Lost In Translation: Music Video From 1976

A nice song from a generation ago which could do with a better English translation that preserves the poetic devices in the lyrics (especially personification) ...




Here's my take:

我是天空里一片云，
偶尔投影在你的波心。
你不必讶异，无需欢喜，
在转瞬间消灭了踪影。

I am a cloud in the sky,
Occasionally reflected in the heart of your waters.
You shouldn't be alarmed, needn't be elated,
For in the blink of an eye all trace of me will vanish.

你我相逢在黑夜的海上，
你有你的，我有我的方向。
你记得也好，最好你忘掉，
在这交会时互放的光亮。

You and I meet in a dark night on the sea.
You have yours, I have my own direction.
Good if you remember, but best if you forget,
The brilliance we unleashed in this encounter.

It's a pity they don't write lyrics like this anymore.

I prefer my love songs to have a touch of tragic.

Photo Gallery Ten

Last month I revisited Sungei Buloh - this time with a better camera and improved techniques to take more detailed portraits of its denizens.

Though these photos are still not as close as I would like them to be, I think they are fast approaching the current limit of my equipment and skills.

Enjoy!













Dragonfly
(2008) Fuji S6500fd



















Standing tall
(2008) Fuji S6500fd












In flight
(2008) Fuji S6500fd



















Kingfisher
(2008) Fuji S6500fd













Mudskipper
(2008) Fuji S6500fd











Sandpiper
(2008) Fuji S6500fd












Weaving a trap
(2008) Fuji S6500fd













Now we wait
(2008) Fuji S6500fd













Water monitor
(2008) Fuji S6500fd

I'm still busy with work now, so Fresh Brainz will only return to regular posting activity in December.

Man, so much has happened in the past two months (global economic slump, Chandrayaan-1, cloning frozen mice, new US president...) that there will be a lot to catch up with.

Perhaps I shouldn't even try.


Would you like to know more?
- Photo Gallery Nine