Jay's 5th album "Qi Li Xiang" tracklist (complete and official)

[jakinni]

Well I guess we all know the tracklist by now with the album preview being available and all, but might as well update this list too.

01 我的地盤 (Wo De Di Pan / My Territory)
02 七里香 (Qi Li Xiang / Orange Jasmine)
03 藉口 (Jie Kou / Excuse)
04 外婆 (Wai Po / Maternal Grandma)
05 將軍 (Jiang Jun / General)
06 擱淺 (Ge Qian / Stranding)
07 亂舞春秋 (Luan Wu Chun Qiu / Chaotic Dance Spring Autumn)
08 困獸之鬥 (Kun Shou Zhi Dou / Duel of Trapped Beasts)
09 園遊會 (Yuan You Hui / Garden Tour Fete)
10 止戰之殤 (Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang / The Youth That Ends War)

[Miss_gun]

But looking at the name of those songs.. it's very poetic!!
thanks jakinni!

[dazzlette]

Oh man I really wonder how all this stuff gets leaked out.. :?

I thought it was reported that Jay's writing even more lyrics this time.. how come only 2 songs.. well since this is unofficial.. we'll just have to wait and see...

hehehe thanks jakinni once again!! :hugz: you're so awesome!! Sourcing out stuff and translating them for us!!

[jay_fantasy8]

If this is really the tracklist, guess this album is more to a war-like album. With the song titles like "My Territory", " General" and "Dying Young stops war", they are all related to war. Wella, guess we have to wait and see though. :happy:

[Squall]

ya..most of the title seems like war-like...
is this the real tracklist??
wonder how they get the list
Vivian Hsu did the lyrics for one song..
:excited:
liu geng hong too :excited:

[~Steph~]

does anyone know where can i listen to some of these songs?

[dazzlette]

does anyone know where can i listen to some of these songs?

hello ~Steph~ :wave: Welcome to the forums!
The songs are not out yet.. None of us here have listened to them... Look out next week for Jay's new song Orange Jasmine aka Qi Li Xiang... :happy:

[aznbballer]

thankx jakinni. u've dun a great job feedin us all this information on his new album!
yeh i agree with most of u that his titles sound lyk war themes. funny how they sound lyk war and the theme of the album is "poetic". there are was poetry though so yeh. wot concerns me the most is that according to the titles, there's not going to be a slow or slow rnb-ish song there except the last one " At the seashore" and track 8 "lightly floating slow"
2 mite be enuf but i still think 3 would be betta

[wackycashew]

thanks for the news, jakinni. :D it's interesting how all this info gets leaked out though. :? anyway, based on this tentative list, the song titles are very interesting this time around. :happy: seems quite random for some of them. and i see that vivian has penned the lyrics for one of the songs. =) looks like there'll be some light-hearted and fast songs. :) and maybe the "lightly fluttering snow" song would be a ballad? :tongue: heehee... can't wait to hear jay's new stuff. the countdown is on! :excited:

[j@y_roCks]

Woah... Thankies Jakinni!! U are so informative!! U are also the one who shared the Qi Li Xiang lyrics right? Where u get these frm.. (it's alright if u don't say)?? Really thanks for sharing!
And i realised all the 10 songs are composed by Jay himself again!! I wonder what result it will be.. Im anticipating for the Orang Jasmine...

[jes!]

thanks for the news jakinni!! im pretty excited for jiang jun since it's both written and sung by jay!! and i wonder how zai hai bian would come out cuz it was written by vivian hsu?!!

[danielle86]

wow.. the names sound nice.. haha
wonder what the music likes... haha
i cant really wait!!!!!!!!
haha

[jayx8318x]

Woah... Thankies Jakinni!! U are so informative!! U are also the one who shared the Qi Li Xiang lyrics right? Where u get these frm.. (it's alright if u don't say)?? Really thanks for sharing!


It's so funny how people keep asking jakinni where she gets her info from...WHEN SHE STATES IT IN HER FIRST POST!
Members here have very selective comprehension it seems..haha

[@lly]

wow viv wrote one of the song. It seems like in every one of jay's albums, there's one song written by her. I like her lyrics. She and Jay produce good songs!

[SimpleBlackHumor89]

jakinni.. hah i still dont know how u get all these information.. but keep it up! i cant wait to hear the `at the seashore` wit vivian hsu... i liked all their collaborations for far.. haha u cud tell that the whole album is gon be kinda poetic.. the song titles... dont really hav to do with love... just random stuff but i like it :)

[kahel]

The album names sound very poetic! It definitely feels new.

and there's at the seashore? :excited: Jay come to the Philippines to shoot the MV. :wink2: I suppose Wei She could be the martial arts song this time.

I'm very excited on how Jay will interpret this titles. and Jay wrote lyrics for masculine type of song Titles...hmmm.

[feixuan]

Thanks alot Jakinni!

all of list sound very serious for me, which one is slow rhythm and soft?..hehehe

[weemalyn]

i think the song titles are quite interesting and special, very unlike of the usual song titles, Jay can really come up with something that's different from others and very unexpected also.

Hope that this album wil be as great or even better than Ye Hui Mei. :bleh:
Can't wait to hear these songs!!!!!

[yiwen]

oh gosh...the titles of these songs sound really really good. although i couldn't read half of them without jakinni's wonderful translation! thanks!

hahaha. they sound poetic and war like. "zai hai bian" sounds like a really good song for some reason. lol. hmm..perhaps it would be the sequel of qing tian?

[w4t3r_lily]

Thanks a lot Jakinni..if it is really really the tracklist..just like others maybe it's more like a war album..gosh at first i thought it's going to be a romantic album since i've read the lyric of Orange jasmine..but after see others tittle..hmm..change my mind

[dazzlette]

hey ...
tomolo be tune in HITFM .. 19July2004
that station will on jay new song rite ??????
reply me ... jakinni/

what time is it will be able to hear jay song ???
im from malaysia ...
can u give me the time in my country ???

What does the tracklist have to do with tuning in to HIT FM?? :? Please try to keep to the topic at hand!! :dry:

Anyway, yes it's true that HIT FM will play the new song, Qi Li Xiang. And the expected time is 8.00pm to 10.00pm. Malaysia is in the same time zone as Taiwan so it's also 8.00pm to 10.00pm.

Please do a search next time before you ask anything.

If you want more info on the HIT FM song and listening to the song over Net Radio here (http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5702)

[kk_luv_JJ]

ั้Thank dazzlette
For more info on the HIT FM :D

[j@y_roCks]

Oh yeaH!!!(anyway) 8pm onwards.. I must finished everything : homeworks, work revisions, and all sorts by 8!!! And gonna stick to the computer till 12!! xP ..

Thank you Jakinni!!

[jay_fantasy8]

Wella, Neosheahann, you can always do a search by clicking the search button at the top of the forum. It's not that difficult to do that.

[yukiko]

i think maybe "zai hai bian" is the most romantic song in this album... arghhh can't wait longer. :p

[Squall]

also ... when i can buy jay qi li xiang cd ???
im from malaysia
can i get it on 3rd august or need to wait ???
you can try asking malaysian in the malaysia thread :wink2:
i think you will be able to pre order..
try checking your local CD shop :wink2:

[Chun Li]

Wow, Vivian only wrote ONE song this time for Jay?

[Pugwash]

Thanks for the list!

I'm kind of curious to see if this will be the list because I'm still kind of skeptical about it. I just want to listen to the ones that were written by Jay and Vincent! I'm expecting those to be a real big hit.

[lene]

if this is indeed the tracklist for jay's upcoming album,
it seems it has a good mix of ballads (yay!) and fast songs...
some of the titles are really romantic.

thanks for sharing!:flowers:

[spydogg]

it's july 18th, and i've been listening to hitFM, I heard the background music for the song, but the commercial says to stay tuned on the 21st to hear the first title track song.

[Squall]

it's july 18th, and i've been listening to hitFM, I heard the background music for the song, but the commercial says to stay tuned on the 21st to hear the first title track song.
yes..it will be broadcast on 21st July 8pm-10pm taiwan time :wink2:
refer here
http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5750

[Sighzzzzz]

it's july 18th, and i've been listening to hitFM, I heard the background music for the song, but the commercial says to stay tuned on the 21st to hear the first title track song.

really?! so good... im longing to even hear a few seconds of his songs.. man...... 19th become 21st..grrrrr.....gonna hit hitfm for that...sigh~ qi li xiang looks a bit Qing Tian to me.. i tink Jiang Jun's gonna be nice!!! zhi zhan zhi shang muz be something sorrow.. wo de di pan muz be something zhuai.. and zai hai bian...romantic hit..

how do you all hope the songs in this album will be?

[cacky]

Hmmmmm, why do I seem to get an impression from the titles of the song that he's going back to [8th Dimension] style again? So masculine ... but I guess I should reserve my comments still I hear the songs? Really looking forward. :excited:

[christinetang]

thanks jakinni for this info!!!!!

by looking at the tracklist....the titles looks very interesting but what im curious is the songs!!!!! :excited:

Im like lisa counting down the days til this album is released but the thing is, i dont arrive in HK on the 27th and im thinking if jay's albums will be sold out on the first day or not cos i will be truly disappointed :sad:

[chingyan]

oh yea... how exciting is that all of the songs are composed by Jay himself~~~~i am so looking forward for this new album!!! but anyone knows if i could get this album in Adelaide?! hopefully i can...

[msv]

oh yea... how exciting is that all of the songs are composed by Jay himself~~~~i am so looking forward for this new album!!! but anyone knows if i could get this album in Adelaide?! hopefully i can...

I don't live in Adelaide, but you can always pre-order from Yesasia.com... there is a thread/news about that you know? :shifty:

there you go: http://jay-chou.net/forums/announcement.php?f=68

[invis]

i'm looking forward to zai hai bian... previous songs with vivian's lyrics are all romantic hits!! like ai qing xuan ya, jian dan ai, etc... :love:

wow i think i'll take more time to remember the lyrics for this album... they seem all so poetic! but i'm so excited... i'm waiting to hear qi li xiang on the radio now... i hope i didn't miss it... >.<

and, i hope jay won't have to kiss anyone in any MVs again... pls DON'T!!

[koolok]

how does something like this get leeked out? but then again the sound track titles seem really convincing.... i'm satisfied with it lol

[moonsilk]

Thanks for that Jenna~~
Im very interested in the song that liu geng hong and vivian wrote...mus b another hit too...
Btw,qi li xiang is very nice!Hahaha...thankz for sharing too....

[the one]

the good die young.. i quite agree on that.. so many ppl in the past who have passed away and lost so many opportunities open for them in the future.. sigh..

[mystic_heaven]

I thought Jay would be writing more lyrics this time..
Can't wait for the album to come out :)

[missTBA]

i just keep getting more and more excited about jay's fifth album. i just know it's going to be incredible! i know it's supposed to be more rock and roll style, but i still want some ballads. hopefully the list is half accurate, and there are more ballads and more jay-written songs.

Thank you so much Jakinni! :flowers: you give so much to j-c.net!

[Merriana]

i can't wait for jay's new album!!!
i hope it'll be great as always....
and more ballads too just like missTBA said... :crossed fingers: :D

[lepencil]

EDIT: Another tracklist version being revealed one by one by people in charge at www.jaycn.com Of all the lists, I've never seen this version circulating anywhere else on the internet. So I am leaning towards believing jaycn.com on this one.

七里香 (Orange Jasmine)
止戰之殤 (Dying Young Stops War)
我的地盤 (My Territory)
將軍 (General)
園遊會（文山词） (Garden Tour Meet/Fete - Lyrics by Fang Wen Shan)
困獸之鬥 (Duel of Trapped/Caged Beasts)
外婆（杰倫词） (Grandma - Lyrics by Jay Chou)
Thanks for the update, jakinni!!

Going by the these titles, it seems like an "aggressive" album this time hehe. There are references to "war", "territory", "general" and "duel" after all. :D

Something tells me that 園遊會 is going to be a nice ballad. And it's nice to see that Jay is honouring his maternal grandmother (外婆) as well. :happy:

[w4t3r_lily]

Wow jakinni!! thanks for the update..

Yeah this album sounds like a war kind album. At first after i read the lyric of Orange Jsmine which is sooo romantic i'm kinda hoping that this album gonna be a love kind album..but after reading others song tittle..i don't think this gonna be a love album..

[charmed_1009]

I just love Qi Li Xiang the song...
i'm looking forward to more songs by Jay...especially those love songs... :love:

Makes me so impatient....getting a day closer to jay's album release date...

[aumchou]

I really really want to hear every song espeacially the song that Vivian wrote for him.
It's gonna be a good song.

[Kanokpan]

Thank you jakinni, for the inside news. :-)

Really look forward to having this album.

I'm sure it must be as cool as his prior albums.

Orange jasmine lyrics reminds me of Dong feng po.

And since jay composed all the 10 songs himself, there's no doubt that it will so diao. :-)

[SimpleBlackHumor89]

REALLY EXCITED, thanks jakinni, ur incredible, ionno where u get all these information :) i just preordered the cd, so cant wait, it's great that jay is composing all the songs, im confident it'll do well on the charts..... im so excited, i havent been this excited in such a long time!

[wateva]

thanks for the info! :) this new album really has some pretty interesting song titles...feels like i'm reading some ancient chinese novels haha...can't wait to hear how they sound like!

[Sighzzzzz]

thanks for telling us the info jakinni..u're really our angel..

wow.. the new titles look cool too..especially Wai Po.. i tink i can picture it to be a little like nan quan mama's Jia.. touching and close to heart..
hey can anyone tell me the russian song is which? i got a feelin it will be Jiang Jun, but the tune sounds more like Hai Dao.. i thought it should be Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang, since its the last song associated to war left..

man, he loves to let us wait... >_<

[jakinni]

It is Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang because in the new news it says that the VCD included in the album has MV from that song which was shot in Vladiostok.

[Sighzzzzz]

oic..great..=)

meanwhile, i was searching zhi zhan zhi shang thru yahoo and one of the free music preview websites, www.51y.com has another version of the qi li xiang tracklist..they are as follow..

Source : www.51y.com

01 七里香 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Qi Li Xiang" (Orange Jasmine)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

02 圆游会 词 周杰伦 曲 周杰伦
"Yuan You Hui" (Garden Tour Meet)
Lyrics/Music : Jay Chou

03 我不会 词 刘耕宏 曲 周杰伦
"Wo Bu Hui" (I Don't Know How)
Lyrics : Liu Geng Hong
Music : Jay Chou

04 将军 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Jiang Jun" (General)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

05 太极 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Tai Ji" (Taichi)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

06 我的地盘 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Wo De Di Pan" (My Territory)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

07 密码 词 周杰伦 曲 周杰伦
"Mi Ma" (Password)
Lyrics/Music : Jay Chou

08 蝴蝶姬 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Hu Die Ji" (Butterfly Lady)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

09 风之子 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Feng Zhi Zi" (Son of Wind)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

10 止战之殇 词 黄俊郎 曲 周杰伦
"Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang" (Wound of Truce)
Lyrics : Huang Jun Lang
Music : Jay Chou

hmm, i wonder if which is true..i particularly liked Feng Zhi Zi(Son of Wind).. can expect another very very poetic album from Jay.. you yuan hui is confirmed but it's up to anybody's guess who'll be the one writing lyrics for that...

well, everything will come to light on 3rd of august =)

[jakinni]

I think this version is false because I've read that

08 蝴蝶姬 词 方文山 曲 周杰伦
"Hu Die Ji" (Butterfly Lady)
Lyrics : Fang Wen Shan
Music : Jay Chou

is a song written for Taozi by Jay, I think it's on her CD? :? At least that's what I've read from comments to people who posted this list.

[Sighzzzzz]

haha~ thanks for the clarification.. but i thought feng zhi zi looks really a nice title.. hmm is the mv for qi li xiang shown anywhere? i've been fixed to mtvchinese but they never show it yet...hai...the mtv really looks nice in the 22 sec preview..

[jakinni]

Nope, not yet. :cry: Does anyone remember when did YFZM MV come out last year?? Or when was the tracklist publicized? Was it before the CD release??

[shiroyume]

im glad you wrote it in traditional.. because i cant read simplified..o.O;;
im really anticipating this album! i cant wait to get my hands on it
so far... im impressed with 7lx! so yeah cant wait until august 3rd!

[jayx8318x]

Nope, not yet. :cry: Does anyone remember when did YFZM MV come out last year?? Or when was the tracklist publicized? Was it before the CD release??
The YFZM MV was posted here (therefore released) July 25, 2003
And YHM came out July 31, 2003

[jAywalkIng_xiaozhu]

thx lots! i see that the 10th song is lyrics by vivian... hope i'll be as good as ke ai nu ren... the rest sounds real poetic...! and intimidation... cool... cant wait to hear all! the jiang jun is that X300's commercial isnt it...?

[knock]

Weird.. wai po [grandma] is included in the upper list but not the lower one. Hmm

Can't wait for the real tracklist to be out! Rather recieve the surprise then! :D and there's a collaboration between geng hong and jay again! There wasn't one in the last album right? :?

[normal]

looking at the album it looks like he is very respect to his family first is his mother and father now his grandmother :D looking forward to his album should be a nice album it should be worth the wait hopefully it would be as good as the front few album :rolleyes:

[lvso]

Yeah Jay's album has leaked out all over kazaa. It's as popular as someone like Beyonce or Britney Spears in the states. It's amazing! I download his songs because as much as I would like to support him, his albums are not accessible in Canada and my parents won't let me buy anything off the internet. They think Yesasia.com is suspicious, hahah.
You know what though? Even though his singles are all over the net, I can't download any of them. They keep disconnecting all the time. It's really frustrating.

[Selina4eva]

great to noe that jay has fans all over the world...haha...like canada..its advisable to buy the original 1..but if realli cannot den can't help...so fortunate that i'm in singapore..hehe

[Sighzzzzz]

woohoo!! the list is finally out.. quite disappointed to see the "zai hai bian" is not in the real list.. i thought it will be a really nice song by vivian and jay..hopefully one of the songs is by vivian.. i really liked her lyrics..hopefully is jie kou..the slow and moving song..hahaz now i've listened to all..all we can do is to wait for 3rd of august ..=)

[Eternalz]

Haha number 4 is gonna be a killer. Sounds like something tchaikovsky would come up with. Oh yea, I gotta hand it to those of you who have gave into temptation and have listened to the song previews for QLX, because I certainly can wait a week or so before getting my hands on a brand spanking copy, then I can drill it into my stereo so it plays over and over for months. It just doesn't feel right if I already know how the songs sound like before getting my hands on the CD.

[greymouse]

i heard all preview of the songs.. 'jie kou' and 'yuan you hui' is super nice! 'jie kou' is gonna be another sad love song.. basically all slow songs by jay rocks.

[cacky]

Heard the preview? Where'd you hear it from???

[Eternalz]

Right in this thread buddy, http://www.jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5945

I still refuse to take a sneak peek at the songs before I purchase the CD, it's just morally unjust (to me ^_^).

[charmed_1009]

I'm a little confused why Qi Li Xiang the first single of the album isn't on the number one track? :?

Doesn't matter....Thanks jakinni for constantly updating this tracklist...! :happy:
I heard the samples of this songs...and all of them are very nice!!

[lepencil]

01 將軍 (Jiang Jun/General)

02 借口 (Jie Kou/Excuse)

03 困獸之鬥 (Kun Shou Zhi Dou/Duel of Trapped/Caged Beasts)

04 乱舞春秋 (Luan Wu Chun Qiu/Chaotic Dance Spring Autumn)

05 七里香 (Qi Li Xiang/Orange Jasmine)

06 我的地盤 (Wo De Di Pan/My Territory)

07 外婆（杰倫词） (Wai Po/Grandma - Lyrics by Jay Chou)

08 園遊會（文山词） (Yuan You Hui/Garden Tour Meet/Fete - Lyrics by Fang Wen Shan)

09 止戰之殤 (Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang)

10 搁浅 (Ge Qian)
I just read on the Alfamusic website that the tracklist is different from what jakinni posted (in the very first post of this thread).

Taken from here (http://www.alfamusic.com.tw/Album/Albums.aspx?id=54)...

01 我的地盤 (Wo De Di Pan / My Territory)
02 七里香 (Qi Li Xiang / Orange Jasmine)
03 藉口 (Jie Kou / Excuse)
04 外婆 (Wai Po / Maternal Grandma)
05 將軍 (Jiang Jun / General)
06 擱淺 (Ge Qian / Stranding)
07 亂舞春秋 (Luan Wu Chun Qiu / Chaotic Dance Spring Autumn)
08 困獸之鬥 (Kun Shou Zhi Dou / Duel of Trapped Beasts)
09 園遊會 (Yuan You Hui / Garden Tour Fete)
10 止戰之殤 (Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang / The Youth That Ends War)

I tried to translate some of the titles the way I interpreted them, so they may not be entirely correct. :sweat:

[JaySpirit]

the more i look at the tracklist .. the more i wanna listen to all the songs.. i m so excited..

[lepencil]

I just remembered that 將軍 (Jiang Jun) might even be a reference to a check-mate position in Chinese chess, hehe.

And since I've seen translations like Wounds of War for 止戰之殤 (Zhi Zhan Zhi Shang), the 殤 character does not represent "wounds". It does however refer to youths (19 years and below, if I remember correctly) who have been subject to the terrors of war.

* thanks catseyes for his help in helping me source out the "true" meaning of 殤 *

That's the main reason why I felt that track (and the fact that the 7-year-old girl plays the female lead in the corresponding MV) should be translated as The Youth That Ends War, with "youth" possibly being in either singular or plural form.

I'm still trying to figure out the meanings of the other track titles, but as you can tell, it boils down to a ton of guesswork since not all the lyrics are available yet. :oops:

[jakinni]

Yup that "shang" character, I've seen it defined as "casualties of war" or "premature death". There was a bit of discussion about the translation of this title in the lyrics thread, and just ended up with "Wounds of War" despite it not being a literal translation of the Chinese title because it seemed to fit the lyrics? :unsure:

07 亂舞春秋 (Luan Wu Chun Qiu / Chaotic Dance Spring Autumn)
I wonder if there's much meaning to this title or is it just so it sounds like title of the game it's a theme of. Hehe, it sounds like a historical epic or some kind of martial arts Chinese serial. :D

[raerei]

This is going to be one poetic interesting album...
Thanks for this information Jakinni!! :excited:
I can't WAIT for this album to come out, because I know it's going to sound soo awesome and cool. Not to mention... hot pictures of Jay. :whistle:

[lepencil]

Yup jakinni I read about the discussion in the lyrics and translation for 止戰之殤, but it still seems (to me) like a play between the similarly-sounding 傷 and 殤 (both being shang1).

From this part of the lyrics "她只唱 只想 / 這首止戰 之殤", it reminds me of this part from Dong Feng Po... "谁在用琵琶弹奏 / 一曲东风破". In both parts (of both songs, that is), it does make it appear that Vincent deliberately wrote the lyrics to make references to the actual track titles themselves, thereby (possibly) creating an endless cycle or loop.

春秋 seems to be be a reference to the period of The Warring States before China was unified. Maybe the feudal warlords doing some bizzare war-dances prior to huge assaults on the enemies? :laughing:

[jakinni]

I agree I think it is a play between the two "shang" words. Hehe, most people don't know the meaning of the more obscure version, I know I didn't. Had to use the dictionary. I think the real meaning of the title sounds good in Chinese, but just a little awkward when trying to convert it into English.

Woo, great for pointing out that similarity to Dong Feng Po! I really like the way he sings this "她只唱 只想 / 這首止戰 之殤".

I thought Spring and Autumn was specifically the period before The Warring States? :hmm: But you often hear people say the two together.

I'd love to see Jay doing some war-dances!! :laughing: But it seems a little strange if the title 亂舞春秋 refers to that historical period because the game is called 乱舞三国 (dunno why it's not showing up in traditional font) in which case The Three Kingdoms takes place like a 1000 years later. Maybe 春秋 is just being used in the sense of the Spring and Autumn Annals, in which case it's like a reference to a record of historical events? :unsure:

edit: Or maybe he just used it because it sounds nice while we're trying to find some deep meaning in it. :laughing:

[lepencil]

I thought Spring and Autumn was specifically the period before The Warring States? :hmm: But you often hear people say the two together.
No, I believe it refers to the Warring States period itself.

But it seems a little strange if the title 亂舞春秋 refers to that historical period because the game is called 乱舞三国 (dunno why it's not showing up in traditional font)
That (about the game title showing in Simplified Chinese) could be an indication that the game publisher (松岗科技, a Taiwanese company) wants to tap into the mass potential of the mainland Chinese market.

Maybe 春秋 is just being used in the sense of the Spring and Autumn Annals, in which case it's like a reference to a record of historical events?
You're probably right. I now think that 春秋 may be a reference to the Spring and Autumn Annals (almost read that as "anals" but that doesn't matter xD), which is one of the Chinese Wujing (five ancient Chinese classics associated with Confucius).

Haha seeing how the ancient Imperial Examinations were based on the Wujing, I'm starting to picture scenes where scholars keep rotating their heads as they memorise the classics. That might be how the 亂舞 was derived from. :laughing:

[jakinni]

No, I believe it refers to the Warring States period itself.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The Spring and Autumn Period (ch. 春秋時代 pinyin Chūnqiū Shídài) represented an era in history of China between 722 BC and 481 BC and was coined after the Annals of Spring and Autumn that chronicles it. Power became decentralized; rigorous annexations, battles and assimilations of states were typical of this period. Slow crumbling of nobility encouraged widespread literacy as a result, which blossomed into freedom of thought and technological advancement. It is followed by Warring States Period.

*the Warring States is from 475 BCE to 221 BCE


That (about the game title showing in Simplified Chinese) could be an indication that the game publisher (松岗科技, a Taiwanese company) wants to tap into the mass potential of the mainland Chinese market.
LOL Good explanation but I was referring to why when I type in the Chinese in traditional font, it's automatically converted to simplifiedin the reply box. I suppose it just has to do with the browser encoding system. Though referring to your explanation, I think this game was mainly developed in their Shanghai branch, from the news article.

Haha seeing how the ancient Imperial Examinations were based on the Wujing, I'm starting to picture scenes where scholars keep rotating their heads as they memorise the classics. That might be how the 亂舞 was derived from. :laughing:
Rotating heads, I'm picturing the scholars exchanging heads with each other! :laughing: I can also imagine 亂舞 as represented by some kind of dance combined with large calligraphy writing. :D That'd be cool if we see Jay doing that. Also would be cool to see Jay dressed in ancient Chinese warrior outfit! :D

edit: I wish jaycn was accessible right now because I remember seeing someone transcribed partial lyrics for the songs from the preview. :oops:

[lepencil]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The Spring and Autumn Period (ch. 春秋時代 pinyin Chūnqiū Shídài) represented an era in history of China between 722 BC and 481 BC and was coined after the Annals of Spring and Autumn that chronicles it. Power became decentralized; rigorous annexations, battles and assimilations of states were typical of this period. Slow crumbling of nobility encouraged widespread literacy as a result, which blossomed into freedom of thought and technological advancement. It is followed by Warring States Period.

*the Warring States is from 475 BCE to 221 BCE
Hehe guess both catseyes and I were wrong then. My bad. :oops: I consulted him before I made my earlier post, and he supported what I said. :rolleyes:

Rotating heads, I'm picturing the scholars exchanging heads with each other! :laughing: I can also imagine 亂舞 as represented by some kind of dance combined with large calligraphy writing. :D That'd be cool if we see Jay doing that. Also would be cool to see Jay dressed in ancient Chinese warrior outfit! :D
I don't want to add in any spoilers for those of us who have not heard the brief version of 亂舞春秋 but it really does sound wacky. I can imagine Jay wearing a scholar gown, together with the accompanying headgear and swaying his head along with the wacky tune of the song!! :excited: Maybe he'll even continue the calligraphy from Dong Feng Po, where this time, instead of him teaching someone (the girl in the DFP MV), there'd be a fat ugly teacher trying to guide him to write out the proper characters.

Wooo I can't imagine what would happen if we were to become the MV directors. :bleh:

[jakinni]

:laughing: I think we'd have very creative MVs on our hands. But why a fat ugly teacher though?

Other than this song title, I'm also curious about:
05 將軍 (Jiang Jun / General)
Like you said before it could be reference to chess match, but the tune of the music don't seem to fit that theme. And plus all the old folks he has in his MV. Sounds like a wacky song again.

08 困獸之鬥 (Kun Shou Zhi Dou / Duel of Trapped Beasts)
I totally thought this song would be more masculine sounding, but it turns out to be softer and more alternative rock to me. The title itself reminds me of Ban Shou Ren, and would've thought it was like a continuation of that. I'm finding it very hard to reconcile these titles with the way the previews sound.

[lepencil]

:laughing: I think we'd have very creative MVs on our hands. But why a fat ugly teacher though?
A fat ugly teacher would perfectly, erm, complement the slim and attractive girl in Dong Feng Po. :rolleyes: Other than appearance, the eagerness of the girl to write calligraphy (with Jay's assistance) would be better downplayed with Jay's desire to avoid having his fat ugly teacher grab his hand and guide it across the writing paper.

05 將軍 (Jiang Jun / General)
Like you said before it could be reference to chess match, but the tune of the music don't seem to fit that theme. And plus all the old folks he has in his MV. Sounds like a wacky song again.
You know how some old folks enjoy playing Chinese chess to pass their time and to stimulate their brains to work? But the tune doesn't go along at all. Why would he (or the MV director) want to feature old folks? And with that tune?

*tries to visualise head-banging old folks*

And I also find 困獸之鬥 pretty alternative rock. In fact, I had difficulties trying to describe the preview, because I had no idea how to relate it to his previous works. It just didn't sound like anything he had done before, and that makes me look forward to the album. :happy:

[jakinni]

Don't have to try to visualize, we can already glimpse hip hopping old folks from that little snippet. From the way the music is and the MV, I feel that the whole song may be like a paraody? And the heavy hip hop beats maybe just to accentuate it. But what are they parodying I have no idea.

Similar to 困獸之鬥, I thought Grandma was pretty alternative rock too. It sounds melancholy, like it's talking about neglect of elderly people by the society or something. Reminescent of Dad, I'm Back. If that's the case, I'm so glad Jay's talking more about social issues in this album. :happy: