For those who love Hokkien songs

krafty · Dec 6, 2009

do you have the album 再见马路英雄？

postnew · Dec 7, 2009

心痛- 叶启田

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postnew · Dec 7, 2009

葉啟田... 龍捲風

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postnew · Dec 7, 2009

葉啟田-浪子的心情
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Ash007 · Dec 7, 2009

drifter said:
guess im like you ..i used to look down on hokkien song when i was staying in singapore ..now i stay in japan i started to appreciate hokkien song very much ..although most of the meaning in hokkien song i cant understand ( i cant even write my own chinese name ) but i find the music very smoothing to my ears ..especially this song 黃乙玲-愛到才知痛 . guess music is universal ....

kekeek thats one of my favourite hokkien songs as well. I suspect a lot of old hokkien songs has Japanese influences in them. Check out some of the oldies bellow and tell me if they sounded "Japanese" ?

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Lyric:
Last night one big cow, knock down my house, knock down my beautiful house,
Cow ah Cow, I tell you not to, you purposely knock down my house.
Because of that cow, long time din let me dream,
thinking of you, thinking of you, my beloved cow.
My beloved cow, long time din knock down my house.
thinking of you, thinking of, my beloved cow,
why do you knock down my house.....

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littlefish · Dec 7, 2009

Ash007 said:
Lyric:
Last night one big cow, knock down my house, knock down my beautiful house,
Cow ah Cow, I tell you not to, you purposely knock down my house.
Because of that cow, long time din let me dream,
thinking of you, thinking of you, my beloved cow.
My beloved cow, long time din knock down my house.
thinking of you, thinking of, my beloved cow,
why do you knock down my house.....

Hello, are you trying to be comical? Your translation is crap. If so, I ask that you please go somewhere else and don't try to destroy my thread. :eek:

If anyone wants the English translation of any song, just ask and I will try my best to oblige.

littlefish · Dec 7, 2009

krafty said:
do you have the album 再见马路英雄？

Are these what you are looking for?

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krafty · Dec 7, 2009

yes,yes,many thanks!bro.

littlefish said:
Are these what you are looking for?

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Ash007 · Dec 7, 2009

Wahhaha sorry lah, its how I used to translate it with my friends while singing the song in hokkien and english. Rhymes as well, just try it during karaoke, fun times.

littlefish said:
Hello, are you trying to be comical? Your translation is crap. If so, I ask that you please go somewhere else and don't try to destroy my thread.

If anyone wants the English translation of any song, just ask and I will try my best to oblige.

littlefish · Dec 7, 2009

Ash007 · Dec 7, 2009

Anyone can find 流落到谈水？Two blind ah pek sing 1, very sentimental.

littlefish · Dec 7, 2009

Ash007 said:
Anyone can find 流落到谈水？Two blind ah pek sing 1, very sentimental.

littlefish · Dec 8, 2009

Some gems from a group I like.

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Below are some of May Day's great Mandarin songs, I am including them here to save you the hassle of searching for them if you feel the need to listen to them as well. The group is proof that there is no reason why dialects can't co-exist with Mandarin. The PAP hung the old folks out to dry when they clamped down on dialects. It left this group to die out slowly as they could not communicate in either English or Mandarin. Although it is of absolute importance that we have a common language for communication among the different races, clamping down on dialects meant that those older folks could no longer communicate with the younger generation.

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Ash007 · Dec 8, 2009

Below are some of May Day's great Mandarin songs, I am including them here to save you the hassle of searching for them if you feel the need to listen to them as well. The group is proof that there is no reason why dialects can't co-exist with Mandarin. The PAP hung the old folks out to dry when they clamped down on dialects. It left this group to die out slowly as they could not communicate in either English or Mandarin. Although it is of absolute importance that we have a common language for communication among the different races, clamping down on dialects meant that those older folks could no longer communicate with the younger generation.

You are absolutely right, there is no reason why dialects should be clamped down at all. Look at the Malaysian Chinese, they can speak Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka. There is another thread that says Malaysian Chinese doctor is sort after in Singapore because they have the language ability for different dialects and could communicate with the old folks in hospital. I suppose, LKY really hated and looked down on the dialects, hence the fierce clamp down on it.

Littlefish, what is your view on reviving dialects in Singapore? Can it still be done? If MediaCock allows dialect shows on tv with duel sound etc would this have improved the situation? We have Japan/Korea hours in subtitles yet we don't have shows in Cantonese or Hokkien.

littlefish · Dec 8, 2009

Ash007 said:
Littlefish, what is your view on reviving dialects in Singapore? Can it still be done? If MediaCock allows dialect shows on tv with duel sound etc would this have improved the situation? We have Japan/Korea hours in subtitles yet we don't have shows in Cantonese or Hokkien.

It certainly can be done. Just look at Taiwan. Hokkien/Taiwanese and Hakka were previously frowned on by the old KMT government. The first thing is to make speaking dialects cool. This can be done through songs and movies. That is how the Koreans stirred up interest in their culture.

Of course, we must not make the same mistake again of promoting dialects over other languages. I mean that something like this is best left to the private sector. The government can maybe sanctioned private enterprises to set up a radio station/TV channel for dialects. What they need to do is to ensure that there will always be a common ground among all the races (i.e. everyone must at least be proficient in English, they can provide free classes for the old folks who want to learn).

Ash007 · Dec 8, 2009

I thought the government did try that before with Channel U etc a while back? Then it becomes "unprofitable" and falls everything back into mediaCoCk again? A lot has to do with government policy of allowing dialects to be shown. You right that it can be revived, but with an anti-dialect government its impossible that this would happen.

littlefish said:
It certainly can be done. Just look at Taiwan. Hokkien/Taiwanese and Hakka were previously frowned on by the old KMT government. The first thing is to make speaking dialects cool. This can be done through songs and movies. That is how the Koreans stirred up interest in their culture.

Of course, we must not make the same mistake again of promoting dialects over other languages. I mean that something like this is best left to the private sector. The government can maybe sanctioned private enterprises to set up a radio station/TV channel for dialects. What they need to do is to ensure that there will always be a common ground among all the races (i.e. everyone must at least be proficient in English, they can provide free classes for the old folks who want to learn).

littlefish · Dec 8, 2009

Ash007 said:
I thought the government did try that before with Channel U etc a while back? Then it becomes "unprofitable" and falls everything back into mediaCoCk again? A lot has to do with government policy of allowing dialects to be shown. You right that it can be revived, but with an anti-dialect government its impossible that this would happen.

Channel U is a clone of Channel 8. The government also had to ensure that Channel U did not become too successful, otherwise it will mean the death knell of Channel 8. As I have said, they should simply refrain from engaging in private commercial activities. Right now, they are no longer fervently anti-dialect, they are just anti-others-eating-into-their-profits.

littlefish · Dec 10, 2009

Ash007 · Dec 10, 2009

Wow dance hokkien songs. Nice, where cheong play hokkien song one ah? Always wanted to go to a clubbing with hokkien songs mixed.

Eh which one the father? :confused:

littlefish · Dec 10, 2009

Ash007 said:
Eh which one the father?

This one the father, think some forummer here has him as his avatar.

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