Comments on: Invisible Wings

By: Albert

Albert — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:05:11 +0000

Ellen,

Here’s the Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgKmdoPljJc

You can also go here for the mp3 if you don’t mind navigating through some Chinese.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:23:42 +0000

My son would like to hear the tune. How to get it?

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:40:57 +0000

So many times I have heard this song when at the karaoke with the rest of the chinese English teachers… the video is a bit arty as well a friend of mine said it looked like she was on drugs… having all those hallucinations…

By: Albert

Albert — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:53:48 +0000

Gabe,

Oops…ya. Fixed. Thanks.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:51:39 +0000

Hi, came across your site quite by chance.

I agree with Yiyan above. Many of the mainstream Mandarin pop songs today have lyrics that do not make much apparent sense. Sometimes lyricists opt for words that rhyme or sound better together. Chinese pop songs from Taiwan (the song you posted is an example)and Hongkong are especially guilty of this, and it seems like the mainland Chinese have been picking up in recent years. Which is why I think Chinese songs are a good way to learn new vocabulary, but not necessarily the best way to learn the language.

Your translation was pretty good btw. I would translate ‘zhui zhu’ in the chorus as “chasing” or “pursuing”, and not perusing. for example you could use ‘zhui zhu meng xiang’, which means ‘pursuing dreams’.

By: Yiyan

Yiyan — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:20:04 +0000

Nice translation. I think you got the gist of it. One needs to understand that many artists in China now often create things don’t make sense in Chinese even for Chinese people. I’ve had several of this kind of experiences.

What they create often appears good, if you want to dig into its meaning, that’s when you discover that they are without substance. That’s just the way the current culture is.

By: Albert

Albert — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:58:49 +0000

AZ,

Thanks. My mp3 file was the culprit. It’s fixed now.

By: Alexandria Skinner

Alexandria Skinner — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:39:47 +0000

I’m enjoying your blog. I don’t remember how I linked to it the first time, but living in Guangzhou and enjoying the culture (mostly), I have similar language and social challenges.

By: AZ

AZ — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:31:37 +0000

Zhāng Shàohán 张韶（not绍）涵