TENG SHI GIN A13KE0279 - SONG REVIEW

Song Review – 知足 (Mayday)

The song that I choose to share is the “知足” (which means “contented” in chinese), which performed by the famous artists – Mayday.

Mayday is a Taiwanese alternative rock band that was formed in the late 1990s with five members, Ashin (A Shin) (vocalist), Monster (Guai Shou) and Stone (Shi Tou) (lead guitars), Masa (Ma-sha) (bass guitar) and Guan You (Guan-You) (drums). Formerly they making music under the name of So Band, they came to be known as Mayday in 1997, with the name originating from Masa's online nickname. They have gone on to sell more than 1 million albums. Mayday won the Golden Melody Award for Best Band in 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2012.

                  

Chinese lyrics

怎么去拥有一道彩虹
怎么去拥抱一夏天的风
天上的星星笑地上的人
总是不能懂不能知道足够
如果我爱上你的笑容
要怎么收藏要怎么拥有
如果你快乐不是为我
会不会放手其实才是拥有
当一阵风吹来风筝飞上天空
为了你而祈祷而祝福 而感动
终于你身影消失在人海尽头
才发现笑着哭最痛
那天你和我那个山丘
那样的唱着那一年的歌
那样的回忆那么足够
足够我天天都品尝着寂寞
才发现笑着哭最痛wo…
如果你快乐再不是为我
知足的快乐叫我忍受心痛

 

The meanings of the lyrics is

How do you own a rainbow?

How do you embrace the summer breeze?

The stars in the sky are laughing at the people on the ground

Always unable to understand, always feeling it's not enough

If I fall in love with your smile smiling expression

How do I keep it? How do I own it?

If you’re happiness isn’t because of me

Could it be that letting go is actually having it?

When the wind blows, the kite flies up into the sky

For you, I pray, I wish, I’m touched by you

Finally your silhouette disappears at the end of the sea of people

Only then I realize that crying with a smile is the most painful

That day, you and me That little hill

That way we sang that year’s song

That kind of memory is enough for me

Enough for me to taste loneliness everyday

The happiness of being content helps me to endure the heartbreak

                This song is mentioned about we have to treasure on what we have, do not just try to get the things that should not belong to us. We should be contented on the people surroundings us and the things we owned. Otherwise, it also mentioned if our beloved one’s happiness is not because of us, then we should let him or her go and wish him or her stay happy forever with others. However, we need a strong determination and courage to do this decision. Sometimes, we believe we will get something when we have learnt how to give up something. We do not need to have something permanently beside us, instead, a happy and unforgettable short memory is enough for us to feel contented forever. In addition, we have to look on the people beside us, who really care about us, and then, appreciate them.