After living in a country for 9 years you start to get a little acclimatized to the culture. Part of this process is that you begin to enjoy some of the music despite not understanding the lyrics. There is really only one Chinese singer that I can name and/or identify his songs should they come on the radio - Dao Lang (Dow laang .. the a sound is like say "aaah" .. not like hang).
His real name is Luo Lin but to a non Chinese person this is akin to saying Chung Fat played Chin Tang on Hawaii Five-O. He is from Sichuan (spicy food known in the west as Sechuan .. think Kang Pao Chicken) but his music has strong influences from Muslims and Uighurs (Turkish speaking) of the Tibetan and Xinjiang regions.
His first single that made him a household name in China was 2002 Niande Diyi Chang Xue (The First Snows of 2002). It is the one I most identify him with and can often be heard humming the chorus .. cause I don't know all the words
2002 Niande Diyi Chang Xue
I also ran across this one from YouTube and really liked it.
And the last of the Dao Lang hit parade
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Happen to come across your blog and thought I should let you know the website where you can access to the translated lyrics, among other news. Happy viwing!
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Thanks a bunch for the website.
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