She used to perform on the Japanese market under the name of テレサ・テン (Japanese transcription Teresa Ten)
She was born in Yunlin County, Taiwan to a Chinese mainlander family. Her father side was from Hebei province, China; her mother side was from Shandong province, China.
She recorded several famous songs, including When Shall You Return? (Simplified Chinese: 何日君再来; pinyin: Hé Rì Jūn Zài Lái) (one of the revamped songs she sang). In addition to her Mandarin repertoire, she also recorded songs in the Taiwanese language (a variant of Min Nan), Cantonese, Japanese, Indonesian (in 1977) and English.
In 1983, she released her most-acclaimed album Light Exquisite Feeling (淡淡幽情) containing 12 poems from Tang and Song dynasties with various composers turning them into songs, such as Wishing We Last Forever/Shuǐ diào gē tóu (水调歌头) and How Many Worries/Yu Mei Ren (几多愁/虞美人).
She covered many Japanese songs, including her own originals such as Airport (空港) and I Only Care About You (時の流れに身をまかせ)or (我只在乎你); most of which were re-written in Chinese lyrics, some in tribution to original artists like Southern All Stars.
Her songs have been covered by other singers, most notably Faye Wong who released a tribute album (The Decadent Sound of Faye) consisting entirely of cover songs originally done by Teresa Teng.
She died from an asthma attack while on a trip to Thailand at the age of 42 on May 8, 1995. She was buried at a mountainside tomb on Jinbaoshan, Taipei County in Taiwan. A memorial was built at the tomb with a white statue of Teng and her stage clothes on display, with her music playing in the background. The tomb is well visited by her fans, a notable departure from traditional Chinese culture shunning visits to burial sites.
A house which she bought in 1986 in Hong Kong at No. 18 Carmel Street also became a site of pilgrimage for her fans soon after her death. Plans to sell the home to finance a museum in Shanghai was made known in 2002 [2], and subsequently sold for HK 32 million. It closed on what would have been her 51st birthday on January 29, 2004.
黄昏
鄧麗君 Lyrics
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過去を乗せた バスを見送れば
家路を急ぐ 人ごみにまぎれ
悲しみの捨て場所を 探して歩くけれど
私には帰る あなたの胸がない
想い出がゆれる あの部屋だけね
私の心は ただ迷子の様に
惜別には 古びたピアノが似合う
水で割ったお酒 飲みほせば
またひとつだけ 悲しみをならべ
止まり木にため息を 落してしまうけれど
私には話す あなたの肩がない
指先でゆらす このグラスだけ
私の心は ただ無口なままで
ひとり夜更けさまよう あてもなく
私には帰る あなたの胸がない
想い出がゆれる あの部屋だけね
私の心は ただ迷子の様に
ひとり街をさまよう あてもなく
The lyrics to Deng Lijun's "黄昏" ("Twilight") speak about the pain of separation, particularly the sadness felt when remembering the past. The song begins by describing how tears of farewell are fitting during dusk, as one watches a bus depart that carries their past, and as they rush to head home amidst the crowd, they search for a place to discard the sorrow that they carry. Deng Lijun then sings that she feels lost as though adrift in an aimless search, with her heart empty and wandering through the city.
The second verse then shows a picture of bidding adieu, where an old piano provides an appropriate background. After drinking a glass of diluted alcohol, Deng Lijun sings that she will add one more item to her list of grievances and let out a long sigh on a wooden bench. The chorus repeats, highlighting her yearning for her lover's chest but realizing that it is hopeless when her memories, which only sway in their old room, remain. The song, therefore, becomes a poignant call to the pain of memories and the emptiness of heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
黄昏には 別れの涙が似合う
Tears of parting fit the dusk
過去を乗せた バスを見送れば
Seeing off the bus loaded with the past
家路を急ぐ 人ごみにまぎれ
Lost in the crowd hurrying home
悲しみの捨て場所を 探して歩くけれど
Looking for a place to discard the sadness, yet walking
私には帰る あなたの胸がない
I have nowhere to return but your chest
想い出がゆれる あの部屋だけね
Only that room sways with memories
私の心は ただ迷子の様に
My heart wanders like a lost child
ひとり街をさまよう あてもなく
Alone in the city wandering aimlessly
惜別には 古びたピアノが似合う
An old piano is fitting for goodbyes
水で割ったお酒 飲みほせば
If you drink watered-down alcohol to the dregs
またひとつだけ 悲しみをならべ
Lining up one more sorrow again
止まり木にため息を 落してしまうけれど
A sigh falls at the stopover point
私には話す あなたの肩がない
I have no shoulder to lean on to speak
指先でゆらす このグラスだけ
Only this glass sways in my fingers
私の心は ただ無口なままで
My heart remains silent
ひとり夜更けさまよう あてもなく
Alone at night wandering aimlessly
私には帰る あなたの胸がない
I have nowhere to return but your chest
想い出がゆれる あの部屋だけね
Only that room sways with memories
私の心は ただ迷子の様に
My heart wanders like a lost child
ひとり街をさまよう あてもなく
Alone in the city wandering aimlessly
Writer(s): 荒木 とよひさ, 川口 真, 川口 真, 荒木 とよひさ
Contributed by Alex S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Serina Chang
作詞：林煌坤
作曲：井上忠夫
編曲：森岡賢一郎
黃昏裡那一抹斜陽又向西 默默的叫我想起你
想起你那甜蜜笑語 無限的關懷還充滿著愛意 盪樣在心海裡
只是你你你 你在那裡
難道你你你 已把我忘記
可知道我時常在那黃昏裡 想起你悄悄的哭泣
黃昏裡那一抹斜陽又向西 默默的叫我想起你
想起你那甜蜜笑語 無限的關懷還充滿著愛意 盪樣在心海裡
為何我我我 這麼痴迷
為何我我我 難把你忘記
可知道我時常在這斜陽裡 盼望你再讓我愛你
為何我我我 這麼痴迷
為何我我我 難把你忘記
可知道我時常在這斜陽裡 盼望你再讓我愛你
BIRD KING
这歌从来都没听过，邓丽君歌曲产量极高！
彭采婕
我每天聽，都聽不膩，她唱的歌都很好聽，喜歡她的人，她的聲音
夢一場
10年了,好歌百听不厭
瑞香 陳
40年了，只聽君姐歌
Choiyuk Hung
听听我们的甜美歌后這甜蜜歌声，連糖也不用吃了！不愧国際巨星鄧䴡君。令人难忘呢！
严文俊
我最喜欢邓丽君的歌！邓丽君：永远的歌神！
Tzekin Yau
永远是歌后！
Tzekin Yau
严文俊 歌手，不是女神？
Yek Jimmy
这首歌很温柔，真的很好听。
bom浪
這首歌真是好聽