1. Pace Herbert Marcuse, people in industrial and financial societies tended to be "one-dimensional man".
Pace Martin Buber, relationships between persons in industrial and financial societies are drifting towards "I-It" relationships instead of being "I-Thou" relationships.
"Others" have become pawns or instruments for advancement instead of being a "person".
Paula Tsui's "City Footprints" ("城市足印") is a counter to I-It relationships.
2. "City Footprints" is the theme song of Hong Kong TVB's television drama "The Feud of Two Brothers" ("流氓大亨"), which first aired in May, 1986.
As a singer, Paula Tsui is a generation or so before my time: I have memories of my late Father listening to her songs while I was just a few years old.
But Paula Tsui has stamina and staying power.
She has just started a Concert in Shanghai in December, 2011.
3. A search in YouTube yields only one instance of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqnmaiq5IEs
Paula Tsui has so many memorable classics that I suppose "City Footprints" just got left behind.
4. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
徐小鳳 - 城市足印
留心 街中每個人
彼此匆匆過 皺著眉心
重疊的足印 細踏了千遍
多千遍 看落也不要緊
留心 身邊每個人
冷冷的雙眼 試問何因
人在匆匆裡 哪曾會知道
今天你我是遠還是近
* 如今 都市內每人
仿佛不可以讓友情接近
時間鞭策著的一生
天天相見卻沒有時間望人
留心 街中這個人
帶笑一雙眼 那樣誠懇
迎面的走過 對著我一笑
心中愛意自遠而近
Repeat *
陽光 溫暖象這人
一顆心充滿著友情歡欣
人生相見瞬即相分
能否讓兩心可以漸近
5. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
徐小凤 - 城市足印
留心 街中每个人
彼此匆匆过 皱着眉心
重叠的足印 细踏了千遍
多千遍 看落也不要紧
留心 身边每个人
冷冷的双眼 试问何因
人在匆匆里 哪曾会知道
今天你我是远还是近
* 如今 都市内每人
仿佛不可以让友情接近
时间鞭策着的一生
天天相见却没有时间望人
留心 街中这个人
带笑一双眼 那样诚恳
迎面的走过 对着我一笑
心中爱意自远而近
Repeat *
阳光 温暖象这人
一颗心充满着友情欢欣
人生相见瞬即相分
能否让两心可以渐近
6. Names, Words and Phrases:
Paula Tsui (Traditional Chinese: 徐小鳳; Simplified Chinese: 徐小凤).
I-It (Traditional: 我-它; Simplified: 我-它).
I-Thou (Traditional: 我-你; Simplified: 我-你).
One-Dimensional Man (Traditional: 單面人; Simplified: 单面人).
References:
"I and Thou", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_and_Thou
(accessed 2012-01-01).
"One-Dimensional Man", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Dimensional_Man
(accessed 2012-01-01).
"Paula Tsui", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Tsui
(accessed 2012-01-01).
"徐小鳳", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%90%E5%B0%8F%E9%B3%B3
(accessed 2012-01-01).
End.
Pace Martin Buber, relationships between persons in industrial and financial societies are drifting towards "I-It" relationships instead of being "I-Thou" relationships.
"Others" have become pawns or instruments for advancement instead of being a "person".
Paula Tsui's "City Footprints" ("城市足印") is a counter to I-It relationships.
2. "City Footprints" is the theme song of Hong Kong TVB's television drama "The Feud of Two Brothers" ("流氓大亨"), which first aired in May, 1986.
As a singer, Paula Tsui is a generation or so before my time: I have memories of my late Father listening to her songs while I was just a few years old.
But Paula Tsui has stamina and staying power.
She has just started a Concert in Shanghai in December, 2011.
3. A search in YouTube yields only one instance of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqnmaiq5IEs
Paula Tsui has so many memorable classics that I suppose "City Footprints" just got left behind.
4. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
徐小鳳 - 城市足印
留心 街中每個人
彼此匆匆過 皺著眉心
重疊的足印 細踏了千遍
多千遍 看落也不要緊
留心 身邊每個人
冷冷的雙眼 試問何因
人在匆匆裡 哪曾會知道
今天你我是遠還是近
* 如今 都市內每人
仿佛不可以讓友情接近
時間鞭策著的一生
天天相見卻沒有時間望人
留心 街中這個人
帶笑一雙眼 那樣誠懇
迎面的走過 對著我一笑
心中愛意自遠而近
Repeat *
陽光 溫暖象這人
一顆心充滿著友情歡欣
人生相見瞬即相分
能否讓兩心可以漸近
5. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
徐小凤 - 城市足印
留心 街中每个人
彼此匆匆过 皱着眉心
重叠的足印 细踏了千遍
多千遍 看落也不要紧
留心 身边每个人
冷冷的双眼 试问何因
人在匆匆里 哪曾会知道
今天你我是远还是近
* 如今 都市内每人
仿佛不可以让友情接近
时间鞭策着的一生
天天相见却没有时间望人
留心 街中这个人
带笑一双眼 那样诚恳
迎面的走过 对着我一笑
心中爱意自远而近
Repeat *
阳光 温暖象这人
一颗心充满着友情欢欣
人生相见瞬即相分
能否让两心可以渐近
6. Names, Words and Phrases:
Paula Tsui (Traditional Chinese: 徐小鳳; Simplified Chinese: 徐小凤).
I-It (Traditional: 我-它; Simplified: 我-它).
I-Thou (Traditional: 我-你; Simplified: 我-你).
One-Dimensional Man (Traditional: 單面人; Simplified: 单面人).
References:
"I and Thou", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_and_Thou
(accessed 2012-01-01).
"One-Dimensional Man", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Dimensional_Man
(accessed 2012-01-01).
"Paula Tsui", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Tsui
(accessed 2012-01-01).
"徐小鳳", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%90%E5%B0%8F%E9%B3%B3
(accessed 2012-01-01).
End.
