{"id":13267,"date":"2019-11-14T19:43:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/canadian-singer-celine-dion-sang-in-mandarin-in-cctv-lunar-new-year-television-galas\/"},"modified":"2019-11-14T19:43:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:43:57","slug":"canadian-singer-celine-dion-sang-in-mandarin-in-cctv-lunar-new-year-television-galas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/canadian-singer-celine-dion-sang-in-mandarin-in-cctv-lunar-new-year-television-galas\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian singer Celine Dion sang in mandarin in CCTV Lunar New Year television galas"},"content":{"rendered":"
Celine \u5e2d\u7433 xí lín has always been one of my favorite singers of all time. I love the passion she infused into each song she delivers. It’s tremendous and profound. At the beginning of a new Snake Year, she surprised me o<\/em>nce again with her performance in mandarin in CCTV Lunar New Year television galas (\u6625\u665a ch\u016bn w\u01cen), which was viewed by the whole nation of China.<\/p>\n

Her performance was stunningly well. She first sang a famous Chinese folk song \u8309\u8389\u82b1 mòlihu\u0101 (Jasmine Flower) in a duet with Chinese soprano \u5b8b\u7956\u82f1 Sòng z\u01d4 y\u012bng. I was a little nervous for her when she first appeared. However, the minute she finished the first line, I was relieved. She did it very well! Honestly, for beginners, even if just to learn by phonetics, it takes time to get the nuances right when you need to sing each syllable out loud in front of a big audience. Kudos to Celine!<\/p>\n

Song Zuying did an excellent job too in the duet. I do think she could use a better fashion designer for her dress though. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Now please go ahead and enjoy the show. I’ve posted the lyrics below to help you understand the song.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

For readers in China, please view here:<\/p>\n

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[Simplified Chinese]<\/p>\n

\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

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\u597d\u4e00\u6735\u7f8e\u4e3d\u7684\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

\u597d\u4e00\u6735\u7f8e\u4e3d\u7684\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

\u82ac\u82b3\u7f8e\u4e3d\u6ee1\u679d\u6860<\/p>\n

\u53c8\u9999\u53c8\u767d\u4eba\u4eba\u5938<\/p>\n

\u8ba9\u6211\u6765\u5c06\u4f60\u6458\u4e0b<\/p>\n

\u9001\u7ed9\u522b\u4eba\u5bb6<\/p>\n

\u8309\u8389\u82b1\u5440\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

[Traditio<\/em>nal Chinese]<\/p>\n

\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

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\u597d\u4e00\u6735\u7f8e\u9e97\u7684\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

\u597d\u4e00\u6735\u7f8e\u9e97\u7684\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

\u82ac\u82b3\u7f8e\u9e97\u6eff\u679d\u690f<\/p>\n

\u53c8\u9999\u53c8\u767d\u4eba\u4eba\u8a87<\/p>\n

\u8b93\u6211\u4f86\u5c07\u4f60\u6458\u4e0b<\/p>\n

\u9001\u7d66\u5225\u4eba\u5bb6<\/p>\n

\u8309\u8389\u82b1\u5440\u8309\u8389\u82b1<\/p>\n

[pinyin]<\/p>\n

mòlihu\u0101
h\u01ceo y\u012b du\u01d2 m\u011bilì de mòlihu\u0101<\/p>\n

h\u01ceo y\u012b du\u01d2 m\u011bilì de mòlihu\u0101<\/p>\n

f\u0113nf\u0101ng m\u011bilì m\u01cen zh\u012by\u0101<\/p>\n

yòu xi\u0101ng yòu bái rénrén ku\u0101<\/p>\n

ràng w\u01d2 lái ji\u0101ng n\u01d0 zh\u0101ixià<\/p>\n

sòngg\u011bi biéren ji\u0101<\/p>\n

mòlihu\u0101 ya mòlihu\u0101<\/p>\n

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[English translation]<\/p>\n

JASMINE FLOWER<\/p>\n

What a beautiful jasmine flower
What a beautiful jasmine flower
This beauty in full bloom scents the air
and deserves lots of praise for its sweet and white
Let me pick some flowers
and send to others
Oh, jasmine flowers, jasmine flowers<\/p>\n

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Celine’s second song was my long time favorite: My Heart will Go On (\u6211\u5fc3\u6c38\u6052 w\u01d2 x\u012bn y\u01d2nghéng). Her performance touched my heart o<\/em>nce again:
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