On the Water Side was written by Qiong Yao and composed by Lin Jiaqing. This song was written by Qiong Yao on 1975 for her film On the Water Side. The original singers were Gao Lingfeng and Jiang Lei. 1980, Teresa Teng covered this song and included it in the album "On the Water Side" of the same name. Since then, On the Water Side has been popular all over the country.
Song appreciation
The melody of the song is melodious, and Teresa Teng's singing is even more feminine. The perfect combination of Teresa Teng's timbre and lyrics embodies the flowing artistic conception created in the lyrics. "On Water" is inspired by China's earliest poetry collection "The Book of Songs", but the tune does not use the traditional five tones of China, which adds a mysterious exotic color to the work and better embodies the theme of "softness".
On the Water Side is adapted from The Book of Songs, which was originally sung by Jiang Lei in the film On the Water Side. After the cover of Teresa Teng, it was widely circulated. Before and after it, many singers have covered this song, such as Gao Lingfeng, Li Bihua, Yu-Ching Fei, Xu Ruyun and Timi Zhuo. Sarah, Yisa, Jiro Wang, Cao Fujia, Yang Yang, Tang Can, Li Jian and many other new generation singers have also covered.