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49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySIfpVPOHc
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvCcJNQoDl
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhTJDubL22
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUlJz2BgoJ
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MTHDOMFTA
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1q44Q3OKt
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mDEiHXy2Q
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDxLSssucW
千蹄同道49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegZRIGLSPE
千輪同步49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZOr2bD9L4
千輪同路49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3W08gHbDV
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6GdluUsjq
幻成紋鋼49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9bktRWNMr
化成紋鋼 舉刀光49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUT87RHAgSY
化成紋鋼 高舉刀49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeA8jhCS4pK
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0x72SQCKy
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eENBQ3gka
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYG6443fq5
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1kHjixshK
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49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eefyHF6B2
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHjZHJte41
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41AWt8MW9e
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMlCC1rAYT
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM36Ljqbcf
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNNufYdQQi
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶49Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHFhTGMgUI
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
