Ok, most of you would prolly not understand this as this is in Mandarin, but I think the music video explains it all. It's EMOTIONAL! I remember crying the first time I saw this.
Tonghua (Fairytale) by Michael Wong
YAY! I mastered this piece on the piano a few months ago
My attempt at an English Translation:
Michael appears on stage, places his mobile phone on the piano and starts the song melody.
Cuts to a flashback where he struggles to play the song. A friend of his corrects his mistake.
“Help me move out,” she says.
Song lyrics:
I’ve forgotten how long it has been
Since the last time I’ve heard from you
When you told me your favorite fairytale
(He helps her unpack her belongings in her new apartment.)
I’ve been thinking for a long time
But I start to panic
Were there flaws in the things I did?
You cried and told me
Fairytales were lies
(They watch a Japanese film together.)
Therefore I couldn’t be your prince
(They kiss for the first time.)
Maybe you wouldn’t understand
From the time you told me you loved me
The stars in my sky started to shine
Chorus:
I am willing to be
The guardian angel in your fairytale
Open my arms like feathered wings to protect you
However you must believe
(After their first kiss, her nose starts to bleed.)
That our lives are similar to that of fairytales
(If you do) Our ending will end in happiness.
They visit the hospital to get a medical diagnosis. The result is inconclusive.
He starts to rehearse his song in front of his girlfriend. However, because the disease in her is spreading fast, she faints.
You cried and told me
Fairytales were lies
Therefore I couldn’t be your prince
“Do you remember me?” The girl asks telepathically.
Maybe you wouldn’t understand
“Will you remember me for long?”
From the time you told me you loved me
“When you remember me…”
The stars in my sky started to shine
“You must be happy.”
Chorus:
I am willing to be
The guardian angel in your fairytale
(She lands in the hospital. He stays beside her in bed and holds her hand)
Open my arms like feathered wings to protect you
However you must believe
That our lives are similar to that of fairytales
(He discovers that she is suffering from a respiratory disorder. She requires an oxygen mask to breathe.)
(If you do) Our ending will end in happiness.
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I am willing to be
(She whispers in his ears. He hands her his mobile phone and leaves heartbrokenly.)
The guardian angel in your fairytale
Open my arms like feathered wings to protect you
(Listening to the recording of his song, she passes away peacefully under the sound of his voice.)
However you must believe
That our lives are similar to that of fairytales
(If you do) Our ending will end in happiness.
“Don’t give up…” she says.
(Her gurney is wheeled away (presumably to the operating theater to get resuscitated futilely.))
Ending clip: When the whole world ignores me, I know you'll be the only one that won’t.
