What does all this mean? Is Teresa Teng just a singer? Just an actor famous for singing love songs?
We might as well see farther and see more clearly.
Music and songs have a long history in China. The Book of Songs is the first collection of poems and songs in the history of music. At the beginning of the Republic of China, song, dance and music were trinity, with poems as music words, music as Sion, and Three Hundred Poems as songs.
The Book of Songs is classified by music, and there are differences in style, elegance and vulgarity, praise and criticism. The wind contains 13 the folk songs of the vassal states and two regions. Love is a beautiful feeling of human beings. Love poems occupy a large space in the wind, with rich and colorful contents and vivid images. The yearning for love, the euphemistic implication at the beginning of acquaintance, the boldness and frankness in love, the longing of lovers after a long journey, and the sadness after lovelorn are all expressed in poems with different tones, which are very touching.
From ancient times to the present, the tradition of The Book of Songs has produced great works such as Tang Poetry and Song Poetry, Dream of Red Mansions, poems and songs, playing and singing, local operas, sculpture and painting, cross talk, etc., all of which show the feelings and talents of the Chinese nation and reflect the joys and sorrows of the people. However, in the mid-1960s, ten years of catastrophe and hurricane swept through, people in the literary and art circles were devastated, flowers and fruits in the literary and art garden withered, many books were burned, many excellent films, plays and songs were banned, editorials full of big words and cliches were overwhelming, and rigid and arbitrary political terms spread to the society, with 800 million people, eight model operas and only one writer. Young lovers are walking in the street, afraid to hold hands or make intimate moves. They deliberately keep their distance. Husband and wife will write home when they are on a business trip, which is full of popular political words. They dare not and will not write affectionate words.
Even in the early 1980s, this situation did not change much. The environment is still closed, and the life of most people is still difficult. People wear dull gray-black clothes, and food stamps and cloth tickets are still in use. Although there are many songs, "Jingle Bells in Spring" and "Night in the Harbor" are also widely sung, but love is not elegant, love songs are considered "unhealthy" and nostalgia is criticized as "decadent voice". At that time, there was a movie called "The Corner Forgotten by Love", which told about the lack of emotional life of a young man in a remote country.
In fact, what is forgotten by love is not only some villages and corners, but also the whole continent. What is lacking is love rain and dew, love moisture and love flowers. People are ashamed to talk about love, and young men and women don't know how to express their love. This is the "My Fair Lady, Gentleman's Gentleman" and "Smile and look forward to it" which were sung as early as 2,500 years ago.
"I don't know where you come from, and I don't know where to go. We met by chance, from this day on ... "
Like the spring breeze that melts the ice sheet, like the drizzle that moistens all things, soft and pure female voices and songs with thousands of amorous feelings come from the horizon, floating from the sea, from south to north, from east to west, and spread all over the world-Teresa Teng swept across the mainland overnight and entered the long streets and lanes, with thousands of families.
How many dry hearts have been activated, how many buried feelings have been awakened, and how many people have been intoxicated in singing. People lament that there are such wonderful music and melodies in the world. Countless young men and women woke up in Teresa Teng's singing and realized that love can be poured out in this way, and missing can be expressed in this way. On an unforgettable day, sweet honey juice and thousands of words taught them romance, love and amorous feelings.
Today, it can be clearly seen that Teresa Teng has inherited the tradition of "expressing ambition in poetry, singing forever, and keeping the voice forever". She sang people's voices and their pent-up feelings. Her singing has opened a long-closed window of the soul, reminding all living beings of their ancestors' talents, recalling the spiritual interest of the Chinese nation and being good at singing and dancing. She is making up for this vast and desolate continent! The popularity of Teresa Teng and Teresa Teng means that the interrupted poetic songs return to China, and people can express their feelings with love songs from now on, which marks the awakening of China people and the liberation of human nature, and indicates that people are unwilling to be blocked in their hearts and emotions.
More importantly, Teresa Teng's singing happened just at the departure time of China's reform and opening up. She awakened people's self-awareness, broadened and released people's horizons, hearts and consciousness, and has played an immeasurable role in influence and guidance so far. Teresa Teng's song is more than just a love song. She is the first crack of a long-frozen glacier and a bird that indicates the prosperity and bright future of China. In her euphemistic singing, the forces and policies that hurt people's personality and freedom and hinder people from expressing their feelings and wishes failed again and again, and the imprisonment and shackles that hinder people's pursuit of self, freedom and personality development were broken day by day.
Ah, Teresa Teng, your charm, your voice, your wonderful voice and your smile are all incomparable beauty. This kind of beauty has indelible significance and value at that historical moment. At that time, many young people remembered your singing and your beauty. In their minds, you are not only a singer, but also an unforgettable enlightener, an immortal star and an eternal goddess.
Ah, Teresa Teng, have you been away from us for so long? Are you okay in heaven? In my hometown, there are still a billion people who miss you, and they still love you as before!