游学志 (You Xuezhi)
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13 首歌曲
dreamer You Xuezhi has challenged himself to produce another album. He
persuaded Wu Siai, well-known singer from the Amis people, to join him
on this ocarina melody. He also brought in Zhang Sisi, master of the
kalimba, to join him in this beautiful encounter. You Xuezhi recorded
a solo performance of “The Song of the Brave” for Peng Cheng-min.
Included with this album is ocarina score of “The Song of the Brave.”
In 2003, I released by my first album of ocarina music. And in 2003, I became a fan of the professional baseball player Peng Cheng-min. On September 29, 2019, Peng Cheng-min retired. For me, this brought an emptiness. I had been following my favor-ite star player for years. Now I would never see him play again. This made me think back on my own start as a musician, back in 2003. In more than fifteen years, and nei-ther of us had given up on his dream. Then in 2019, Peng Cheng-min decided to go live his own life, and I have decided sink down, then rise again.
I want to give ocarina fans something new. The cover of this album, Limitless Flight – Ocarina 12+ shows people skydiving and riding in a hot air balloon. I chose these im-ages because they communicate my desire to go higher and further than I have before. Making this album was a great experience, and having finished it, I know that I am just as excited about the ocarina as ever.
In order to record the dreams that Peng Cheng-min and I worked for, I am including in this album the song I wrote for him, both my recording and the music. He and I both worked hard to realize our dreams, and his retirement is worthy of commemora-tion. Thank you, Peng Cheng-min! And thank me,too.
You, Lost in the Light-Years
I Can’t Fake A Feeling
The first time I saw you, I couldn’t hide my heart.
The distance between us leaves me no choice to gaze from afar.
Watching your joy and anger, sorrow and happiness, it’s like it’s happening to me.
There are always regrets in life
But this kind of regret can only be hidden in your hea
The Cry of the Earth
In this piece, we sampled a very special instrument call Kakeng. It is used in the tradi-tional Amei Tribe’s wedding to celebrate the union of the couples. We also collaborate with the Amei Singer Usay Kawlu, who won the third place in the 7th season of 【Boulevard of Super Star】. Such arrangement of Taiwanese Aboriginal chant and sound palette is our appreciation of what the Mother Earth has given us.
The Brilliant Heavens
That night, when you and I were alone on the seashore, the wind blew your soft hair.
You said: The world is huge, but it is hard to find a home.
You said: Dreams are small, but we hope they grow.
You said a lot, and the wind carried your words away to the sea.
When you looked at me then, my heart pounded.
Nobody Will Pick Up
The ringing of the phone is just a prelude. I know it’s just part of my life, my daily nightmare. There are always people who don’t take your call. There are always people who don’t want to take your call. And if no one picks up, what will you do? What will you do?
The Universe in the Palm of Your Hand
In 2008, my life gained someone new: my daughter, Tiffany. Then came Eric and Bri-an. My life had new weight to it, but half the time it seemed so sweet.
My life was filled with pursuit, but since these three arrived, they alone sometimes seem to be the entire universe.
Riding a Hot-Air into the Sky
If you have a dream, you should pursue it, make it real. This is my belief.
This year I have made my twelfth album, but this will not satisfy me. It is only a start-ing point for me. It is like a hot-air balloon that will bring me into the sky and
find higher and more distant answers.
Blue-grey Tears
I want to see it, and each year there is only one chance,
And a chance doesn’t mean I’ll actually see it.
A beautiful view only attracts people because it is extraordinary,
And an imagined view always has a touch of sadness.
To Meet You Again
Meeting you again
All the strong feelings of love and hate, the entanglements of love,
After so many years, they should be bound together, but it seems
they’ve gradually faded from memory.
All the heartfelt and sincere concern among friends
After many years has become honest congratulations.
Moon on a Swing
Everything that comes through hard work is sweet, and I think the
fruits of dreams are, too. Ever since I first met and fell in love
with the ocarina in 1999, I have believed my fate to be bound to this
instrument. Even if it grew only on the moon, I would still want to go
there to find it.
Dancing Beneath Shooting Stars
In the celestial sky
Shooting stars cross the heavens.
I see you there—ten yous—a hundred—a thousand—ten thousand.
In my eyes, there are innumerable yous.
And that’s when I know
I am in love.
The Furthest Star
I am surrounded
And I’m alone.
Sometimes I even ask myself
If I remember how I was fifteen years ago.
That me, who just wanted to prove everything.
When I think about it, it’s like I have a bunch of keys,
And I want to open up the safe and look at the old me.
Starry Plains
The wide-open plains are always my favorite place to talk with myself. I can tell the breeze about my frustrations, I can tell the grassy plain about my hard work, and I can shout out the pressures I feel. Most of the time, the grassy plain is my secret place.
Bonus
I have admired Peng Cheng-min since 2001. That same year I wrote “The
Song of the Brave,” after he and the rest of the Elephants won the
championship three years in a row. I followed them to 2004 Olympics in
Athens, the 2007 World Baseball Classic, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,
the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the 2010 Asian Games, and the 2013
World Baseball Classic to show my support. Baseball really feeds my
soul!
Peng Cheng-min has given he best years to baseball in Taiwan. His
persistence and hard work has been visible to all. After this season
he is going to say goodbye to being a professional baseball player. I
congratulate him and wish him all the best for the future. I am sure
he is going to bring Taiwanese baseball to new heights in his new
role. It was our great good fortune to be alive in the years when he
was playing baseball.I dedicate this song to Peng Cheng-min – “Chia-chia”
Thanks To
Ocarina Dreamer – You Xuezhi
“Everything I pursue is because I have never forgotten that first hope...”
You Xuezhi is a name known to everyone involved with the ocarina in Taiwan. His fame began with his first album of ocarina music, Happening Upon the Ocarina, re-leased in 2003. In the years since, he has released eleven more albums and many books about the ocarina. The sale of physical albums has declined but that has not af-fected A-Zhi’s creative output. He continues on his own path toward realizing his oca-rina dream.
Because so many people think of the ocarina as “just a toy,” A-Zhi has worked very hard to show its possibilities as a musical instrument. This includes his work as founder of the Taiwan Ocarina Group, which gives everyone a play to come together and play music every day. The group offers public performances of ocarina music every year in Taiwan, and travels abroad to perform in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and other places. They work together with international ocarina players and get a lot of inspiration from that cooperation. A-Zhi’s persistence and energy remain as strong as they were when he started, over a decade ago.
If you ask this ocarina dreamer A-Zhi what keeps him going, he will say, “I want eve-ryone to see that I am always getting better.” This is the simple and focused attitude that has kept A-Zhi going as he pursues his ocarina dream.