As a hard-hitting track in Hua Chenyu's fourth solo album "NEW WORLD", expresses a unique perspective on the debate of mankind’s relationship with nature and the awe and respect towards the vigorous tenacity of life. and a discussion of the relationship between man and nature and awe of life and natural forces with a different philosophical perspective. This is a song that portrays the philosophical complexion of recurrent natural forces and a song that conveys encompassing love towards all life.
His writing of is the longest period Hua Chenyu had taken to compose a song. It took an entire month in alternating bursts of intense composing at the piano and long periods of rest and clearing of his mind. The lyrics describe the barbarity of mankind in contrast with the pureness of an untamed soul. The bullfighter uses a spear to pierce the flesh of the bull to enrage and incite its feral attacks and in the end, kills it thereby demonstrating the superiority and nobleness of humanity. To Hua Chenyu, "Bullfight" is a sorrowful struggle with no winner. Whichever side that wins, bullfighter or bull, the other faces death. The song utilizes brutal satire to invoke introspection on life itself condensed into a Bullfight scene, and at the end gives us his answer: "Following our kind nature -- the last pride and chance for the victory of mankind" in hopes of reawakening and resonating with the listeners’ inherent propensity for kindness.
The MV of is envisioned by Hua Chenyu and presented in a combination of CG and animation. At the shooting site of the MV, there is only Hua Chenyu acting on his lonesome, using his immersive imagination to achieve the actions and atmosphere required by the director. To convincingly act as a bullfighter, the director arranged for a Spanish coach to teach Hua Chenyu the professional moves of a bullfighter and guide his pose and movements in "Bullfight" scenes. Hua Chenyu was an eager and quick learner, and sweat and grinding hard work went behind every simple flick of the red cloth.
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《Bullfight》Hua Chenyu Guest Singer @ Go Fighting S5 EP13 20190804
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Lyrics:
《Bullfight》
斗牛
Composer: Hua Chenyu
Lyricist: Pei Yu
Arranged by: Bernard Zheng and Hua Chenyu
Producer: Bernard Zheng
Follow Follow Hey
Bullfighters parade in
In the name of the fighters
The chivalry of the señores never dies
The magnificence of Iberia
The air has been shredded
under the scorching sun
Tens of thousands of people dance and celebrate
Triumph on the battlefield for the trophy
Concealed strategies are valued
MER~Follow us MER~
Follow Follow Hey
Whom are you waiting for?
Please get the bull ready to enter the ring
Solemnly and sacredly they pay mutual respect
Straightening their posture
they then bow to each other
Golden embroidery on red silk suits
Undeterred bravery shining through their silhouetted profiles
Trumpets suddenly blast
The arena is filled with swirling dust
MER~Follow us MER~
Taunted all around the field, it runs endlessly
After a few rounds of battle, dominance radiates
The picador gallops in to the rhythm of the beat
MER~Follow us MER~
The back is pierced and veins burst open
The enraged bull is as ferocious as a demon
The banderillero plants in the banderillas
MER~Follow us MER~
Repeat the Verónica
(Verónica = A Bullfight move)
Wildness bares the purity of the soul
or its recklessness
After nurturing the original sin
the very same hands now seek to destroy it
Follow Follow Hey
Heads held high
A full-frontal thrust with all his might
till its heart stops beating and it collapses
A sword with a crosspiece is readied
should a last blow be necessary
Mixed with the aftertaste of the feast
there are no tears in the pools of blood
The bull is dragged back by a flower-adorned cart
Savagery on full display
MER~Follow us MER~
Follow Follow Hey
Wide smiles
Reveling in the smell of the carcass
white handkerchiefs, fervently waved, fill the air
The bull's ears are carried by the matadors
The best one passes under the Prince's Gate
It turns out that
he has been chasing after this his entire life
Pay tribute to and respect all lives regardless of stature
MER~Follow us MER~
Taunted all around the field, it runs endlessly
After a few rounds of battle, dominance radiates
The picador gallops into the rhythm of the beat
MER~Follow us MER~
The back is pierced and veins burst open
The enraged bull is as ferocious as a demon
The banderillero plants in the banderillas
MER~Follow us MER~
Repeat the Verónica
Wildness bares the purity of the soul
or its recklessness
After nurturing the original sin
the very same hands now seek to destroy it
Wildness bares the purity of the soul
or its recklessness
Wildness bares the purity of the soul
or its recklessness
Wildness bares the purity of the soul
or its recklessness
Wildness bares the purity of the soul
or its recklessness
Watch closely --
Men are scattering under the magnifying glass
Nature and humankind are not in balance
Prejudice makes the decisions
Dangers are set in the future --
For every splash of hot blood here
Nerves tingle as anticipated
after that electrifying moment
Satisfaction is only found
in the blood boiling within
Dream-like illusions build the palace of art
Where beauty and cruelty merge as one
there lies a norm inseparable from aesthetics
If they are swapped
none can enter the swirling mind of an artist
There is only half a chance
to tame the bold and powerful
To gauge how piercing our screams are
How risky the bearable level
of decibels is in this man-made world
Like an electric shock --
a reverberation of dopamine secretion
Placed in every single detail
Hailed by millions
Life hanging by a thread
Too chaotic
Life is meant to cycle
Praying for the devil's demise
Imagining serenity and calm
Following our kind nature --
it's the last pride and chance for the victory of mankind
Translated by Hua Chenyu English Subs
