童话 Fairy Tale (2005)

童话 (Tóng Huà – Fairy Tale) is certainly one of the most famous, successful, and inevitable title of the contemporary chinese music.
The song was composed by the malaysian singer himself, it’s considered by many as his strongest title.

The lyrics are simple, but meaningful, the MV is great (I wonder if it’s not a true story?). It’s also very easy to sing, so you can’t say you like chinese music without knowing this song by heart ! :p

忘了有多久
wang le you duo jiu
再沒聽到你
zai mei ting dao ni
對我說你最愛的故事
dui wo shuo ni zui ai de gu shi
我想了很久
wo xiang le hen jiu
我開始慌了
wo kai shi huang le
是不是我又做錯什麼
shi bu shi wo you zuo cuo le shen me
你哭著對我說
ni ku zhao dui wo shuo
童話裡都是騙人的
tong hua li du shi pian ren de
我不可能是你的王子
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi
也許你不會懂
ye xu ni bu hui dong
從你說愛我以后
cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou
我的天空星星都亮了
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le

我願變成童話裡
wo yuan bian cheng tong hua li
你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju

你哭著對我說
ni ku zhe dui wo shuo
童話裡都是騙人的
tong hua li dou shi pian ren de
我不可能是你的王子
wo bu ken eng shi ni de wang zi
也許你不會懂
ye xu ni bu hui dong
從你說愛我以后
cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou
我的天空星星都亮了
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le

我願變成童話裡
wo yuan bian cheng tong hua li
你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju
我要變成童話裡
wo yao bian cheng tong hua li
你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju
我会變成童話裡
wo hue bian cheng tong hua li
你愛的那個天使
ni ai de ne ge tian shi
張開雙手
zhang kai shuang shou
變成翅膀守護你
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
你要相信
ni yao xiang xin
相信我們會像童話故事裡
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju

一起寫我們的結局
yi qi xie wo me de jie ju

Here’s the ‘Tong Hua’ piece. It started off in C and based on my understanding, it moves to a D during the second part of the song. Again, I love the capo to increase the pitch of the sound which means that the song is not in the original key AGAIN! It’s not even in the right chord progression in the first place but nonetheless still happy!

My mind went completely blank as I’m near the end of the song… it felt frustrating but it shows that there is room for improvement.

3 videos in a row for 2 days.

It really stretched my mind to choose songs that is within my scope, to arrange the songs in the brain, to play it back and forth for countless time, to record it one time or two, to edit in imovie and garageband, to upload it to youtube and finally to post in on the blog. I think that’s some serious processes… phew!

I’m starting to like these activities tho and I’m hoping to add more fingerstyle content to the blog in the future! Perhaps my own podcast? Who wanna subscribe!?!?!

Its been a long time since I featured a youtube video. Since I only pick the videos that seem to interest me and, maybe, interest you. 

This time, its about this old song I grew to like about two years ago. I didn’t have wordpress blog back then so excuse me for the uber late feature. Anyway, I was searching youtube for interesting songs when I remember my chinese friend who had a last name as Liang. Then I remembered Guang Liang, the one who sang Tong Hua. 

The video is very sad. It tells of a love too young to flourish, too fast to perish. Watch the original video of the song and the very beautifully translated one by a very good youtube singer.

Original Video

English Translated version

Links

Original video

Translated to english version

Please spare a few minutes of your much appreciated time to at least finish the first video It’s guaranteed to make one’s heart warm and fuzzy -like

wang le you duo jiu
forgotten for how long
zai mei ting dao ni
i haven’t heard you
dui wo shuo ni zui ai de gu shi
tell me about your favorite story
wo xiang le hen jiu
I thought for a long time
wo kai shi huang le
I’ve begun to fear
shi bu shi wo you zuo cuo le shen me
have I done something wrong?

ni ku zhe dui wo shuo
you cried and told me
tong hua li du shi pian ren de
fairy tales lie to people
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi
you can’t be my prince
ye xu ni bu hui dong
perhaps you won’t move
cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou
since the moment I told you I loved you
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le
the stars have lit my sky

wo yuan/yao/hui bian cheng tong hua li
I would like/wanna/will be the fairy tale
ni ai de na ge tian shi
the angel you love
zhang kai shuang shou
with open arms
bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni
hold you tight
ni yao xiang xin
you have to believe
xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua gu shi li
believe that we’ll be in a fairy tale
xin fu he kuai le shi jie ju
prosperity and happiness being our ending.

yi qi xie wo men de jie ju
together, we’ll write our ending.

Ok ok… I know there’re ppl searching for this video… Will shoot one and put it up asap

Dance: Fairy Tale

Choreographer: Yours Truly

Music: Tong Hua (Michael Wong aka Guang Liang)

Description: 32 count beg/int + 1 tag

Coming… coming…

Guang Liang is holding his “Guang Liang’s First Taipei Concert” at the Taipei Arena on the 15th of November. This concert that is Guang Liang’s dream causes him to train hard every day, hoping that he can appear before everybody in the best of condition on the 15th of November. Because Guang Liang’s last album “Never Apart” was released a year ago, Guang Liang decides to release an “At My Right Side” (translator’s note: Literal translation, official English title for this song not known yet) EP on the 19th of September in order to sedate the hunger of fans who misses him. The title track “At My Right Side” is a love song that Guang Liang is best at. Guang Liang said: “The song At My Right Side is a warm up for the concert. Because most of my songs are love songs, that’s why I wrote this song At My Right Side. I hope that people who come to my concert will bring their other half along and the two of them come together to my concert.”

“At My Right Side” is a love song that has a sadder tone. The MV depicts “two people who were once in love but the female lead decided to leave. It is only after the female lead left that the male lead realizes that she has become a part of his life. Because when they are dating, in everything they do, whether they are drinking coffee or crossing the road etc, the girl was always at the man’s right side. After the girl left, the man often subconsciously leaves a space at his right side for her. Because his right side is reserved for the girl! Now that the girl has left, the man’s life seems to be stuck in memories of the wonderful times they had together.

When they are selecting the female lead for the “At My Right Side” MV, everybody in the company immediately nominates the heavenly queen of idol drama Chen Qiao En. Because Chen Qiao En’s role of Chen Xin Yi in Fated To Love You left a deep impression in people’s hearts; when everybody read the storyline for the MV, the image of Sticky Note Girl Chen Xin Yi immediately came to their mind. Because of his company’s strong recommendations, Guang Liang who is always flying around also starts to anticipate every Sunday. Guang Liang said: “All along my MVs leaves an impression on people because of their stories, like First Time, Fairy Tale, Commitment, Never Apart etc. So the role of the female lead is very heavy. After my colleagues’ recommendations, I watch Chen Qiao En’s appearances on TV and admire her acting skills and talents. I am honoured that the company has invited Chen Qiao En to be the female lead in my MV.” Chen Qiao En also said that “she really likes Guang Liang’s songs. So when my company tells me that Guang Liang has asked me to appear in his MV, I agreed immediately. I am very happy to be able to film an MV with Guang Liang. This is also the first time that I am appearing in the MV of an artiste outside of my agency. I am also looking forward to Guang Liang’s first concert in Taipei, I will definitely go and watch!” Guang Liang has formally invited Chen Qiao En to watch his concert on the 15th of November.

There was a cute incident on the set. Because one is the king of love songs and the other the queen of idol dramas, when the two of them are filming it attracted many passerbies’ attentions and they start taking pictures with their cameras. It is not known whose flash was turned on and affected the filming progress. A crew member shouted: “Who did not turn off their flash?” The story at that time happened to have Chen Qiao En using her camera shaped necklace to play taking photos of herself with Guang Liang. When she heard the crew member’s shout, she looked at her necklace and sad playfully “It is not me!”

At the set today, when Guang Liang was asked whether he has experience the same situation that has happened in the MV, Guang Liang said: “Once when my other half left, I felt sad when I went to the places we went to before. I do not want to touch my wounds again.”

Guang Liang is working hard to work out and practise dancing for the concert. After the filming of today’s MV, Guang Liang will immerse himself in the preparations for the concert and appear before everybody in the best of conditions on the 15th of November.

Chen Qiao En stars in Guang Liang MV, the sticky note girl appears again.

Source: http://www.ttv.com.tw/097/08/0970827/09708279063902I.htm
Translated by meosles@asianfanatics.net

Chen Qiao En who becomes immensely popular through idol dramas has slimmed down a lot by dieting hard, even though she had become a meat bun face previously. Look at the rinse cooking pot dieting method she invented and how she removed that dreadful double chin!

Because she likes Guang Liang’s songs too much, Chen Qiao En is appearing in his MV. She holds a camera and pretends to take photos of him secretly. But sharp-eyed fans notices that actually she has slimmed down. In order to diet, she only eats a meal per day.

The rinse cooking pot method she invents herself is abstain from drinking soup and sauces must not include sate. She also abstains from eating deserts and red wine. Her four steps dieting method really causes her to slim down very fast.

After her idol drama finishes filming, she indulged in food and put on three kilograms. But after saying goodbye to double chin, she surprises everyone. Chen Qiao En has regain her lovely oval face.

Credits: AF

童话 – 光良

This song is originally in the key of F#, and it goes up to G# then A# when it approaches the end. Anyway, for simplicity’s sake, my demo here is done in the key of G.

Again, the way I used my fingers is purely for the sake of making the notes that I press easier to see on the video. You don’t have to follow that.
I won’t go into the explanation of the chord progressions. However, if anyone is keen to know the progressions, please do let me know.

Here’s the video…

26 SEP 2008

I am adding a version 2 of the video here as a response to a reader’s request for a “full-chord” version.

Note that I used my first 3 fingers on my right hand to play the chords. This is not the best way to play chords. I chose to do so in order that viewers can see the notes I pressed. Please use the fingers you find most comfortable for your own playing.

I have also divided the song into 3 parts or 3 different progressions so that it’s easier for one to learn, picking up a part at a time.

Here’s the new version…

I’m back from CMG camp and it was pretty awesome in the way that only all Asian gatherings are awesome. All the brilliant actors and singers aside [and there were a lot of them - the production is going to be so good,] I realise that I know no lyrics to Chinese songs that are considered ‘classics,’ so when they all sang along, I hummed. It also made a lot of the station games very difficult and awkward for me as only singing Merry Christmas after a heart-wrenching rendition of Tong Hua can be. Woe.

Lyrics can be found here.

说好的

三年不见面

用我们的爱把时间留住

你笑者说这是我們的考验
我們的約定就这样
三年又过了
我还是回到这个地方
闭上眼等你的出现
空氣中吻你的臉
我還記得我們的約定
一輩子幸福的約定
為你寫的那首歌
他也偷偷的掉淚了
我還記得我們的約定
我比以前還更愛你了
連那風都笑我了
我想他會告訴你的
我更愛你了

就这样三年又过了
我还是回到这个地方
闭上眼等你的出现
空氣中吻你的臉
我還記得
我們的約定
一輩子幸福的約定
為你寫的那首歌
他也偷偷的掉淚了
我還記得
我們的約定
我比以前還更愛你了
連那風都笑我了
我想他會告訴你的

你會記得我們的約定
一輩子幸福的約定
為你寫的那首歌
他也偷偷的掉淚了
你會記得
我們的約定
我比以前還更愛你了
聽着風我也笑了
他一定會告訴你的
我更愛你了

We’ve promised

Won’t be meet for three years

Let our love stop the time

You laughed and said this is our test

Our promise just like that

Over for another three years

I still came back to this old place

Waiting for you with my eyes close

Kiss your face in the air

I still remember our promises

Promise for happiness of a lifetime

The song I wrote for you

Has cry secretly

I still remember our promises

I love you more than before

Even the wind has laugh me

I think it will tells you

I love you more

Just like that another three years has over

I still came back to this old place

Waiting for you with my eyes close

Kiss your face in the air

I still remember our promises

Promise for happiness of a lifetime

The song I wrote for you

Has cry secretly

I still remember our promises

I love you more than before

Even the wind has laugh me

I think it will tells you

I love you more

You will remember our promises

Promise for happiness of a lifetime

The song I wrote for you

Has cry secretly

You still remember our promises

I love you more than before

Even the wind has laugh me

I think it will tells you

I love you more

I’m completely swamped with events for VDAY, so this isn’t a lyrics post, but I couldn’t let a moment go by without sharing this absolutely genius video. If you like the video for Tong Hua (original post), you’ll love this video. I was hoping it would include the nosebleed, but the section beginning at 3:40-ish is just perfect. By the way, it’s got subtitles of the English translation of the lyrics.

Zhong yu zuo le zhei ge jue ding,
Bie ren zen me shui wo bu li.
Zhi yao ni ye yi yang de ken ding,
Wo yuan yi tian ya hai jiao dou sui ni qu.
Wo zhi dao yi qie bu rong yi.
Wo de sin yi xhi wen xi shui fu zi ji,
Zui pa ni hu ran shui yao fang qi.

Ai zhen de xu yao yong qi,
Lai mian dui liu yan fei yu.
Zhi yao ni yi ge yan shen ken ding,
Wo de ai jiu you yi yi.
Wo men dou xu yao yong qi,
Qu xuang xin hui zai yi qi.
Ren chao yong ji wo neng gan jue ni,
Fang zai wo shou xin li ni de zhen xin.

Zhong yu zuo le zhei ge jue ding,
Bie ren zen me shui wo bu li.
Zhi yao ni ye yi yang de ken ding,
Wo yuan yi tian ya hai jiao dou sui ni qu.
Wo zhi dao yi qie bu rong yi.
Wo de sin yi xhi wen xi shui fu zi ji,
Zui pa ni hu ran shui yao fang qi.

Ai zhen de xu yao yong qi,
Lai mian dui liu yan fei yu.
Zhi yao ni yi ge yan shen ken ding,
Wo de ai jiu you yi yi.
Wo men dou xu yao yong qi,
Qu xuang xin hui zai yi qi.
Ren chao yong ji wo neng gan jue ni,
Fang zai wo shou xin li ni de zhen xin.

Ru guo wo de jian qiang ren xing
Hui bu xiao xin shang hai le ni,
Ni neng bu neng wen rou ti xing,
Wo sui ran xin tai ji geng hai pa cuo guo ni.

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HAHAHA!! YESSS!!! Found the lyrics on Imeem, and I romanized it a lil…
BUT YEHN HAA!!!!! I’d been searching for this song!! Without knowing its name nor whatsoever. Just happened to listen to people’s playist and BOOM this song came up and I was like…wow……sounds so familiar.
AND YES!! GO GO G-BOY!!! The karaoke song that A-xin sang 8DDD excitement!
Ima practice singing it now…
Heh.

Okei, I’m not sure if this translation is right, but it makes sense LOL so…all good, ne.
I really love the translation of it, so amazing.
Chinese sentence order is quite like English…

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I finally had made up mind.
Don’t care what other people said,
As long as you feel the same,
I want to go to the end of earth with you.
I knew that it is not easy.
My heart tried to convince itself.
You giving up is what scares me the most.

Love really needs the courage,
To come facing the rumors and slander.
All I need is a firm look on your face,
Then my love would have meaning.
We need the courage,
To believe in the two of us.
Even within the crowds, I can feel you,
Place your heart in my hands.

If I hurt you with my capriciousness,
Can you remind me gently?
I know I’m impatient,
That’s because I am afraid to miss you.

I finally had made up mind.
Don’t care what other people said,
As long as you feel the same,
I want to go to the end of earth with you.
I knew that it is not easy.
My heart tried to convince itself.
You giving up is what scares me the most.

Loves really needs the courage.
Comes facing the rumors and slander
All I need is a firm look on your face,
Then my love woul have meaning.
We need the courage,
To believe in the two of us.
Even within the crowds, I can feel you,
Place your heart..in my hands.

Zhong yue kan jian xing fu de, ti dian
You ni de chu xian
Ai shi wo men gong tong de, wu yuen
Rang xing bu hui tai yao yuan

Na, sea ku guo xiao guo de zuo tian
Dou shi zui mei de ji nian
Jiu, suan ming tian jiang yao fen bian
Wo men, de ai bu hui bian

Chorus
Ai ke yi dian liang zhe ge shi jea
Tou chu le guang xian
Jiu xiang xing xing yong yuen ban zhe, hei yea
Shi qu ni jiu hui shi mian

Ni, zhong shi pei zai wo de shen bian
Yong bu hui xi mian
Yong you ni wo jiu yong you le yi chiea
Qu mian dui, mei ge ming tian

Wo men yi qi qu xia de xing yuen
Zhong yue dou shi xian
Ji de ni na wei xiao guo de lian
Hai shi yi yang hui xiang nian

Na, sea ku guo xiao guo de zuo tian
Dou shi zui mei de ti dian
Jiu, suan ming tian jiang yao fen bian
Wo men, de ai bu hui bian

[Chorus]

Ai ke yi dian liang zhe ge shi jea
Tou chu le guang xian
Jiu xiang xing xing yong yuen ban zhe, hei yea
Shi qu ni jiu hui shi mian

Ni, zhong shi pei zai wo de shen bian
Wo bu pa wei xian
Yong you ni wo jiu yong you le yi chiea
Qu mian dui, mei ge ming tian

 * From Bu Hui Fen Li Album

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It’s perfectly fitting that the first song I’m adding is the first Chinese song I ever learned. The video is touching, the characters are mostly easy to read, and 光良 is awfully cute. Enjoy!

忘了有多久 再沒聽到你 對我說你最愛的故事
wang le you duo jiu zai mei ting dao ni dui wo shuo ni zui ai de gu shi

我想了很久 我開始慌了 是不是我又做錯了甚麼
wo xiang le hen jiu wo kai shi huang le shi bu shi wo you zuo cuo le shen me

你哭著對我說 童話裡都是騙人的
ni ku zhe dui wo shuo tong hua li dou shi pian ren de

我不可能是你的王子
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi

也許你不會懂 從你說愛我以後
ye xu ni bu hui dong cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou

我的天空星星都亮了
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le

(Chorus)

我願變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使
wo yuan bian cheng tong hua li ni ai de na ge tian shi

張開雙手 變成翅膀守護你
zhang kai shuang shou bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡
ni yao xiang xin xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua go shi li

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju

你哭著對我說 童話裡都是騙人的
ni ku zhe dui wo shuo tong hua li dou shi pian ren de

我不可能是你的王子
wo bu ke neng shi ni de wang zi

也許你不會懂 從你說愛我以後
ye xu ni bu hui dong cong ni shuo ai wo yi hou

我的天空星星都亮了
wo de tian kong xing xing dou liang le

(Repeat Chorus)

我要變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使
wo yao bian cheng tong hua li ni ai de na ge tian shi

張開雙手 變成翅膀守護你
zhang kai shuang shou bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡
ni yao xiang xin xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua go shi li

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju

我會變成童話裡 你愛的那個天使
wo hui bian cheng tong hua li ni ai de na ge tian shi

張開雙手 變成翅膀守護你
zhang kai shuang shou bian cheng chi bang shou hu ni

你要相信 相信我們會像童話故事裡
ni yao xiang xin xiang xin wo men hui xiang tong hua go shi li

幸福和快樂是結局
xing fu he kuai le shi jie ju

哦～ 一起寫我們的結局
ou~~~ yi qi xie wo men de jie ju

Lyrics at KKBOX: http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/web_info/PB4wnqHZerspGKG00D6.008l.html#2

Guang Liang’s Official Site: http://www.michael4u.com/

Verse 1
Chai chai, shui rang ni de xing tong
Shui rang ni de lei liu
Wo neng zuo shen me

Verse 2
Ching ching, an wei ni de xing tong
Chui gan ni de shang kou
Zi ji tong chuea bu neng suo chu kou

Verse 3
Xiang yue de bu shi shi hou
Wei he wo zai ta ji hou
Zi neng dang ni de ting zhong
Tan xing de peng you
Xiang ku de gu shi shi fou
Zhong zai ni shou shang zi hou
Wo de lei, liu zhe yi hou zai shuo

Nu hai bie ku you shen me nang guo
Dui wo shuo
Nu hai bie ku wo bu yuen kan jian
Ni lei liu
Ren ju lei,
Jiu shuan yi bei zi wo zi neng zuo ni de peng you
Nu hai bie ku, liu yien lei rang wo
Wei ni liu

[Repeat from Verse 2]

Wooooo Woo

Nu hai bie ku ta fan de chuo wo
Lai chen shou
Nu hai bie ku wo de shou lai ye
Ni de tong
Ren ju lei
Jiu shuan yi bei zi wo zi neng zuo ni de peng you
Nu hai bie ku, liu yien lei rang wo
Wei ni liu

Nu hai bie ku…wuuuuuu….