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Comment by José Balido on August 9, 2009 at 4:07pm

Nice to see that the esthetic for "Wall Around the Heart" is still sweet and innocent. Is this still typical for Taiwanese pop, or are there groups with darker lyrics, muddy sounds and disturbing symbols?

Comment by José Balido on August 9, 2009 at 4:00pm

谢谢 Bernie！That's a great translation (heck, you're a translator!). The song is lovely, and now it's time we share the video right here directly in the Chinese language group. Sit back, folks, and enjoy... the "Wall Around the Heart."

Comment by Bernard Cleary on August 9, 2009 at 3:08pm

And because I'm nerdy like that, here are the full lyrics of 心墙 with my very quick (and somewhat feeble) stab at a translation thereof, with the title in Chinese, Pinyin, Wade-Giles and English. Enjoy/comment/criticize/ridicule/delete as you wish! :)

心牆 (Xin Qiang/Hsin Ch’iang-“Heart Wall”)

一個人眺望碧海和藍天
Alone, looking at the emerald sea and the blue sky,
在心理面 那抹灰就淡一些
The greyness in my heart becomes a little lighter.
海豚在眼前飛越
Dolphins fly by before my eyes,
我看見了最陽光的笑臉
And I see the sunniest of smiles.
好時光都該被寶貝
The good times should be treasured,
因為有限
Because they’re limited.
我學著不去擔心得太遠
I’m learning not to think too far ahead,
不計畫太多反而
Not to plan too much, but rather
能勇敢冒險
To be brave and take risks,
豐富地過每一天
To live each day fully,
快樂地看每一天
And view each day with happiness.
Wooh~

第一次遇見陰天
The first time I saw clouds
遮住你側臉
Darken your profile.
有甚麼故事好想了解
I really wanted to know the story behind it.
我感覺我懂你的特別
I sense that I understand your specialness.
你的心有一道牆
There’s a wall around your heart,
但我發現一扇窗
But I’ve found a window
偶爾透出一絲暖暖的微光
Through which a thin ray of warm light occasionally escapes.
就算你有一道牆
Even if you have a wall,
我的愛會攀上窗台盛放
My love will climb onto the window sill and blossom.
打開窗你會看到
When you open the window you’ll see
悲傷融化
Sadness melt away.

Break

我學著不去擔心得太遠
I’m learning not to think too far ahead,
不計畫太多反而
Not to plan too much, but rather
能勇敢冒險
To be brave and take risks,
豐富地過每一天
Living each day richly.
快樂地看每一天
And viewing each day with happiness.
Wooh~

第一次遇見陰天
The first time I saw clouds
遮住你側臉
Darken your profile.
有甚麼故事好想了解
I really wanted to know the story behind it.
我感覺我懂你的特別
I sense that I understand your specialness.
你的心有一道牆
There’s a wall around your heart,
但我發現一扇窗
But I’ve found a window
偶爾透出一絲暖暖的微光
Through which a thin ray of warm light occasionally escapes.
就算你有一道牆
Even if you have a wall,
我的愛會攀上窗台盛放
My love will climb onto the window sill and blossom.
打開窗你會看到
When you open the window you’ll see
悲傷融化
Sadness melt away.



Oh你的心有一道牆
Oh there’s a wall around your heart,
但我發現一扇窗
But I’ve found a window
偶爾透出一絲暖暖的微光
Through which a thin ray of warm light occasionally escapes.
Oh 就算你有一道牆
Oh even if you have a wall,
我的愛會攀上窗台盛放
My love will climb onto the window sill and blossom.
打開窗你會看到
When you open the window you’ll see
悲傷融化
Sadness melt away,

你會聞到幸福晴朗的芬芳
And you’ll smell the sweetness of happiness and sunshine.

Comment by José Balido on August 9, 2009 at 10:38am

Hi Michelle, thanks for the link! We'll list that too as a resource. I majored in Chinese at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and went to Hong Kong and China (Shanghai, Dalian, Beijing) and Hong Kong a few years ago. I'm sure it's changed tremendously since then!

Comment by José Balido on August 9, 2009 at 10:29am

Hey Scott, great tune!! Love Chinese pop music. Any time you have something good to share, we're, er, all ears!

Comment by David Paul Appell on August 9, 2009 at 10:20am

Great clip, Scott, xiè xie! We can feature it on the site, but would need the transliteration.

Comment by Scott Lo on August 9, 2009 at 8:38am

Hi everyone,
I'd like to share the most requested song in "KTV" in Taiwan right now, it's called 心牆 by a female artist named 郭靜, let me know what you think :)

Comment by Michelle Lin on August 9, 2009 at 8:01am

http://www.j4.com.tw/big-gb/

Hope this helps - Can't type, but at least, you can transfer from one another.
Where did you learn Chinese? Have you ever been to China or Taiwan?

Comment by José Balido on August 9, 2009 at 12:00am

Thanks, Michelle! Excellent suggestions. No prob with traditional Chinese characters, hey, they're the real McCoy! I was taught both traditional and simplified characters, and the simplified just don't have the beauty and feel of the originals. Unfortunately I haven't figured out yet how to do traditional characters on my computer........... but it will happen. 谢谢你！

Comment by Michelle Lin on August 8, 2009 at 7:37pm

Jose & all,

I was born and grown up in Taiwan. A journalism major, and a reporter for 5 years before moving to the US.

I only type traditional Chinese though (although I can get it converted). While I can't call myself an expert, my Chinese is definitely much better than my English! I'll be happy to help if anyone has any questions! Cheers!

And Jose, maybe we should add a section for useful phrases.

Feel free to add this, if it helps your members.

http://www.yourprivatechina.com/panorama.html

Phrase Card can be helpful to people traveling to China.

And here are the introduction of some of the most beautiful cities in China -

http://chinaluxurytour.com/city14.html

If you want to use any of the materials, feel free to, and we will appreciate if you can credit our companies. Cheers!

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