Wednesday, October 10, 2012

English Translations For Zheng Fu And Forever Love That Shila Sang At The Recent Asian Wave 2012 Singing Competition

It seems that some two billion people across seven countries had watched live the final of the Asian Wave 2012 singing competition that was recently held in Shanghai, China where Malaysia's own Shila Amzah emerged the champion!

Ironically, Malaysians did not get to watch it live as there was no broadcast of the event.

I do not know whether the figure of two billion live audience is true or not, but if true, I do believe it may be the largest ever live audience for a singing competition!

A search of the internet shows that Malay fans of the Chinese songs that Shila had sung have clamoured for the English translations of the songs.

I have found an English translation for the song "Forever Love" that Shila sang that I feel is good.




As for Zheng Fu, there is one here, that perhaps needs a little tweaking. But over-all, it is okay.

Mandarin is a notoriously difficult language to learn, let alone to master. It is quite a "flowery" language and uses a lot of idioms that are not easy to translate well.

For example 粉身碎骨 fenshen suigu literally means " powder body, smashed bones" or something like that, though it means "have one's body smashed to pieces" ie "die the most painful or cruel death"

No comments:

Post a Comment

Kluang's Little Bangsar

Kluang's Little Bangsar
Click To Visit

Kamini's Indian Wedding - Click To Visit

Kamini's Indian Wedding - Click To Visit
I attended my neighbour's daughter's Indian wedding dinner at the Sentul HGH Convention Centre. Click for a peek

Yasmin Ahmad - Click To Visit

Yasmin Ahmad - Click To Visit
Yasmin Ahmad was arguably Malaysia's best story-teller, filmmaker and advertiser. She was well known for her Petronas commercials and had won numerous international awards including the Golden Lion award for the 'Tan Ming Hong In Love' commercial. Her feature film Sepet not only garnered her several international awards including for Best Asian Film but also drew multi-racial audiences that rarely happens for a local film.

Genting Highlands - Click To Visit

Genting Highlands - Click To Visit
Genting Highlands Is A Popular Retreat With A Casino

Batu Caves - Click To Visit

Batu Caves - Click To Visit
Malaysia's Famous Landmark. Note The Statue Of Lord Muruga And The 272 Steps To The Temple Cave In The Background

Petronas Twin Towers And KLCC Park - Click To Visit

Petronas Twin Towers And KLCC Park - Click To Visit
Petronas Twin Towers Are Still The World's Tallest Twin Towers

Some Early Morning Views Of KL City Skyline - Click To Visit

Some Early Morning Views Of KL City Skyline - Click To Visit
Some early morning views of the KL city sykline I took from the 3rd floor of the KL Court with a low-pixel hand-phone camera

Kluang Town - Click To Visit

Kluang Town - Click To Visit
Kluang was a sleepy hollow, but is fast becoming a bustling town. You can't miss the bust-shaped gunung Lambak lording over the place and the town is well known for its tv brand coffee powder

Kluang RailCoffee

Kluang RailCoffee
The Kluang railway station coffee shop, now re-branded Kluang RailCoffee, is well known for its cuppa of coffee and the charcaol grilled piping hot buns oozing with butter and kaya...It used to attract standing-room only crowds. It still does, but the last time I was there it wasn't a good experience for me. The famous coffee had somewhat lost its oomph and even the buns...The shop has a long and noted history being first opened for business in 1938 and the place is now run by the 3rd generation LIm family. I hope the next time I return, the coffee would regain its oomph. Click to read more...