Top 8 Most Touching Chinese Songs
A good song can provoke people’s sentiments such as happy, sad, or depressed, but most of the feelings come from freshness and will quickly disappear in a period of time. However, some touching songs can deeply affect people for a lifetime. Even when we listen to it after many years, we will still be moved by its melody. Below are my picks of the top 8 most touching Chinese songs, which one have you ever heard?
1. Mom Is The Best In The World《世上只有妈妈好》
The old movie “Love Me Once More” moves many of us to tears, and the film’s song “Mom Is The Best In The World” has also become a classic tearjerker. Few Chinese people cannot sing this song, and this is the first song to learn for many Chinese children. Mother’s love is the greatest feeling in the world. Just as the song goes “Mom is the best in the world. Child is always cherished by mom. In mom’s arms, it’s the best thing of all.” How plain the words are, but they really tell our sincerest feelings to mom.
2. White Haired Mother《白发亲娘》
Whether for the lyrics or melody, this is a song full with deep feeling. It tells a wanderer’s deep love and guilt for his mother. In the world only the mother’s love for child is selfless. A mother endures a lot of hardship bringing up her child, gives him solid wings and let him travel in a broader sky. But no matter how far the child goes, even if ends of the world, the mother and child will still care for each other.
3. The Song of the Seven Sons《七子之歌》
The song compares earnestly expects of Macao’s returning to China with feelings between mom and son. “I’ve longed for you for three-hundred years. My dear mom, call me by my birth name: Aomen. Mom! I want to return to your embrace, mom.” The Lyrics are full of strong sense of history and patriotism and make people excited. Yeah, what would make people more excited than the reunification of the country?
4. The Star Light《星星点灯》
This inspirational song has deeply touched the hearts of countless 70s and 80s people. Ignorance, desire, impulse, adventure, frustration, each who has experienced youthful days will have such a mentality. In the darkest moments of life, there is a sound which lights a fire of hope for us. “The star light, brightens my house, helps lost child find the way back. The star light, brightens my future, warms the hearts of children with a little light.” Who has never suffers failure and setback at young age, but the young is never afraid to fail, they rise in frustration and find their own way in the hope light.
5.《AMANI》
After the 1990 Gulf War, the world entered a brief relative peace period. Wong Ka Kui wrote the song “AMANI” to express his desire for long-time post-war peace, it also warns people to struggle to win peace with their own efforts. “Helpless and frozen eyes, look at the sky with tears of grief, it is to accuse of the war to the end, the pain is with the children. We call to the world: Amani, nakupenda nakupenda wewe tuna tuka wewe, amani, nakupenda nakupenda wewe.” This is African language, “AMANI” means peace; “NAKUPENDA NAKUPENDA WEWE” means “we love you” “TUNE TAKE WE WE” is “we need you”. We see pictures of war, innocent children in a pool of blood and hunger. The song is to call for peace of the world.
6. Tears in Prison《铁窗泪》
“The greatest tragedy in life is the loss of freedom, the greatest pain of life is the loss of your loved ones and friends…… “I once stood in front of iron window, overlooking the sparkling stars, the stars sparkle, just like mother’s eyes, I just bow my head and remorse very much.” This is the voice of a prisoner, so distant but so real. When a young wrong-doer begins to regret, let us pray together for him. A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold, we hear his repentance to his parents, friends and himself in the song. The song also alerts the people not to embark on the disappointing road that hurt your loved ones.
7. Is There Traffic In Heaven?《天堂里有没有车来车往》
The song is written for a little girl killed in a terrible car accident, she was carrying a bag and happily walked up the street and hoped her teacher write her a song. But when she received the song, she had been brought to another world. “My dear child, what is blessing? Is there God’s glare in the flooding traffic?” When listening to this song, we cannot help asking if there is traffic in heaven. The demise of every life will let us deplore, let alone such an innocent child. I wish her well-being in heaven.
8. Afterwards《后来》
This is the only love song in the list, it is written for sentimental love in youthful days. “Gardenia petals fall on my blue dress. ‘Love you’ you whispers, I bow my head in the floral aroma, Always recall me until now. Summer in seventeen” Is this scene far or near from us?
