Title: "On the Other Side of the Water"
Lyrics: Qiong Yao
Song: Lin Jiaqing
Songs originally sung by: Gao Lingfeng, Jiang Lei
Green grass and white mist
There's a beautiful woman On the other side of the water
I'd like to go upstream to be by her side
Without any luck, there's a dangerous shoal, the road's far and long
.I'd like to go downstream and find her
But I can see that she's in the middle of the water
The grass is green, the fog is white
There's a woman who lives by the water
I'd like to go upstream and talk to her
But there's a dangerous shoal, and the road is long and twisting
I'd like to go downstream and find her
But I can see that she is in the middle of the water
It seems like she's in the center of the water
It seems like she is in the center of the water
It seems like she's in the center of the water. I see her standing in the water
Green grass, white mist
There's a woman on the other side of the water
Expanded:
"On the Other Side of the Water" was written by Qiong Yao with lyrics and music by Lin Jiaqing, and it was Qiong Yao's theme song of the same name for her movie "On the Other Side of the Water" back in 1975, which was originally sung by Gao Lingfeng and Jiang Lei. 1980, Teresa Teng covered the song and included it in her album of the same name, On the Water's Side", and since then, "On the Water's Side" has become a hit in the north and south of the Yangtze River.
In 1988, when Qiong Yao released a TV version of "On the Waterfront", the song was sung by Li Bihua as an interlude for the TV series. The song was also covered several times by many singers before and after the series.
Song Appreciation:
The tune of the song is melodious, and Teresa Teng's voice is even more tender. Teresa Teng's timbre combines perfectly with the lyrics, reflecting the flowing water-like mood shaped in the lyrics.
Musical style:
While "On the Waterfront" is inspired by the earliest Chinese poetry collection, "The Classic of Poetry," the tune does not use the traditional five tones of ancient China, which adds a mysterious and exotic color to the work, better reflecting the theme of "softness.