等我音乐 (děngwǒyīnyuè) #3 – 张雨童 (zhāngyǔtóng)– 我们这些年 (wǒmenzhèxiēnián)

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In episode 3 of the 等我音乐 series, Brad and 易开 talk to singer, vocal instructor and songwriter 张雨童 about 我们这些年. 张雨童 dishes out all sorts of great advice on singing and songwriting. The dude is a pro and will have you feeling like you're ready to start creating by the time our chat is over.

如果你喜欢音乐，喜欢听音乐背后的故事，那么《等我音乐》将是你欣赏音乐之旅上不可多得的风景；甚至是，如果你曾幻想过写歌，想拥有属于自己的音乐，但又被深奥复杂的乐理知识拒之门外，无法攀爬那一堵高墙……那么，听完本期节目后，你可能会站在一个新的起点更好地认识音乐。

本期节目以《我们这些年》为主线，由作曲及演唱者张雨童讲解歌曲创作过程中的技巧方法。好音乐，源自于生活。让我们带着对生活的热爱走进本期的《等我音乐》~

目录 Contents: 1) 链接 Links 2) 歌词 Lyrics 3) 开场白文字 Opening Transcript 4) 语言学习材料 Language Learning Materials

1) 链接 Links

Listen to 我们这些年 on YouTube

Listen to 我们这些年 on 网易云音乐

Listen to 我们这些年 on QQ Music

Follow 张雨童歌 on 微博

张雨童的抖音号：张雨童歌

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2) 歌词 Lyrics

我们这些年

作曲 : 张雨童

作词 : 张军瑜

我们这些年，生活看上去也还如意

什么时候换了工作什么时候买了房子

我们这些年，有没有想起从前的自己

一起喝酒的饭馆儿划过宿舍楼顶的流星

Women zhèxiē nián，shēnghuó kànshàngqù yě hái rúyì

Shénmeshíhòu huànle gōngzuò shénmeshíhòu mǎile fángzi

Women zhèxiē nián，yǒuméiyǒu xiǎngqǐ cóngqián de zìjǐ

yīqǐ hējiǔ de fànguǎnér huàguò sùshè lóudǐng de liúxīng

我们这些年，所有的光影都已老去

所有爱过的女孩男孩都成回忆

我们这些年，所有的生活都担起

所走过的城市吻过的爱情都有叹息

Women zhèxiē nián，suǒyǒu de guāngyǐng dōu yǐ lǎoqù

Suǒyǒu àiguò de nǚhái nánhái dōu chéng huíyì

Women zhèxiē nián，suǒyǒu de shēnghuó dōu dānqǐ

Suǒzǒu guòde chéngshì wěnguò de àiqíng dōu yǒu tànxī

兄弟姐妹，这些年你说还算如意

今天醉后，我们还要各奔东西

兄弟姐妹，这些年你说还算如意

今天醉后，我们还要各奔东西

xiōngdì jiěmèi，zhèxiē nián nǐ shuō hái suàn rúyì

jīntiān zuìhòu，wǒmen háiyào gèbēndōngxī

xiōngdì jiěmèi，zhèxiē nián nǐ shuō hái suàn rúyì

jīntiān zuìhòu，wǒmen háiyào gèbēndōngxī

这些不曾想的话题成了我们在意的努力

生活的狂欢中你偶尔也会悲伤不已

zhèxiē bù céngxiǎng de huàtí chéngle women zàiyì de nǔlì

shēnghuó de kuánghuān zhōng nǐ ǒuěr yěhuì bēishāngbùyǐ

兄弟姐妹，这些年你说还算如意

今天醉后，我们还要各奔东西

兄弟姐妹，这些年你说还算如意

今天醉后，我们还要各奔东西

xiōngdì jiěmèi，zhèxiē nián nǐ shuō hái suàn rúyì

jīntiān zuìhòu，wǒmen háiyào gèbēndōngxī

xiōngdì jiěmèi，zhèxiē nián nǐ shuō hái suàn rúyì

jīntiān zuìhòu，wǒmen háiyào gèbēndōngxī

兄弟姐妹，这些年你说还算如意

今天醉后，我们还要各奔东西

兄弟姐妹，这些年你说还算如意

今天醉后，我们还要各奔东西

xiōngdì jiěmèi，zhèxiē nián nǐ shuō hái suàn rúyì

jīntiān zuìhòu，wǒmen háiyào gèbēndōngxī

xiōngdì jiěmèi，zhèxiē nián nǐ shuō hái suàn rúyì

jīntiān zuìhòu，wǒmen háiyào gèbēndōngxī

还没到那要回忆的季节里

为什么年轻的我们会觉得自己已老去

Háiméi dào nà yào huíyì de jìjiélǐ

Wèishénme niánqīng de women huìjuédézìjǐyǐlǎoqù

3) 开场白文字 Opening Transcript

欢迎各位歌手也欢迎你们未来的歌手来收听面包吐思《等我音乐》。我是面包。Today’s song, 我们这些年，features the nostalgic poetry of journalist 张军瑜turned into music and melody by singer, vocal instructor, and songwriter, 张雨童. We asked 张雨童 to take us through the songwriting and recording process, and along the way he ends up sharing tons of theory and practical advice for all you aspiring singers and music creators. Stick around after the interview to hear the whole song.

For lyrics, links to everything 张雨童 and useful language learning materials, check out the episode notes on breadtoastchinese.simplecast.com, and in the articles we put out on our public WeChat account, or 微信公众号，BreadToast Chinese 面包吐思.

4) 语言学习材料 Language Learning Materials

13 Words and Phrases that Brad Likes and/or Has Something to Say About:

1. 画面感[ huàmiàn gǎn ] – visual sense; imagery. I just think this is a great term. Apparently易开does, too, because he uses it frequently (possibly because he’s a designer?).
2. 权威性[ quán wēi xìng ] - authoritative; (having) authority. Effective way to describe someone who has earned the respect of peers in a given field.
3. 脑海[ nǎo hǎi ] - the brain; the mind. Pretty much always used with 里attached at the end. ‘Brain sea’ just does so much more for me than “the mind.”
4. 各奔东西[ gè bèn dōng xī ] – to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb (Hanping). Not enough 4 字 idioms to have a separate section for this episode, but didn’t want to miss this.
5. 拜师[ bài shī ] - to formally become an apprentice to a master. Note that 易开 says “拜个师,” cause Chinese is cool.
6. 死磕[ sǐ kē ] - (coll.) to fight to the death. Speaking of Chinese being cool, this absolutely qualifies as boss-level vocabulary.
7. 事半功倍[ shì bàn gōng bèi ] - get twice the result with half the effort. Solid 4 字stuff.
8. 老天爷 [ lǎo tiān yé ] – God; Heavens. 张雨童 says singing ability is老天爷给的.
9. 我还可以呀[ wǒ háikěyǐ ya ] – I’m not bad. Obviously, this isn’t high level stuff. It’s worth it though to note 易开‘s usage and tone, because that exact way of saying it is very much a “thing.”
10. 沉淀[ chén diàn ] - to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution); to settle. 几年的沉淀is a cool way for 张雨童to set up the idea that his song slowly precipitated and rested on his mind and soul for several years before he finally and suddenly had some inspiration and got it just right.
11. 传说中的[ chuán shuō zhòng de ] – Legendary. You should use this.
12. 懵逼了[ měng bī le ] – stupid. To (kind of) literally have ignorance/stupidity forced upon you or to force it upon others. Not technically a dirty word but it’s not exactly polite language. Avoid saying this around grandma.
13. 小白[ xiǎo bái ] - fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白脸, pretty boy; (slang) novice; greenhorn. I’ve never really heard it used in an insulting way.It’s usually meant to be more cute/welcoming. I’m not a gamer though so I’m not sure if it goes in another direction in that sphere.

Get these words down if you want to sing like 张雨童:

• 和声[ hé shēng ] – harmony (music)
• 断句[ duàn jù ] - to punctuate; to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing (and in singing)
• 曲调[ qǔ diào ] - melody; tune
• 哼哼[ hēng hēng ] – to hum
• 声乐[ shēng yuè ] – vocal music
• 真声[ zhēn shēng ] - natural voice; opposite:falsetto 假声; true voice; modal voice
• 混声[ hùn sheng ] mixed voice
• 气息[ qì xī ] - breath; odor; smell; flavor
• 音域[ yīn yù ] - compass; range; register
• 通透[ tōng tòu ] - penetrating
• 美妙[ měi miào ] - beautiful; wonderful; splendid
• 音色[ yīn sè ] - timbre; tone colour
• 唱串了[ chàng chuàn le ] – to lose one’s place while singing

Extra Vocabulary to look up and listen for (if that’s your thing).

• 工坊
• 作曲/编曲
• 李荣浩
• 章鱼
• 曲目
• 年头
• 同学会
• 融到一起
• 样式
• 民谣
• 形式
• 叙述
• 朗读
• 音高
• 弹唱
• 萌生
• 起步
• 副歌
• 抒发
• 问句/答句
• 弦乐
• 点题
• 欢快
• 区分
• 和弦进行
• 套路
• 心头
• 具备
• 备忘录
• 重命名
• 灵感
• 支撑
• 修饰
• 坎坷
• 天赋
• 代入
• 演戏
• 感悟
• 诉说
• 亲身经历
• 融入
• 表述
• 泵
• 拍子

Pinyin, translations and definitions come from Baidu unless otherwise noted in parenthesis.

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制作人 Producer: 罗来满

主播 Hosts: 面包 + 易开

音乐人 Featured Musician: 张雨童