親愛的爸爸，
生日快樂！這首《和光同塵》是大陸時代劇《大江大河2》的主題曲，我雖然沒有時間追劇，但是看簡介是大時代下不斷探索和突破的故事，或許有你成長年代的一些影子。我很喜歡這首歌的歌詞——「你看那盛放的花，來自期盼的種子。你看那豐碩的果實，來自耕耘的浪漫」——讓我想起了你帶給我的陽光和活力，還有你不畏前方的艱難險阻、依然奮力拼搏著做對的事情的精神。
這首歌的吉他和弦是我自己寫的，因為我找不到吉他譜。身為一個樂理基礎薄弱的理科生，寫譜時我基本上只會圖形識別，希望你喜歡我的第一次嘗試。謝謝你教導我不要畏懼開闢新路、提醒我要時時抬頭仰望自己的太陽和星斗，願你永遠和光同行。
Dear Dad,
Happy birthday! “Harmony with Light” is the theme song of the Chinese period drama “Like a Flowing River 2.” I didn’t have time to watch the show, but according to the introduction, it is a story about people who kept exploring and making breakthroughs during an era with big transformations and lots of uncertainties. I thought you might find some elements of the time that you grew up in. I really like the lyrics of this song, “Look at the blooming flowers, they came from the seeds of hope. Look at the ripen fruits, they came from inspiring hard work.” Reminded me of your optimism and energy, and how you always strive to do the right thing regardless of the obstacles in front of you.
I wrote the guitar chords for this song myself because I couldn’t find the sheet music. As a scientist with a weak music foundation, all I could do was pattern recognition when I wrote the chords. Hope you like my first attempt. Thank you for teaching me to not be afraid of paving new paths, and for reminding me to always look up to my sun and stars. No matter where you are at, may there always be light.