M. Ward Chinese Translation

directors Joel Trussell and Eric Johnson
animators Gene Blakefield and Darin Bendall
additional art assistance from Chris Chua

[@zackd.2445]

I just heard this song on the radio, and it awakened something inside me i forgot was there.It really touched me. Really great song.

[@SamWinderArt]

Yeah man! Same thing happened to me. :)

[@BobStein]

From on Patton Oswalt's "Annihilation". *Dude you broke my heart.*

[@michaelg3074]

Wow. I came to this song from looking at the same P.O, stand up concert. Imagine that.

[@Battery64121]

This is one of my favorite songs from M. Ward, and favorite music video of all time. Beautifully done, in its own simple way.

[@chinatownchillin]

i have replaying this song for 2 days in a row at work now. Im still not over it such a cool song!!!

[@tracyac]

I've listened to this 8 times in a row. A song hasn't immediately grabbed me like this in a long time. Love it!

[@gamechanger835]

👍👍

[@Emilymaysing]

simply love it...especially the instrumental part in the end..very soft, sweet and simpel, but yet very powerful.

[@gamechanger835]

It is a pleasant ending indeed.

[@carolstone1202]

I somehow got linked back to this song and was flooded with memories of my dearest friend from long ago. I miss you Orla. Everyday. XOXO

[@eminemxu27]

yeah,me too.Can't help to watch it over and over again.What a beautiful melody.

[@dweej1]

Beautiful song. My interpretation: The "young fool" is going through an existential crisis and is feeling sorry for himself. The wise old man tells him he's asking these questions to avoid his fear of doing the things he knows he must do. His whole question-asking adventure (his "escapade") is just a way to avoid confronting his responsibilities. The part I like most is the old man pointing out that everyone, deep down, knows what they must do, despite how confusing life can be.

[@StrollInTheDarkkk]

the answer lies within: "...afraid to do the things that I knew I have to do"

[@horny4Utube]

I still get goosebumps from this song--and the video.

[@froydus]

you are so right...i cant stop listening to this song, and now my 2 yr. old goes around the house singing he's got a broken heart.

[@BrigidEileen]

He never said what to do with the pieces

[@GraceGoodnight]

My teacher played this song in class now we have to watch it everyday and sing it because we are all so addicted...I

[@Koops2245]

wow man..... this is just SO deep... as many of you may have noticed this song totally confirms the saying; Music can sooth the savage beast, have you noticed that most, or even ALL the comments on this vid are completly intelligent, thought out, and just so plain great. M ward is slowly making this world a better place ;) Great band, glad I finally found them...

[@clownnookie]

There have been only 30 really GREAT songs since 2000, and this definitely is one of them.

[@thisisgoodmilk]

I don't think I'll ever tire of this song.

[@pavelgoncarov]

It's marvelous, really. The way he sings the first " pieces of broken HEART", that kills me...And the animation

[@feszni]

Can't stop watching! Simply awesome...

[@The51stDivision]

我渡过了狂狂的海 爬上了座高高的山 遇见了个老老的人 坐在哭泣的柳树下 他说如果你有什么问题 尽管对我问出来 但我的时间不多了 你只能出三题 【合声】 我说 一颗破碎的心你该怎么办 一个人又怎么留身于光芒 如果生命真如他们说 转眼便消逝 黑夜为何又那么长 随后太阳缓缓下山 他便唱给我这首歌 【合声】 我曾经和你一样轻狂 害怕必须经历的事情 和你一样我选择逃跑 和你一样我选择逃跑 我渡过了狂狂的海 爬上了座高高的山 遇见了个老老的人 坐在稚嫩的小树下 他说如果你有什么问题 尽管对我问出来 但我的时间不多了 你只能出三题 【合声】

[@Sagest7]

I saw this years ago on the Wedge and forgot all about it, and saw it searching for another song. I am quite glad because it's an amazing song and animation.

[@obscure1036]

"what do you do with the pieces of a broken heart.." i can't get this song out of my head, it's beautiful

[@DruggedMonk]

You shouldn't look at it as being depressing. We learn and then we teach. We gain wisdom and pass it on, this is how things are, even in our life. The beauty of human life is not the repetitiveness of our society or how insignificant all our lives are. It's the beautiful messages we convey, and the overwhelming emotions of happiness, love, and content that we can feel.

[@eulalius]

This song is very sweet. It feels like a hug from your grandma.

[@mclellan4637]

It is a fantastic song. I think the audio is just how he wanted it. The mics, instruments, the audio effects are taylor made - watch them doing this video on letterman - the drummer is playing what looks like a tire rim. Brilliant! It's so hard to find a new sound and this one it hypnotic!

[@andreandeahhh]

haunting .... and yet, heartwarming and comforting at the same time. only M. Ward

[@elerayrah]

this is a piece of art in itself, the music and video. it just has such a nice feel about it

[@Nessevan]

"and if life is really as short as they say, then why is the night so long?" one of the most beautiful sentences i've ever heard in as song...

[@mjfletch5737]

Just recently heard this CD - excellent! Thanks for posting this song!

[@KilllerSLO]

This is one of most beutiful songs I have ever heard and probablly the best music video I have seen.

[@sleepyeyes]

this song is seriously like a masterpiece haha

[@GeneSavage]

Absolutely beautiful, both the song and and the animation... thanks for brightening my evening!

[@monsterstinker]

ive been following m ward for a while. the dude is a fucking genius. totally original voice and his lyrics sound like re-written poems

[@ThePretzelHead]

Shifting Circles TV loves M. Ward and this song! Thanks for sharing Nice job Gene and Darin- you captured the "it" of this.

[@nblumer]

Excellent - Finally an artist that actually puts in effort. Sounds like a cross between pink floyd and Leonard Cohen

[@Maryangel24]

i just can't get enough of this video, i bet half of the viewsnumber is cause of me. i love the song and the animation is great!

[@earmud]

You're really missing out if you do not know of m ward & his passion for continuously writing utterly beautiful pieces like this one. I know that he has been a great influence on myself & others. Love is all around us-h.du

[@coillockspiral]

This just has to be one of the most amazing songs I have heard in a while. And the video works so well. Great job to all involved!

[@ericlovemaomao]

I think the answer is that everyone has their own answers by experiencing their own life.

[@spambuster1982]

My take of the meaning of the song is that something in life is just as it is, you have to know to make the best of it and move on when you have to.

[@satenru777]

this is the first time i had seen/heard this song but im in love with it already

[@freakintrenton]

ive been looking 4 this song for 3 years

[@kevintam2822]

oh i see... the young fool could only choose 3 questions of life to ask the profound old man and the old man answers it with a song before he dies. music is the key to life... it mends broken hearts, allows us to live in the light, and makes our nights go by.

[@chelsie030888]

I've had this song stuck in my head since the moment I woke up this morning. It is so amazing!!

[@santiaguado]

how can he be such an incredible composer, performer and lyricist at the same time? big mystery... the lyrics of this song are just beautiful.

[@karilovesjamesdean]

my english seminar was just analyzing that song today...its amazing at all the little small details that makes this a great song.

[@ezpei]

he's really excellent. this is a chill one for him, but i love it. see him live if you can. very inspiring.

[@petangelqt]

how can this make u smile and sad at the same time?

[@scudbook]

Love this! Heard it for the first time last week and must have listened to it 100 times since then. Ordered the M Ward back catalogue just incase they have any other tunes half as good as this.

[@SarPilot90]

One of the best songwriters of this generation imo...almost Dylan-esque!

[@bookezra]

well done. spring, summer, winter, fall... and M. Ward.

[@greatsea]

No, it's one of the freshest things I've heard in a while. No sarcasm.

[@saraswuati]

Lovely song... lovely video... Love M.Ward´s music*

[@tgarci2]

This is such a cool song, the animation is priceless.

[@PyrosNine]

As the lyrics say, this is about a guy who is in an "escapade" to escape from his own heartache, seeking answers, only to find another man just like himself, who himself has no answers to give, just a lonely song. The message is that we need to soar above and away from our own heartache and loneliness and find that other lonesome heart out there in order to be happy, although it may take a lifetime to figure it out. Notice the pink bird is first seen when the first old man asks the question?

[@FiFiFOC]

love this guy, great sound. very cool mix of influences. chill.......

[@aholden12592]

i think its about that everybody has generally the same problems. but its how you fix or resolve them that makes the answers

[@SacrilegeGamingGodz]

hahahaha the little bug @ 2:59 xDD soo cute

[@omgitsclassical]

this places shivers down my spine

[@stildaydreamin89]

i think that it means life is about finding those answers, and passing them onto others.

[@lookitcrashed]

This is the most clever song and coolest video!!! EVER

[@pumpkinboy13]

wow......this song is awesome!!!! how come no one ever heard of it?

[@lowmazda626]

This video shreds anything from the VMA's.

[@nemesispang]

People see things as they are and ask why; I see things as they aren't and ask why not.

[@EobardFerguson]

@kornypony Maybe that's point? In the context of the song, the older, wiser man knows better than try to teach what he's learned in life; he just explains that he did the exact same thing when he was young. His "translation", what the other younger man understands, can't be "translated" perfectly. Hence the song title.

[@backyardparkworks]

the first time i saw this i thought it was really dumb. now it is one of my favorite songs. my teacher gets kind of mad when me and the guy who sits next to me burst into song together... in this song.

[@Opium2000]

Wonderful song, great animation.. Just can't help to remind you a lot of things.

[@esseyareey]

his music is addicting ,,,,hypnotizing

[@lphchld]

I loved it when he played this at the Hollywood Bowl, too bad there was major feedback as he was singing "pieces of a broken heart" which is my favorite part of this song. :)

[@lezlieprapra]

for me the song says, there is no answer as to what to do with the pieces of a broken heart, except hear a story of someone else who has tried to figure it out before you...

[@punkfish79]

the world weeps with you my friend...

[@red88alert]

when youre going through hell...you just gotta keep going...you ask so much that you forget to live...it is true that you just have to learn to let go and that in itself shows courage...gotta have more faith in ones-self and when you do need to ask a question dont be afraid of the answer...life just happens and you learn to flow with it...you stay true to yourself even when youre lost because life has its little ways to replenish a parched soul...

[@swixio6081]

perfectly said.

[@Wendywonder123]

Once upon a time, there was a mountain, a temple in the mountain and an old and a young monk in the temple, one day the old monk told the young monk, once upon a time, there was a mountain, a temple in the mountain and an old and a young monk in the temple...this is the Chinese version, as for how deep the story is...I think it works better as a bed time story, you'll never figure out what it means, so just go to sleep

[@swarlock]

Dweej1 is right. I knew somebody like this once. In the end despite himself he still runs away from his problems while still trying to find the answers.

[@michaelg3074]

Patton picked the perfect song to end his concert with, as evidence by other posters who found this song there.

[@cardbored_]

The answer was his song :) Don't worry about the night or day, the moon or sun, just enjoy what you can while you're here and the only way to deal with a broken heart and pain in general is to just go through it. :)

[@kimikohi]

m. ward is a genius.

[@esseyareey]

great great song ,,not many people ever heard of him

[@Ss1mega]

Damn first song to leave me speechless. ......

[@ralienpp]

Great song! Wise. It can also be used as an introduction to recursion ;-)

[@andreandeahhh]

he makes me feel so fuzzy inside. I love M. Ward. I want him so bad

[@horny4Utube]

This is as close to perfect as it gets.

[@AshleyWright429]

that comment was specifically to azazgogo.... i happen to LOVE this song and video, I just think that azazgogo is insane

[@justanimate]

amazing short film - great song! I absolutely love it

[@yuehaiyan]

Gosh...It kills me too. His voice is really different, but touching.

[@baltimorestyle007]

Brilliant! this is a beautiful song accompanied by a brilliant video!

[@SarPilot90]

Brilliant in every way Thanks M Ward!

[@greatsea]

This is the only song I've listened to by him.

[@stephenspielberger]

I love it. Great lyrics... and a very well matched video.

[@coillockspiral]

Great song and clever lyrics...and the video works great!

[@stuksy4321]

Son introduced this song to me. Love it. Very cool. Can't get it out of my head. Also, am I the only one who hears this similarity: See I once was a young fool like you, afraid to do the things that I knew I had to do... So I'm living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati W-K-R-P... LOL

[@suuzzee5]

Very lovely video and song. Thanks to reliablebow for the share.

[@alishawesterman9941]

this is the most beautiful genius thing i've seen/heard on youtube.

[@jds106]

I love this song. I heard for the first time on myspace page from one of the "cloverfield victims" and loved it ever since

[@karnutz]

Simply beautiful

[@nightjammer]

Y'know, there's a lot of Louis Armstrong in this little diddy, if you listen close and use a little imagination; it's not just in M. Ward's growly voice, but in the melody and arrangement.

[@mikeynon]

my interpritation is the people are trying to figure out the answers, both the men and women, but the bird that hears both parties, is able to put the two sides together and answer the questions. thus finding peace.

[@Rambowjo2]

This is a very special song. Very catching indeed.

[@alexiswong84]

i think your semantic tranlation is working wayyyyyy better here..thank you. :)

[@mooseybwoy]

Awesome video! That Kid606 one's pretty damn good as well!