Bedside Story (枕边故事)

1. About the song

Released on September 19, 2014.

“Bedside Story (枕边故事)” is not what you would call a “big” song, with only a guitar for accompaniment; however, the lyrics are simple and touching. They relate the fairy tale story of a princess who falls in love with a frog, marries him against the family objections, and then they go away to live happily ever after.

The novice songwriter, Ronald Tsui, spent a few years in the UK and was influenced by 90s pop, R&B, and soul, but was focused on two things; simplicity and love. The writer of the lyrics in Chinese, Dai Yuedong, emailed them in the middle of the night to Hua, laughingly pointing out the frogs, the prince, and the fairy tale-like aspects of the subject matter. It was love at first sight for Hua Hua.

2. Videos

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3. Lyrics Translation

Lyricist: Dai Yuedong
Compose: Ronald Tsui
Arrange: Niu Zijian

枕边故事	Bedtime Story
就让我轻轻为你	Let me gently
讲一个枕边故事	Tell you a bedtime story
从前有个长发公主	Once upon a time there was a long-haired Princess
悄悄爱上一只青蛙	Who secretly fell in love with a Frog
青蛙每天都为她唱歌	Everyday the Frog would sing for her
国王皇后都反对他	Neither the King nor Queen approved of him
但是公主说他是我心上人	But the Princess said / He is my beloved
我不能就这样和他道别	I cannot bid him farewell just so
谁知道	Who knew
小青蛙变成王子	The Frog turned into a Prince
带着他的公主逃离皇宫	The Prince took his Princess away from the palace
私奔到一个	Eloping to a land
没人打扰的地方	Where they can live in peace
从此后两个人	And the two of them
幸福的在一起	Lived happily ever after
这是他和她的童话	This is his and their fairy tale
谁知道	Who knew
小青蛙变成王子	The Frog turned into a Prince
带着他的公主逃离皇宫	The Prince took his Princess away from the palace
私奔到一个	Eloping to a land
没人打扰的地方	Where they can live in peace
从此后两个人	And all of them
幸福的在一起	Lived happily ever after
这是他和她的童话	This is his and their fairy tale
明天我还会为你	Tomorrow too I will tell you
讲一个枕边故事	Another bedtime story
今晚月亮也想睡了	Tonight even the moon is sleepy
在你耳边说声晚安	Whispering in your ear Good night