2025-03-22 溫差
I am trying something new. Well, maybe not that new. It’s just that I’ve been doing this in my head for a while, but I recently figure that I should also write the process down semi-systematically.
It is a way to write Cantonese derivative lyric onto an existing song. I call this exploratory lyric fitting. The idea is simple. I already know the melody of a song. I also already know roughly what kind of content I want to write. So I just try to fit Cantonese words onto the melody through trial-and-error.
I’ve been doing this in my head for a while. But, the problem is, an “idea” is very fluid, such that it easily slips away, and I easily forget it or distort it. Also, if it just live in my head without materializing, subsequent works become difficult. Most importantly, without any tangible record, and unable to recall what I have thought of, I cannot pick up and continue my work after interruptions.
The new way I do this is that, I simply jot down whatever Cantonese words that I guess may fit onto the melody and fit into the general idea of the song. I may write it down on a mobile app, on some scrap paper, or on whatever. And then, I may note down which “line” of melody I am writing about. It is that simple. No tricks.
Due to the nature of trial-and-error, a line of melody is associated to a lot of trials. And it is quite repetitive between trials.
So, let’s take, as an example, a lyric fitting exercise I have been working on last week.
slug: silver_flash
the first line of the chorus
千民同怒 結成民告122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dzpPc3hyg
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzAUK4eUwE
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl1dtzACZ0
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm3aNeoheS
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYuSnsRsqe
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KHdbxIXfv
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa6uUuTDMh
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzlqVe6yzH
千蹄同道122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraMcNswO80
千輪同步122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNNf0yLvzp
千輪同路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgXuQy2Yjv
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMqkdeQJkg
幻成紋鋼122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOF0G6gDcz
化成紋鋼 舉刀光122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6lm3F2OXZ
化成紋鋼 高舉刀122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrfxrewTBs
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCEyAKjvAQ
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDyPnMk2KY
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAwEz30sSB
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPMLdaI6K3
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 開闢鐵血路
the last line of the chorus
化成銀颯閃風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqU9xBLr7Qm
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbiCTJnFlO
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGBbj9OFdFh
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNYrtSP2x3
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwKSbYOVMb
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNbLOVtd8u
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmKYJaNiqu
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
