「Reminiscence of the Red Lotus / 忆红莲」English cover by ✿ham

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This cover was commissioned by Syn -- thank you SO much for having me again!! ❤️
Making these translyrics was really a shot in the dark, but despite inevitably losing some of the nuance and poetry from the original chinese, I'm super proud of how they turned out! Especially being able to preserve the "oo" rhyme for every single line of the song :D
Thanks so much for listening and let me know what you think! ❤️
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Original Credits:
Music composition&Tuning: 水琴
Music arrangement: TOZZ
Lyrics：孤簧
Illustration：酥妃/啊嘤/梨子/艾欧里亚/元小宵/Lolik/Sailex
PV：Mars蓬莱人形/丧失花苗
Original upload: www.bilibili.tv...
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English Lyrics
* You may use for non-commercial purposes with proper credit & link back to this vid. Please do let me know if you use them! :)
Recall: the lanterns that line the moon
Take note: the red lotus flowers dancing but for whom?
Recall: the slate road that brings to view
You with brush in hand, by the water blue
Recall: red paint on the canvas blooms
Every year, the same song and dance in reverence to you
Recall: the bitterness of love once new
With a brush in hand, by the water blue
You were wearing your white suit, while I donned maroon
Love had rendered me a fool; and I danced for you
I craved more but hid the truth, while you stayed, unmoved
With a brush in hand, by the water blue
Again, my dance must rely on you
The red lotus; now shedding tears yet words cannot come through
Again, your silhouette dissolves from view
With a brush in hand, by the water blue
Who was wearing the white suit? Who had donned maroon?
Who still sings that long-gone tune? Forbye who danced anew?
Who craved more but hid the truth? Even as time moved on
With brush in hand by the water blue?
Ever brush in hand, by the water blue

[@renkonaku]

Omg I think these translyrics were so well written!! The words are so poetically written and I love the repetition!!

[@renkonaku]

Congratulations on another beautiful cover!

[@SirHamnet]

@@renkonaku thanks so much ren, great to see you at the premiere too!! thanks for making the time!😍

[@renkonaku]

@@SirHamnet aw of course!! I always look forward to your premieres, so I was glad I could make it! 😊

[@eunicemata2588]

Thank you! I’ve loved this song for years and I’m so happy you decided to cover it! You have made my entire month!

[@SirHamnet]

@@eunicemata2588 I'm so glad!!💞💞 thank you for listening and I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@arghyaprotimhalder5592]

What is it about hmm dunno add it to playlist

[@kogrio4290]

How did you make it so poetic even as a translation! It's so beautiful ❤️ It got me emotional for some reason....

[@noahmckeithen6936]

I have waited so long for someone to sing this thank you!😊

[@SirHamnet]

@@noahmckeithen6936 I'm glad people still remember this song!💞 thank you for listening!

[@SirJaku-P]

waiting patiently for the SirHamnet Synth V vb😌 besides that, I LOVE YOUR COVERS SO SO MUCH!!!

[@thelaggermaster]

I'm waiting for a cover of "Abstract Nonsense" :D

[@BrocomeON.NOW.]

Came from your comment on the nhk video

[@teistensean7227]

Chinese song lets goooo

[@teresanu]

This is so beautiful and tragic and it's way too late for me to be having emotions but I can't stop listening 😭

[@scorpiuscosplays7972]

O h my god 😍

[@jannis11]

Naice

[@colaffinity]

beautiful ham voice i am sent v ____v i also lvoe the translyrics!!!

[@outeremissary4438]

I wasn't familiar with this song, but was returning to your work after a long time since last listening... this is such a beautiful cover!! I really love the way the lyrics flow. There's a really strong metered sound to them... it feels silly to call it "poetic," but I feel like the structure and rhythm puts it in mind somehow. It's really beautiful!! I love it a lot.

[@SirHamnet]

@@outeremissary4438 thank you!! I'm so happy to read your comment, I appreciate you taking the time 💞💞💞

[@outeremissary4438]

@@SirHamnet And I appreciate the time that must have gone into creating this 💕💕 Thank you for sharing this music!

[@sohl4175]

Damn, haven't heard this song in a while. Thanks for the song cover!

[@coffeepeppers]

I recently returned to your cover of Seasonal Feathers and was wondering if you were still posting.... Pleasantly surprised to see that you are! This is a great cover as well to add to the collection, thank you!

[@keeperofsecrets14]

Omggg this song is so pretty! And the lyrics are stunning? They feel like a poem! Amazing!

[@FroggieSinger]

This is beautiful! It makes me feel like I'm in a historical drama

[@SirHamnet]

@@FroggieSinger thank you froggie!!! thanks for listening!💞

[@sarakhairuddin5041]

Hello Ham (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)💕💕!! Sorry for coming to disturb and talking about something that's not related to the cover. That being said, I absolutely miss your and Joydreamer's cover for "Sword of Drossel." I always listened to it back when I was in high school and it quickly became my favourite Vocaloid ever because you guys

[@SirHamnet]

@@sarakhairuddin5041 ahhh I do miss that song too and have always loved that fairytale vibe ～ thanks for the message! I generally don't take requests anymore since I'm too busy to get to everything, but feel free to reach out about a commission if that's something you might be interested in, happy to answer any questions too!

[@sarakhairuddin5041]

Ahh I understand ^^!! That's alright so I don't mind!! I'm still thrilled that you respond

[@SirHamnet]

@@sarakhairuddin5041 since it's a song I already know, I'll be happy to offer a pretty steep discount -- thank you sm for your interest and your kind words!! hope to hear from you in the future ☺️

[@sarakhairuddin5041]

@@SirHamnet That's so kind of you 🥹💞💞 Really, absolutely generous, my heart is just full 🌈🙏‼️‼️ Still I am determined to support you; you are my favourite artist after all and as a fan, I want to support my idols to the fullest (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ ❤️❤️ Ham/Lily/Sirhamnet be prepared because you're going to get that bag 🤑🫰💰💲💲💲 ... you're not planning to retire anytime soon, right? Because I might request the commission next year, so please don't go too soon (⁠´⁠°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥⁠ω⁠°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥⁠｀⁠)🙏🙏

[@voidnoidoid]

this is a beautiful cover... amazing job with the translyrics!

[@SirHamnet]

Thank you so much!!💞

[@davidguthriemusic]

so beautiful!! an enchanting song and lyrics ❤

[@SirHamnet]

@@davidguthriemusic thank you David!!!🙏💞💞

[@wolverdep4739]

holy crap lois

[@emuwhee]

i love this cover so much 😭😭😭💕💕

[@SirHamnet]

@@emuwhee TY EMMY ALSO FOR UR FEEDBACK ON THE WIPS🙏🙏🙏💞

[@aisumochi]

this so beautiful!!!!!!!!

[@SirHamnet]

THANK U THANK U NOOMMMYYY❤

[@Leivanter]

You have the nicest voice fr like transcendental

[@SirHamnet]

@@Leivanter thank you!😭😭😭💞

[@ObsidianScythe]

Epic as always! ❤

[@SirHamnet]

@@ObsidianScythe thank you!!😍