Song of the Week.......

This is by far one of my favorite songs from the legendary Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, Miss Teng's ability to connect with people when she perform was amazing, my only regret is that she did not live long enough for me to see her perform in person.

Check out this video as Teresa Teng sings her hit song (Ni zen me shuo, 你怎麼說, What Do You Have To Say ?) and interacts with people in the audience, at the queen Elizabeth stadium during her 1982 concert in Hong Kong.





Teresa Teng - Ni Zen Me Shuo - What Do You Have To Say?


Lyrics:
你怎么說 | Ni Zen Me Shuo | What do You have to Say?

＊我没忘记　你忘记我
＊Wo mei wang ji ni wang ji wo
＊I haven’t forgotten, but you’ve forgotten me.

连名子你都说错
Lian ming zi ni dou shuo chuo
You even get my name wrong

证明你一切都是在骗我
Zheng ming ni yi qie dou shi zai pian wo
Goes to show that you've been lying to me

看今天你怎麽说
Kan jin tian ni zen me shuo
Let's see what you have to say today


＃你说过两天来看我
＃Ni shuo guo liang tian lai kan wo
＃You say that you'll come look for me in a couple of days

一等就是一年多
Yi deng jiu shi yi nian duo
But I've waited for over a year

三百六十五个日子不好过
San bai liu shi wu ri zi bu hao guo
365 days is not easy to get by

你心里根本没有我
Ni xin li gen ben mei you wo
I am not in your heart at all

把我的爱情还给我
Ba wo de ai qing huan gei wo
Return my love to me

Taiwan reflection.......................

Standing with Teresa Teng in the music store.

I have gotten way too lazy to blog since i got back from Taiwan, but my vacation in Taiwan was great, not only did i spend some time with my Dad and other relatives,I also went on an allout shopping spree looking for some Hard to find Taiwanese oldies from the 70s, and 80s.I bought so many CDs and DVDs of all my favorite oldies singers from Teresa Teng 鄧麗君, to Feng Fei Fei 鳳飛飛, and many more.

Here is one of the songs i bought of Miss Teng singing one of her many Japanese Hits..
I can swear i have played this song a million time and it still sound awesome....

I stopped at this one little music shop in Taipei, and in very bad Mandarin ask for any thing they have on Yang Yang Xiao Ping 杨小萍, And the lady behind the counter started laughing, i bet she was probably thinking you are so young and a foreigner what do you know about Yang Xiao Ping?

Some of my uncles and aunts in Taiwan.......

I must however say, i was proud of myself, My Dad,uncles, and aunties were all surprise at my knowlege of Taiwanese music and singers, especially the ones they grew up listening to.

While driving to my uncles's house in Yilan Taiwan, i played one of the CDs i bought, check out my DaD and Uncles reaction in the car....

I had such a great time in Taiwan, my family were great, Taipei was awesome, I can easily picture myself visiting Taiwan every year.

Remembering Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 15 years after her Death......

Her voice has been described as the ultimate healing balm for broken hearts. Her smile was said to be warm enough to melt a glacier and her unwavering patriotism for Taiwan was unquestionable, and every year millions of fans of the legendary Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 , pause to remember May 8 the sad day when she was taken from this world.

Here is another one of my favorite song from her, this is the Japanese version of her song she call who will love me?



Miss Teng was hugely popular in Japan too, laugh and cry with her in this video as she wins three consecutive title for best singer in Japan.



Even 15 years after her untimely May 8, 1995 death, Teresa Teng, hands down remains one of the biggest sensation ever to hit the Chinese music industry in Taiwan and China, and she remains the most influential cultural figure for the global Chinese community.

Miss Teng not only enjoy huge success in Taiwan where she was born, but all over Asia. her clear and sweet voice, and her heart rending love songs , appealed to both young and old, and even today her music and beautiful voice can still be heard in Chinese communities across the world.

As we mark the 15 anniversary of her passing, let us remember what a great woman she was, let us all her loyal fans do everything to keep her memory alive, Even though she has left us, for millions of us who are her loyal fans
she will always be our idol.

How could we not love this woman who
through her many songs made us feel happy, sad, and countless other
emotions that cannot be describe. RIP Miss Teng.

Chinese actress Tang Wei to play Teresa Teng in upcoming movie......

As the 15 anniversary of the death of Legendary Taiwanese songbird Teresa Teng draws near, it is been reported that Taiwanese Director Ang Lee has been given the go ahead by the family of Teresa Teng to adapt her life story to put to the big screen, and Lee has chosen renowned mainland actress Tang Wei to play the legendary singer.

Teng's family says Tang Wei has a very similar face and temperament to Teresa Teng, and they consider Tang Wei to be the only actress who could play Teng.

Tang Wei

Tang Wei and Director Ang Lee

An asthmatic, Teng died after suffering a serious respiratory attack on may 8 1995 while on holiday in Thailand and was given a state funeral in her native Taiwan.

In the 15 years since her death, film producers from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have been trying to put Teresa Teng's story on the silver screen, but all have failed to get authorization from her family until recently.

As a huge fan of Teresa Teng myself, i could not be more happier, i cannot wait for the day this film hit cinemas around the world.

Another Beautiful Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 song..........................

One of the reason why Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 was such a huge superstar was her ability to transmit emotions in her songs no matter what language she was singing in.
Here again is one of my all time favorite song call 想把情人留 I want my lover to stay... from her album " Love Is Like A Song" (愛像一首歌) released in 1981.
This has got to be one of Teresa's best, she did an absolutely good job with this song, so much emotion, so much beauty.........

想把情人留



And if you thought this Chinese version was beautiful, check out the Japanese version of the same song by Teresa also......



I fell in love with this song the first time i heard it and it has been one of my favorite since.

The lyrics goes something like this......

門前的小河不斷地流
The little river outside my front door runs continuously.

小河水悠悠 是否你也爲情煩惱 日夜說不休
Little running river, are you also burdened by sentiments and worries, non-stop day and night also?

雖然我願爲你分些憂 卻不知誰來替我解心愁
Although I can give you some advice and i am willing to share some of your worries, I don't know who can help me resolve mine.

但願你心知我心 想把情人留
I hope you know that my heart wants my Lover to stay.

小河不管我爲何愁 依然說不休
The little river runs endlessly, regardless if i worry or not.it does not care for whom I worry.

只有我自己望夕陽 落向青山後
Leaving me alone to watch the sunset descending behind the mountain.

雖然我願爲你分些憂 卻不知誰來替我解心愁
Although I can give you some advice and i am willing to share some of your worries, I don't know who can help me resolve mine.

但願你心知我心 想把情人留
I hope you know that my heart wants my Lover to stay.

門前的小河不斷地流
The little river outside runs endlessly.

小河水悠悠 你說你也爲了情煩惱 对我說不休
Little running river, you say you are also burdened by sentiment, running non-stop day and night.

雖然我願爲你分些憂 卻不知誰來替我解心愁
Although I can give you some advice and i am willing to share some of your worries, I don't know who can help me resolve mine.

但願你心知我心 想把情人留
I hope you know that my heart wants my Lover to stay.

From one Generation to the next...................

Miss Keira Liu the next generation of Teresa Teng's Fan I hope.....

My daughter's favorite song is My beloved little horse wagon 我心爱的小马车 by Teresa Teng, i hope some day when she is old enough she will really get to appreciate the magic that was Teresa Teng. When we were kids growing up my Dad played her all the time..... we knew her voice and her songs instantly when we heard them, now my kid wants to listen to this song all the time, in the car, at home which is really great.

Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 ----- My beloved little horse wagon 我心爱的小马车



Here is one of my favorite Hokkien songs again from Miss Teng....

鄧麗君 ~~ 碎心戀



Rest in peace Teresa, Rest in peace................

More beautiful songs from the Legendary Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng ...................

One of the thing on my to do list when i visit Taiwan again, will be to visit and put flowers on The Legendary Teresa Teng's grave. I wish she had lived long enough for me to see her live in concert.

Here are some more beautiful songs from the Legendary singer..............

May she rest in eternal peace forever.

Feeling a little nostalgic today...........................

As most of you who read my blog know, I am one of the biggest fan of the legendary late Taiwanese songstress Teresa Teng(鄧麗君) , i am also an avid collector of everything Miss Teng. but no matter how many times i listen to her songs i always have this nostalgic feeling about the beautiful and good times we had as kids growing up.

There was a huge Chinese community in Liberia, most of these folks were farmers and had big farms that supplied almost the whole country with fresh Agriculture produce.
At the end of the work week, all these good folks some mainlanders, others from Taiwan would all come together to eat,drink tea, and play mahjongg.

It was during these times that i first heard and fell in love with Teresa's angelic voice on the radio.....
Some of my Teresa Teng music and video collections

I especially like her old songs from the 70s and 80s, they are such classic that
they will be played again again in Chinese communities all around the world for years to come.....

Check out this song called 無奈(helpless)



Teresa recorded this song in 1985. It got lost at that time, only to be discovered 20 years later by chance.
This song is the mandarin version of a well-known Paula Tsui song.

And what person of Chinese decent will not instantly recognize her 1978 hit song 再見我的愛人(Good bye my Love)

Even though she has left us, for millions of us who are her loyal fans she will always be our idol.
How can we not love this woman who through her many songs made us feel happy, sad, and countless other emotions that cannot be describe.
Even if one is deaf, and blind, one will still feel the power and beauty of her voice
Such is the greatness of this highly gifted woman.

Thank you Itunes.....................

I am so so happy,..... i just found out that I tunes now carry most of the legendary Teresa Teng songs on their site...i was able to get some beautiful but really rare songs

Here are two of the songs i got from I tunes...

Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 -- I can wait forever....



Teresa Teng 鄧麗君-----Fall In Love At First Sight 一見鍾情



some of these songs i have heard since i was a kid, this is so cool...

A beautiful song by Teresa Teng 鄧麗君

Check out these two beautiful version of this song called 山茶花 by 鄧麗君 Teresa Teng. She sang one in Chinese and the other in Japanese. this is absolutely one of my best song from the late singer......

鄧麗君--山 茶 花



And here is the one she sang in Japanese....



Every thing Teresa ever did was beautiful... whether she sang in Chinese or any other language, she made it so special. such a sad yet beautiful song.

Happy mother's Day Mom ....................

Dad....

Mom..

Today is mother's day and i want to just take this time to thank both my parents for doing such a good job with us. we were not rich but we kids always had enough to eat, we always had a roof over our head.
Mom always was there when we needed her, there is noway we can ever repay her or daddy for everything they did for us, but it is my resolve that my own kids know that no matter what, we will always be there for them. we had good parents,we were blessed, and it is important that we passed it on to our own kids.

I would like to dedicate this song by Teresa Teng called 娘 心 Mother's Heart to all mothers around the world for they are truly one of a kind.
I really mean it when i say 天下的妈妈都系1样的. they are really special.

娘 心 Mother's Heart....



The lyrics goes something like this........

迎著風霜腳步淒涼浪子在異鄉
Braving the wind and snow and cold, and, being the prodigal son in the foreign land
受盡創傷　歷盡滄桑　想起我的娘
Having suffer, as a result of adversities.. i remember my mother
娘心如綿　體貼我身　帶給我溫暖
Whose heart is soft, caring, and warm.
我要回到你身旁
I would like so much to return to your side.

不再放蕩　不再流浪　我要回家鄉
No longer will I procrastinate or wander about, I have to return home,
重新做人　重新做事　安慰我的娘
To start all over again, to re-do things, and to comfort my mother
娘心如月　照亮我身　使我不徬徨
Whose heart is bright like the Moon that lights up my entire being, and gives me strength so that i should never worry ,
也會使我更堅強
And makes me stronger.

Memorial tribute to Teresa Teng on the 14th anniversary of her death............

Tomorrow may 8 is the 14th anniversary of the death of Teresa Teng 鄧麗君, Me and some of my Chinese friends from Hong kong, and Taiwan, all hard core Teresa Teng fan i might add, will be having a little karaoke show at a Chinese restaurant in the uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis to remember the late Taiwanese songbird.
It should be fun.............. In the main time here are some more beautiful songs from the Legendary singer.....

鄧麗君 ~~ 何日君再來



What a great singer she was.....................

Remembering Teresa Teng 鄧麗君......

Teresa Teng 鄧麗君

n May 8th 1995, exactly 14 years ago, Teresa Teng the legendary Taiwanese singer and the nightingale of the chinese speaking world, then at still the young age of 43 died from a severe asthma attack while on a trip to Thailand. When the tragic news was released, Chinese communities around the globe were shocked.
Miss Teng, not only enjoy huge success in Taiwan where she was born, but all over Asia. Her transnational success was attributed to her multilingualism (she sang in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and English), her clear and sweet vocals, and her heart-rending love songs, appealed to both young and old, and even today her songs can still be heard in Chinese communities across the world.
Born in 1953, the daughter of an Air Force Colonel in Taiwan, she started her singing career as a teen idol in 1964 on a TV station singing competition. She became popular almost instantly when her first record was sold in 1969 in Singapore.
More then a decade has passed since Teresa Teng died, but her beautiful songs and delicate appearance remain vivid for millions of Chinese speaking people around the world.
Here are some beautiful songs from the famous singer....

鄧麗君 - 一水隔天涯


鄧麗君--我和你


Even though she has left us, for countless fans she will always be their "eternal sweetheart."
and this may 8 on the anniversary of her death, we remember this legendary Chinese singer, who through her many songs made us feel happy, sad, and countless other emotions that cannot be describe.
May she rest in eternal peace forever.............

Why Classic Chinese music ???????

One of my friend from Hong kong today ask me why i listen to these old Chinese music that his Mom and his Grand ma listen to, and i told him its not that i don't like younger artist, but i prefer the old timers, because frankly i don't think these younger folks can ever compare to them.
I grew up listening to legendary singers like Feng fei fei 鳳飛飛, Teresa teng 鄧麗君, Zhou Xuan 周璇, and Paula Tsui 徐小鳳, and they were the best, every time i listen to one of these classic and elegant ladies, it just hits me that there probably will never be anyone like these song birds again. sure there are some younger artist who aspire to be like these women, like Timi Zhuo 卓依婷 who by the way i have a huge respect for, but the fact of the matter is there will never be great singers like these classic ladies.

Here is my favorite singer ever, the legendary Miss Teresa Teng singing another beautiful song...



What a lady, what a voice, may she rest in peace.

Favorite Min-nan/Hokkien song by Teresa teng...

Some of the best song the legendary Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 sang were in Min-nan or Hokkien, here is one of my favorite Hokkien song from her called Rainy Night Flower or 雨 夜 花......

鄧麗君 - 雨 夜 花

i love her so much, what an amazing voice

Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 English Hits................

Although she sang mostly in Mandarin,Cantonese, and Japanese, Teresa Teng also had some English hits.
Here are some of my best English hits from the legendary singer.
鄧麗君英文組曲 / 1977年香港TVB電視台演出 / 演唱曲:Rhythm of rain /Heartaches at sweet sixteen /I'm gonna knock on your door/Lipstick on your collar.

鄧麗君 / 英文組曲 / Rhythm of rain /Heartaches at sweet sixteen /1977年香港演唱 / Teresa Teng / テレサ・テン @ Yahoo! Video

She was just such a great singer............

The day a star fell from the heavens........

The dreadful day was May 8, 1995, the place Chiang Mai, the kingdom Thailand. at the very young age of 43 Teresa Teng the Nightingale of the Chinese speaking world, was silenced forever.
Long time asthmatic, Teng died from a severe asthma attack while on holiday. Miss Teng was known for her folk songs and romantic ballads, which remain popular to this day, and can still be heard in allay ways and on the streets of China towns all over the world.

The legendary singer from Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, was probably the best Chinese singer to ever walk the surface of the earth.

鄧麗君的葬禮


Besides her native tongue Mandarin, Teresa also sang in Cantonese, English, Japanese and Indonesian. she was born in Yunlin county , Taiwan, on January 29, 1953.
She was given a state funeral at home in Taiwan, with the Republic of China flag draped over her coffin and the ROC President Lee Teng-hui in attendance.

Teresa Teng patriotic songs

In 1981 Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 made a couple of patriotic songs for the video series called Jun in the out post. she visited the Taiwanese troops on the front line.the service men were excited to have her among them . here are two of the videos from that series.....

鄧麗君~~君在前哨
In the outpost...



鄧麗君歌友會 視像 鄧麗君1981 君在前哨特輯..



She was such a down to earth person, no wonder she was so famous in Taiwan, and the entire Chinese speaking world.

Best of Teresa Teng 鄧麗君.............

Some of the best songs from the legendary Teresa Teng all in one video.
the song are some of my all time favorites.

路邊野花不要採 / 小城故事 / 甜蜜蜜 / 我怎能離開你 / 奈何 / 原鄉人 *** 鄧麗君 *** or
Roadside wildflowers not mining / Tales of a Small Town / sweet honey / How can I leave you / her original Xiangren *** ***



Yep she was that good and will never be replaced.

Another beautiful song from Fei yu ching 費玉清....

Over the week end i order some of Taiwanese singer Fei-yu ching 費玉清 CDs, from this website yesasia, and i just got them today. I think this guy is not only awsome, but hands down he is one of the best male singers in the Chinese speaking world. Here is another one of my favorite song from him.
費玉清/ 我怎能離開你



Part of the translation of the lyrics goes like this:

How could I leave you,
How could I abandon you.
You are always in my heart,
Please doubt me not.
Let our loves always together
And will never split apart
Besides you,
Who else could be my soul mate?
Blue flowers bloom in bunches,
They are named 'forget-me-not'
Please pluck one and put it to your heart.
Flowers are beautiful but may wither,
Only love should not alter
Me and you,
Together from the start to the end,
Please doubt me not.