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99Please respect copyright.PENANAVOerQFkJfb
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同99Please respect copyright.PENANAo186juhyrY
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟99Please respect copyright.PENANAxacDETR8WN
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒99Please respect copyright.PENANAAswneEoaze
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎~熬99Please respect copyright.PENANAZY7nrkgHIE
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同99Please respect copyright.PENANA5VXgX7IUlK
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途99Please respect copyright.PENANAw3Y9AO3d6b
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途99Please respect copyright.PENANArBYQ7t2nod
千蹄同道99Please respect copyright.PENANAjPqGBI5SsG
千輪同步99Please respect copyright.PENANAy1f11Crtb6
千輪同路99Please respect copyright.PENANAznOIgiu3dB
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼99Please respect copyright.PENANAnXIWQFRWsl
幻成紋鋼99Please respect copyright.PENANARirZRYUuXI
化成紋鋼 舉刀光99Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3eXfckNaN
化成紋鋼 高舉刀99Please respect copyright.PENANAbf6mE1mQDz
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路99Please respect copyright.PENANAkSoWkCOeSf
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路99Please respect copyright.PENANADSuFjsuDN7
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路99Please respect copyright.PENANAwFAcl2zBD5
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路99Please respect copyright.PENANAsLHpvHRBMK
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99Please respect copyright.PENANAsKLtzsr87t
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧99Please respect copyright.PENANAjPXUWJAM14
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶99Please respect copyright.PENANAeyizZp31cT
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶99Please respect copyright.PENANAmjBFQPsySf
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧99Please respect copyright.PENANA9XCeqy4T9P
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶99Please respect copyright.PENANAcvvxeNp6aF
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶99Please respect copyright.PENANAQh6tJD7Qpl
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧