I mean, her voice exudes this girlie charm that modern female singers have a hard time to match. Even those "act cute" female singers don't sound sweet—they are the ones who truly sound saccharine. There's this magic thing about Teresa that balances her sweet voice with a sense of maturity, almost as though she is enticing you with her charm, yet not to the point that you get repulsed. Her voice is the kind that you can listen to in the deep of the night and feel truly touched, not goose-pimpled. An example of such a song is 《雪地上的回忆》, her soft sweet voice just brings out the deepmost feeling that the lyrics evoke. The lyrics are as shown:
《雪地上的回忆》—邓丽君
冷漠的月，暗淡的星，孤独的人影。
冷冽的风，刺骨的冰雪，凉透了我的心。
一样是下着雪，一样是冰寒雪地里。
我们俩曾有过缠绵的爱，绮绻的情。
回忆使我欲寻无踪，无奈这份情。
阵阵寒风夹杂着冰雪，可怜我这断肠人。
勾起了我伤感，惹起我脆弱的心灵。
再一度追忆那破碎的爱，失落的情。
明知道不能不能再把你来想起，
汇合脑海里尽是令人悯！
明知道往事往事像旧梦难追寻，
却有颗不泯心！
盼望着冰雪早融化，好让我忘了这段情。
等待着春天来临...
A quick description of the cold wintery weather, juxtaposed with the same cold feeling felt by her, then some introspection, some lament, and a little ray of hope. I'm afraid that my little transliteration does not do justice to the song, particularly to Teresa's truly wonderful voice.
Apart from her girlie charmed voice, she also has this womanly voice (read: less girlie) that totally has me hooked. This time, I bring out the song 《我只在乎你》. The lyrics are as shown:
《我只在乎你》—邓丽君
如果没有遇见你，我将会是在哪里？
日子过得怎么样，人生是否要珍惜？
也许认识某一人，过着平凡的日子。
不知道会不会，也有爱情甜如蜜？
任时光匆匆流去，我只在乎你。
心甘情愿感染你的气息。
人生几何能够得到知己？
失去生命的力量也不可惜。
所以我求求你，别让我离开你。
除了你，我不能感到，一丝丝情意。
如果有那么一天，你说即将要离去。
我会迷失我自己，走入无边人海里。
不要什么诺言，只要天天在一起。
我不能只依靠，片片回忆活下去。
任时光匆匆流去，我只在乎你。
心甘情愿感染你的气息。
人生几何能够得到知己？
失去生命的力量也不可惜。
所以我求求你，别让我离开你。
除了你，我不能感到，一丝丝情意。
任时光匆匆流去，我只在乎你。
心甘情愿感染你的气息。
人生几何能够得到知己？
失去生命的力量也不可惜。
所以我求求你，别让我离开你。
除了你，我不能感到，一丝丝情意。
It is not so much about the meaning of the lyrics of the song that make it such a classic; it was the way that Teresa sang it. She made the already meaningful lyrics come alive; as though she indeed was the one evoking such words to her love who was about to leave. That's one reason why I particularly love this song of hers. It is the woman in her that connects the emotional content of this piece. I'm sure fans of Teresa will also say similar things about her too.
But why do I have such an addiction over her voice? I'm not too sure about the exact reasons, but one thing is for sure; listening to her sing is like listening to someone who cares, someone who feels, someone who is real, as opposed to some hammed up singer who sings as though the world owes him/her.
Oh, so far, I've not heard of any other female singer who can match Teresa's beautiful and sensual voice. Perhaps one of you out there can take up this challenge?
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