In The feature of This Week’s Chinese song, I would introduce more old and popular songs in Chinese speaking world since they can give you a glimpse of the life change in China in the past 50 something years. Another reason for more old songs is that many of the old songs are frequently modified and re-presented on stage with various music styles by new singers, which are quite creative and interesting. Today’s song is a popular one in the nineties by Chen Ming.

In China of the Nineties of last century, it was still new for people to seek bravely for personal happiness and freedom of life. For instance, it was common that people would give up any ideas to break up if they don’t have a happy marriage just because of the unapproving attitude placed by the society. There were a lot of old beliefs that limits people from seeking happiness. Every words in the lines express strongly the will of ignoring all worldly bias and really uplifting. Together with the rapid rhythm of Latin style-music, this song brought people a fresh mind and new relief from their burdens of life. Here are the Lyrics

为你 演唱：陈明 作词 作曲：浮克

穿越城市的聲浪
推開冷漠的心牆
期待著能像風一樣
穿越人間飛短流長
面對世俗的阻擋
帶我的溫柔為你療傷

城市中　流行一種痛
那是愛神之箭　偏了它的方向
一路為你送上冬日暖陽
撫平你心中的點點憂傷

一路為你擦亮 滿天星光
如果你在黑夜迷失方向
讓愛為你導航

English Translation
Surfing the waves of noises in cities,
Breaking down the cold wall of your heart,
I hope we can be free like winds;

Defying all blab chats,
Facing the hindrance of the world,
I’d heal your wounds with my warm heart.

There is a popular pain in the cities,
Cause Cupid’s arrow shoots the wrong targets .

All the way I bring you the warm sun in winter,
To remove the sorrow from your heart;
All the way I shine for you in darkness of the sky
If you lose your way.
Let love guide you.
Chen Ming was one of the strength singers in the ninetieth pop stage in China that I liked. She used to have the name of “Southern Queen” paired with the “Northern Queen” Na Ying, and several of her original Albums hit tops, but for some reasons her reign was not long and she became quiet for many years. I believe she was a talented singer and creative song writer from her songs although I would not place my thumb on what the lyric says ‘there is a popular pain in the cities cause Cupid’s arrow shoots the wrong targets’. We know God of Love won’t make mistakes -his arrow always picks the 2 right targets; only nothing in the world is forever because nothing is static, everything is always in constant change. The world always causes confusions, but this is the beauty of the world – without these confusions, it would not create so many talented artists who give back to the world so much beautiful, enchanting and heart-touching works for us to appreciate.

In the last 2 years Chen Ming came back to stage. You can also check this song – Tonight’s Loneliness Made Me So Beautiful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ4_Jb-KRyk which is a complete different style.
How do you like this song, you can comment below.
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