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temptation of the roses
music: 鄺天培
lyrics: 周聰
arrangement: Dick Lee, Gary Tong
whenever I ask what is on your mind
you never tell me
if you really love roses
you shouldn't be afraid of their thorns
whenever I ask you what are you looking for
you always look at me
if you are determined
you shouldn't be afraid of rejections
life is fleeting like a dream
joyful moments are few and far in-between
with the perfect time and setting
don't you miss the chance lightly
the pale, murky moonlight
is hard to see clearly
do you really lack the courage to love me
whenever i ask you what are you looking for
you always look at me
if you are determined
why don't you tell me explicitly
translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com__________________
薔薇之戀
曲: 鄺天培
詞: 周聰
編曲: Dick Lee, 唐亦聰我問你想甚麼
你總不對我說
你要是愛薔薇
那怕薔薇刺多
我問你要甚麼
你總是看著我
你要是一條心
那怕會受折磨浮生若夢
為歡幾何
良辰美景
不要錯過
迷朦的月色
看不清楚
難道你不敢愛我
我問你愛甚麼
你總是看著我
你要是愛薔薇
為何不說清楚
moonflower
music/lyrics: 金玉谷
arrangement: Dick Lee, 陳澤忠
additional music by Dick Lee
additional lyrics by 周耀輝like silk, winding
like water, ever-changing
like the fragrance of flowers silently rushing into his embrace
for him, I've fallen
for him, I'll bloom in my best colours all through my life
like him, who has helped me find myself, so different than before
moonflower, I'll sing for you
moonflower, I'll think of you
I'll sing for you, I'll think of you
like wind, like goddess
like awake, like enchanted
like the stigma of flowers gently caressing his ear
for him, I'm spellbound
like the way he said bravo time and time again
it's him who has let me be myself, so differently than before
the flowers are blossoming and smiling
the flowers are pridefully smiling
the flowers are bashfully smiling
the flowers blossom while she smiles
as if she is calling
she has finally arrived
translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com_______________________
夜來香
曲/詞 金玉谷
編曲 Dick Lee, 陳澤忠
additional music by Dick Lee
additional lyrics by 周耀輝
如絲 裊繞 如水 百千
如花的香氣偷偷撲入他裡邊
為他 醉倒 為他開一生的美好
如他令我找到自我不再是我
夜來香... 我為你歌唱
夜來香... 我為你思量
Ah... 我為你歌唱 我為你思量
如風 似仙 如醒 似顛
如花的觸角輕輕戲弄他耳邊
為他 醉倒 如他一聲聲的叫好
是我令他使我自我不再是我
花開花在笑
花招展地笑
花嬌羞地笑
花開她在笑
她彷彿在叫
她終於來了
waterlilies
music: Dick Lee
lyrics: Thomas Chow
arrangement: Roel Garcia
the cattleya sighs at midnight
silently a few drops of dew convene and trickle
a pond lily suddenly awakes
still trying to recollect her unfinished dreams
I wholeheartedly love the beauty of flowers
I wholeheartedly love their pervasive aromas
I wholeheartedly love you being next me
I am so spellbound as helplessly as a paeonia
the moonlight outshines all other colours
as if the carnations are weaving a quilt
and the roses are chanting quietly
praising the atmosphere of love
the beauty of flowers is so poetic
my heart is filled with the spirits of spring
I only hope you can understand the reason
regardless of year and season
the colours of flowers, I'll give you all
the colours of flowers, I'll give you
the colours of flowers, I'll give you all
my dear, cherish, please try to cherish
white as a wild chrysanthemum
purple as an oriental orchid
crimson as a daphne
I still hope you can handle with care
I hope you can preserve the purity of flowers
I hope you can keep them from harm
I hope you can love me who is right beside you
regardless of year and season
the colours of flowers, I'll give you all
the colours of flowers, I'll give you
the colours of flowers, I'll give you all
my dear, come and cherish
the colours of flowers, I'll give you all
the colours of flowers, I'll give you
the colours of flowers, I'll give you all
my dear, please revere
my love, please treasure
my dear, please cherish
translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com______________________
花之色曲: Dick Lee詞: 周禮茂編曲: Roel Garcia惠蘭夜半暱 露兒聚暗滴睡蓮驟醒了 還是夢裡憶心愛是花美 心愛透香的花氣心愛我身邊的你 心醉也像芍藥無力月兒艷眾色 康乃馨編織薔薇在低唱 吟泳愛氣息花意盡詩意 心意帶一點春意只盼你可知所以 不要理何年何夕花之色 我都送給你花之色 贈你花之色 我都送給你親愛的 請愛惜 請你珍惜白如白野菊 紫似紫荊色艷紅若丹桂 還待你愛惜請你護花潔 請你愛花不輕折請你愛身邊的我 不要記何年何夕花之色 我都送給你花之色 贈你花之色 我都送給你親愛的 來珍惜心之色 我都送給你心之色 贈你 Oh...心之色 我都送給你親愛的 請愛惜My Love 請痛惜親愛的來珍惜 愛惜
seed of love
music/arrangement: Andrew Tuasonlyrics: Lin Xi
in your eyes, who can understand more than I
a fully-bloomed one night stand can be so intense
in my eyes, I no longer have any innocent dreams
how can the seeds of love be found on barren lands
I wasn't born to be sheltered by love
because of you, I've lost control
indeed I know, there isn't any love
that can stay fragrant for a lifetime
with a sense of rootlessness, I still want to say
I wish I could share my heart with you for a lifetime
set me aflame
and let the wildflower in my heart blossom more beautifully
(my eyes, like a wildflower)
it's hard to bear fruit
and no one can possess it exclusively
even if the flower is blooming as crimson as blood
yet only you can understand
I can still be touched by love
you are my beautiful sunshine and clear skies
the colours of my mind only resemble yours
our hearts would ache for the setting sun
translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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一輩子心情
曲/編曲: 杜自持詞: 林夕從你眼中 誰會比我更懂一宿的戀愛似花樣濃從我眼中 難再造純潔的夢赤地上何來情種天生不想給愛心收容偏偏因你 而失控其實我知 並沒有芬芳一輩子的情沒有根的感覺 仍舊說聲願共你分享一輩子心情燃燒我 令我心中的野花 更盛(像野花般的眼睛)難以結果 誰也未能專用即使花開似血般艷紅唯有你懂 還會為情愛感動你是我艷陽和晴空思想色彩只有你相同會為夕陽而心痛
let me live and crymusic: Dick Lee
lyrics: Thomas Chow
arrangement: Chiu Tsang Hei, Dick Lee
instinct and sensibility no longer make any difference
as they have become inexplicably interwoven
once drifted and exhausted, I fear the midnight silence
please let me be awakened
if possible, could you lend me your shoulder
to briefly get closer to life
if someone could let me see my true self
please also give blessings to my shadow
if I'd never fallen, I could never say I have taken flight
if I'd never felt pain, I could never say I have cried
In tears, a journey in search of laughter
as long as I have lived and cried
I fret not about living and crying in regrets
if this is considered indulgence
let me indulge myself once in a lifetime
I'd fallen into my own trap
yet I was able to regain consciousness
I've never believed that regrets are predetermined
I fear not the shadows of my past
if you said everything in the past was a mistake
I could hardly differ
if I had to live it all over again
you could never hear my heartbeats
like a wildflower blossoming once in a lifetime
I would say my life has been lived splendidly
if I could live and cry once in my life
translation: memories.blossom@gmail.com
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只要我活過哭過
曲 Dick Lee
詞 周禮茂
編曲 趙增熹, Dick Lee
野性理性沒法再辨認
糾纏看不清
夢了瘋了倦了怕夜靜
請容我甦醒
如果可借你膊讓我
靠去暫靠生命
如果可看到我自我
請祝福我的背影
不跌過未算飛過
不痛過未算哭過
哭聲之中找笑聲
只要我活過哭過
不怕我活錯哭錯
即使這也叫任性
讓我且一次任性
我跌進過自設下陷阱
依然再甦醒
我也不信後悔是註定
不害怕陰影
如果可說過去是錯
我也沒法否認
如果可再次去活過
聽不到我心跳聲
像野花一次開過
便算一生燦爛過
只要我活過哭過
wildflower is the most controversial project which Sandy Lam has ever created. Compared to her other albums, Wildflower did not do quite as well commercially when it was initially released (though it has become a long-running bestseller). Most of the melodies and arrangements are in fact more "alternative" and "fusion" than "canto pop", according to the standard of the early 90s. The absence of upbeat soul/R&B dance tunes marked a distinct and deliberate departure from her previous albums such as the City Project Trilogy and Drifting. The lyrics were far more abstract and profound. And there was no elaborate photo booklet. Apparently, the album was truly a dare to music lovers. Forget about stardom and fanfare, and forget about canto pop ballads and dance tunes that appeal to the masses. This album was about music that was ahead of its time.
Wildflower is a critically acclaimed project, unanimously praised by radio, music magazine and pop culture critics. The symbolism of wildflower has been so well known that it has become a synonym to SL. The album was also lauded as one of the Top 10 Canto pop albums of the 90s.
The songs in this album are extremely difficult to handle. They require a wide vocal range and versatile performing techniques. The arrangements are more than phenomenal. In particular, tracks such as Temptations of the Rose (薔薇之戀), Predestining (再生戀), Flower in the Wind (野花), and Promise Me (沒有你還是愛你) showcase the extraordinary talents and creativity of the HK pop music scene. Without Wildflower, SL's music career will never be complete. It is certainly one of the most significant milestones of SL's career and the very album most cherished by her loyal followers.
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executive producer: Clarence Hui
producers: Clarence Hui, Sandy Lam
(except Predestining Remix produced by Alex Baboo 楊振龍 @V-Wild Productions)
co-producer: Chiu Tsang Hei
image direction: Stardust Factory
photography: Green Hornet
art direction: Kinson Chan, Clarence Hui
hair design: Kim Robinson (Le Salon Orient)
graphics: John Lee, Unlimited Design
illustration: Kinson Chan
fashion co-ordination: Edith So
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personal favourites: ALL.
vocals: 5/5
music: 5/5
lyrics: 5/5
sound: 4/5
artwork: 5/5
overall: 5/5
Q. Who and where are you?
A. The ID is Best Actor, an ordinary soul who has been enjoying Sandy Lam's (SL) music for more than two decades. I have no affiliation with her record or management company in the past, present, and future. My ID is originated from the title of one of her 1988 hit songs. I live in Canada and can be reached at: memories.blossom@gmail.com
Q. Why did you create this blog?
A. The first edition of this blog was created in 1996, where I posted SL album reviews and translated lyrics. I pulled the site offline after a prolonged period of negligence (guilty as charged). Reviving my website is a personal way of paying tribute to SL’s evergreen career. Besides, dedicating a blog to SL requires far less effort than building her a shrine in my living room.
Q. Why is this website (mostly) in English?
A. When I initially created this space, one of my goals was to reach out to SL's non-Chinese speaking fans. I do have a mirror site in Chinese at best-actor1988.blogspot.com
Q. Why did you pick “For Whom Memories Blossom” as the title of your blog?
A. SL’s 1996 Concert in HK was entitled 回憶盛放音樂會, or A Concert Where Memories Blossom. Since I created the first edition of this site around September ‘96, I just built on that idea. Ernest Hemingway once wrote "For whom the bell tolls – it tolls for thee”. In this case, for whom memories blossom – they blossom for you, SL.
Q. What made you like SL (so much)?
A. It started with her music: vocal performance, song choice, lyrics, arrangements, her devotion to music... After a while, her music meant more than just pop songs in my walkman/discman/ipod. Rather, it has turned into a relentless source of strength and comfort.
Q. Where did you get the English titles of SL’s songs?
A. Some of them are titles of the originals (e.g., Paradise in my heart 前塵), some can be found in the albums (e.g. Almost perfect 天衣無縫), some are well established on the internet (e.g., A love to remember 只情只待成追憶) and some, I have to admit, are my interpretations (e.g., Self-indulgence 放縱).
Q. What are the sources of information / images?
A. This is the perfect opportunity to acknowledge and give credits to those who have created, maintained and enhanced their SL websites, without whom many of us would have no way to find out the latest news of SL, or to revisit some of her past projects and achievements. In particular, Chi’s sandyandme is the most comprehensive and resourceful of all fan sites. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to sandyandme and many other for providing the world with such a wealth of information and news for all these years. Their efforts are most tireless and magnanimous. Keep up the great work!
temptation of the roses
