May 30, 2021
《修罗道》 by 饥饿艺术家
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《修罗道》 by 饥饿艺术家
heard this song recently and i thought i’d share it and translate the lyrics. truly sums up the experience of owning a cat
猫咪共和国 Cat Republic by WeiBird 韦礼安
便便和尿尿给你，零食和玩具给我
give my poop and pee to you, give snacks and toys to me
我现在不想理你，除非你开个罐头
i don’t want to pay attention to you right now, unless you’re opening a can
100 days of languages: day 4
day 4: sing a disney song
for my disney song i chose the main song from beauty and the beast since it’s my absolute favorite disney song ever. you can read the lyrics here
苏打绿 sodagreen's lead singer has such a crisp voice and I love it
my favorite mandarin songs (with one exception)
this is just a list of my favorite songs written in mandarin (and one in mongolian that has mandarin subs and was aired on chinese television so fight me)
i put the videos for the first five bc i love them so much that you have to listen to them right now
also, this is obviously not a comprehensive list. hope you enjoy!
1. 飛翔的鷹 （HAYA 樂團）
2. 輪迴 （杭蓋樂團）(this is the exception. it’s fucking rad so i had to include it)
3. 螢火蟲 （蘇運瑩）
4. 知足 （五月天）
5. 明冥（蘇運瑩）(mingming is the title track of my one true love su yunying’s album. it is on spotify. go listen to the whole thing it is amazing)
6. 我是一隻小小鳥 （趙傳) link
7. 愛不愛 （Waa Wei) link
8. 野子（蘇運瑩）link
9. 愛的初體驗（A－Yue）link
10. 水長流（劉鳳屏） link
11. 寶貝，對不起（草蜢 ）link
(note: my simplified keyboard was not working so i had to type traditional)
Another music rec from me! I've recommended this band before but I especially love this song. It's 巴干的蝴蝶 Bagan's Butterfly by HAYA乐团 HAYA band. Also, the first three minutes are the singer explaining the story in mandarin so it's some great listening practice as well!
一万小时//一萬小時 mandarin song vocab
平地 píngdì to level the land, plain
搭 dā to build, to put up
海岸 hǎi'àn seacoast, coastal
堆积 duījī to pile up, to heap
沙滩 shātān beach, sandy shore
衡量 héngliáng to examine
彼此 bǐcǐ one another, each other
吸收 xīshōu to absorb
飞翔 fēixiáng to soar, to circle in the air
冰河 bīnghé glacier
穿越 chuānyuè to pass through, to cross
起点 qǐdiǎn starting point
走入 zǒu rù to walk in
抱歉 bàoqiàn sorry, to be sorry
另一半 lìng yībàn other half, one’s better half
终点 zhōngdiǎn the end, end point
我只是你的爱人//我只是你的愛人 song vocab
this is vocab from a song by 法蘭黛 Frandé (who is my recent love in mandarin music)
also i’m gonna start substituting the 3rd tone marker w/ these: â ê î ô û because i saw them in some book (can’t remember which one) and i feel like it’s more acceptable also i’m lazy
对手//對手 duìshôu opponent, rival
敌人//敵人 dírén enemy
爱人//愛人 àirén lover
矛 máo spear
盾 dùn shield
矛盾 máodùn although they’re not put together in this song, 矛盾 means “contradiction” or “contradictory”
伤害//傷害 shānghài to injure, to harm
松开//鬆開 sõngkāi to release, to let go, to loosen
眉头//眉頭 méitóu brows
紧握//緊握 jînwò to hold firmly
眼神 yânshén a meaningful glance, expression/emotion showing in one’s eyes
张牙舞爪//張牙舞爪 zhāng yá wû zhâo (idiom) to bare fangs and brandish claws; to make threatening gestures
厌倦//厭倦 yànjuàn to be weary of, to be fed up with
浪费//浪費 làngfèi to waste, to squander