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104Please respect copyright.PENANAitGY1tajKG
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同104Please respect copyright.PENANAhOqI1rP1HN
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟104Please respect copyright.PENANAebYbUXLevX
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒104Please respect copyright.PENANA7IMovCW1xR
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎~熬104Please respect copyright.PENANAjmvZWCSdLs
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同104Please respect copyright.PENANAthhoxqZucX
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途104Please respect copyright.PENANAwVRfBRXfCt
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途104Please respect copyright.PENANATYvWbb3pbN
千蹄同道104Please respect copyright.PENANAbjyvFVLclh
千輪同步104Please respect copyright.PENANAHu0vLbB2Xh
千輪同路104Please respect copyright.PENANAtTGkJgQ0Fv
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼104Please respect copyright.PENANAmmIzm4Jp1f
幻成紋鋼104Please respect copyright.PENANAzTFd73Ph3A
化成紋鋼 舉刀光104Please respect copyright.PENANAMLJy8vxzbv
化成紋鋼 高舉刀104Please respect copyright.PENANAKzBdFFdxnw
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路104Please respect copyright.PENANAV3EKYTi1xD
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路104Please respect copyright.PENANAhz8W6ymbCQ
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路104Please respect copyright.PENANAvZL29DwjsN
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路104Please respect copyright.PENANApv4OQ0V1tA
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104Please respect copyright.PENANAX1sfAOyZ2V
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧104Please respect copyright.PENANAVuOCfjMd2t
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶104Please respect copyright.PENANAjJaK4mR0I1
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶104Please respect copyright.PENANAn4teVzSAyE
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧104Please respect copyright.PENANAjBn7tNwag0
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶104Please respect copyright.PENANA8fUdes9kEX
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶104Please respect copyright.PENANAqF8973R32P
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧