his and is no longer attached to his ex.) Regardless who was with me, the ending will still be the same. So that the blood will inherent the sadness and happiness. It is hard for anyone to avoid these, just happened that you were where it came from. (So he talked about how he thinks that even if he was with a different person, the same thing would have happened.) Before putting my  head down, I have no energy to get sad. Slept until I wake, so I have the strength to stand. Because I once have been blinded, so I can now see the fate moving fore and back, becoming me again. (He talked about how this experience make him manage to see things clearly and be himself again). Even if every life I would grow an extra spike, if it doesn’t hurt then don’t need to know about it. Just treat this as we have plots but no story. (So I think he is saying that if the relationship doesn’t hurt for life, then let it be. All that happened will just become history.) Like smoke, because I had handed you fire before. Like fire, but it never melted me. Looking back, could I treat my loses as gain? It can be painful and sad as a separating song or treat it as happy as a childhood song. Just like how you never arrived or left. Like flower, if it managed to become eternal, then it will have no fruit. If we can walk the same path again, then just treat what we had before as steps taken on a lake, can we? Not planting anything, not taking anything, just like that I never arrived nor left. (So I think he is saying just to let the past fade. It will not leave anything behind, as if he was never there).” Hope you will like the song.


不來也不去 – Eason Chan

Friday, July 1, 2016

1st Jul 2016 (與我常在 – Eason Chan)

The song for today is “與我常在” by Eason Chan. This is a reader request and it is one of Eason’s classic songs. This is a song that pretty much every time Eason have a concert he will sing. The direct English translation of the title is “Always with me”.

The lyrics of the song are about love. The protagonist said: “Being together to watch every movie. Being together to breath every breath of air. Then taste the flavour of ageing together. Holding onto you every minute. There isn’t a second that you are not with me. We will even hold hands to experience birth and death. Sitting down or laying down, we will always share. Day and night we will thing for each other. Standing and staring, we will share. And in the dream I discovered the truth. Unless you are me, otherwise you can’t be always be with me. A person, discovered love from a mirror. Unless you are me, then we could be together day and night. Couldn’t love, then steal love and hate from tiredness. Working together with you, searching together with you. Two people, the happiness of being occupied. Every minute spending with you, there isn’t a second that I am not on your side. And we will hold hands to gaze at the darkness and light of the sky. Sitting down or laying down, we will always share. Day and night we will thing for each other. Standing and staring, we will share. And in the dream I discovered the truth. Unless you are me, otherwise you can’t be always be with me. A person, discovered love from a mirror. Unless you are me, then we could be together day and night. Couldn’t love, then steal love and hate from tiredness. Together, how beautiful it gets? Together, there will also be bads. With a person, together to the end is not by luck.”

I don’t usually go deep into explaining the meaning of the song as I believe that every person could interpret the lyrics differently and there is no right or wrong interpretation. (And let’s face it, not every song has that deep underneath meaning lol). But since, I have been asked to give my view of the lyrics, I will give my view for this song. I have deliberately put this after the usual translation so that if you wanted to skip this you can (because once you have read it, it will probably block you from thinking it from a different perspective). So here it is :) I think that the song is about a person who spent a lot of time with his love interest. While on the surface they look to be very happy, always spending time together, sometime, the protagonist feels that there is something missing. So he thinks and think, and he come to the conclusion that unless his love interest is the very same person as he is, otherwise it is unavoidable to have this lacking feeling. Then it comes to the most important message of the lyrics: Together, how beautiful it gets (in a positive way, so not questioning it). Together, there will also be the bads. With a person, together to the end is not by luck. So basically telling us that there will be many beautiful things happen when they are together, but don’t forget, there will also be bad things. You will need to learn to accept them. So being together with you love one is not just by love, but also by working together and understanding each other.

Hope you enjoyed the song.


與我常在 – Eason Chan