Aka Pisawad Explained

不要放棄
Artist:Suming
Album:Wawa No Cidal Movie Soundtrack
English Title:Aka Pisawad

"Aka Pisawad" (Mandarin: 不要放棄) is a song written and sung by Suming, an Amis singer, and is the theme song of the 2015 Taiwanese film "Wawa No Cidal". The song won the Best Original Song for a Movie at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards in 2015, and the Best Song of the Year award at the 27th Golden Melody Awards in 2016, marking the first time a song in its native language has won the Best Song of the Year award at the Golden Melody Awards.

Background

Conceptualization

"Wawa No Cidal" was co-written and directed by Zheng Youjie (鄭有傑) and Lekal Sumi, and Suming was invited to compose the title song. The title of the song "Aka Pisawad" is Suming's commentary on the entire movie, and is the centerpiece of the film,[1] which depicts the story of the East Coast's virgin rice fields encountering tourism development.

Song Versions

In addition to the Amish version, there is also a Mandarin version of this song, both of which are included in the Wawa No Cidal Movie Soundtrack, with piano accompaniment, in keeping with the theme of the movie, which is about caring for the land.。

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 舒米恩 都蘭裡的小巨蛋/報導者 - 報導者 The Reporter . 2023-10-21 . www.twreporter.org . zh-TW.
  2. Web site: 2015-11-23 . 《太陽的孩子》在說什麼?舒米恩金馬獎典禮超催淚主題曲告訴你〈不要放棄〉 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511162046/https://www.vogue.com.tw/feature/entertainment/content-23355.html . 2019-05-11 . 2016-07-06 . Vogue.com.tw.
  3. Web site: 更新日期:2015-10-02 . 2015-10-02 . 【太陽的孩子】風光入圍金馬三項大獎 女主角阿洛入圍新人獎 尖叫難以置信 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816085346/http://www.worldscreen.com.tw/goods.php?goods_id=9181 . 2016-08-16 . 2016-07-06 . Worldscreen.com.tw . live .
  4. Web site: 2016-06-25 . 《金曲》擊退《小幸運》!《不要放棄》得最佳年度歌曲 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712140910/https://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1741684 . 2021-07-12 . 2016-07-06 . Ent.ltn.com.tw.