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122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUVWugoz2a
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnDL6Pcrua
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfdnFj8b4L
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgHVeTVDnE
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7NOHz44lX
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7xYHBGgbn
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQSiumNrq4
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPA4lnkNDb
千蹄同道122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5RkvuJRvk
千輪同步122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mp8R6e8wq
千輪同路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUhIPufCw0
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJr7klfiSro
幻成紋鋼122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrVDLvqZQP
化成紋鋼 舉刀光122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqy4Myjs2fu
化成紋鋼 高舉刀122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgPmI4jdkZ
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68xJempU7e
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbs23QT7j4
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcmSKycgUY
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8Dx2uxIrX
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122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Te9nQakZE
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFH9cJ6jj4A
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3j7t6U22IL
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVh4qOMowT
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQiG0ekemd
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgajCpnfNhg
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdQPzLFsdC
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
