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Trading her surgeon’s gloves for a microphone, singer-songwriter Olivia Hang (Oli) has dazzled us with her clear, bright vocals, touching melodies, and encouraging lyrics since her debut in 2012. After producing two albums, two EPs, and a book, Olivia now resides in Vancouver, Canada, where she has teamed up with Juno-nominated producer Dan Kearley to return to her musical roots and reinvent her sound in her latest single “Elusive.”
Featuring a more matured vocal style and fine nuances in arrangement, what has not changed is Olivia’s insistence on producing meaningful music. “Elusive” is an exploration into the genres of house and trip hop, as well as an expression of courage and self-love. It also showcases Olivia’s first composition and recording in French.
1.Breathe
很多时候，我们将不喜欢的人事物在想像中放大，越想越怕，越怕越想，但事实上我们是经得起这些试炼的，我们只是害怕自己想像中的恶魔。就像游泳潜水时面对冰冷的海水，或是冬天时面对寒冷的空气，其实只要你肯硬著头皮一口气跳进水里或是将冷空气吸进肺部，很快地你就能适应，你会发现那“冷”并没有想像中可怕。
有时候我们就是需要那股深呼吸的勇气。
而我把自己所有的胆量都化成音符写进这首歌Breathe里，希望给听见的你那股深呼吸的勇气。
We tend to magnify the things we don’t like in our minds; the more we do so, the more scared and dislike we feel. We are, however, a lot stronger than we think; it is the fear inside us that stops us from being able to achieve our goals. Like going into the icy ocean for a swim or facing the freezing winter air—if we can muster up the courage to just jump in the water or inhale the coldness, we can find ourselves quickly adapting.
All you need is the courage to breathe.
I’ve channeled all my inner strength into this song Breathe, in hopes that when you listen to it, you will be able to find that courage.
2.Elusive
美梦在快要醒来时总是会感到不舍，很想要抓住些许梦中的人事物，留藏在心里当作美好的回忆，但是梦中的东西总是像幻影一样若隐若现、捉摸不定，等真正醒过来时，只记得自己曾经做过一个很精彩很过瘾的梦，但这个梦无法记录、无法复制，睡再多的回笼觉也没有用。我很想把这种难以捉摸的感觉，用歌曲捕捉下来，就像电影原声带，就算无法再回到相同梦境，至少每次听到时我还能保留梦里自己的感动。
这是Elusive的诞生。
因为人生如梦，所以Elusive除了是梦境原声带，也可以说是人生的电影主题曲，我将它献给每位聆听的男女主角，希望我们大家都可以永远保持心中的感动，请大家敬请期待！
The best part about dreaming is right before waking up—that point between awake and asleep—it’s a feeling of being caught between two states of being, like I’m in Peter Pan’s Neverland. It’s a feeling of wistfulness, as I am trying to grasp elements of my dream so that I can savor it after I wake up. Try as I might, once I’ve woken up I can never go back to the same dream. That’s why I wanted to put that ambiguous feeling, peculiar but not unpleasant, into a sound, kind of like a movie soundtrack for my dreams; that way even though I can’t return to my dreams, I can still relive some of the emotions I had experienced.
Thus Elusive is born.
Life is but a dream, and Elusive is the soundtrack for that dream. I dedicate it to all who listens to it in hopes that we can maintain these emotions of love, inspiration, and hope—it is what keeps us alive.
3.Read
从出生到长大，随着岁月渐渐老去，这是每一个人必须面对的。从小我们被灌输了“完美就是好”、“年轻就是好”、“苗条就是好”的观念，所以我们怕晒黑、怕长斑、怕变胖、怕皱纹…我们害怕任何的不健全不完美，却没想到其实这些看似“不完美”的事情成就了我们每一个人成为独一无二的个体。我们的生命，是一本写在身体上的故事，每一个伤口每一道疤痕每一条皱纹其实都在叙说这个叫做人生的故事，因此我们应该多多爱自己、珍惜自己，尤其包括那些“不完美”，它们的存在造就了人生故事的精彩。
Every person faces the same fate: we are born into this world, we grow up, and we slowly age over time. Along the way, we are taught that we must be perfect; so we grow to fear any physical imperfections like freckles and spots, being chubby, getting wrinkles... But it’s these imperfections that make us the unique individuals who we are. Our bodies are like books onto which our life stories are written—every wound, scar, line helps tell our story. That’s why I believe we should learn to love and treasure ourselves, especially the imperfections, because they mark the milestones of our lives.
4.Breathe 法文版
曾经学过一点法文的我，当初只是抱着可以阅读化妆品、香水、红酒上面的说明，我从来没有想过有一天我可以用法文写歌词！除了第一次用法文写歌，这也是我第一次录制法文演唱，为了给大家带来最佳表现，这次也请到了来自法国的舞台剧歌手Tresor Otshudi担任配唱老师，呈现最原汁原味的法式Oli!
I used to take French as a third language at school. Never having high expectations for myself, I had originally just wanted to read the labels of French things I love, like cosmetics and perfume and wine... Never did I imagine that one day I could write songs in French! But it has happened! Writing and singing in French has tested my limits; to ensure we’ve done the song justice, I have worked with French singer Tresor Otshudi—I am proud and happy with the result of my very first French recording!
5.Read 中文版
身为一个双语词曲创作者，其实并不是每一首自己写的歌曲都适合有中英版本，有些歌“生来”就是英文歌，有些“听起来”就应该是中文歌，硬是翻译成其他语言反而怪怪的。
Read这首歌最初是英文的创作，经过编曲和录音，一直有个小小的声音在我内心呐喊：把我写成一首中文歌吧！依著这份感动，我尝试写中文歌词，结果不到十五分钟就完成了！含蓄的中文歌词衬托出编曲中国风元素，刚刚好道尽我心中的感受，也展现了不同唱腔不同面貌的Oli，希望大家会喜欢！
As a bilingual singer-songwriter, I’ve learned through the years that not all songs are suitable to be adapted into another language; some songs are “meant to be” in English, and other Mandarin—if you force translation the entire song is thrown off.
This song Read was originally written in English. I had no desires to write another version. However, through the process of arrangement and recording, a small persistent voice kept urging me, “Write me in Chinese!” I ended up finishing the Mandarin version within 15 minutes! Not only is it rare to have a perfect adaptation into another language, this Mandarin version fits well with our Asian-inspired arrangement and allows me to showcase a different side of myself vocally. I hope you will love it as much as I do!
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