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121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQD8tTVhLPr
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡijqiuJS7rg
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv496m5wvkK
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zCluoq3iW
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWkUN2vwGoB
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttho4qBYW1
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fva99NNsw
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2I1nzRN0nM
千蹄同道121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6h3e8KHlKk
千輪同步121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRz8Nh3OIoS
千輪同路121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6aOzOdLkT
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIsn0Q37Bt
幻成紋鋼121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokk1feQkZJ
化成紋鋼 舉刀光121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyT5gFM83cf
化成紋鋼 高舉刀121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGv3plEOKkj
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXg2f876DM
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6ghWAlL43
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oRuVINlaG
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrj0e1yKyp
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121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo0JWGyZOA
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGr19YjVjC
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLh13OGUHZv
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1DIFXGbDS
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgFfuwC493
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn2NmmgySw
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶121Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZNL6SAW6c
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
