Archive for the ‘Songs’ Category
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
My humble home recording studio has gotten quite a workout this past week as I finished up (finally) my second Chinese pop song: Àimèi de Guānxi 暧昧的关系.
Inspirational Story
The idea for this song came from one week of class when the topic for my English major students was romance and relationships. ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
"I want to learn a Chinese pop song. Which one should I learn?"
If that's your question, I usually recommend this one (requires Adobe Reader).
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(For the MP3, click here (not my link). Or if that link is broken and you're not afraid of hanzi, do a Baidu search.)
It's one ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Since this is a strictly apolitical, language-learning blog, I'd like to go on record as saying I'm posting the lyrics to this song because:
1. The Beijing Olympics are just around the corner and you're likely to hear this song on TV or the radio or at a shop at some ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
I know my little translations of pop songs are some of the least popular content on this blog, but I just can't help it, sorry.
"Fairy Tale" (tónghuà 童话) by Guāng Liáng (光良) is very popular right now (in this part of the country at least). It also has the ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
I was first xīyǐn to this song's peppy beat and funky accordion accompaniment. This is the first song by Zhōu Xùn 周迅 I've translated. I called it "Watching the Sea," but "Kàn hǎi" 看海 could be translated "Looking at the Sea" too (not that it matters).
The lyrics, while providing ...
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