Introduction
Hi everybody,
I'm @shawnnft. This is my post for the #threetunetuesday playlist which is a contest hosted by @ablaze. Today, I will feature 3 Chinese songs and include my interpretation of the meaning of the lyrics for each song. I have many Chinese songs that I like so I will make this into a series. This will be part 1. Chinese songs are the songs I'm into now and no joke I have like over 700 Chinese songs on my Chinese playlist. I wasn't really into Chinese songs until maybe 2017 when I came back to live in Malaysia.
I'm actually Chinese but I'm a banana so I'm not that good in speaking or writing Chinese. This is because I grew up in California and I told my mom I didn't want to go to Chinese school. This is something that I regret but I don't blame myself because when you're a kid who wants to go to extra school on weekend to learn Chinese. I just wanted to enjoy and play video games. Anyways, I do search the meaning of the lyrics so I do understand the songs and it's definitely helped me with knowing some basic Chinese. I hope you enjoy the three Chinese songs I share today!
#1. Look Like - Ryan.B
The first song I chose is Look Like by Ryan.B. This is an upbeat love song that can give you the butterflies if you're in love. The song is basically a confession of love. The guy hopes he can go into the girls heart and hopes that she's willing to be with him. This guy is helplessly in love because all he can do is think about looking forward to the next time meeting the girl he's fallen in love with. He hopes that the next time he meets it's a sunny day and that he will confess and probably ask her to be his girlfriend.
There are English subs in the video if you are interested in the meaning so I didn't post a link for the translated lyrics for this song.
#2. So Bad - OSN
The second song I chose is So Bad by OSN. This song mixes English with Chinese. The verses are in rap while the chorus is just normal singing. OSN is actually my favorite Chinese rapper so if you like rap maybe you can also take a look into his other songs. Looking into the meaning of the song based on the lyrics, it's about a guy getting heartbroken. He did everything for her and the girl just hurts him and he's not sure what to do because he still has feelings for her. Based on the first verse of rap, this guy is famous and rich but he's depressed; I think this depression is due to the girl. This song could lowkey be talking about the difficulties of relationships as a famous person. Even though they are famous it's not easy to find a genuine person to love and love you back. I also like the MV for this song as it goes with how I interpreted the lyrics.
There are English subs in the video!
#3. 喜歡你 - G.E.M
Finally, the last song I chose is 喜歡你 (Be Keen on You) by G.E.M. The first two were male singers so I had to at least choose one female singer. This song is super famous and anybody into Chinese music or from Chinese background will know this song! This song is actually a cover and the original singer is a band called Beyond. This is actually a Cantonese song which is a dialect of Chinese. The two previous songs were in Mandarin. G.E.M is a very famous singer and I believe anybody who is Chinese knows her. She sings well and she's a beauty. If not wrong she's in her thirties now. Anyways this song is a love song. The guy/girl is totally crushing on someone. He/she feels that the someone is like the light of there life and that they are the one. He/she wishes that crush was right their with them right now and could see how much he/she liked the crush.
If you're interested in the English translation of the lyrics, you can get it from here.
Thank You
If you made it to the end, thank you so much for reading. I hope you liked the songs and maybe found some new songs to add to your playlist! I will definitely prepare a part 2 in the future.
Credits
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Also I do not own any of these songs and these are not my YouTube channels; it's just for fair use and sharing new music to everybody. All credit for these songs go to their singer🙏.