Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Roses Song Original Singer

"Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Roses" song original singer is Tai Zhengxiao.

"Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Roses" is a song written by Lin Linan, composed and sung by Tai Zhengxiao, and included in Tai Zhengxiao's album "Finding a Word to Replace" which was released on November 1, 1993.In 1994, the song won the prize for the Best Mandarin Song of the Year in the first Golden Mood Songs Awards Ceremony.

The main melody of the song "Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Roses" is taken from the 1988 song "Moonlight" by the Japanese rock band Bz, while the chorus is taken from the pipa song "Yi Dance" composed by Wang Huiran in 1960, with the arranger doubling the tempo of the "Yi Dance" and making changes to individual tones. Lyricist Lin Linan gave Tai Zhengxiao the lyrics for the song, which were originally 9,999 roses, but Tai Zhengxiao thought 9,999 was too many and changed them to 9,999 roses.

The Story Behind the Song

People only know that nine hundred and ninety-nine roses represent romance and coziness, but they don't know that behind them there is a very touching life and death love. According to legend, there was a pair of young lovers who loved each other very much. After more than a thousand romantic and cozy days, they were about to enter the marriage hall. At this very moment, the girl suddenly became seriously ill, and after a detailed examination by a doctor, the boy and the girl's family were told that the girl had a rare and incurable disease.

When they finished the funeral for the girl, the boy went back to his room, unable to vent his bitter pain. With tears in her eyes, she tried desperately to persuade him, telling him that the girl would not want to see you like this in the nine springs. Girlfriend wiped away tears, suddenly realized that the boy scribbled scribbled content is very touching, this girlfriend is originally a talented woman. She scribbled the content of these scribbles after finishing, it became the lyrics of the song nine hundred and ninety-nine roses.