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Dumpling Sister's Thoughts
7.12.2007 I Wish (Chinese Version)
" I wish, one day I will return, return to my first love, return to my child-look.
I wish one day I will understand, understand the way life
works, understand the original feeling..."
I can recall that it was about 10 years ago when I first
learned about Yu-shen Zhang, a Taiwanese singer who was
involved in a car accident. However surprised I was. The
following days I was keeping a close eye on the development
of his condition. I would read the online news from time to
time. It went from his condition was settling to the
inevitable. I followed along and had tears in my eyes as I
read, over and over. I remembered it was when his condition
started to worsen, his best friend who was like a sister to
him promised him that she would help him take care of his
parents at his bed side then could he really let go, and a
few days later he passed away.
Yes, he was in a lot of people's lives then, and lots of
people in Taiwan had witnessed his growing up. (Note: He
went from this no-body to a popular icon almost overnight,
Because of his genuine nature, a lot of people recognized and
accepted him, and hence his popularity grew.) The most
famous song he sang was "My future is not a dream", then he
was enlisted in the military to serve the country and the
news paper would have comics strips about his life in the
army Later after he got done with the military service, and
since people are always forgetful, he wasn't able to retain
his popularity and he tried to express himself through
various albums but the majority of them didn't sell too
well. Later he started to get involved behind the scene with
music and performing theater. He helped A-Mei, who was also
a no-body to a most recognized Taiwan female singer at the
time. However, his tragedy has made a lot of people wish
otherwise, myself included.
Very soon, time went from 97 to 07, from dot com burst to
real estate burst. I feel that time should be advancing
forward, but it doesn't really feel like it is going
forward. I got confused.
I think I too also wish I can understand, can reason it out,
the complicity of human nature and human lives, and the
warmth one feels from one to another. I too wish that when I
come back one day, everyone is still working hard, living
hard, just like the old times.
But if when I returned, when would be there to wait for me?
If he did return one day and realize the passing of time,
the passing of his loved ones, the shattering of his dreams,
and who would be there to ask him how he felt? Who to wonder
if he still felt the same as before? Who to ask him if he
still dreamed of things? Could he get used to that? This is
the inevitable of the course of life.
Who could keep up with him?
Can you keep up with me?
Would he still be singing?
Would I still have the child look on me then?
Over and over, I let that CD repeat the song, " I rather
have the sadness of splitting up be traded with the
beautiful voice in the spring nights. I rather that from now
to the future, I can witness the pleasure of the fall
times."
Thus, from now to then, maybe we can say goodbye to the
passing of things, privately wishing that we can walk
straight with head up, not leaving any regrets behind.
Note: the followings are the 2 songs that I referenced with
the lyrics translated.
1) I wish
song and lyric by Yu-shen Zhang
I wish, one day I will return, return to my first love,
return to my child look
I wish one day I will understand, understand the way life
works, understand the original feeling
I rather have the sadness of splitting up be traded with the
beautiful voice in the spring nights.
I rather that from now to the future, I can witness the
pleasure of the fall times
Say goodbye, say goodbye, forward and backward, intertwined
and tested
Say good bye, say good bye, walk straight with head up, not
leaving any regrets behind
2) Keep up with me?
Song and lyric by Yu-shen Zhang
Why don't you ask me?
Why don't you ask me?
Just ask me if I have been feeling the same these days?
(Just ask me if I still keep up with the dreaming?)
You come to see me often
you listen to me often
Most of times I exist around you
(Majority of my life is devoted to casting into your eyes)
Can you keep up with me?
Are you learning alright?
Seeing how it is coming together from nothing previously,
but it is growing stronger and stronger
Can you keep up with me?
Are you used to it (my pace)?
How many of the love and emotion are mixed yet it gets more
and more deserted.
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