So. It's mean that you are Chinese American or White American . If you are white ,you are so amazing that you can pronounce and sing like that because I also study Chinese also. But If I guess form your voice , you are Chinese American Right? because you voice sounds very very Asian.
@adhichati No, I'm white American. Norwegian on my Dad's side, Irish/English on my Mom's side. Six feet tall, blonde hair and blue eyes. My pronunciation isn't that good actually, so don't use my version as a guide. :-)
Woww..you had made a very big impression to me. You have such a nice voice and sing this song out very well. Besides this song, is there any other songs that you sing so far? May be you can share with us so we can enjoy your great song.. thxs..
hi cheerfulmaster, can i ask you to please upload here a karaoke version of your own key? we have the same pitch as i am a tenor and i am dying to have a karaoke from a male version of this piece. kindly email to me the link at: nelo1216@yahoo.com. a million thanks.
Whatever you do! Whatever you think! I will sing this song always for you, even Im far from you, even you hate me, even whatever you think you do, the moon will always represent my heart to you!
I sing this song every day, and wait for you to see you in the sky, you will come someday I know that , therefore I wait for you every night, you will see how the moon in the sky will represent my heart to you, when feel it, when you remember me.
Very nice male vocal version of this classic by Teresa Teng. Although I am a Chinese, but have not learned Mandarin in the 1950's [they did not teach the official dialect then]. Your command of the Mandarin appears to be very good to me. Nice voice, sir. Thanks and keep up the good work!
Hi, you left a comment on my video a while ago requesting the instrumental version of "The Moon Represents My Heart". I haven't checked my mail in a long time, sorry I didn't see your comment earlier. If you still want it, please send me your email address and I will send you the mp3. I have the song arranged in both male and female keys, if you want the female version let me know or otherwise I will assume you want the male version.
@misswenonly Hi, sorry for the late reply. My version is in E, that might be a little high for some guys, so D would be a good key too. G is a good key for a female singer.
I really love your version of this beautiful song, and in my book it's second only to the one sung by the lovely Miss Teng herself. Your song found it's way by accident into my playlist of Teresa Teng's songs, but it's such an excellent rendition that I decided to keep it there. I also admire your collection of Teresa Teng photo's. Altogether, this is a wonderful and touching tribute to her. My sincere compliments and best wishes to you!
Thanks. I recorded the instrumental part myself. If you would like to have it as a karaoke file, just send me your email address in a PM and I'll send it to you.
Wow man, this is a beautiful, beautiful cover you did. It melts my heart. I'm straight as the any heterosexual guy out there but I'm not afraid to admit I'd throw my boxers at you during a concert swooning right along side with the ladies, hah! Don't you love how music is universal and transcends language boundaries? You don't even need to understand what's being sung to feel the romance in this time classic song. Anyway, go go whiteboy from Oregon. Cheers from Canada.
By your request, I added the chords to the description of the video. My transcription is actually more accurate than my video, I missed a chord in the verses. :-/
Out of all the rendition, yours are the third best I have heard. First of course is Teresa, second is Evonne Hse. Your Manderin Rocks. Your should tryout for American Idol!!!!!
if i was not reading the info, i would have just probably think you are a chinese mestizo. great job for a fan like you. i too loved this song so much. with your lyrics, i can sing the song with confidence. thanks buddy...
Honestly, considering the fact that this isn't your language, I think you did it brilliantly. You have a voice that suits the song, and you don't butcher the language like so many other people do. =) That's really impressive!
For far too long, we have been solely on the receiving end of TT's unwavering love. It's wonderful to finally hear some love in return, from a man. Too little perhaps, but not too late. Nice tribute!
Who cares about 'trivial' stuff like PRONOUNCIATION when one is singging from the heart?! I am here listening to you serenade us three years after you did this song.. I am sure your Manadrin is much, much better by now, huh!
Thoughts:- So sorry you lost your GF.
Advice:- Next time.. RUN FASTER!!! :))
Xie-xie and please do keep on singging, you sounded wonderful!
it's amazing. How could an american boy sing chinese song so well! I luv it! U have the mp3 of this, can you send to me? I'll listen to it everyday :)
On the right hand side of this page, there is an area of "Related Videos". The first video listed is Teresa Teng's version of this song. She sings it much better than I do, she was a professional and I'm just an amateur. This song appears on almost any collection of her greatest hits in Mandarin.
Hey, check out the following and see if you can help me to get to fans around the San Francisco Bay Area. I am the founder of Legacy Through Giving Foundation which mission is to provide opportunities for multiple of non-profit organizations to raise funds. We did a fashion and entertainment Gala at Hyatt last March 22, 08 and it was a great production and event. LTG is planning on another one next year. I am scouting for fans to honor Teresa in this event.
I used a Shure KSM44 mic and an Apogee Mini Me mic preamp. The Apogee had a USB port so it plugged directly into the computer.
Once recorded, I put the vocal through a UAD LA-2A compressor and a UAD Pultec EQ to boost some highs and roll off some lows. The UAD effects made more of a difference than the mic and preamp.
Thank you for your information, I can share to my friend. :) I had taught my firend to sing this classic song. But it's a pitty that we can't listen the original one any more.
You are great. Keep it up and you will be as good as a Mandarin singer if you don't mention you are a white boy. Don't forget that repetition is the mother of success.
I'm half Chinese and I couldn't speak any Chinese at all. But damn you are good. If you were singing this at a concert I would be throwing my panties at you.
dnt worry about your mandarin~you are doing really good already and the point is that our Teresa will be content to know that someone far away is still memorizing her even he can't understand what she sang...thumb up for you
You have a very pleasant voice. Perhaps it is because you are not a Chinese and could not fully understand the lyrics, and hence could not fully put your emotion into the song. Overall, still an outstanding effort. Thanks.
This is a truly great recording. I am planning to record it for my wife for our anniversary this year. So I have been perusing all the recordings and sound of this song I can find to get the pronounciation. I thought you did a great job. I am asian but not a mandarin speaker, and I don't think I could do better. Just wondering if you would share the instrumental background. Thanks for posting this video all the same.
Thanks. :-) I created the instrumental background myself, and recently I made it more faithful to Teresa Teng's version. In this YouTube version, I missed a chord and the strings aren't quite right, so the new version is much better. If anyone would like an mp3 file of this backing track, send me a message with your email address and I will send it to you.
Pinyin corresponds badly with actual pronunciation. It's just a romanization system. If you're going to sing, you'd better check out the IPA for Standard Mandarin.
Yeah, the various pinyin systems are pretty useless, especially since the vowel tone markings are often neglected. I had a pinyin transcription of this song, but I didn't use it. Instead I just tried to copy Teresa's sounds.
I recorded this for a girlfriend, and I didn't have much time to work on the vocals since I had to re-create the music too. I wanted to surprise her with it, so I couldn't ask her advice on proper pronunciation. I didn't intend to publish it on YouTube at the time.
If you read some of the other comments, you'll see that some people seem to like my bad pronunciation. O.o So even if I re-record this song, I'll probably leave this version up on YouTube.
Yes, your voice is great for Teresa's songs. I grew up with her songs and love them all the time. I brought many albums with me when coming to USA. Sometimes too nostalgic listening to her songs, but that's nice feeling.
I'm also wondering if you have better English lyrics...
wow!!! im so impressed!!!! your mandarin is perfect and you got a great voice! you would so melt any girl's heart with that voice and that song! (the song is very key though! haha im a huge TT fan :P) How did you get to know about TT? and where'd you learn all that mandarin?
Thank you! :-) I have a very dear friend who is a little older than Teresa, and she's like my mom. She's teaching me some Mandarin, although I'm a lazy student. She also introduced me to Teresa, and everyone who hears Teresa loves her! Like many chinese women, she was so sweet and beautiful. ^_^
I hope to record more Teresa songs at the end of the summer. I need to wait until the weather cools down so I can turn the AC off. Otherwise it's too noisy to record.
Well, that's because the Chinese comprise only 75% of our population. Furthermore, You can't possibly expect every Chinese for that matter be speaking Mandarin fluently instead of a dialect or English or any other language. Being Chinese doesn't mean you can or have to speak Mandarin fluently.
Thanks! My name is John, I'm 40 years old, I live in Los Angeles, for now I work as an audio engineer in the music industry. I only record my own music for fun, I'm not really interested in being an entertainer. I recorded this song for a chinese girl that I was chasing. :-)
I like this sweet sort of music, both western and asian, so I don't like contemporary music very much. I don't speak much Mandarin, but I have an adopted "chinese mom" who is willing to teach me more. :-)
Nope, she escaped. LOL Chinese girls run really fast. :-)
Actually this song wasn't that hard, it took more time to record the drums, guitars, piano and strings than it did to do the vocals, since I had to figure out the song by ear from Teresa's version, then transpose it into a man's key. It only took a few days, and I probably should've spent more effort on the chinese pronunciation.
You could hv fooled me if you didnt mention that you were a white American. Great singing with some fantastic slides of Teresa Teng. You have done her proud. Thank you.
heyhey, hehe, i visit u again, still lv it, everytime i visit u here, still lv it lv it lv it, never change, just like i lv my husband, never change , hehe, you said your manderin is not good, so u r cantonese speaker, yeh? Don't know how to ing like u and post it, ^.*
I see....so what about your next song?
(look forward to watch.....)
adhichati 2 months ago
@adhichati Thanks, but due to health issues I won't be singing any more songs.
cheerfulhamster 2 months ago
And please tell me why you know her ?
adhichati 2 months ago
@adhichati In 2004, I had a chinese girlfriend, and this was her favorite Teresa Teng song. She introduced me to (older) chinese music.
cheerfulhamster 2 months ago
So. It's mean that you are Chinese American or White American . If you are white ,you are so amazing that you can pronounce and sing like that because I also study Chinese also. But If I guess form your voice , you are Chinese American Right? because you voice sounds very very Asian.
adhichati 2 months ago
@adhichati No, I'm white American. Norwegian on my Dad's side, Irish/English on my Mom's side. Six feet tall, blonde hair and blue eyes. My pronunciation isn't that good actually, so don't use my version as a guide. :-)
cheerfulhamster 2 months ago
r u Taiwanese or Mainland?
adhichati 2 months ago
@adhichati White boy from Oregon. :-)
cheerfulhamster 2 months ago
very nice male voice and music
adhichati 2 months ago
Woww..you had made a very big impression to me. You have such a nice voice and sing this song out very well. Besides this song, is there any other songs that you sing so far? May be you can share with us so we can enjoy your great song.. thxs..
iequsang 4 months ago
omg! i totally thought u were chinese the first three times i replayed this song. then i finally looked at the description!!!!! good job!
btw603 4 months ago
you've got a great voice and your pronounciation is good.....keep it up !!
prettynize1 5 months ago
Your pronunciation is great! This is wonderfully sung.
- From HKer in Canada
98Stellar 7 months ago
BEAUTIFUL!
wind10miko 8 months ago
Thank you!
I really enjoyed your wonderful singing and beautiful Teresa`s pictures.
Your way of singing is very nice.
From Japan.
auboy0118 11 months ago
Not bad my man, I have a Chinese gf that also sing well, and know this song well. SO I still say... "Not bad my man :)"
Brakballe 1 year ago
very pretty sung !
01synergist 1 year ago
your voice jus melts my soul...love it
DjhYde07 1 year ago
hi cheerfulmaster, can i ask you to please upload here a karaoke version of your own key? we have the same pitch as i am a tenor and i am dying to have a karaoke from a male version of this piece. kindly email to me the link at: nelo1216@yahoo.com. a million thanks.
nelo1216 1 year ago
holy shit ur from oregon.
merederem 1 year ago
this is a cover? i thought you were a chinese singer! lol
zapPIKACHUzap 1 year ago
good work. Also nice to know a white boy from Oregon can sing a famous TT song very well. (My sister lives in Oregon as well.)
angchu1 1 year ago
I love your version! You have such a gentle voice while singing this song :)
celestimoon 1 year ago
To my Sweet, My life, My Love, Rainbow Zuoyu Liu.
Whatever you do! Whatever you think! I will sing this song always for you, even Im far from you, even you hate me, even whatever you think you do, the moon will always represent my heart to you!
I sing this song every day, and wait for you to see you in the sky, you will come someday I know that , therefore I wait for you every night, you will see how the moon in the sky will represent my heart to you, when feel it, when you remember me.
aboallzoz 2 years ago
Very nice male vocal version of this classic by Teresa Teng. Although I am a Chinese, but have not learned Mandarin in the 1950's [they did not teach the official dialect then]. Your command of the Mandarin appears to be very good to me. Nice voice, sir. Thanks and keep up the good work!
johnkiang 2 years ago 3
pretty fly for a white guy :P
NicoleSBL 2 years ago
Wow you sing so nice! May I have a copy of your instrumental?
HliMGirl05 2 years ago
Hi, you left a comment on my video a while ago requesting the instrumental version of "The Moon Represents My Heart". I haven't checked my mail in a long time, sorry I didn't see your comment earlier. If you still want it, please send me your email address and I will send you the mp3. I have the song arranged in both male and female keys, if you want the female version let me know or otherwise I will assume you want the male version.
cheerfulhamster 2 years ago
@cheerfulhamster Hi, can I know what key is good for a girl and what key is good for a guy...
misswenonly 1 year ago
@misswenonly Hi, sorry for the late reply. My version is in E, that might be a little high for some guys, so D would be a good key too. G is a good key for a female singer.
cheerfulhamster 1 year ago
love your voice! dam white boy from oregon did great job props!
smellysmo 2 years ago
Holy shite! Oregon boy do this??? KUDOS!
Brakballe 2 years ago
I really love your version of this beautiful song, and in my book it's second only to the one sung by the lovely Miss Teng herself. Your song found it's way by accident into my playlist of Teresa Teng's songs, but it's such an excellent rendition that I decided to keep it there. I also admire your collection of Teresa Teng photo's. Altogether, this is a wonderful and touching tribute to her. My sincere compliments and best wishes to you!
huntonpeck 2 years ago
hey bro, you have a very very nice and smooth voice i swear to god, lol!! i love it.
Can you please tell me where you find the instrumental for this song? thank you.
SpoonTeCh 2 years ago
Thanks. I recorded the instrumental part myself. If you would like to have it as a karaoke file, just send me your email address in a PM and I'll send it to you.
cheerfulhamster 2 years ago
Wow man, this is a beautiful, beautiful cover you did. It melts my heart. I'm straight as the any heterosexual guy out there but I'm not afraid to admit I'd throw my boxers at you during a concert swooning right along side with the ladies, hah! Don't you love how music is universal and transcends language boundaries? You don't even need to understand what's being sung to feel the romance in this time classic song. Anyway, go go whiteboy from Oregon. Cheers from Canada.
cnsjunkie 2 years ago
Weirdo!
AlongTheFarClimbDown 2 years ago
wow listening to this gave my chills. sounds beautiful!
cookiemonsturrrr 2 years ago
Thanks! :-)
cheerfulhamster 2 years ago
heeeey
not bad for a white boy from oregon xP
nicee =]
aznxpride34 2 years ago
Thanks! I like your profile picture. My chinese girlfriend used to call me 大头呆子, that picture reminded me of that. :-)
cheerfulhamster 2 years ago
she looks so much like Rebecca wang...i think thats her name...the one that stars on Meteor garden
chutieucon 2 years ago
wow! u have a beautiful voice . u should try out for american idol. Is there any other chinese songs that u sing?
chutieucon 2 years ago
You did sing this song very well! Thanks and it is one of my favourite song too!
foxxedmy68 2 years ago
You boy is unbelievable for singing suhc a song! Better than most Chinese!
mucman04 2 years ago
他唱得不错！
crazyhanyu 2 years ago
He is undoubtedly the best male vocalist for this song. :)
kw9999kw 2 years ago
Do you have chords for this song? I want to sing for my wife on her b day.
hit93 2 years ago
By your request, I added the chords to the description of the video. My transcription is actually more accurate than my video, I missed a chord in the verses. :-/
cheerfulhamster 2 years ago
Out of all the rendition, yours are the third best I have heard. First of course is Teresa, second is Evonne Hse. Your Manderin Rocks. Your should tryout for American Idol!!!!!
tru64unix 2 years ago
if i was not reading the info, i would have just probably think you are a chinese mestizo. great job for a fan like you. i too loved this song so much. with your lyrics, i can sing the song with confidence. thanks buddy...
nelo1216 2 years ago 7
How did you manage to sing so well ? Well Done.
andrewchan18 2 years ago 6
Thanks. Guys can do amazing things when they're chasing girls. :-)
cheerfulhamster 2 years ago
Great Job，whiteboy！！！很棒！！
shtksf 2 years ago
oh wow not bad for a "white boy". cheers!
ssdiothor 2 years ago
Really miss Theresa. Don't know how and where is she now? She will always remember us, right ?
tanbenglieh 2 years ago 2
I did not know how you are accomplish? But was really too good. Even if the Chinese are very difficult to sing this kind of degree.
lingling1962 2 years ago
Cheerfulhamster: You sung this? I am impressed for a 'white boy' singing this! That was beautifully sung and a loving tribute! Bravo!
ilovecharice 2 years ago
Wow! What a great talent and for a "white boy" its unbelievable. Thanks for a very enjoyable take of a great song and a legend!
kev2032in 2 years ago 3
WOW!! Brilliant!! 你的中文挺好，加油！
highburycatherine 2 years ago
Honestly, considering the fact that this isn't your language, I think you did it brilliantly. You have a voice that suits the song, and you don't butcher the language like so many other people do. =) That's really impressive!
Tenrousei 2 years ago
For far too long, we have been solely on the receiving end of TT's unwavering love. It's wonderful to finally hear some love in return, from a man. Too little perhaps, but not too late. Nice tribute!
rsho963 3 years ago 3
Man, you rock!
TrioOfDoom 3 years ago 2
Who cares about 'trivial' stuff like PRONOUNCIATION when one is singging from the heart?! I am here listening to you serenade us three years after you did this song.. I am sure your Manadrin is much, much better by now, huh!
Thoughts:- So sorry you lost your GF.
Advice:- Next time.. RUN FASTER!!! :))
Xie-xie and please do keep on singging, you sounded wonderful!
dandelionjp 3 years ago
wow you sound GREAT!
abckidxyz 3 years ago
it's amazing. How could an american boy sing chinese song so well! I luv it! U have the mp3 of this, can you send to me? I'll listen to it everyday :)
tuxedomask1988 3 years ago
Pretty good!
jnchin89 3 years ago
one of the most romantinc songs i have ever heard. where can i buy it?
tango9986 3 years ago
On the right hand side of this page, there is an area of "Related Videos". The first video listed is Teresa Teng's version of this song. She sings it much better than I do, she was a professional and I'm just an amateur. This song appears on almost any collection of her greatest hits in Mandarin.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
beautiful.
period.
thank you!
9986gmcgm 3 years ago
Good pronounciation! Bravo!
pixemar 3 years ago
Althrough your song is not bad but I still only love Teresa Teng to represent it. She is the best singer of this song.
shlistephen0999 3 years ago
I agree. No one is better than Teresa. :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
wow, i m impressed. you did a great job on this
almakeup 3 years ago
唱的真好..
tinsoh 3 years ago
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Is it just me, or does his pronunciation suck? A lot?
SerafinaLily9 3 years ago
i've been playing this for the last two years ~~ it's really a lovely rendition. thanks much. happy new year!!!
linlixeng 3 years ago
excellent
HollyShine3 3 years ago
美丽、温柔、纯洁、善良的丽君，你走后，世间再无此等女子。
georgebestdragon 3 years ago 3
good! 月yue 亮liang・・・
yiteng21 3 years ago
shut up , at least he has talent
Inuy4sh4ever 3 years ago
lol that was a compliment :P
universalcompromise 3 years ago
pretty good for a white boy. respect man
rsw11190 3 years ago
Xie xie for the pinyin along with characters. It's good for us laowai learners!
dawgstarman 3 years ago
Great voice!!! 唱得真好～～
akinokoe 3 years ago
Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin ---------> you can search for the name of the song then you will find the original one ;)
satanlok 3 years ago
GOOD.
KURAITENSA 3 years ago
wow a white boy singing chinese..awsome..very good..
1pachee 3 years ago
absolutely beautiful song, beautiful woman...
i am not familiar with either
awesome
God Bless
trio
Changes4TheBetter 3 years ago
heheheh
this song is by Teresa Teng
Her first love was Jackie Chan, and his hers!
housenkera 3 years ago
very good voice, nice.....
very surprising...... Very good voice..
Just like Chinese singing.....
Extremely good..........
Better than Chinese!
olindae 3 years ago
Very good,terrific warm style.SoundS so professional!!
boybamame 3 years ago
Great! What is the history of the song and original singer?
boybamame 3 years ago
Teresa Teng
misszsp 3 years ago
great voice, well done
junaidiwei 3 years ago
I thought you were a singer for sure! A voice soothing and disserning.. you should try to go pro.
ForeverDissevered 3 years ago
Hey, check out the following and see if you can help me to get to fans around the San Francisco Bay Area. I am the founder of Legacy Through Giving Foundation which mission is to provide opportunities for multiple of non-profit organizations to raise funds. We did a fashion and entertainment Gala at Hyatt last March 22, 08 and it was a great production and event. LTG is planning on another one next year. I am scouting for fans to honor Teresa in this event.
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Dreamtoys88 3 years ago
What mic did u use and music card ? to get such natural and flawless sound ?? :O
kuba88 3 years ago
I used a Shure KSM44 mic and an Apogee Mini Me mic preamp. The Apogee had a USB port so it plugged directly into the computer.
Once recorded, I put the vocal through a UAD LA-2A compressor and a UAD Pultec EQ to boost some highs and roll off some lows. The UAD effects made more of a difference than the mic and preamp.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
good job
WTFGwaiLo 3 years ago
Man, if you are singing really well. Your pronounciation is pretty much accurate and your english based chinese is really sexy!
houndme 3 years ago
Sexy? Usually chinese girls call me "大头呆子", does that mean sexy? ;-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
大头呆子 lol They may think you are cute.
akinokoe 3 years ago
Or maybe I really am a big head idiot. LOL :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
你问我爱你有多深
ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen
我爱你有几分
wo ai ni you ji fen
我的情也真 我的爱也真
wo de qing ye zhen wo de ai ye zhen
月亮代表我的心
yue liang dai biao wo de xin
你问我爱你有多深
Geistesblitz 3 years ago
Thank you for your information, I can share to my friend. :) I had taught my firend to sing this classic song. But it's a pitty that we can't listen the original one any more.
Thank you.
Sofie0905 3 years ago
omg are you serious your singing this? I'm half chinese and when i sing this i sound like a fob. Fresh off the boat lmao
b00b00b4b4 3 years ago
is CHinese not your native language? you sound good! you can work on your "zhen" but WOW! you are good!
somkit 3 years ago
Wonderful... even original, 陶喆 or andy lau version aren't so great !
spike212121 3 years ago
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He is damaging my hearing. Flag this trash.
ytut1009 3 years ago
You are great. Keep it up and you will be as good as a Mandarin singer if you don't mention you are a white boy. Don't forget that repetition is the mother of success.
Camp200789 3 years ago
嗓音尚可，但唱技只具業餘的水準，其中有幾句唱得很心虛。另外，是「輕輕的一個吻」而非「靜靜的一個吻」。
HsiaYang 3 years ago
you are beyond good! Your Teresa Teng picture collection is amazing, too.
SwinghaiOrchid 3 years ago
好！！！ Your good at speaking (singing,lol) Mandarin!
catsinjapangonya 3 years ago
nice.. o_O;;
omfg i can`t even sing this
&& i`m full chinese xD!
OragamiPaper 3 years ago
唱得很好， 你还唱别的中文歌吗？
walkingtreecn 3 years ago
I'm half Chinese and I couldn't speak any Chinese at all. But damn you are good. If you were singing this at a concert I would be throwing my panties at you.
skydivastar 3 years ago
LOL I guess I should be singing in concerts then! ;-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
Shit! Horrrrible!
UT0527 3 years ago
amazes me how good you sing this song.
1badsr 3 years ago
ching ching de yi ge wen, yi jing da dong wo de xin
empulse123 3 years ago
ni wen wo ai ni you duo shen wo ai ni you ji fen
empulse123 3 years ago
绝妙。
jiang1962 3 years ago
谢谢!
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
You did a fine video capturing the beauty of Teresa at her prime times. Your singing is wonderful! Did you success in getting your girl's heart?
ltpat7 3 years ago
Thanks. I didn't get the girl, maybe next time I will. I'm getting a bit old to be chasing girls though. :-)
HazySunlight 3 years ago
dnt worry about your mandarin~you are doing really good already and the point is that our Teresa will be content to know that someone far away is still memorizing her even he can't understand what she sang...thumb up for you
RickyPan1986 3 years ago
You have a very pleasant voice. Perhaps it is because you are not a Chinese and could not fully understand the lyrics, and hence could not fully put your emotion into the song. Overall, still an outstanding effort. Thanks.
kenzosin 3 years ago
精闢...............永遠!
luckl7 3 years ago
Great voice and saddest song ever.good job.
diyahandasari 3 years ago
This is a truly great recording. I am planning to record it for my wife for our anniversary this year. So I have been perusing all the recordings and sound of this song I can find to get the pronounciation. I thought you did a great job. I am asian but not a mandarin speaker, and I don't think I could do better. Just wondering if you would share the instrumental background. Thanks for posting this video all the same.
iconprize 3 years ago
Thanks. :-) I created the instrumental background myself, and recently I made it more faithful to Teresa Teng's version. In this YouTube version, I missed a chord and the strings aren't quite right, so the new version is much better. If anyone would like an mp3 file of this backing track, send me a message with your email address and I will send it to you.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
Pretty good!
Pinyin corresponds badly with actual pronunciation. It's just a romanization system. If you're going to sing, you'd better check out the IPA for Standard Mandarin.
001Asoer 3 years ago
Yeah, the various pinyin systems are pretty useless, especially since the vowel tone markings are often neglected. I had a pinyin transcription of this song, but I didn't use it. Instead I just tried to copy Teresa's sounds.
I recorded this for a girlfriend, and I didn't have much time to work on the vocals since I had to re-create the music too. I wanted to surprise her with it, so I couldn't ask her advice on proper pronunciation. I didn't intend to publish it on YouTube at the time.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
If you read some of the other comments, you'll see that some people seem to like my bad pronunciation. O.o So even if I re-record this song, I'll probably leave this version up on YouTube.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
You are great ,man. I add ur tape to my favourite.
exitnowhere 3 years ago
Yes, your voice is great for Teresa's songs. I grew up with her songs and love them all the time. I brought many albums with me when coming to USA. Sometimes too nostalgic listening to her songs, but that's nice feeling.
I'm also wondering if you have better English lyrics...
startcrosscreek 3 years ago
not bad!!!! just work on ur pronunciation and it would be much better! voice has a soothing sound too. maybe u should record a new one?
ykidkwis 3 years ago
you should most definitely record more TT songs!!! Sure it'd be great :D
eskimoboozy 3 years ago
wow!!! im so impressed!!!! your mandarin is perfect and you got a great voice! you would so melt any girl's heart with that voice and that song! (the song is very key though! haha im a huge TT fan :P) How did you get to know about TT? and where'd you learn all that mandarin?
eskimoboozy 3 years ago
Thank you! :-) I have a very dear friend who is a little older than Teresa, and she's like my mom. She's teaching me some Mandarin, although I'm a lazy student. She also introduced me to Teresa, and everyone who hears Teresa loves her! Like many chinese women, she was so sweet and beautiful. ^_^
I hope to record more Teresa songs at the end of the summer. I need to wait until the weather cools down so I can turn the AC off. Otherwise it's too noisy to record.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
i like it!!!!
lunarmouser 3 years ago
An excellent slide show of her photos. tks
Now I wonder if you have the English lyrics for this song?
If so, would you please post them?
kenponjon 3 years ago
You did a great job. You should sing more of her songs. :)
vajkay 3 years ago
are you white ? ethnic background ? I mean the singer here :)
hovercraft99 3 years ago
Yes, Irish & German, blonde hair, blue eyes and 6 feet tall. :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
I used his song for my Chinese class, it was very successful, thank you, john.:-)
I like the way you say 'yueliang', it's cute, don't fix it.
By the way, Chinese girls do not always run fast:-(. Maybe American boys run even faster?:-))
holymichael 3 years ago
I'm sure I'll catch one someday. I just hope that when I do, I won't be so old that I forget why I was chasing them. :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
I am a chinese who lives in Scotland. Love your song:-).your Chinese girl is very lucky. Did she really run away? how? Want to share your love story?
holymichael 3 years ago
Thanks. :-) We just wanted different things (kids, money, etc). No dramatic or interesting story. :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
Most people in my country (Singapore) don't speak Mandarin that well. With the exception of 5 or 6 words, your pronunciation is very impressive :-)
Itubetoo2 3 years ago
Well, that's because the Chinese comprise only 75% of our population. Furthermore, You can't possibly expect every Chinese for that matter be speaking Mandarin fluently instead of a dialect or English or any other language. Being Chinese doesn't mean you can or have to speak Mandarin fluently.
fatpigslim1989 3 years ago
what a beautiful song and voice..bravo...im a half chinese and filipino i like this song...nice mandarin...bravo..bravo..
empulse123 3 years ago
i veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy miss her
stevenchoo23 3 years ago
I think you sing better than the other people that I've heard.
sonicare4487 3 years ago
Could u introduce yourself to us?
we want to know something about u.
tell us if u don't mind.
BTW: ur voice is very good.
pinyin3 3 years ago
Thanks! My name is John, I'm 40 years old, I live in Los Angeles, for now I work as an audio engineer in the music industry. I only record my own music for fun, I'm not really interested in being an entertainer. I recorded this song for a chinese girl that I was chasing. :-)
I like this sweet sort of music, both western and asian, so I don't like contemporary music very much. I don't speak much Mandarin, but I have an adopted "chinese mom" who is willing to teach me more. :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
well your chinese is better then mine XD
are you married with the chinese girl now?
hmmm..., i'm not sure whether i will learn a song in a completely unknown language to chase a girl. Seems like too much work <:o)
Mahkee 3 years ago
Nope, she escaped. LOL Chinese girls run really fast. :-)
Actually this song wasn't that hard, it took more time to record the drums, guitars, piano and strings than it did to do the vocals, since I had to figure out the song by ear from Teresa's version, then transpose it into a man's key. It only took a few days, and I probably should've spent more effort on the chinese pronunciation.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
I also have a new video posted under a different account, it's the first "video response" posted above.
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
wow!! impressed, you've done her proud :)
eskimoboozy 3 years ago
You could hv fooled me if you didnt mention that you were a white American. Great singing with some fantastic slides of Teresa Teng. You have done her proud. Thank you.
terrificlim 3 years ago
I agree with you, terrificlim
John sings so well to the point that my husband who is chinese embarrased to himself.:)..Thank you, cheerfulhamster..:D
chpflwr 3 years ago
Thank you chpflwr, and everyone, for your lovely comments. :-)
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
Man, you are in love with Teresa. Just like the rest of us and the millions who knew and heard her beautiful voice.
infinitenpv 3 years ago
TT is very pretty. Cannot get bored with her beauty. Very natural
funjellybeans 3 years ago
Fantastic portraits of Teresa Teng. Thanks forsharing.
carl2ai 3 years ago
hey man,
have you thought of auditioning for American Idol? you'd proly do astonishingly well. I really can't see how even Simon can critique you
kuai2007 3 years ago
Yeah, the world needs another manufactured Pop Star. Besides, he plays his own instruments, he wouldn't fit in!
Nice work Bro!
FV :D
eRustler 3 years ago
Dear Cheerfulhamster,
For a american boy your mandarin is fast perfect. This is my favourite song from teresa and you did it so well. Thank you. Do you have more..
regards from Berlin, germany
lihiong 3 years ago
wow! your Mandarin is amazing! wonder how u got so good... ^_^
judyclever 3 years ago
i miss her!!! cries
KapamilyaKachika 3 years ago
miss her much!
LifeInALife 3 years ago
is that woman dead
mecirdob 3 years ago
good have u seen my version?
princesingapore 3 years ago
wait...you're white?!?!? aww man...and you speak mando better than I do...and I'm chinese...I speak canto
HentaiZero 3 years ago
yes it is classical
SHADAHUI 3 years ago
who is the man sing this song, it is "xiang", not "shang" ....Uhmmm.... but anyway, thanks, i love this song
crazygirl5201314 3 years ago
Thanks crazygirl. Yeah, my Mandarin isn't so good. ^_^
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
heyhey, hehe, i visit u again, still lv it, everytime i visit u here, still lv it lv it lv it, never change, just like i lv my husband, never change , hehe, you said your manderin is not good, so u r cantonese speaker, yeh? Don't know how to ing like u and post it, ^.*
crazygirl5201314 3 years ago
Maybe if my Mandarin was perfect, my song wouldn't be as popular? ^_^
I should sing more Teresa songs, so I could be famous in Asia as the man with the really bad accent. :-P
cheerfulhamster 3 years ago
so where do u come from ah? looking for your new album lol famous singer , hehe... hv a very sweert dream!!!
crazygirl5201314 3 years ago