Who do you miss when lonely?

Today we have the Vietnamese song found here, namely Khi Cô-Đơn Em nhơ ai | When lonely whom do you miss?. The story of how I found it is in the post linked above, where I decipher the song. Below, I have the literal English rendition from that post, and the Chinese translation I made partly on 2/1/21 in the evening and partly the following morning. Let's see it!

Từng giọt mưa long-lanh xôn-xao Để mộng-mơ trong em bay cao Em đâu biết tình nầy dạt dào Phố-xá thênh-thang Dáng ai về mơ lúc vai kề Vẫn thấy miên-man Từng đêm những cơn mê Nhẹ-nhàng ru trong đêm thâu Lung-linh cơn mưa-ngâu Mưa gieo mãi làm-gì giọt sầu Hỡi trái-tim cô-đơn lạc-loài Hãy nở nụ cười Để thấy quanh em Tình-yêu vẫn có đôi Đặt bàn-tay lên khoé môi Chiếc hôn vẫn xa-vời / xa-rời Đêm vẫn lạnh-lùng dù qua phố đông Người-yêu ơi em biết không Vẫn say-đắm trong lòng Dù thời-gian trôi xa Tình vẫn trao người thiết-tha Khi em thấy cô-đơn lòng em nhớ ai? Anh mong bước-chân em về trong nắng mai Đừng mang bóng đêm vô-tình Về vây kín trong tâm hồn Hãy nghe trái-tim hát lời yêu-thương (Hãy nghe trái-tim còn-vẫn nhớ-thương) 每滴雨闪闪哗哗 让你的梦境飞翔 你不知溢出的爱 宽广路道 某身影回到梦想 你还觉得 夜只是失眠 轻轻将你催眠 的暴雨闪光 这段雨为何哀伤？ 寂寞搁浅的心， 请开出微笑 发现在你环境 还有爱 手在口的角落 吻还在远方 人群之中夜还冷漠 亲爱，你知否我 心里还爱上？ 虽时间流传， 人还热烈爱上 当感到孤单，你心想谁？ 我早晨上等你的脚步 别让夜的影子 无情关押你灵魂 听听心灵还唱情歌 (听听心灵还在思念)

Every glittering drop of rain is noisy Lets the dreams in you fligh high You don't know this overflowing love Streets are spacious The shape of someone [is] in a dream of a time of close shoulders Still [you?] incessantly feel Every night [is] just a bout of sleeplessness Gently lulling [you?] throughout the night A shimmering rainstorm Rain keeps falling, what are the droplets melancholic for? Oh lonely stranded heart Bloom out a smile To see that around you Love still makes couples Put the hand on the corner of the lip A kiss is still far away The night is still cold even if through crowded streets Honey, don't you know [I'm] still in love in [my] heart Even if time drifts far away / Even if with time we drift apart Love still passes ardent to others When you feel lonely, who does your heart miss? I expect your footsteps to come back in the early morning Don't carry the shadow of heartless night         [sunshine Back to lock up [your] soul Listen to the heart singing words of love (Listen to the heart still missing [you]) Měi dī yǔ shǎnshǎn huāhuā Ràng nǐ de mèngjìng fēixiáng Nǐ bù zhī yìchū de ài Kuānguǎng lùdào Mǒu shēnyǐng huí dào mèngxiǎng Nǐ hái juédé Yè zhǐ shì shīmián Qīngqīng jiāng nǐ cuīmián De bàoyǔ shǎnguāng Zhè duàn yǔ wéi hé āishāng? Jìmò gēqiǎn de xīn, Qǐng kāi chū wéixiào Fāxiàn zài nǐ huánjìng Hái yǒu ài Shǒu zài kǒu de jiǎoluò Wěn hái zài yuǎnfāng Rénqún zhī zhōng yè hái lěngmò Qīn'ài, nǐ zhī fǒu wǒ Xīn lǐ hái ài shàng? Suī shíjiān liúchuán, Rén hái rèliè àishàng Dāng gǎndào gūdān, nǐ xīn xiǎng shéi? Wǒ zǎochén shàng děng nǐ de jiǎobù Bié ràng yè de yǐngzi Wúqíng guānyā nǐ línghún Tīng tīng xīnlíng hái chàng qínggē (Tīng tīng xīnlíng hái zài sīniàn)

White Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! Today I give you White Christmas, a very well-known Christmas carol, which I translated into Chinese on 2/12/20, partly around 10:20, partly around 13:40. Will I fill the column with another translation? Only time will tell. Then around 18 on 14/12/20 I change «我在梦到白色耶诞», «有孩子希望», «跟我每一个耶诞卡», and «愿你的耶诞都白色的» to their current form. On 16/12/20 in the morning I realize the 白圣诞 I'd taken from this video (lyrics and translation here) was actually 雪白圣诞, so I change my «我正在梦到白圣诞» to its current form. Let's see it!

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where the treetops glisten,
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white!

我在梦到雪白圣诞 梦到曾认识的风景 那儿有树顶闪光， 有小孩希望 听到雪中的马铃 我在梦到雪白圣诞 跟我每一张圣诞卡 祝你活得幸福快乐， 祝你的圣诞都变白色。

Wǒ zài mèng dào xuébái Shèngdàn Mèng dào céng rènshí de fēngjǐng Nǎr yǒu shùdǐng shǎnguāng, Yǒu xiǎohái xīwàng Tīng dào xuě zhōng de mǎlíng Wǒ zài mèng dào xuébái Shèngdàn Gēn wǒ měi yī zhāng Shèngdànkǎ Zhù nǐ huó dé xìngfú kuàilè, Zhù nǐ de Shèngdàn dōu biàn báisè.

Io ne soffro

Eh già, ho deciso di farla in Italiano l'intro per questa canzone albanese tradotto in romagnolo. Titolo E vúaj (non "e vwaj", "e vuuuuuaj"), "Ne soffro", tradotta nel cuore della notte tra l'11 e il 12/12/20, precisamente tra le 2:01 e le 2:27, con piccole modifiche la mattina seguente intorno alle 11:45. Poi 14/12/20 13:46 il ritornello «Quãt mêl ch'u-m fa a mè» assume la forma attuale. Non so quando, ma entro il 18/12 il «noooo!» nell'ultima riga della seconda strofa è stato rimosso. Per decifrarla sono partito da qui, traduzione piena di errori e ortografia decisamente meno che stellare, e mi sono aiutato coi miei soliti metodi e con tutto quanto emerso da questa domanda e le sue risposte. Un paio di commenti:

• Il video usa il passato "gjeta" al v. 4, ma io preferisco il presente "gjej", e così ho tradotto.
• Ai vv. 12-13 il sito dice «Thjesht jam ajo / Ty të un^ t^ ndjek nga pas» (Sono semplicemente quella che ti seguirà da dietro), ma questo, oltre ad avere un ordine delle parole che mi sembra decisamente strano (caso mai dovrebbe essere «Thjesht jam ajo / Unë ty të ndiek nga pas»), chiaramente non corrisponde al video, e in effetti il suggerimento emerso dalla domanda di «Thjesht fryma jote / Të më ndjek nga pas», che ho accolto, somiglia assai di più al video.
• Falë suppongo sia il passato semplice aka aoristo di fal, qui usato come "donare, regalare", non come "perdonare", come pensa il sito che mi ha dato il testo.
• "S'e di" può essere sia "non lo so" che "non lo sai" che "non lo sa", io ho scelto "non lo sai" ai vv. 9-10 perché mi sembra la cosa più sensata nel contesto.
• Mi chiedo se si possa leggere «Nuk ka më puthje më as dedikim» come un dativo di possesso alla latina, quindi «Nuk ka (Non v'ha, Non c'è) më (per me) puthje (bacio) më (più), as (né) dedikim (dedizione)»; Aurel su Quora dice di no, e in effetti è una spiegazione un po' fantasiosa, ma altrimenti come si spiega questa strana frase? È solo un "hodgepodge" di parole che dà vagamente un senso? O è una ripetizione di më per enfasi? Boh… Beh Aurel ha fatto una domanda in proposito sull'"Angolo Albanese" (Albanian Corner), vediamo cosa ne esce.
• Fra l'altro forse ka dovrebbe essere ke, «Non hai più bacio né dedizione (per me)»? Bah, forse no.
• E poi dedikim per me è dedizione qui, non dedica, se no dedica de che? Dedizione nel senso di fedeltà, o anche di vicinanza, quindi questo non la bacia più e si sta allontanando da lei.

Bom, vediamola!

Aromën tënde Më ununë nuk e ndjej, ZgjoemZgjohem sërish, Po ty më nuk të gjej. Nuk ka më puthje, Më as dedikim, O Zot! Sa shumshumë e vuaj, Jo, s' e di! Jo, s' e di! Nuk të kërkoj asgjë, VeçVetëm të kem pranpranë Thjesht fryma jote Të më ndjek nga pas Hoooo Thjesht nga pas… *E vuaj unë, Vuaj unë Vuaj unë Vuaj unë Vuaj unë Vuaj unë Vuaj unë Vuaj unë I just wanna make you happy I just wanna make you happy I just wanna make you happy Ooooh yes I just wanna make you happy I just wanna make you happy Ooooh* Nëse mëndonmendon Pa mu më mirmirë do ttë jesh, Ty të uroj, Por vendin tënd asnjë s' do ttë zejzëj: S' do ttë mundem, Dot të dua tjetër, Hoooo, SëSepse ti më falëfale tjetër jetjetë, Tjetër jetjetë… Nuk gjej fuqi Unë ty të të harroj, Jooo, Nuk kam më force, Nuk dua më të ekzistoj. S' dua, jooo! *

'EIl tu parfòmmprofumo Mè mòora a-n-'enon lo sẽtsento piò, A-mMi dèstsveglio incôradi nuovo, MóMa te mòora a-n-tnon ti trövtrovo piò. T-a-n-u-mNon mi béṣbaci piò, Nò, t-a-nnon sisei piò 'e/lail/la mi, O SgnôrSignore! QuãtQuanto ch'u-mmi fa mêlmale, No, t-a-nnon sésai mìghmica! T-a-nnon sésai mìghmica! A-n-tNon ti cmãnddomando pùpure gnitniente, SôlSolo t stëgache tu stia quèqui cun mè! SôlSolo, sôlSolo ch' 'eil tu rispìr U-mMi vègnavenga drìdietro! Ooooh Vègnavenga drìdietro… *QuãtQuanto ch'u-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, U-mmi fa stêṙstare mêlmale, I just wanna make you happy I just wanna make you happy I just wanna make you happy Ooooh yes I just wanna make you happy I just wanna make you happy Ooooh* Se t pẽspensi che ẓẽẓasenza mè Tè t pùpuoi stéṙstare mèjmeglio, A sòSono cuntẽtcontento par tè, MóMa a 'eal tù pòst a-n vòinon voglio inciõnessuno: AvlìVoler bẽbene a 'n êtar/êtraaltro/a, A-n sòNon sono bõ/bõnacapace, Oooooh, Parchè t-m émi hai dêdato 'na vida növa Vida növa La förẓa par scurdê'-tscordarti, A-n-laNon la trövtrovo mìghmica Noooo, A-n òNon ho piò förẓ', A-n vòiNon volgio piò rèss'r-iesserci qua 'nt 'enel mònd! A-n-'e vòiNon lo voglio! *

Only a night

Today we have an Albanian song, Vetëm një nat' – and as I look for the video I find another video with an extra verse, wonder what that says… –, which gives this post its title. I met this as I googled vetëm vs. vetem in the context of corrections to the Albanian version here, and then I worked on it a hell of a lot, and many Quora questions and answers later, I have lyrics and a translation, and I decided to make a Min version and an English version. The former was made between 23/11/20 and 24/11, with a tweak on 25/11, the latter entirely on 25/11/20. The parts in English were always left untranslated. I lost the distinction between "standard" Albanian and dialect parts. The apostrophes mark ë's that are left unpronounced in singing. The ɨ is because ndal would be present and the past, which is what I'd expect based on context, would be ndali, but there's no i in the singing. 27/11/20 14:32 drafting this I see «快来改变， / 咱的这段歹运» doesn't fit the tune too well, so I tweak it. 14:46 same goes for «我曾想欲坐 / 真济的飞机». Also, 双人 is an adjective, so it's not right in there, fixed 15:01. No idea why I switched from pò-tí to tsûn-sú 遵守 in chorus 2 where the former was required for the rhyme. Fixing it 15:35. [I suppose fixing «承诺保持啊» to its current form in chorus 1 was done on the same date.]
UPDATE I then investigated the extra verse, and decided to translate it too, and mingle the two versions. I did the translation into English on 4/12/20 between 21:43 and 22:03, and the Min one on 5/12/20 between 19:59 and 20:19. I decided to assign it to the lady, which in the first version is Alida. Adding verse two in, I change 在恁生活 to start with 伫 at 12:45. Let's see it!

Alida: U ndamndamë pa fjalfjalë, U ndamndamë pa fjalfjalë, Ashtu në heshtje Dhe koha u ndalndali, U ndalndali dhe koha Për një prekje. UnUnë edhe ti Ishim të ri Edhe nuk dinim Për dashurindashurinë, Për dashurindashurinë Që na përkiste. Malli mmë ka marrmarrë, Më ka marrmarrë malli MePër të ta n’gjudëgjuar zâninzërin, Ta them një fjalfjalë Të ttë ledhatoj Ashtu e heshtur, DalëngadalDalëngadalë. Ti i dhe kuptim Jetës time, Zemër më falfalë Falma mua Që të lashlashë vetëm #Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë TTë i kthejmkthejmë kujtimet Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë TTë i mbajmmbajmë premtimet Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë Ne si dikur Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë Zemër ununë dhe ti prapprapë *UnUnë dhe ti prapprapë, mm, Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë UnUnë dhe ti prapprapë Zemër ununë dhe ti prapprapë Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë Jej je, jej je, jej je GBMC: @You been missin' me, I been missin' you, Tell me what to do, Tell me what to do, You been missin' me, I been missin' you, Fati jonynë i keq Tash ka me ndryshupër të ndryshuar I been missin' you, I been missin' you, ShumShumë aviona Për ty kisha ndrrundërruar, I been missin' you, I been missin' you, VeçVetëm një natnatë bashkbashkë Ne mepër të e kalukaluar Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë TTë i ndajmndajmë kujtimet, Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë TTë i mbajmmbajmë premtimet Vetëm një natnatë Vetëm një natnatë Ne si dikur Vetëm një natnatë UnUnë dhe ti prapprapë UnUnë dhe ti prapprapë Zemër ununë dhe ti prapprapë Alida: Zemër, të kam, Zemër, të kam Akoma në mendjen, Edhe pse u ndamndamë, Për ty e kam Ktëkëtë dedikim, Për ty e kam. Ti je gjithçka Që unë dua, Ti je gjithçka, Edhe më shumshumë Nga dashuria e jote Dua të marr, Në çdo sekondsekondë Të jetës tënde I joti ununë jam, I joti ununë jam, Zëmrën ma more, I joti ununë jam, Ti e pushtove Qenien time. Zemrën më fal, Falma mua Që të lashlashë vetëm # * GBMC: We are money makers We are money makers You know the mad thing They call us undertakers We are money makers We are money makers Never stop lovin' Always sensin' papers Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, # Alida *, GBMC @ – je!) Alida: 分开无声 分开无声 咱一句无没讲说 时间也定停 时间也定停 为着为了一阵碰 你我，亲爱， 两人真很少年年轻 毋不知所措 为彼那段爱 为属于咱 的彼那段爱情 现时思念， 现时思念 听着到你的声音， 一词讲说啊 想欲要按呢这样 无声爱抚你 慢慢毋不赶 你共把意味 交予交给我人生 请原谅我 亲爱，原谅 我共和你分开 #只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 记持记忆改造啊 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 保持承诺啊 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 亲像好像往时 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 又阁再次共和你做伙一起 *共和你做伙一起, mm, 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 共和你做伙一起 又阁再次共和你做伙一起, ooo 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 Yay yeah, yay yeah, yay yeah GBMC: @You been missin' me, I been missin' you, Tell me what to do, Tell me what to do, You been missin' me, I been missin' you, 快来改变啊， 咱这段歹运背运 I been missin' you, I been missin' you, 我曾想欲要坐真很 济多的飞机 I been missin' you, I been missin' you, 为着为了一𠸄晚 共和你一起 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 记持记忆隔离啊 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 承诺保持啊 只有一𠸄晚 只有一𠸄晚 亲像往时 只有一𠸄晚 共和你做伙一起 共和你做伙一起 又阁再次共和你做伙一起 Alida: 亲爱，我犹还 亲爱，我犹阁还 有你伫在心神， 虽然你无没， 你再无没遮这里， 但我这首歌 犹还向你唱 我想欲要来 揣找着到的全部 犹还只是你 也想欲要从你 得到较更济多爱情， 一点爱情， 伫在恁你的生活 的每一秒啊 我属于你 我属于你 你有提拿取阮我的的心 我属于你 你有捕获 我所有的存在 请原谅我 亲爱，原谅 我共跟你分开 # * GBMC: We are money makers We are money makers You know the mad thing They call us undertakers We are money makers We are money makers Never stop lovin' Always sensin' papers Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, # Alida *, GBMC @ – je!)

Alida: U ndam' pa fjal' We split up without words, In silence, And even time, Even time stopped Just for a soft touch. Me and you Were you and di'n't know What to do then For great love bloomed, Great love was blooming In our hearts then. And now I pine, And now I miss Listėning to your voice, One word I say: That to caress you Thus in silence, Slowly, I pray. 'Twas you Who gave me meaning in life. Darling, forgive me, Please forgive me For breaking with you. #Only a night, Only a night, To change the mem'ries Only a night, Only a night, To keep the promise Only a night, Only a night, Just like before. Only a night, Only a night, Only a night, Dear, me and you once more. *With you once more, mm, Only a night, Only a night, With you once more, mm, Dear, me and you once more, ooo Only a night, Only a night, Yay yeah, yay yeah, yay yeah. GBMC @You been missin' me, I been missin' you, Tell me what to do, Tell me what to do, You been missin' me, I been missin' you, We'll be changing our Ill fate very soon. I been missin' you, I been missin' you, Many planes I'd have Changed for you I been missin' you, I been missin' you, Just a night To spend right by you. Only a night, Only a night, To split the mem'ries Only a night, Only a night, To keep the promise Only a night, Only a night, Just like before. Only a night, With you once more, With you once more, Dear, me and you once more. Alida: I think of you, You are still in my mind, Oh darling, Though I'm not with you, This dedication, It is for you, It is for you. Ev'rything I have ever wanted, All of it is you. Although I want To get some more Of your sweet love, More love from you. In ev'ry second Of your whole life, To you I belong, To you I belong, My heart you've taken, To you I belong. Yōū have conquered All my being. Darling, forgive me, Please forgive me For breaking with you. # * GBMC: We are money makers We are money makers You know the mad thing They call us undertakers We are money makers We are money makers Never stop lovin' Always sensin' papers Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, # Alida *, GBMC @ – je!) Alida: Hun-khui bô-siann Hun-khui bô-siann Lán tsi̍t kì bô kóng Sî-kan iā tiānn Sî-kan iā tiānn Ūi-tio̍h tsi̍t tsūn phòng Lí-guá, tshin-ài, Nn̄g lâng tsin siàu-liân M̄-ti-só-tshò Ūi hit tuān ài Ūi sio̍k-û lán --ê hit tuān ài-tsîng Hiān-sî su-liām, Hiān-sî su-liām Thiann-tio̍h lí--ê siann-im, Tsi̍t sû kóng--ah Siūnn-beh án-ne Bô-siann ài-hú lí Bān-bān m̄ kuánn Lí kā ì-bī Kau-hōo guá lîn-sing Tshiánn guân-liōng guá Tshin-ài, guân-liōng Guá kā lí hun-khui #Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Kì-tî kái-tsō--ah Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Pó-tî sîng-lo̍k--ah Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tshin-tshiūnn óng-sî Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Iū-koh kā lí tsò-hué *Kā lí tsò-hué, mm, Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Kā lí tsò-hué Iū-koh kā lí tsò-hué, ooo Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Yay yeah, yay yeah, yay yeah GBMC: @You been missin' me, I been missin' you, Tell me what to do, Tell me what to do, You been missin' me, I been missin' you, Khuài lâi kái-piàn--ah， Lán tsit tuānn pháinn-ūn I been missin' you, I been missin' you, Tsn̂g siūnn-beh tsō tsin Tsè--ê hui-ki I been missin' you, I been missin' you, Ūi-tio̍h tsi̍t ing Kā lí it-khí Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Kì-tî keh-lī--ah Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Sîng-lo̍k pó-tî--ah Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Tshin-tshiūnn óng-sî Tsí-ū tsi̍t ing Kā lí tsò-hué Kā lí tsò-hué Iū-koh kā lí tsò-hué, ooo Alida: Tshin-ài, guá iáu Tshin-ài, guá iáu-koh Ū lí tī sim-sîn, Sui-liân lí bô, Lí tsài bô tsia, Tān guá tsit siú kua Iáu hiòng lí tshiùnn Guá siūnn-beh lâi Tshē--tio̍h--ê tshuân-pōo Lóng tsí-sī lí Iā siūnn-beh tshîng lí Tik-kàu khah tsè ài-tsîng, Tsi̍t tiám ài-tsîng, Tī lín sing-ua̍h --ê múi tsi̍t biáu--ah Guá sio̍k-u lí Guá sio̍k-u lí Lí ū thê gún--ê sim Guá sio̍k-u lí Lí ū pûu-hiak Guá sōo-ū--ê tsûn-tsāi Tshiánn guân-liōng guá Tshin-ài, guân-liōng Guá kā lí hun-khui # * GBMC: We are money makers We are money makers You know the mad thing They call us undertakers We are money makers We are money makers Never stop lovin' Always sensin' papers Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, Pick up the phone girl, I wanna see you Later, later, yay, # Alida *, GBMC @ – je!)

Home is following my thoughts

Today we continue with ATajuddin's poems. We have two English ones combined, one titled "Home: an illusion" giving us sections 1 and 4, the other titled "A long journey" giving us the rest. The combination was conceived by me 8/10 or very early 9/10/20, set to music by me (with slight text alterations) on 31/10/20 in the evening, with tweaks on 1/11 and 4/11, and then translated to Chinese starting in the evening of 3/11/20 and going on into the following night, with a tweak (tàiyáng chūxiàn -> tàiyáng lái) as I wrote this draft on 7/11 at 17:27, and another one (zhēn ài wǒ -> zhēn ài nǐ) slightly earlier. At 17:40, I realize I confused 小儿子 with 小孩子, so I fix that. To fill the column, I give the original on the left, and a literal rendition of the Chinese translation on the right. Recording this on 7/11/20 at around 19:40 I change 山顶->高山 and 它们上床之前->上床的时候之前. Let's see it!

Home: an illusion. Those who love us truly, become our home. Not the dirt or the rain, Just the feeling of being loved, Being treasured and cared for. A dream has set me on a long long journey: Wish I knew that I should go so far, so far away, Where loneliness would be                 [the only jewel to adorn me, This solitude would be                 [the only feather in my cap. My thoughts set out ev'ry morning. When the sun comes to bid me goodbye, «Until tomorrow», it says: «Let the moon play your muse tonight». Just like a little child thinks                 [that the moon follows him, Thus home is following my thoughts: Not the bricks or the wood, Just beautiful,                 [beautiful memories of loved ones, The meek remembering of them,                 [of them, who are my home. I see them sparkle as the sun sets, These mountains gazing at my window. Before going to their beds, The little birds sing the last song of the day: «Until tomorrow», they sing: «Let the bright stars above     [be your guests tonight». 家只是幻想： 真爱你的人们就变成家。 不是土，不是雨水， 就是感到人慈爱你， 珍重你而且在乎你。 个梦有送我去很长的旅行： 愿我曾知道我就要去这么遥远， 这种寂寞就是点缀我的唯一的珠宝， 只有这种孤单来让我引以为豪。 我思想每天早上动身。 当太阳来向我告别， «直到明天»，他告诉我， «请让月亮做你的缪斯»。 好像小孩子来想像月亮跟随他， 我家这样伴随我思想： 不是砖头，不是木头， 只是好回忆，关于心爱的人的回忆， 谦恭地记得那些人，组成我家的人。 日落之时我看他们闪耀， 望住我的窗口的高山。 上床的时候之前， 小鸟来唱日子结束的歌曲。 «直到明天»，它们唱， «请让明星今夜做你的客人»。

Home is just an illusion: The people who truly love you become home. It's not ground, it's not rainwater, It's feeling that people love you, Treasure you and care for you. A dream has sent me to go on a long journey: Wish I knew I would go this far, [And] this loneliness would be                 [the only jewel to adorn me, [And] only this solitude                 [would make me feel proud. My thoughts every morning set out. When the sun bids me goodbye, «Until tomorrow», he says, «Let the moon be your muse». Just like a little child                 [imagines that the moon follows him, My home thus follows my thought: It's not bricks, it's not wood, Just good memories,                 [memories about loved people, Meekly remembering those people,                 [the people who make up my home. At the time of sunset I watch them glitter, The mountaintops that gaze at my window. Before they go to bed, The little birds sing the song of the ending day. «Until tomorrow», they sing «Let the bright stars                 [be your guests tonight». Jiā zhǐ shì huànxiǎng: Zhēn'ài nǐ de rénmen jiù biàn chéng jiā. Bù shì tǔ, bù shì yǔshuǐ, Jiù shì gǎndào rén cí'ài nǐ, Zhēnzhòng nǐ érqiě zàihū nǐ. Gè mèng yǒu sòng wǒ qù hěn cháng de lǚxíng: Yuàn wǒ céng zhīdào wǒ jiù yào qù zhème yáoyuǎn, Zhè zhǒng jìmò jiù shì diǎnzhuì wǒ de wéiyī de zhūbǎo, Zhǐyǒu zhè zhǒng gūdān lái ràng wǒ yǐn yǐ wéi háo. Wǒ sīxiǎng měitiān zǎoshang dòngshēn. Dāng tàiyáng lái xiàng wǒ gàobié, «Zhídào míngtiān», tā gàosù wǒ, «Qǐng ràng yuèliang zuò nǐ de móu sī». Hǎoxiàng xiǎo háizi lái xiǎngxiàng yuèliàng gēnsuí tā, Wǒ jiā zhèyàng bànsuí wǒ sīxiǎng: Bù shì zhuāntóu, bù shì mùtou, Zhǐshì hǎo huíyì, guānyú xīn'ài de rén de huíyì, Qiāngōng de jìdé nà xiē rén, zǔchéng wǒjiā de rén. Rìluò zhī shí wǒ kàn tāmen shǎnyào, Wàng zhù wǒ de chuāngkǒu de gāoshān. Shàngchuáng de shíhòu zhīqián, Xiǎo niǎo lái chàng rì zǐ jiéshù de gēqǔ. «Zhídào míngtiān», tāmen chàng, «Qǐng ràng míngxīng jīnyè zuò nǐ de kèrén».

Love - când ko

Today we have a weird one. This is a combination of an Urdu poem and half an English poem, both by ATajuddin, the same author as May the mirror not hide her and The pen of God, a combination operated by me which I recently set to music. As a translation, I have the languages swapped. The setting to music and the translation happened between 22:38 and 0:15 of 14/10/20, with some tweaks the next day between 12:56 and 13:48. In fact, the music started a bit earlier, with the chorus set to music in the evening of 13/10. The title of the combination is the same as the post, când ko (چاند کو) meaning "to the moon". While working on the collection of my friend ATajuddin's poems I'm curating, I stumbled upon a correction she made to my interpretation, and realized I mistranslated the line «Maybe you are giving me peace even more, even more than him», which in the original actually says «Maybe your vision is giving him peace too». That was on 18/10/20 in the evening, the next day at 11:15 I set out to straighten the score. Well, make that 11:56, because Avid link would not sign in until I restarted, and I was freeing up space on my HD. Anyway, at 11:57 I have «Maybe your vision is gīving peace tō him too», then at 11:57 still I change the end to «to him as well», and the present form is chosen by 11:58. Score below, just for clarity. Also, prob. at 14:33 on 17/10/20, I changed netritv to sarbarâhî in the Urdu translation part, because netritv is not findable in any Urdu dictionary, while sarbarâhî is, and the latter also fits the tune better. Let's see it!

کرس: کچھ اندھیرا ضروری ہے، کچھ تیرا دیدار بھی ضروری ہے. دیدار نا جس کا ہو سکے، وو بھی تجھے دیکھ رہا ہے، میری نگاہے بھی تجھ پر، اس کی نگاہے بھی تجھ پر، وو مجھے تجھ میں ڈھونڈ رہا ہے شاید میں بھی اس سے تجھ میں ہی ڈھونڈ رہا. کرس There is a veil on the mirror, Only with love will you see The true heart of your beloved. If there is true love, All veils will fall, The mirror will open the door, The door will open, Door that leads you to her heart. کرس روشن تو اس کا بھی سونا آسمان کر رہا ہے، روشن میرا بھی فلک تو کر رہا ہے، دیدار تیرا شاید اس سے بھی سکون دے رہا ہے۔ تو اکیلے ایک ہی، ایک ہی تو چاند ہے، اس کے فلک کا بھی اور میرے فلک کا چراغ ہے! کرس Chorus: A little darkness is important, A glimpse of you is important too. May you be no-one else's vision. He too is now looking at you. My own eyes are also on you, His own eyes are also on you, He is a-looking for me inside you, Maybe I too now am a-looking to find him in you. Chorus درپں پر ایک پردہ ہے، کیول پیار سے دیکھے گا تمہاری پریتم کے سچے دل کو۔ اگر سچا پیار ھے، پردے گریں گے۔ درپں دوار کو کھولے گا، دوار جو اس کے دل کو سربراہی کرتا ھے۔ Now you are making even his deserted sky shine, You are making even my skydome shine, Maybe your vision is giving peace to him as well. You alone are indeed a moon, Are indeed a moon, Both of his skydome and of my skydome                                         [you are the bright lamp.

Koras: Kucẖ 'andẖěrâ ẑarŭrî ḥê̱, Kucẖ těrâ dîdâr bẖî ẑarŭrî ḥê̱. Dîdâr nâ jis kâ ḥô sakê. Vô bẖî tujẖê děkẖ raḥâ ḥê̱. Měrî nigâḥê bẖî tujẖ par, 'Us kî nigâḥê bẖî tujẖ par, Vô mujẖê tujẖ měṅ ḍẖûnḍ raḥâ ḥê̱, Šâyad mě̱ṅ bẖî 'us sê tujẖ měṅ ḥî ḍẖûnḍ raḥâ. Koras There is a veil on the mirror, Only with love will you see The true heart of your beloved. If there is true love, All veils will fall, The mirror will open the door, The door will open, Door that leads you to her heart. Koras Rôšan tû 'us kâ bẖî sûnâ 'âsmân kar raḥâ ḥê̱, Rôšan měrâ bhî falak tû kar raḥâ ḥê̱. Dîdâr těrâ šâyad 'us sê bẖî sukûn dê raḥâ ḥê̱. Tû 'akělê 'ěk ḥî, 'ěk ḥî tô când ḥê̱, 'Us kê falak kâ bẖî 'ô̱r měrê falak kâ cirâğ ḥê̱. Koras Chorus: A little darkness is important, A glimpse of you is important too. May you be no-one else's vision. He too is now looking at you. My own eyes are also on you, His own eyes are also on you, He is a-looking for me inside you, Maybe I too now am a-looking to find him in you. Chorus Darpaṇ par 'ěk pardāĥ ḥê̱, Kěval pyâr sê děkḫê gâ Tumḥârî prîtam kê saccê dil kô. 'Agar saccâ pyâr ḥê̱, Pardê girěṅ gê. Darpaṇ dvâr kô kḫôlê gâ, Dvâr jô 'us kê dil kô sarbarâhî kartâ ḥê̱. Now you are making even his deserted sky shine, You are making even my skydome shine, Maybe your vision is giving peace to him as well. You alone are indeed a moon, Are indeed a moon, Both of his skydome and of my skydome                                         [you are the bright lamp.

The pen of God

Today we have an Urdu poem, رب کی قلم | Rab kî qalam, which titles the post and was authored by ATajuddin, also the author of May the mirror not hide her, and set to music by me. The musication was complete within Sat 26/9/20, the translation was complete within 28/9, a few tune tweaks and chord tweaks were made within 2/10, the day of writing this draft. But am I right that «我天主的荣耀里多宋诗写» sounds like «I write many poems of praise in the glory of God»? Let's make that «Wǒ de Tiānzhǔ». 23:58 2/10. Let's see it!

رب نے توجھے قلم دیا هے، ظلم نہ لکھ! قلم سے تو تقدیر نہ لکه سکے تو تکلیف نہ لکھ! خطاكار نہ بن، سلسلای رنج نہ لکھ! عشق نہ سہھی، بوفای کی داستان نہ لکه! رب نے کرم جو کیا ھے، !میرے رب کی شان وچ قسیدے لکھ 天主把钢笔给妳了，压迫别写！ 如果用钢笔不会写前定，痛苦也别写！ 不要做坏事，悲苦的系列别写！ 没经过爱，背叛疑心的故事别写！ 天主对妳若用恩惠， 我的天主的荣耀里多宋诗写！

Rab nê tŭjḫê qalam diyâ ḥê̱, żŭlm naĥ likḫ! Qalam sê tû taqdîr naĥ likḫ sakê, tô taklîf naĥ likḫ! Xaṫâkâr naĥ ban, silsilâ-ẹ̌ ranj naĥ likḫ! `Išq naĥ saḥî, bevafâî kî dâstân naĥ likḫ! Rab nê karam jô kiyâ ḥê̱, Měrê Rab kî šân vic qasîdê likḫ! Tiānzhǔ bǎ gāngbǐ gěi nǐ le, yāpò bié xiě! Rúguǒ yòng gāngbǐ bù huì xiě qián dìng, tòngkǔ yě bié xiě! Bùyào zuò huàishì, bēikǔ de xìliè bié xiě! Méi jīngguò ài, bèipàn yíxīn de gùshì bié xiě! Tiānzhǔ duì nǐ ruò yòng ēnhuì, Wǒ de Tiānzhǔ de róngyào lǐ duō sòng shī xiě!

God has given you a pen, don't write oppression!
Not being able to write destiny with the pen, so don't write hardships!
Don't become an oppressor, don't write a succession of grief!
[If you] haven't gone through love, don't write a story of betrayal!
If God has given [you] a blessing,
Write poems of praise in my God's glory!