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140Please respect copyright.PENANAuyhojLwtLC
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同140Please respect copyright.PENANATfyJSC5jEl
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟140Please respect copyright.PENANAgT46IZHgJ5
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒140Please respect copyright.PENANAnRVtHztpH2
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎~熬140Please respect copyright.PENANAF8lIx2Yjap
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同140Please respect copyright.PENANAYJk67WTThI
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途140Please respect copyright.PENANA6qzXOgjpRu
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途140Please respect copyright.PENANAbACNwXCYvp
千蹄同道140Please respect copyright.PENANAjdcviUBbgQ
千輪同步140Please respect copyright.PENANAxFiklU6K3r
千輪同路140Please respect copyright.PENANA1HoVv85wqr
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼140Please respect copyright.PENANA9anyfHJy8R
幻成紋鋼140Please respect copyright.PENANAjgbNij7RCp
化成紋鋼 舉刀光140Please respect copyright.PENANAg9VD2UEDVz
化成紋鋼 高舉刀140Please respect copyright.PENANA1uW1nqPg4E
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路140Please respect copyright.PENANAVqHAXa6md5
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路140Please respect copyright.PENANAsyi24WIhny
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路140Please respect copyright.PENANA6AeT6ZHhOr
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路140Please respect copyright.PENANAnQCSnQowG4
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140Please respect copyright.PENANAl5qMnUBkrN
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧140Please respect copyright.PENANA2FGSDsvRdY
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶140Please respect copyright.PENANAboPJJRTuqN
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶140Please respect copyright.PENANAsJoXBgBeod
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧140Please respect copyright.PENANABfk5uGBXVj
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶140Please respect copyright.PENANA3R7OJo2uco
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶140Please respect copyright.PENANAwD66kMeYLi
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧