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120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcQvWmTGDZ
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLiWnUcJo9
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNKZATtdck
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOAkUmjaHR
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRr90aTORB
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EXmAJHc2P
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8Mt4OmBR4
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFYckRU3N5
千蹄同道120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIL3zcGnpC
千輪同步120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOITVmXUNTl
千輪同路120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQLntz8CHY
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3RGOizczB
幻成紋鋼120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4eO89qJYd
化成紋鋼 舉刀光120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0I8rOcSnB
化成紋鋼 高舉刀120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulszjyqWOv
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnlQoErIgI
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7qzCZzHCa
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjsEqbo0rD
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOoTtzwYYc
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120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvlMPIGwA0
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC81NGtvHZ
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1SFU2lhRI
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEmaDCHEe17
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3F1QmhZmnB
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJd94vLxG0
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qVEGLQd0l
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
