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123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM0BoyqvhkJ
千民同怒 責成文告 蒼天可鑑苦共同123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDE18H8qcKU
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 今起甘與苦共盟123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZllNIHpJoK
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼天拯救苦命徒123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMWLXvHLEe
千民同怒 揭旗同訴 蒼生苦痛煎～熬123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa46kIYXbyL
千蹄同步 結盟同告 衷心甘與苦共同123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxrMwTEo8V
千蹄同步 結盟同告 終生甘與苦共途123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6s5qOJmBH
千蹄同路 結盟同告 不分甘與苦共途123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkYckycxxA
千蹄同道123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVxBbH2fTf
千輪同步123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCxRWprwhd
千輪同路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYhqfRteARp
千輪同道
the second line of the chorus
化成紋鋼123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRPvLvbviX
幻成紋鋼123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡir2uxxDmsT
化成紋鋼 舉刀光123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDknxbprDA
化成紋鋼 高舉刀123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwNTeAWMSG
鍊成紋鋼 高光鋒 開出血與路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Goi9Jwea2
鍊成紋鋼 高鋒光 斬開血與路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjo80iAwiCK
鍊成紋鋼 高黑鋒 斬出鐵血路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsabrnMVCLb
鍊成紋鋼 高剛鋒 斬出鐵血路123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡga7naDO1eT
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123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36ncjguJiS
化成烈颯戰風 破洶湧123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKPtBodo5y
化做銀颯迅風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuT6qSGlt4t
化做銀迅颯風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfQgKAqW3J
化做烈颯戰風 破洶湧123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJO9h0Nd6yG
化做銀迅凜風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy3AX6vpQ8
化做銀颯凜風 破厄凶123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76A0QP89Xg
化做烈凜戰風 破洶湧
and then Add to home screen.