徐佳莹 - 失落沙洲

又来到这个港口
没有原因的拘留
我的心乘着斑剥的轻舟
寻找失落的沙洲

随时间的海浪漂流
我用力张开双手
拥抱那么多起起落落
想念的 还是你望着我的眼波

我不是一定要你回来
只是当又一个人看海
回头才发现你不在
留下我迂回的徘徊
我不是一定要你回来
只是当又把回忆翻开
除了你之外的空白
还有谁能来教我爱

又回到这个尽头
我也想再往前走
只是越看见海阔天空
越遗憾 没有你分享我的感动

我不是一定要你回来
只是当又一个人看海
回头才发现你不在
留下我迂回的徘徊
我不是一定要你回来
只是当又把回忆翻开
除了你之外的空白
还有谁能来教我爱

我不是一定要你回来
只是当又一个人看海
疲惫的身影不是我
不是你想看见的我
我不是一定要你回来
只是当独自走入人海
除了你之外的依赖
还有谁能教我勇敢

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Firstly, I would like to dedicate this entry to my 'sai lou' Jason. He's the one who introduced me to 超级星光大道 and 徐佳莹, wouldn't have known this song without him. Also, I apologize to those who do not understand Mandarin. I have chosen this Mandarin song for my entry today because I find it to be a pretty decent piece of music (that is anything remotely close to being current). Well, if you do not understand the lyrics, try listening to the melody and the artiste's singing technique. I especially like her softness in this song.


Let me give you a brief introduction to the artiste for those of you who do not already know her. 徐佳莹 is a Taiwanese singer, made famous after participating (and winning) Season 3 of a Taiwanese Singing Reality TV Show, 超级星光大道. She's a real talented contestant having performed a couple of self-composed songs. Coincidentally, she performed this song during the Finale of the show and went all the way to being crowned Champion.


The title of the song, 失落沙洲，沙洲 = Shoal, Sandbar, Sandbank.
This song (like many other songs) is very much the pain from the loss of someone close. The MV focuses on the sadness of the female 2 years after the death of her partner. However, there is a difference between this song and most of other songs.

Many other songs are either crying about the pain, or asking others to stay strong. However in 失落沙洲, it says that eventhough people have came into terms with the death of that someone, there will still be times when our memory unlocks itself. To me, it is okay to dwell in the sadness once in a while. Afterall it is the loss of someone close.

Even if it is not someone close to you, the death of someone you know bothers most people. Like the recent death of the King of Pop, Micheal Jackson, not many of us knows him personally, but we're still sad over his departure. It gets worse when it is someone closer. I had my share of feeling that loss when my grandma passed away 3 years ago whom I was the closest with ever since I was born. Even after 3 years, I still shed tears when memories of her starts flushing back (like now) out of a sudden. And yes, I'm playing 失落沙洲 on my computer as I'm typing this entry. Hah!

I'm late for work, so I shall just leave it as it is. Enjoy the song! :)

PS: I do not own the rights to materials of 徐佳莹. Credit to whomever owns it. Thanks! :)