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Golden Formula for a Hit Song

Jay Zhou's latest single, 千里之外 [qian li zhi wai: beyond a thousand miles]. I think Jay should patent his slow songs, hahaha... 'cause if you listen carefully, you'll notice that all his slow-to-midtempo songs are pretty much the same. From 龙卷风 to 髮如雪, it's like he got a this golden formula. Tweak it a bit here and there, voilà a new hit single!

As much as I would complain on how similar each song is to the other, I still like all of them. A fact that makes me even surer of Jay Zhou's Golden Hit Formula.


千里之外
qian li zhi wai
beyond 1000 miles

jay 周杰倫 / vincent 方文山

屋簷如懸崖 風鈴如滄海 我等燕歸來
wu yan ru xuan ya . feng ling ru cang hai . wo deng yan gui lai
the roof is like a cliff . the wind chimes like the ocean . i'm waiting for the swallow to return


時間被安排 演一場意外 你悄然走開
shi jian bei an pai . yan yi chang yi wai . ni qiao ran zou kai
the time was scheduled . (to) act out the accident . (of) you leaving silently


故事在城外 濃霧散不開 看不清對白
gu shi zai cheng wai . nong wu shan bu kai . kan bu qing dui bai
the story occurred outside the city . (where) the thick fogs couldn't be cleared . (i) couldn’t see the dialogue clearly


你聽不出來 風聲不存在 是我在感慨
ni ting bu chu lai . feng sheng bu cun zai . shi wo zai gan kai
you couldn't hear . the sound of the wind didn't exist . it was me sighing over with emotion


夢醒來 是誰在窗臺 把結局打開
meng xing lai . shi shui zai chuang tai . ba jie ju da kai
awakened from the dream . who stood by the window . revealed the ending?


那薄如蟬翼的未來 經不起誰來拆
na bo ru chan yi de wei lai . jing bu qi shui lai zhe
that as thin as cicada wing's future . can’t withstand being torn by someone


我送你離開 千里之外 你無聲黑白
wo song ni li kai . qian li zhi wai . ni wu sheng hei bai
i send you away . a thousand mile away . you were silent and black and white


沈默年代 或許不該 太遙遠的相愛
chen mo nian dai . huo xu bu gai . tai yao yuan de xiang ai
silent age . perhaps shouldn't . (had) a long distance love


我送你離開 天涯之外 你是否還在
wo song ni li kai . tian ya zhi wai . ni shi fou hai zai
i send you away . beyond the horizon. are you still there?


琴聲何來 生死難猜 用一生去等待
qing sheng he lai . sheng shi nan cai . yong yi sheng . qu deng dai
where is the sound of guqin coming from? it’s hard to predict life and death. use whole life to wait


聞淚聲入林 尋梨花白 只得一行 青苔
wen lei sheng ru ling . xun li hua bai . zhi de yi hang . qing tai
listening to the sound of tears (i) enter the forest . searching for the white pear flower . (but) only get a group of moss


天在山之外 雨落花台 我兩鬢斑白
tian zai shan zhi wai . yu luo hua tai . wo liang xu ban bai
the sky is beyond the mountain . the rain falls on raised flower bed . my both beard and mustache has whiten


聞淚聲入林 尋梨花白 只得一行 青苔
wen lei sheng ru ling . xun li hua bai . zhi de yi hang . qing tai
listening to the sound of tears (i) enter the forest . searching for the white pear flower . (but) only get a group of moss


天在山之外 雨落花台 我等你來
tian zai shan zhi wai . yu luo hua tai . wo deng ni lai
the sky is beyond the mountain . the rain falls on the raised flower bed . i await for you to come


一身琉璃白 透明著塵埃 你無瑕的愛
yi shen liu li bai . tou ming zhe chen ai . ni wu xia de ai
(you) wearing clear white . the transparency shows the dust . your flawless love


你從雨中來 詩化了悲哀 我淋濕現在
ni chong yu zhong lai . shi hua le bei ai . wo ling shi xian zai
you come from the rain . makes poetic of sorrow . i'm soaked now


芙蓉水面采 船行影猶在 你卻不回來
fu rong shui mian cai . chuan xing ying you zai . ni que bu hui lai
colourful cotton roses on the water . the boat sails as if (your) shadow was there . yet you won't return


被歲月覆蓋 你說的花開 過去成空白
bei sui yue fu gai . ni shuo de hua kai . guo qu cheng kong bai
covered by time . you said about the blossom of flowers . (but) the pass has become empty

1 Comments:

Blogger b3a said...

I agree..Most of Jay Zhou's slow song are similiar to each other, but i like them anyway..what's up with the video clip? where are the samurai, the swords and the nice choreograph martial art? He turns to be romantic now...it reminds me of wong kar wai movie.

9/30/2006 01:24:00 PM 

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