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123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHVmt3S7Zb
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TuHje5VW9
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8vBWRpByc
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntmjWqZr1C
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanjJ9m3szY
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSLOT87Nbt
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnG8eucWZeC
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTkJv0AVHa
千蹄同道123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQwZjdr68n
千輪同步123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvZaPfuqB6
千輪同路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUDzSUEwao
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndvJWPH6j3
幻成紋鋼123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUxIi0XQP9
化成紋鋼 舉刀光123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwPUH5YgFd
化成紋鋼 高舉刀123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRxTdBV3LI
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RDDQx3AHz
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FmkKfvtVF
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWGY8iyy2L
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5yhheBcxa
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123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cAZkkNr4o
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NmZBs9w4p
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMRSKev4yl4
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNn1Dn7DM4
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxUm9rSRS4
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EGQtdPlTV
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNEWWWpWBk
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
