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124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UIpmEjiGx
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4weHBq3CtC
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMualw3jctj
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJTA6JMD1f
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiBuu3KptP
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1utfMGpY47
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPxRn5zHqU
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjywNLMnN4y
千蹄同道124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH47BGT00Ep
千輪同步124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQJvN9jH9k
千輪同路124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbJFFF0vbM
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxXejtG8Xn
幻成紋鋼124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdkXPEgi0f
化成紋鋼 舉刀光124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7rQpw7uGn
化成紋鋼 高舉刀124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ImkfqpJJW
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHUvpHh9SI
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYloXjCjGCJ
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigOr4IwbeJ
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVENSldLVT
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124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JdBUPBqYt
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYsnH5hIFn
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItLceVppG0
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqUdv1Z10t
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Yei8neVgf
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMwBS9ieax
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶124Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3McT3TMiv
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
and then Add to home screen.