年少不知李宗盛，再听已是曲中人。When you don't know Jonathan Lee as you were young. When you finally come back to listen to his music you are already the character in his lyrics.
He is the best pop music master in Chinese speaking community,without a doubt. Every time I listen to his songs, I am filled with emotion. This song "Hill" is one of my favorites. Every time I listen to it, it brings me to tears.
I listened to his songs, with my parents, when i was younger. Never truly got the meaning of them. It was only until after i turn 30, then i could start relate my life experience to his songs. His lyrics are poetic and yet at the same time a combination of regrets and self-reflection, expressed in a very mature way - like all middle age men. It does not hit you until you have gone through enough and perhaps lost enough in your life. This is just a classic and it will always be, regardless of how many years have gone by. For life is a repeating cycle and all men shall still encounter similar feelings and experiences regardless of the essence of time.
年少不知李宗盛，再听已是曲中人。When you don't know Jonathan Lee as you were young. When you finally come back to listen to his music you are already the character in his lyrics.
I returned from Jonathan's concert last week. This song came at the end, pushing the atmosphere to its peak. Many people had tears in their eyes. Jonathan is a great man and all of his hit songs are truly remarkable.
If you can understand Chinese, you'll know that English translations fall far short of the profound essence of Chinese song lyrics. I also hope that this Chinese-to-English passage can help you understand the feelings in our hearts. Thank you for enjoying Li Zongsheng's songs; he is a symbol of our youth, brimming with the talents, emotions, love, and various aspects of life of 20th-century Chinese people. Thank you for allowing me to once again listen to his new works. Very grateful. In addition, his guitar is personally handcrafted and limited edition.
Hey Joe, thank you for reviewing this song. I am watching this video during the lunch time at my company cafeteria. I am sorry for holding my tears coming out of my eyes, coz there are too many people here.
He is one of the, if not THE best Chinese song writer there was and is. His lyrics are not just words but poems and life and poems of lives of everyone who listens.
He is already 65 years old, I have been to his concert earlier this year. His live performance is simply full of emotion and touching. Personally I would recommend 希望(Hope, 1993), 遠行(Journey, 1993), both live from the sense and sensibility concert, 給自己的歌(Song for Myself, 2010, especially the live version in his own concert instead of studio version from Superband. However Superband is also worth of listen to, it is a supergroup of 4 and give tour for a year only) and 新寫的舊歌(Newly Written Old Song, 2018, probably you cannot find the english lyrics of this one but I have checked google translate is mostly accurate) The first two songs are from the period that he is having sort of mid-life and marriage crisis that the music industry in Taiwan was transforming from production-lead to market-lead. And he is also kind of having affair with his second wife (Sandy Lam) while he has two girls with his first wife and having lots of pressure from the media and the industry. So he left the stage after 1993 and focus more on producer role. The third song first appears in the last of the 52 concerts of Superband. It is about his life experience after he have moved from Taiwan to Shanghai and Beijing because of work. If you check the Even If Youth Is Never Lasting World Tour recording, it has the video showing how he composes the song in the office at a random night in the ending. The last one is about his own struggle with his passed away dad in his life. I cried so hard during the concert when he sang this one.
I haven’t listened to this song for many years. I just happened to listen to it on a whim yesterday, and then UA-cam recommended your video to me! Subscribed and shared!! 2023-9-24
In fact, the entire song is a portrayal of our lives. When I was young, I always looked up to the great seniors who were as tall as mountains. I tried my best to climb up, but I still couldn't achieve the same achievements as those seniors. It felt like I was just climbing a hill without touching my seniors at all. But looking back at this time, I found that the people who were with me were no longer there, and I found that I was old. Have I lost myself? Have I forgotten my original intention? At least, leave something behind. I can leave it to future generations to taste. At least, I have more courage to face my imminent end with a smile.
Normally I'd say some meanings are lost in translation, but you can tell just how good of a lyricist Jonathan Lee is, that even translated into English, you can really appreciate that poetic depiction in that verse you talk about. He's really respected singer songwriter, his lyrics especially. So many classic songs by other singers that are so meaningful has been written by him. Im not a musician but seeing how you react to him, I'm guessing he is also a really good musician, in terms of understanding that structure of music, instruments etc, which some singers probably aren't that well verse in, even the singer song writer ones. He's probably the most sought after lyricist, because you wouldn't believe just how many songs that are so successful but most importantly also meaningful, are written by him. Also it's interesting you mention about his guitar, the use of acoustic, and especially that the tuning isn't a common one or something. He really loves guitar and even builds his own guitar too. Im not sure if he manufactures them, but I remember watching an interview where he talks about it. I think he has a shop selling guitars or other instruments too, so he does sell his guitars but probably not mass production.
Thank you for this video. I actually listened to this song a long time ago, but back then, I was quite young. At that time, I couldn't truly appreciate how deeply the lyrics touched me. But this time around, I must admit, I found myself in tears. The line 'get over the hill, only to find no one's waiting' is incredibly poignant. However, I'm grateful that now, I have someone waiting for me on the other side of that hill. I should cherish it more than I did before. So, I have to say, every time I watch your videos, they offer me some valuable insights. I also appreciate your explanations, as they help me understand why the music is so moving and how much passion and thought the composers and instrumentalists have poured into this song, making it sound truly remarkable🙂
I didn't expect, once again I shed my tears The subtle and well-arranged music presentation can't even effect the sophistication under the very touching lyrics
Thank you Joe for your professional explanation of the song! I've known this song for a few years, and it's undoubtedly one of the special ones I've heard.
I went to Jonathon's Concert a few days ago in Auckland New Zealand. It was an amazing experience. I grew up with his songs, not only the songs he sings but also numerous songs he's written for other really famous Chinese singers. What surprised me so much was, that you could find so many young faces at the concert. They started listening to his songs in his later career and what Jonathon evaluates himself is, the songs he created after his 50 years old were way better than before. This proves good music is for everyone, no matter their age.
Lee is the master in pop music from Taiwan and he'd written so many famous songs for many popular singers over decades! Jay Chou might be the current meme artist, but Jonathan Lee is definitely the forever one! I'd like to recommend you to check out artists and their songs from Taiwan first, as most popular songs you've been listening to are mostly from Taiwan.
Just take a moment to relax and enjoy the music, for real. He didn't even mention if the singer is from China or not in the entire video. It's called respect, dude.💀💀💀💀
I think the quality of your REACTION is very high, so I just went to your weibo to search for this video, but I couldn't find it, why hasn't your weibo been updated for a long time? I'm one of the earliest fans of yours, and I'd like to say that you've received this award because of your professionalism! You're really the most musically skilled of the bloggers who do Chinese culture videos, your interpretation of music is great, and so is your playing of instruments! Li Zongsheng's lyrics have a lot of depth, and the English translation in this video is quite good, although I feel that it still doesn't reach the effect expressed in Chinese, but the fact that you can understand it and fully comprehend it is really because of your deep musical skills! Will continue to support you! Looking forward to your updates!
The hills in the lyrics can actually be interpreted as the peaks in life, when young, desperately trying to climb the peak of their career, but neglecting friendship, love and affection, when finally reached a peak, but found that they lost them
He and Lo Da-You should be two of the greatest music masters for C-Pop. They wrote tons of great songs, and more importantly, most of them all became top hits. Please take a chance to listen to two divas: Sarah Chen 陳淑樺 and Teresa Teng 鄧麗君. Sarah Chen is the one whom Jonathan Lee admired so much, and the latter passed away many years ago but is considered the greatest Taiwanese singer.
As a foreign friend who is not a native Chinese speaker, I have to say, brother, you really understand Li Zongsheng’s exclamation in this song, and your in-depth analysis and understanding of music may be better than most Chinese. fans.
No doubt that Jonathan Lee is the GOAT of mandarin pop music. Please do a review on 給自己的歌(Song for myself), definitely listen to the first release version that he sung in a concert and struck all the audience in awe.
Somehow I read his lyrics kind of differently. Instead of him actively feeling the ambition of going over another hill, I sensed more of the melancholy of him feels like losing part of himself and his love ones in the process of chasing different monuments in life. A grief of giving it all but still missing so much when he looks back.
I love Lin's translation that "Karma never blessed on me". “时不我与的哀愁” could be directly translated as "feel sad as the time never wait me", an regret on missing chances. But Lin's translation elevates the lyrics to another level. Jonathan Lee had affairs within his two marriages, and his second wife divorced him before this song. That's probably why he sighs nobody waiting at the other side of the hill and he misses embraces in the lyrics. It's karma, isn't it?
Joe ,Jonathan Lee is a master in the Taiwan music industry. The band MAYDAY can get the achievement nowadays because Jonathan Lee gave opportunities to them. Their demo impressed Rock Records executive Jonathan Lee (李宗盛) who described them as "the ones who would usher in the sound of the future" And the guitar in the video which played by Jonathan Lee,that is made by his guitar brand ‘Lee Guitars’.
The beauty of Chinese lyrics is really hard to translate in the same realm of English. This thing can only rely on joe to learn Chinese well, after all, joe is really love the D-tone guitar music:)
年輕時「飄洋過海來看你」，初次見到妳就被「鬼迷心竅」，愛到「為你我受冷風吹」，「我是真的愛你」，與妳經歷過了一段婚姻，在「夢醒時分」「我終於失去了你」，「寂寞的戀人」阿，我想「問」「愛情有什麼道理」，過了許多年在某個「陰天」「領悟」到「當愛已成往事」，才發現不知不覺已越過了人生這座「山丘」，人生或許就是一首「給自己的歌」，但是「沒有人知道」這首歌中的「傷痕」有多深，或許這就是「愛的代價」吧。
李大师的歌，孕育了太多的K歌之王。我在包房基本就点这些歌。
作为英语专业的学生，真的想说这个歌词翻译真是一流的
年少不知李宗盛，再听已是曲中人。When you don't know Jonathan Lee as you were young. When you finally come back to listen to his music you are already the character in his lyrics.
太多人的心聲
这个不知不是说不知道，而是不理解，所以才有后面的再听
听懂之时已惘然
This is the amazing power of his lyrics!! 😱😱
惘然确实很扎心了，不过这也是为什么很多人能铭记的原因@@yxi4176
30歲以前還真聽不懂山丘！！這些年已奔四 原來山丘是指 人生的難～～
在华人音乐圈子里有句话：年少不听李宗盛，再听已是曲中人。李宗盛的词太生活太睿智，这在华语乐坛是独一份，加上他的独特唱腔，实在是让人欲罢不能。
中華民國的音樂 華人第一扛壩子 台灣NO.1
@@PantyhoseLady 要扯到地区？
在一次表演时主持人男问：我们先向您证实一下，您是赤峰人吗？
李宗盛：我当然是赤峰人，因为我父亲1949年从赤峰去了台湾，所以我在台湾身份证上就是赤峰人。
现在台湾早已青黄不接，辉煌也一百年都没到就落寞了。就像台积电一样变成了美积电。
我是马来西亚人，我接触台湾人至少也有30多年了，最恶心的时候就是看你这种台湾人。
人家在赞颂一个音乐人的时候，你来自嗨扯地区？
@@_A_Ong啥鬼... 這你都能高潮... 阿她本來就是台灣人了阿
而且百年也很長了吧 美國成為世界霸主也才70年而已 也在走下坡了
至於台積電 所有最尖端的晶片還是只在台灣生產 2奈米廠也只蓋在台灣阿
安靜聽好音樂吧
@@_A_Ong 你為何因為地區而生氣 ? 前面說的，李宗盛是台灣的No.1，我覺得實至名歸沒錯啊 !
@@jasonlin5610 她只说台湾吗？她特别注明中华民国。
要说中华民国，我有了解到了近代历史， 国民党走时搜刮了国家的国库（可以理解），但同时也诓骗平民百姓必须把手上的黄金换成纸币。也就是说也搜刮了当时平民百姓的黄金（战争时代，人们都会把钱换成黄金，因为钱币可能隔天就成废纸）。当然人民怎么知道这政府要跑路所以骗人民的黄金呢？这也是为何国民党在台湾那么富足。懂了吗？更何况这李宗盛其实也就是台湾当地人「讨厌的外省人」。搞笑吧？叫一个台湾原住民搞些什么出来，然后你为他骄傲。我服！ 一个外省人在台湾人的眼里不就是中国人嘛！
因为我不是台湾人，所以台湾人的嘴脸在我眼里特别显著。 你们自己怎么知道自己有什么讨人厌的嘴脸呢？
我是西元1992年出生的，他不是我這年代的但是很小的時候有聽過他的歌覺得為什麼要用帶說話的方式唱歌又為什麼能紅？現在31歲在來聽真的覺得他的歌詞用這種方式唱才是最好的👍光歌詞就贏過很多現代的白話文歌詞了
对，感情大于旋律。旋律是渲染，感情是主题
跟我一模一樣我1993的🤣那時候也覺得什麼啊好難聽都用唸的，到25歲某天突然聽了眼淚就嘩啦嘩啦的停不住了哭成狗🐶
西元1992年是公元的哪一年呢？
@@比尔一说西元就是公元呀zzz
Me,too
我們從很小就知道，樂壇有個令人仰望的李宗盛的音樂才人，他那個年代是台灣民歌崛起後的華語新浪潮後的高峰，那時候的詞曲都很文雅深層，不像現在只追求直白，台灣是華語歌盛世的起點，而這片江山，有可能一大半都是李宗盛打出來的，而且他的詞的韻味意涵深沉，所以才能打動許多人心。
2014年台灣第25屆金曲獎,
這首歌獲選為年度最佳歌曲-作詞和專輯包裝三項大獎.
實至名歸的絕佳好歌.
实至名归👍🏻
他是華語音樂的大神之一
詞曲無雙
而且不僅是他自己的歌，超多華語經典之歌都出自他手
他為了找到自己要的吉他音色，才開始自己做出吉他！能用自己心中的信念完成自己完美的音色，李大師當之無愧！
是要休養情感之傷吧 那些年後林憶蓮離開了他 他才輾轉去做吉他
He is the best pop music master in Chinese speaking community,without a doubt. Every time I listen to his songs, I am filled with emotion. This song "Hill" is one of my favorites. Every time I listen to it, it brings me to tears.
His songs keep telling you the stories of lives....
Adding on allitle about Johnathan Lee, the guitar his was playing, he handmade himself
he just wrote poem and put a song together. his writing is master piece, could be in text book hundreds years later.
听李宗盛就像读自己的人生一样，每段年龄听的时候都以为自己听明白了，听得很清楚了，但是过一段时间再去听，又会发现原来自己只是听到了某一层，里面还有更深一层。一如人生，总感觉自己在那一刻已经懂得自己，但再过去回头一望，原来对自己的了解也不过如此。JOE说喜欢开始的副歌，过几年再听一次，再细品一下，你就会发现每一段歌词其实对应不同时间的你，喜欢和感觉都不同。
深有同感，李大師的音樂就是這麼絲絲扣人心弦
這首救了2014的年度歌曲，代表華語樂壇不至於掉入「次文化-姐姐」的疑慮，把台灣樂壇高度再度拉上世界華語樂壇頂端！
謝謝 李大師！
他的編曲真的真的很細緻，從小聽到大越聽越理解內容的豐富。每一個開頭以為的鬆散或似乎可以再怎麼樣的念頭，大部分都是有意為之，只為了用整首音樂營造與敘述他要跟你說的故事，和氛圍。真的超愛他的作品
I listened to his songs, with my parents, when i was younger. Never truly got the meaning of them.
It was only until after i turn 30, then i could start relate my life experience to his songs. His lyrics are poetic and yet at the same time a combination of regrets and self-reflection, expressed in a very mature way - like all middle age men.
It does not hit you until you have gone through enough and perhaps lost enough in your life.
This is just a classic and it will always be, regardless of how many years have gone by. For life is a repeating cycle and all men shall still encounter similar feelings and experiences regardless of the essence of time.
年少不知李宗盛，再听已是曲中人。When you don't know Jonathan Lee as you were young. When you finally come back to listen to his music you are already the character in his lyrics.
I returned from Jonathan's concert last week. This song came at the end, pushing the atmosphere to its peak. Many people had tears in their eyes. Jonathan is a great man and all of his hit songs are truly remarkable.
可惜這英翻完全無法展現這中文歌詞的美感啊！本人英文專業，仍無法翻譯‘涓滴意念‘’’這樣美麗的語詞，，，
英文可以翻，只是形容起來，會有至少兩句以上來表達，英文也有古典文言文，那真的不容易寫好。
文學真的極度難翻譯
懂中文真的很幸福❤
原來的中文歌詞更有詩意，英文翻譯比較淺顯，無法表達出那種詩意
不主要是意思無法精確翻譯，而是文字美感無法翻譯。
李真的是音樂天才,他每次唱就是在說故事.他作給別人的歌,當他自己唱的時候另有自己風格❤
李宗盛可以說是到了中年就會自動愛上的歌手，每首歌都寫入了人生的無奈
He is definitely the best Taiwan musician in his generation
从音乐分析的角度来看《山丘》，这是一首几近完美的伟大歌曲，1、歌词：初始娓娓道来的人生，见自己，见天地，最后见众生，其中文的修辞和语法的运用，让作品的文学性和思想深度到达一个高度。2、旋律：初始民谣式的吟唱并未落入俗套，层层递进的旋律始终抓住听众的耳朵，旋律的节奏非常考究，大部分的气口都落在弱拍上，看似散漫的节拍，内藏着严谨的节奏进行。极难演唱。副歌的呐喊没有矫情，仍然在思索，然后继续模进，从大调式转入小调的自问，最终又递进到副歌，跌宕起伏、转承启合、一气呵成。3、编曲：从民谣的吟唱开始，逐渐逐渐的叠加进钢琴，然后是贝斯，然后是弦乐与鼓，到副歌高潮阶段，全乐队齐来，突如其来的铜管给整个歌曲一种辉煌的气势和金属的光泽。鼓手的Fill非常棒，三套四节奏型地鼓和通通鼓运用得恰到好处，每一个鼓点Fill都打在律动的关键点上。把听众的心一次一次的拔高，全曲从低头吟唱过渡到恢弘的交响，层层铺垫，丝丝入扣，最好造就一首伟大的经典。
這首歌感人的重點在於他的歌詞，搭配著序序道來的旋律訴說人生（雖然不是言文言，但ㄧ般外國人也不太容易完全理解），隨著年紀增長你會有不同的感受，希望你有朋友能ㄧ句ㄧ句解釋它的意境😊
懂中文才能理解它的意境。
@@danCC12345
也未必，
畢竟是李宗盛，
先歌後詞，
也許外國朋友也能懂！
“徐徐”道來…（“不緩不慢”）
您用“序序”（“絮絮”）叨叨…（“會有吵雜&唸唸碎唸”）
或許更符合 歌詞中：喋喋不休？！
您想表達“世界的秩序”嗎？
我是把 李 先生裡想表達的“喋喋不休”視為想表達，人世間的一切繁雜、耳語、口語…等等，全部交“匯”得過往…
人生就是一座大山…而這一切“喋喋不休”就是“沿路風光或劍影”…
感謝，有人留言：
年少不識 李 宗盛，再聽已是曲中人。
（有些歌是唱給：“沈澱與可敬的歲月”）
少了一些 浮垮與“技巧”…
願 世界 「歲月靜好」
該有的都有，該平息的就此放下…越過山丘…負重路上前行，翻山越嶺（越過山丘），無人可以等候…但…到站了嗎？
看來 答案未朗，感慨萬千…🤝
聽歌人與唱歌人 彼此…有些歌不同時期、年齡…等等因素，也更加有“蘊”…白話一點就是 《她來聽我的演唱會》張學友
「傳承」
時值 中秋
感謝您 陌生人 願您 佳節愉快
交“匯”------>我是更想要用“燴”…哈哈…“人生的山”更像是“雜燴”…
尤其“世道”正值如此…🤝
善良與正直 與所有人同在。🤝
李宗盛寫的詞，總算都是白話文，但卻滿含著文言文的意境與美感。
有人聽著眼淚不自覺掉下來的嗎
新寫的舊歌聽一次落淚一次
第一次聽到山丘是好幾年前，33歲的現在又聽到現場表演，整個情緒莫名上來眼淚就止不住了
@@PeterChang129 我34，半夜刷到這也是狂哭，這現場版太震撼了，不曉得為什麼看到李投入的樣子，再加上要進入主歌那段，我就狂掉淚耶😂以前聽到只覺得這首歌超難唱的好聽~
20岁时觉得这唱腔一点不好听，30岁觉得旋律真好。40岁的时候才终于明白歌词的意思，每次听都会眼眶红
李宗盛越老越帥
看看二十幾年前的造型真的不忍直視😂
年過三十後越來越喜歡他
車上我都放著兩張演唱會的CD
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It's his experience of life, his storytelling , his wit plus superb musicianship is hard to find in CHinese scene! You nailed it perfectly Joe!
Jonathon Lee 李宗盛 is Legendary, all of his songs are like this and across many genres. Certified genius.
我很多年前就喜欢李宗盛，但是这几年人到中年才慢慢开始体会到他的歌词，也许还是似懂非懂吧！祝他健康❤
李宗盛的歌講的就是他的感情故事與生命經歷，尤其他歌唱的風格更能傳達他內在的情感，這也是他的歌為什麼總能打動人的原因。
If you can understand Chinese, you'll know that English translations fall far short of the profound essence of Chinese song lyrics. I also hope that this Chinese-to-English passage can help you understand the feelings in our hearts. Thank you for enjoying Li Zongsheng's songs; he is a symbol of our youth, brimming with the talents, emotions, love, and various aspects of life of 20th-century Chinese people. Thank you for allowing me to once again listen to his new works. Very grateful.
In addition, his guitar is personally handcrafted and limited edition.
Hey Joe, thank you for reviewing this song. I am watching this video during the lunch time at my company cafeteria. I am sorry for holding my tears coming out of my eyes, coz there are too many people here.
老李的作品光是音樂性就足以讓老外驚豔,如果老外的中文功力夠深更會佩服得五體投地,古今中外有此能耐的歌手屈指可數
周杰伦获得的奖项和成就恐怕已经和他不分上下，甚至青出于蓝了，可惜没看过他们同台。
@@吉米-l6k 兩人截然不同的風格,杰倫的曲音樂性較高,詞有方文山操刀,老李的詞曲較扣人心弦,兩人同台可能碰撞不出什麼火花,也許吧!
@@大大-j9m 确实，说的有道理。
李宗盛和羅大佑這兩位在華人音樂界都堪稱宗師級
加上伍佰。
這3個是我個人心目中的三大宗師。
He actually "read" the lyrics, and found the melody to match how it sounds in reading later, that's what makes many of his songs so special.
雖然不是我的年代
但也許是我有顆老靈魂？
我就是好喜歡70s 80s年代的歌
謝謝Joe喜歡他！
台灣有很多很多有才華的歌手，
希望你能慢慢認識他/她們、認識台灣❤
He is one of the, if not THE best Chinese song writer there was and is. His lyrics are not just words but poems and life and poems of lives of everyone who listens.
Joe Creator的歌評，眼神如此真誠投入。很有說服力。
李宗勝寫這首歌時還不是大叔啊。
但對生活的洞察力是那麼犀利。
他跟羅大佑對台灣流行音樂是兩座無法繞過的大山
伍佰也是
@@chinchen1686伍佰老大 ❤
你連 李宗盛 名字都打錯....
Masterpiece.
深入人心的歌詞、旋律、唱腔。到了這個年紀，再聽已是曲中人，讓人感嘆莫名。
He is already 65 years old, I have been to his concert earlier this year. His live performance is simply full of emotion and touching. Personally I would recommend 希望(Hope, 1993), 遠行(Journey, 1993), both live from the sense and sensibility concert, 給自己的歌(Song for Myself, 2010, especially the live version in his own concert instead of studio version from Superband. However Superband is also worth of listen to, it is a supergroup of 4 and give tour for a year only) and 新寫的舊歌(Newly Written Old Song, 2018, probably you cannot find the english lyrics of this one but I have checked google translate is mostly accurate)
The first two songs are from the period that he is having sort of mid-life and marriage crisis that the music industry in Taiwan was transforming from production-lead to market-lead. And he is also kind of having affair with his second wife (Sandy Lam) while he has two girls with his first wife and having lots of pressure from the media and the industry. So he left the stage after 1993 and focus more on producer role.
The third song first appears in the last of the 52 concerts of Superband. It is about his life experience after he have moved from Taiwan to Shanghai and Beijing because of work. If you check the Even If Youth Is Never Lasting World Tour recording, it has the video showing how he composes the song in the office at a random night in the ending.
The last one is about his own struggle with his passed away dad in his life. I cried so hard during the concert when he sang this one.
Luo Dayou is another must try. He’s mentor of Jonathan Lee to some extent. He’s songs from 37-42 years ago still sound great and meaningful today.
I haven’t listened to this song for many years. I just happened to listen to it on a whim yesterday, and then UA-cam recommended your video to me! Subscribed and shared!!
2023-9-24
Thank you so much!!!
In fact, the entire song is a portrayal of our lives. When I was young, I always looked up to the great seniors who were as tall as mountains. I tried my best to climb up, but I still couldn't achieve the same achievements as those seniors. It felt like I was just climbing a hill without touching my seniors at all. But looking back at this time, I found that the people who were with me were no longer there, and I found that I was old. Have I lost myself? Have I forgotten my original intention? At least, leave something behind. I can leave it to future generations to taste. At least, I have more courage to face my imminent end with a smile.
这是华语乐坛之中，为数不多能称之伟大的作品。
Normally I'd say some meanings are lost in translation, but you can tell just how good of a lyricist Jonathan Lee is, that even translated into English, you can really appreciate that poetic depiction in that verse you talk about. He's really respected singer songwriter, his lyrics especially. So many classic songs by other singers that are so meaningful has been written by him. Im not a musician but seeing how you react to him, I'm guessing he is also a really good musician, in terms of understanding that structure of music, instruments etc, which some singers probably aren't that well verse in, even the singer song writer ones. He's probably the most sought after lyricist, because you wouldn't believe just how many songs that are so successful but most importantly also meaningful, are written by him.
Also it's interesting you mention about his guitar, the use of acoustic, and especially that the tuning isn't a common one or something. He really loves guitar and even builds his own guitar too. Im not sure if he manufactures them, but I remember watching an interview where he talks about it. I think he has a shop selling guitars or other instruments too, so he does sell his guitars but probably not mass production.
好久没看您的视频 您的中文进步太令人惊叹了
the chinese lyric is so exquisite , its so hard to convey fully with another language. beauty of language
Wow, your understanding of the lyrics and the song is just precise !
Thank you for this video. I actually listened to this song a long time ago, but back then, I was quite young. At that time, I couldn't truly appreciate how deeply the lyrics touched me. But this time around, I must admit, I found myself in tears. The line 'get over the hill, only to find no one's waiting' is incredibly poignant. However, I'm grateful that now, I have someone waiting for me on the other side of that hill. I should cherish it more than I did before. So, I have to say, every time I watch your videos, they offer me some valuable insights. I also appreciate your explanations, as they help me understand why the music is so moving and how much passion and thought the composers and instrumentalists have poured into this song, making it sound truly remarkable🙂
When you don't know Jonathan Lee as you were young. When you finally come back to listen to his music you are already the character in his lyrics.
I didn't expect, once again I shed my tears
The subtle and well-arranged music presentation can't even effect the sophistication under the very touching lyrics
這老外猛
很多華人都聽不懂李宗盛他卻能受其感動，不簡單啊
音樂無國界的代表咩
@@sandwichboy25 流量无国界而已
Joe爺 評論的真好 尤其是歌詞 說盡了碌碌無為的中年男人對過去和未來的無奈 棒棒！！
他是真正的大師
Thank you Joe for your professional explanation of the song! I've known this song for a few years, and it's undoubtedly one of the special ones I've heard.
He is like The Godfather in Chinese music world. So authentic and resonating to anyone’s certain moments in life.
音樂才子~~神童
每每寫中大家心中的那一晃而過的念頭
又能為歌手量身打造一曲成名
He enjoyed the melody, we tasted the lyrics which is the soul of this song......
每次都听到想哭的歌词，真的是，“年少不听李宗盛，听懂已是曲中人。”
I went to Jonathon's Concert a few days ago in Auckland New Zealand. It was an amazing experience. I grew up with his songs, not only the songs he sings but also numerous songs he's written for other really famous Chinese singers. What surprised me so much was, that you could find so many young faces at the concert. They started listening to his songs in his later career and what Jonathon evaluates himself is, the songs he created after his 50 years old were way better than before. This proves good music is for everyone, no matter their age.
大哥唱的不是歌，而是人生~~
Lee is the master in pop music from Taiwan and he'd written so many famous songs for many popular singers over decades! Jay Chou might be the current meme artist, but Jonathan Lee is definitely the forever one! I'd like to recommend you to check out artists and their songs from Taiwan first, as most popular songs you've been listening to are mostly from Taiwan.
李宗盛说自己是中国人，不是台湾人……
Just take a moment to relax and enjoy the music, for real. He didn't even mention if the singer is from China or not in the entire video. It's called respect, dude.💀💀💀💀
@@SamSunBJ即使如此我還是想讓你知道沒有台灣的成長沒有李宗盛
這首哥是李宗盛十年磨一劍才寫出來的，沒有點年紀聽不出味道，他是華語音樂的封神人物從未被超越，一直被仰望的存在
@user-if9qe6ho2s 你怎麼會用「這樣的“東西”臺灣不要？」來形容一位偉大的藝術家？？？
臺灣沒有拋棄這位出身臺灣的“音樂大師”好嗎，只是他的才華是世界級的，我們臺灣人看著他在國外發光發熱，只會覺得與有榮焉啦！
I think the quality of your REACTION is very high, so I just went to your weibo to search for this video, but I couldn't find it, why hasn't your weibo been updated for a long time?
I'm one of the earliest fans of yours, and I'd like to say that you've received this award because of your professionalism! You're really the most musically skilled of the bloggers who do Chinese culture videos, your interpretation of music is great, and so is your playing of instruments! Li Zongsheng's lyrics have a lot of depth, and the English translation in this video is quite good, although I feel that it still doesn't reach the effect expressed in Chinese, but the fact that you can understand it and fully comprehend it is really because of your deep musical skills! Will continue to support you! Looking forward to your updates!
I especialy love Jonathan singing this song. He is singing his heart out that no body can do any better.
對歌詞的解讀很棒
老李的歌都是一首又一首的經典，山丘則是他人生中一切的匯聚
而他唱出的不是一個人的故事，而是所有人的故事，我們總能在山丘上看到一部分自己的身影
Hey Joe! Thanks to you I'm even more fond of this song now.
The hills in the lyrics can actually be interpreted as the peaks in life, when young, desperately trying to climb the peak of their career, but neglecting friendship, love and affection, when finally reached a peak, but found that they lost them
👍，難得看到有人能這麼細膩的解析李宗盛的歌曲，最重要的是喜歡它。
Super performance...what a great artist. And another excellent review 🙏
finally!! Jonathan Lee!!! He also wrote many beautiful and famous songs for others, and also sang them himself！
He and Lo Da-You should be two of the greatest music masters for C-Pop. They wrote tons of great songs, and more importantly, most of them all became top hits.
Please take a chance to listen to two divas: Sarah Chen 陳淑樺 and Teresa Teng 鄧麗君. Sarah Chen is the one whom Jonathan Lee admired so much, and the latter passed away many years ago but is considered the greatest Taiwanese singer.
He is a legend, he "owned" (in a metaphorical sense) half of the Chinese music industry back then.
😌聽你分析音樂、分析歌詞真的是一件很享受的事！謝謝您！
李宗盛有太多的經典！
但我絕對要推薦一首（新寫的舊歌）！
我相信對華人來說，給媽媽或家庭的歌曲很多，但是給父親的歌曲卻少之又少，甚至可以說是屈指可數！
華人的父親總是內斂，話不多！
（新寫的舊歌），真實體現了很多華人，努力證明自己的過程，忽略了父親含蓄的關愛😭😭😭
大師用自己的經歷，唱出了很多華人對父親的心聲！
比起母親的總是憂心忡忡
喜歡看到你對音樂的點評，非常明白歌曲的意境，對樂器也很專業的認識，人也 很和善，也喜歡你的狗。還有要説一白，你中文進步很多。這樣非常好，對于你點評中文歌曲很有幇助。祝福 。來自香港的問候。
As a foreign friend who is not a native Chinese speaker, I have to say, brother, you really understand Li Zongsheng’s exclamation in this song, and your in-depth analysis and understanding of music may be better than most Chinese. fans.
好棒的一集，Joe挺會挑有代表性的歌手和歌曲
No doubt that Jonathan Lee is the GOAT of mandarin pop music. Please do a review on 給自己的歌(Song for myself), definitely listen to the first release version that he sung in a concert and struck all the audience in awe.
ua-cam.com/video/rafa5jWUEC8/v-deo.html
Somehow I read his lyrics kind of differently. Instead of him actively feeling the ambition of going over another hill, I sensed more of the melancholy of him feels like losing part of himself and his love ones in the process of chasing different monuments in life. A grief of giving it all but still missing so much when he looks back.
我很喜歡你的想法
你真的聽出他做這首歌的意境了，他接受採訪時說要表達的想法正是你聽到的
@@曾富麟 喔喔 請問記不記得是哪裡的訪問呢？也想找來看
不得不說 他得歌曲有獨特的魅力，且無人能出其右
The way he sings evokes such powerful imagery. I cried after the first 4 lines.
李宗盛的"山丘" , 真的是一首神曲, 非常有意境, 完全能觸動人的心
U are right, the emotion comes out even before the music....
这是我最喜欢的作品，没有之一
I love Lin's translation that "Karma never blessed on me". “时不我与的哀愁” could be directly translated as "feel sad as the time never wait me", an regret on missing chances. But Lin's translation elevates the lyrics to another level.
Jonathan Lee had affairs within his two marriages, and his second wife divorced him before this song. That's probably why he sighs nobody waiting at the other side of the hill and he misses embraces in the lyrics. It's karma, isn't it?
J LEE has his own guitar manufacturing factory in Beijing, and he can hand-make guitars himself. do you know? J LEE 在北京有自己的吉他制作工厂，而且他本人会手工制作吉他。你知道吗？
這首山丘是一個少年成長的人生
少年時只有一把木吉他以及滿腔的真摯情感
中年隨著在人生路上的跌跌撞撞，也會認識更多的貴人以及累積成就、財富、地位(銅管 鼓 鍵盤 吉他 貝斯 )
老年的你成就名聲已經達到顛峰，但是那個象徵真摯情感的 木吉他 已經慢慢失去也無法回味了
一般流行歌老李年輕時也唱過，再怎麼唱也就是眾所周知的那個樣子；後來風格漸漸演變走向了說中帶唱，這是許多已成名歌手不敢挑戰的軟肋，畢竟沒人可以靠三言兩語就讓歌詞&旋律注滿靈魂，能到這個境界的老李之後鮮有聞。
他呀，如果你说他 新闻不会写 ，我信！但凡和音乐沾边儿的 他都会！是大师级人物......
华语音乐泰山北斗！！！我从十多岁开始听李先生，至今30多年，经典依旧是经典！
作为乐评人，Joe非常有才华~ 每首歌，在他的解读下，都耳目一新~
李宗盛的唱腔真的很難模仿，那種獨特的語調造就了他的音樂如此獨特
如果你能學中文的話，更能體會他歌詞的詩意與感觸
Yes, he is the most important master of Chinese, and leads lots of singers even an era.
李大師早期的作品也都是滿滿的經典
I am amazed by your translator again, he's so good! I had to go back several times to feel how he translated the lyrics.
Joe ,Jonathan Lee is a master in the Taiwan music industry. The band MAYDAY can get the achievement nowadays because Jonathan Lee gave opportunities to them.
Their demo impressed Rock Records executive Jonathan Lee (李宗盛) who described them as "the ones who would usher in the sound of the future"
And the guitar in the video which played by Jonathan Lee,that is made by his guitar brand ‘Lee Guitars’.
真好，沒有誇張的炫技，但是卻到處充滿了靈魂的力量跟美麗的旋律。
李宗盛最后把镜头留给了乐队，真的很感动
The beauty of Chinese lyrics is really hard to translate in the same realm of English. This thing can only rely on joe to learn Chinese well, after all, joe is really love the D-tone guitar music:)
周杰伦之前的华语乐坛最有才华的大师（主观感觉），这首歌很多人翻唱，没有一个有李宗盛的味道，他的嗓音配合他的经历，是独一无二的。他是用音乐讲故事的游吟诗人，和Sting的感觉有点像。
国内公认四个大师和领路人。 李宗盛 罗大佑 周杰伦 崔健
@@jkjklll2709
我台灣人，對崔健不熟，但周杰倫.....
還是把周杰倫改成伍佰吧！
@@君荷方更倾向于把周杰伦改为赵传，另外想问一下赵传是艺名吗？觉得台湾很少有人用两个字的名字
@@掌中轻
趙傳本名趙柏鈞，要說趙傳確實是個很優秀的歌手也獲得不少獎項，但就是一名歌手。
因為現在是談論華語樂壇＂大師＂，應該是有豐富創作能量及歌唱實力，乃至音樂製作人身分，成就許多經典作品傳唱於世。
伍佰本身是搖滾吉他手，也是主唱歌手，更是才華洋溢的詞曲創作者，許多紅及一時的港台歌手都拿過他的創作也唱成經典，你一定聽過不少他寫的歌但你不知道；他自己本身也是知名音樂製作人，30多年來拿過的獎項及辦過的中、港、台、星、馬、美、澳等大型演唱會多不勝數，甚至還辦過攝影展跟出攝影書。
你可以了解一下伍佰背景跟作品，就知道為什麼我提他的原因。
@@jkjklll2709周華健、五百、張學友、費玉清都不輸後二位吧。
He is a very famous Taiwanese singer and he writes number famous songs for movies as well❤