Jacky’s new Mandarin single: {{ 三分拍 }}

I am soo excited!!! Jacky’s new Mandarin single 三分拍 has just been released to various radio stations in HK! I actually just found out about this ‘hot off the press’ news while “stalking” on Weibo last night and so couldn’t wait to get the information out to everyone as soon as possible!

I just finished listening to the song not too long ago and even though I’m still trying to get used to the lyrics and the music, I definitely like the song so far. My opinion of the song is that it is a very ‘playful’ piece that may not sound like a traditional love ballad in terms of music or lyrics, but still tells a love story at heart. Jacky has definitely taken his music to the next level with this song, as it has the same sophisticated and classical, yet light-hearted, ‘feel-good’ nature as his new Cantonese album “Private Corner” did. This is another song that absolutely won’t go ‘mainstream’ and may not even become popular, but that’s okay because that really is not the intent of the song – by now, after 25 years in the HK music industry, Jacky’s purpose in making music is not to sell albums or earn a lot of money and it’s definitely not to gain popularity or create any particular image because frankly, he is already a very established singer with awesome skills (in other words, he does not need to ‘prove’ anything). Rather, the main intent is to make high quality music that Jacky also enjoys and give his fans a truly excellent listening experience.

Note: I’m actually not quite sure how to translate the name of the song into English…since the song is supposed to ‘mimic’ a waltz, I know that 三分拍 refers to the “triple meter” (or ¾ beat) melody that waltz music is usually in. So I guess the best literal translation of the song title is ‘Three Quarter Beat’ then? Well, that’s the translation I’ll be using for the purposes of my blog post. If something more ‘official’ comes out, then I’ll update based on that.

Here’s a brief description of the song that pretty much summarizes it, courtesy of Baidu:

《三分拍》是一首蕴含着华尔滋节奏的歌曲，轻快典雅的三分拍旋律，让人听了忍不住想翩然起舞。歌词意境更以跳双人舞来描述男女之间的情感关系；爱情的微妙就像跳双人舞必需两个人相互配合，节奏快慢脚步前后都要迁就对方，才能让这只双人舞完美和谐的跳下去，而双人舞少了舞伴再好的舞者都无法独自完成。

Translation: 三分拍 is a song that flows to the rhythm of a Waltz, incorporating a light, quick, and elegant ‘triple meter’ melody typical of waltz music. When one listens to the song, they cannot help but feel like getting up and dancing. The artistic concept behind the lyrics is to utilize the idea of a couple dancing the waltz to describe the feelings and relationship between a man and a woman. The subtlety of love is similar to dancing as a pair – it’s absolutely necessary for the 2 people to be mutually compatible and coordinate closely with each other…whether the tempo is fast or slow, the steps in front or in back, it is necessary to accommodate the other in order for the dance to be completed in harmony and perfectly. It also emphasizes that in a two-person dance, if one partner is missing, it is impossible for the other to finish the dance alone.

Here are the lyrics to the song (Courtesy of Youtube and KKbox):

作曲：彭海桐
填詞：李淩
編曲：杜自持
監製：杜自持

歌詞

﹡站在旋轉舞臺聽著音樂節拍要我陪你跳舞逃不開
你的一切安排一舉一動等待快了慢了錯了都重來
我想我們大概不合拍你說不如分開到痛快
可是見不到你思念氾濫成災

1 23 45 6向左向右向後迷失方向的我沒醒來
忘了你的眼睛忘了幸福表情被你發現罵我不應該
我想我們大概不合拍你說不如分開到痛快
如果見不到你我也無法存在
轉啊轉啊轉啊轉回來愛情跳不出這三拍
男人要自由女人要依賴想離開又回來
轉啊轉啊轉啊三分拍和你一起跳到未來
現在才明白你有多可愛一輩子由你安排

﹡REPEAT

轉啊轉啊轉啊轉回來愛情跳不出這三拍
男人要自由女人要依賴想離開又回來
轉啊轉啊轉啊三分拍和你一起跳到未來
現在才明白你有多可愛離不開你就是愛

1 23 45 6向左向右向後迷戀你的方向不醒來
看著你的眼睛看著幸福表情每一步的愛情都精彩
我想我們永遠不分開你說白頭到老真愉快
貼近我的胸口一起跳到未來
啦啦啦