清幽脫俗的歌聲,溫潤(rùn)甜美的笑容,一代歌姬鄧麗君是一個(gè)無(wú)法復(fù)制的傳奇。作為世界樂(lè)壇最具影響力的歌手之一,鄧麗君在華人中的地位很難有人超越。對(duì)于整整一代華人而言,她是上天的禮物,是她的聲音慰藉了無(wú)數(shù)人干涸的心靈。據(jù)說(shuō)只要有華人的地方就能聽(tīng)到她的歌聲。今年5月8日是鄧麗君小姐去世20周年的紀(jì)念日,聽(tīng)著那些熟悉的旋律,讓人不由自主地想起了她。
Teresa Teng (January 29, 1953—May 8, 1995), was an immensely popular and influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan. Teng’s voice and songs are instantly recognized throughout East Asia and in areas with large Asian populations. It is often said, “Wherever there are Chinese people, the songs of Teresa Teng can be heard.” Her songs enjoy popularity among Korean, Japanese, Thailand, Vietnamese, Malay- sian, and Indonesian listeners as well.
Teng was known for her folk songs and romantic ballads. Many became standards in her lifetime, such as “When Will You Return?” and “The Moon Represents My Heart”. She recorded songs not only in her native Mandarin but also in Taiwanese, Cantonese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and English.
Teng, a lifelong sufferer from asthma, died in 1995 from a severe respiratory attack while on holiday in Thailand. She was 42.
鄧麗君(1953年1月29日——1995年5月8日)是一名來(lái)自臺(tái)灣的具有極大影響力和廣受好評(píng)的中國(guó)流行歌手。鄧麗君的聲音和歌曲迅速傳遍了東亞和有大量亞洲人居住的地區(qū)。人們常說(shuō),“哪里有中國(guó)人,哪里就能聽(tīng)到鄧麗君的歌聲?!彼母枨陧n國(guó)、日本、泰國(guó)、越南、馬來(lái)西亞和印度尼西亞也是備受歡迎。
鄧麗君因她所唱的民歌和浪漫情歌而廣為人知。很多歌曲成為了她的代表作,如《何日君再來(lái)》和《月亮代表我的心》。她不僅發(fā)行了母語(yǔ)普通話的唱片,還發(fā)行了閩南語(yǔ)、粵語(yǔ)、日語(yǔ)、越南語(yǔ)、印度尼西亞語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)的唱片。
鄧麗君一生飽受哮喘的折磨。1995年,當(dāng)她在泰國(guó)度假時(shí),因氣喘病發(fā)作而逝世,終年42歲。