


Problems playing this file? See media help. Ī short clip of "The Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng. "The Moon Represents My Heart" became one of the first popular foreign songs (called " gangtai" songs) in the country. Until the late 1970s, foreign music had not been allowed into mainland China for several decades. According to The New York Times, it is one of the best-known Chinese pop songs of all time. "The Moon Represents My Heart" is also popular in karaoke, with one chain in Singapore listing it at #42 on their hits list (which made it the highest ranked of all Teng's songs). The song is considered a "classic," and according to one source, "Chinese all around the world are familiar with. Teng died of an asthma attack in 1995, but "The Moon Represents My Heart" has been performed frequently around the world since the 21st Century including famous singers and musicians Nana Mouskouri, Katherine Jenkins, Shila Amzah, Faye Wong, David Tao, Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, Jon Bon Jovi, Siti Nurhaliza, David Archuleta, English vocal group Libera and Grammy Award winner American musician Kenny G. Teng's rendition, which is three minutes and 29 seconds long, was described as a "love song with a waltz-like lilt". It was first sung by Chen Fen-lan ( 陳芬蘭) in 1972 or 1973 for Chen's album Dreamland ( 夢鄉) but was made famous by Teresa Teng's version later in 1977.

The lyrics to the song were written by Sun Yi ( 孫儀) and the music was composed by Weng Ching-hsi ( 翁清溪).
