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Lyrics:
Clay Figure (Inside Each Other) original
tune to a lovely old Chinese poem originally uploaded and translated
into English by Hongkong007A.
So
much love, you and I, And it burns like a fire.
The
sea may dry, rock may crack, But my love will never die.
I
will take, this lump of clay To make a figure of you.
It
leaves me with your smiling face That helps remind me of you,
I
mould another, figure of you So we are side by side for all time.
I
take both figures,and smash them all to pieces Mix them with water,to
mould a figure of you.
From
now on I can say I am in your clay,You are inside mine.
The
sea may dry, rock may crack,But my love will never die.
History
About this song/poem (original
message from youtube frined "hongkong007A")
"About
this song!
the song I am singing is very old Chinese love poem comes
from Yu Dynasty and Original this poem written by a lady to
his husband!I think is cool song with nice meaning which we
can use for relationship/friendship and very inspirational
for the East and West Multicultural exchange and so on!only
is pity,I can't singing in English:(
But I try to translate this song into English! I wish if some
friend on Youtube can singing this song in English! that's
will be so so awesome and fun! any one of my friend would
like to try out?! here is the song"~~~April 08, 2008~~~
"So
much love,You and I,
That it,burns like a fire.
The sea may dry out;
The solid rock may be rotten,
but my love will never die!
In which I bake a lump of clay,
molded into a figure of you,
Leaves behind your smiling face for me to review.
And I molded into figure of mine,
we are next to each other,side by side .
Then I take both of figures
And break them into pieces,
And mix the pieces with water,
Mold again a figure of you and I
from now I can say that:
I am in your clay.
you are inside mine "
comments
by Joanna4real
that was beautiful.I love the lyrics...and now when I
know how old the poem is..oh my!I'm going to give it a
try and maybe will post a video for this. Will it be very
bad if I changed the melody? I just don't want to repeat
your work:)
comments
by ktran11
nice! never too late to post an old love song! hehe, fun
to listen to.
comments by tjdonnellan
i really enjoyed listening to this song and I love the sound
of your voice..look forward to hearing some versions sung
in English!
1st
contestant "TommyAndreStrand" from Norway
Comments by kickass3876
omg you are wonderful!
do you have the chords that u play i would really like to
learn them
Comments by ToneMarieS
Fantastic! An inspiring interpretation of a beautiful song.
I think your voice is amazing.
Comments by mattmanmkb
that was really nice. 5 stars and thanks for putting up
the chords so i can go and learn it.
Comments by friendalways99
you singing so beautifully!
if you take time and take this work to a pro studio to mix,you
may have big hit and sale some CDs from this song!
2rd
contestant "aluraparr" from Canada
Comments by UnLedDead
Wow! You put a great flow to this version of this song.
You brought out a dreaminess with your voice but with determination
that the words will become true because you and your music
say it will be so. Great voice,great guitar,and great interpretation
of this song- 5*****!
Comments by blackjerryboymetal
Forget the song,Girl,You have one of the most amazing smooth
voices I'v ever herad, rivaling the best! You seriously
need to find help on using it,and finding the right people
ti notice you.A million you tubers mean nothing really,
you need to find
Comments
by ajittffcure
Very good effort! Hats off to you! Also, it was really
nice of you to contribute your part for translating this
wonderful Chinese love song!
3rd
contestant "Joanna4real" from United States
Comments by DanPostropheL
Wow! This would make a wonderful wedding song.
The image of love and commitment -- of two lives becoming
so totally unified is wonderful. The thought of the love
being stronger and longer lasting than the ocean or solid
rock -- is also compelling.Add your strong voice, and I
was stunned. Thank you. I have to share this with stef --
livingpassion. She'll love it.-dan'l
Comments by Jazzguts
You did this song with great expression,and the lyrics with
it's symbolism is also very good,enjoyed it,greets Victor.
Comments by lemintrepid
Yay! The classical is back in action! This is beautiful
Jo. Most impressed! I'm starting to hear your voice in my
sleep after working on you know what and now I'll have this
my head too!!! 8^P
4th
contestant "elmetallico111" from Portugal
Comments by dylanandcolerhot02
ummm... alil different then I would expect a chinese song
about peace 2 b but I like it... Rock on!
Comments by okhirock
this is called mother fucking punk. because at the end it
goes!I LOVE THIS DUDE!!
Comments by lorkir
awesome your cover!! lol
yeaaahhhh! metal powaaaa!!
(you like metallica isn't it?)
Comments by alfalfasprout69
sounds fucking awesome... and man thats
a killer guitar....!!!!!
Comments by AAAusAAA
you just like Jack Black in the movie "school
of the ROCK!" Rock on>>
5th
contestant " LesPaulLiberty" from United States
Comments by Joanna4real
A fact of being unique is the most important to me and your
version is unique...that's why keep doing what you do no
matter what other people say:))
Comments by
TommyAndreStrand
I had a lot of really positive impressions watching this
video!First of, your guitar is beautiful rugged looking,
which goes well with your style man. I really like it.
I bet you're a cool dude to hang and jam with!
Also, having your shoulders up clouded in black like
that really set the mood suiting for your interpretation.
Lastly, your voice is awesomely cool. If you worked on
hitting the notes on this song more then this would be
perfect! =) Keep up the fun man.
6th
contestant "pking4hjg" from United States
Comments by WalkTenPaces
Excellent! I really like this delta blues version :)Dustin
Comments by LaiYouttitham
Hey! this is not a bad one i've noticed few peeps are doing
this song is something going ?
btw 5 stars
Comments by Ph4n3s
Thank you very much for your interpretation! :)
Kind regards,
Vanesa
Comments by TommyAndreStrand
Great job man! This version would be perfect on a moody
jazz/blues club, with some low backing instruments. Very
original. And I sooo love your hat and guitar! =) Cheers
man!
7th
contestant "overabuse" from China
Comments by
soushimei
not bad to an hour's work.
Comments by inaction01
hey mate! you should wait after big exam on Sat than you
do this song!your dad going to kick your ass!
I like it!
4**** for you!
Comments by TommyAndreStrand
Very good indeed for only an hour of work. Thanks for the
video man =) I loved it. It was so honest. I think your
video stands out from he rest of ours on this very point.
Also I want your guitar =D ,Oh, by the way mate: I just
went down for some pizza, and found myself whistling on
your tune. It is beautiful. 5 stars.
8th
contestant "dezerter86" from Poland (video missing,but check
his new video out)
9th
contestant "whitemousee" from Spain
Comments by wizhack
It sound very good to me, we will apreciate very much if
you put some more videos BRAVO 5 stars*****
Comments by UnLedDead
I got sent this way by Jesse. I like the way ya did this
one! I can see why he wanted you to do this one. You give
it an energy and care that brings out the better parts of
this song.I'd like to hear a bassist thumping away and a
drummer thrashing away behind you. Your abilities would
get them playing better and it'd be even more somethin'
to hear! Thanks for your version! Best O' to ya!
Comments
by Ph4n3s
Gracias por compartir tu videito.
Cariños, Vanesa
10th
contestant "Tony83Fonseca" from United Kingdom
Comments by like0humans0do
excellent awesome, the country style is a great idea for
this song
Comments by JazzEthics
Cool! Even got yourself a "country" acoustic guitar!
Comments by philryanshow
Chinese country. Brilliant. This has to be a first! regards
from London
Comments by whitemousee
it sounds so country!! i love your version. Its something
very beautiful what we're doing with this poem, I've seen
12 versions yet! i did a punk version, thers a metal version...
and much more!! thats great!
well, 5 stars from me!! very good job! and a very funny
ending.:-)
11th
contestant "DannyLoef1" from Netherlands
Comments by elmetallico111
fuckin nice man!
Comments by DSArmandoMusicMan
Excellent man !! Very nice ;)
Comments by TommyAndreStrand
Great job man. I really enjoyed it! =)
Comments by like0humans0do
awesome^^
Comments by visarathejoyful
cool buddy =
12th
contestant "BrAdZrAd" from United States
Comments by whitemousee
you need to sing with more self confidence. And learn
to play better. But i tell you that the melody is
good!!. I wish i had begin at your age!! good luck!
don't stop!
Comments by redrock18
You got talented
Comments by
Richocaster
Cool. You Rock!
Comments by DSArmandoMusicMan
Cool man ;) good job
13th
contestant "nelson79fonseca" from France
Comments by 4DRY4N
This is a good song, you did a great job with this blues
version, 5* A.D. :)) thanks for sharing JesseGuitar07
Comments by TMUSICIAN
awesome! it really got a very vintage atmosphere, like a
very old tape...
Comments by JusRay718
Great job on the blues version Nelson!
This one and the country version is the best for me so far.....Jus'Ray
(Danny)
Comments by Fagapperd14
Great vocal sound for blues, love it.
Thanks Suze for sharing
Rafael
Comments by TheFolksinger
Sounds are very nice, nice soloing. I'd like to hear the
voice dominate more. Good going! 5 stars.
14th
contestant "wizhack" from France
Comments by rivieredom
Excellente idée de mettre en musique ce poème
chinois avec ce petit côté Zimmerman
orginal donc une pluie d'étoiles
Dom
Comments by pking4hjg
As usual, a beautiful rendition with your own innovative
touch. Great work!
Comments by JC007ABCD
you should sing this song in french/English and Chinese
plus with all your gears.haha!so far you has show us that
ur great musician!awesome job!5/5 and favouite
Comments by amschuchart
WOW great song man!!, nice soundging recording setup to!
15th
contestant "WalkTenPaces" from Canada
Comments by thenatureway
love your song very much!5/5
if your use better webcam and mic to record this song..
i will gave you 10/10..:)
Comments by
midnightfirefly14
What a beautiful poem...I've never heard it before...thank-you
for sharing it, and for adding beautiful music :)
Comments by doublesixther12
Dude, this song is so addicting. I heard this yesterday
night, but I cant stop lsitening to it. :) lol cheesy
Comments by
okhirock
keep up good work and get better webcam,if you haven't
got money to buy a good webcan,I send to you some money!
you are an awesome musician and you should think about
what I said!
16th
contestant "wiretwanger3" from United Kingdom
Comments by artgirlsreality
Beautiful lyrics!! Thank YOU for putting Peace, Lø?l?
and Harmony into my weekend!! Cheers, Meg
Comments by DebbieVicari
wonderful I was even tryng to sing my variation with your
playing.. good music for he concept.. like it! thus far
I think one of my faves.
Comments by sherrilynn115
Love your version!! So soft and romantic! hehehe Hey Wire-nice
to meet you!!
Comments by bandbsmom
wow im very honored to be an inspiration to your music!
hugs shelly
Comments by mpos99
sounds like your Beatles fan!
good job:)
5*****+fav
