On the Way (Mulan Revisited)

Two inspiring songs from Mulan

Know yourself; 本覺真如

Reflection
[original movie clip by Lea Salonga
pop version by Christina Aguilera
violin by Vanessa-Mae]

Look at me
You may think you see who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day, is as if I play apart
Now I see if I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I can not fool my heart

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

I am now in a world
Where I have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection
Someone I don't know?

Must I pretend that I'm someone else for all time?
When will my reflection show who I am inside?

There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to know the reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think
How we feel
Must there be a secret me I'm forced to hide?
I won't pretend that I'm someone else for all time
When will my reflections show
Who I am inside?
When will my reflections show
Who I am inside?

Determination & Responsibility; 精進修行

I'll Make a Man Out of You
[original movie clip by Donny Osmond
Chinese movie clip by Jacky Chan
pop version (Mandarin) by Jacky Chan
pop version (Cantonese) by Jacky Chan]

Let's get down to business
To defeat the Huns
Did they send me daughters
When I asked for sons?
You're the saddest bunch I ever met
But you can bet before we're through
Mister, I'll make a man out of you

Tranquil as a forest
But on fire within
Once you find your center you are sure to win
You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot
And you haven't got a clue
Somehow I'll make a man out of you

I'm never gonna catch my breath
Say good-bye to those who knew me
Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym
This guy's got 'em scared to death
Hope he doesn't see right through me
Now I really wish that I knew how to swim

(Be a man)
We must be swift as the coursing river
(Be a man)
With all the force of a great typhoon
(Be a man)
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Time is racing toward us till the Huns arrive
Heed my every order and you might survive
You're unsuited for the rage of war
So pack up, go home you're through
How could I make a man out of you?

(Be a man)
We must be swift as the coursing river
(Be a man)
With all the force of a great typhoon
(Be a man)
With all the strength of a raging fire
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon