In memory of the Tiananmen Massacre on June 4th, 1989, this seemingly cantopop love song carries a subtle message of protest. The title Ga Ming (in Cantonese spelling) is a common Chinese name as well as an abbreviation of "the Future (Ming, tomorrow) of a Nation (Ga, family or nation)," symbolizing the students who sacrificed … Continue reading Lyrics: Ga Ming by Kay Tse and Wyman Wong 謝安琪/黃偉文《家明》
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Lyrics: The Orphan of Asia by Lo Ta-yu 羅大佑《亞細亞的孤兒》
Years before the end of the Japanese Rule of Taiwan (1895-1945), the writer Wu Chuo-liu started writing the semi-autobiographical novel Orphan of Asia. The protagonist Hu Tai-ming is a young Taiwanese intellectual drifting between the mainland, Taiwan, and Japan during colonial rule. Suffering from the turbulent historical period and identity crisis, he finally lost his … Continue reading Lyrics: The Orphan of Asia by Lo Ta-yu 羅大佑《亞細亞的孤兒》
Ryuichi Sakamoto: What Interesting About Bowie is Not the Sound
An account written by Ryuichi Sakamoto, published in the February Issue of the New Music Magazine in 1979, along with the interview between Sakamoto and Bowie. Read the full interview: https://lysisme.art.blog/2021/02/26/ziggy-stardust-in-exile-in-la-ryuichi-sakamoto-interviews-david-bowie/ New Music Magazine, February Issue, 1979 Author: Ryuichi Sakamoto Photographer: Masayoshi Sukita English Translation by Stella Hsieh Album cover of Equinoxe I bought a … Continue reading Ryuichi Sakamoto: What Interesting About Bowie is Not the Sound
Translation: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews Bernardo Bertolucci
Originally published in Japanese in A Picture Book of The Last EmperorOn October 27, 1987, at Bertolucci’s homeInterviewer: Ryuichi SakamotoEnglish Translation by Stella Hsieh Bernardo Bertolucci ©Frank Connor An Epic Film?Ryuichi Sakamoto: There must be some people who come to see The Last Emperor expecting it to be a great epic film shot on location … Continue reading Translation: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews Bernardo Bertolucci
Ziggy Stardust in Exile in LA: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews David Bowie
During his visit to Japan in 1979, David Bowie was interviewed by the New Music Magazine. The interviewer on behalf of NMM was the rising musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, who just released his debut solo album Thousand Knives last year, and later co-starred along Bowie in the 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr.Lawrence (dir. Nagisa Oshima) which … Continue reading Ziggy Stardust in Exile in LA: Ryuichi Sakamoto Interviews David Bowie
Lyrics: Four Seasons, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Taeko Ohnuki 四季shiki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WmYyosfzlk 四季 Four Seasons 四季曲: 坂本龍一詞: 大貫妙子 Four SeasonsComposer: Ryuichi SakamotoLyricist: Taeko Ohnuki つないだ手に夏の匂い海へと続く道光る波とひとひらの雲遠い蝉時雨 In our held hands nests the scent of summerThe path stretches toward the seaUpon which glisten the waves and wanders a cloudThe chirpings of cicadas from faraway shed like rain 山が燃えて 草は枯れて瞳に秋の色風が立てば心寒く 陽だまりの冬The flaming mountain, the withered grass-In my sights the colours of autumnWind … Continue reading Lyrics: Four Seasons, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Taeko Ohnuki 四季shiki
Between Thought and Expression 