Cantonese help desk

Discussion in 'Specific Languages' started by biTsar, Sep 13, 2014.

  1. biTsar

    biTsar Active Member VIP member

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    One of my favorite Stephen Chow movies is the first one I ever watched, The God of Cookery. Now I don't know a word of Cantonese (beyond mookem nam yeh), could someone give me the gist of what the attached song is saying ? Do you think it is a real song, or something specifically written for the movie ? (mp3 attached below)

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  2. Peregrinus

    Peregrinus Active Member

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    While I don't know Cantonese, I'm pretty sure this is Cantopop. Is any Cantopop song a real song?
  3. biTsar

    biTsar Active Member VIP member

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    I don't know, haha. I've read that fans of this movie in Hong Kong can't see how anyone could enjoy this movie without knowing Cantonese. Admittedly the English subtitles are horrible, and the outsider won't catch any of the double entendres and cultural references. Still, am hoping for a further clue into this movie's secrets. I love God of Cookery and can recommend it to anyone who enjoys absurdist humor.
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  4. zKing

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    I found the lyrics to the song (below).
    The title is basically "First Love" and the lyrics are everything you'd expect from that title. :)

    Drop them in CantoDict's parser and use the float over translations if you'd like some details:
    http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/scripts/parse_chinese.php?action=parse

    食神 - 初戀

    愛戀沒經驗
    今天初發現
    遙遙共他見一面
    那份快樂太新鮮
    我一夜失眠
    影子心裡現
    問為何共他見一面
    美麗印象似初戀
    默默望著是
    默默望著那目光似電

    那剎那接觸已令我倒顛

    ** 分分鐘都渴望跟他見面
    默默地佇候亦從來沒怨
    分分鐘都渴望與他相見
    在路上碰著亦樂上幾天
    輕快的感覺飄上面
    可愛的一個初戀 *
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