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38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLqThKlPsD
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLctUWMZwA
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9EHV4vZde
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7l5XpoFzY
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrHs5Lcjc4
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMOdCNVBs4
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWX04CVtwr
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVBpJbE5r8
千蹄同道38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9W9Jg8mXS
千輪同步38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VLO7LLmKB
千輪同路38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTkxhVRvNb
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcf1J8QO3ts
幻成紋鋼38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFqHFg4Eqi
化成紋鋼 舉刀光38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTm4pTXvzp
化成紋鋼 高舉刀38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcqxdNofbo
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfz3iJHooKH
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8P3WGpNeZv
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlWBJUlcGY
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVwoBYLOKv
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38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKrqFQHCfy
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsjQHxiDTjp
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWC2jFCZ90
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfrcy3NTQQ
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChFE3EVqOc
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOhlMUXw1l
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶38Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf0R9UjDO9
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
