1. Han Lei is a Chinese male singer born in 1968.
Han Lei's father is Han Chinese but his mother is ethnically Mongolian.
Han Lei entered the Chinese music scene in a Beijing concert performance in 1991 and his stars have been rising since.
Han Lei has a very strong voice - in colloquial Putonghua it is called "big air".
2. I first came across Han Lei's music in watching the television drama "The Emperor Han Wu" ("汉武大帝").
"The Emperor Han Wu" is a 58 episodes historical drama that was first aired on China's CCTV in 2005.
CCTV is short for "China Central Television".
There are six songs in "The Emperor Han Wu", Han Lei sang four of them:
(a) Last Confession ("最后的倾诉") (Theme Song).
(b) Waiting ("等待").
(c) Who Will Remember Who in a Thousand Years ("千百年后谁还记得谁").
(d) Places Where My Heart Has Laid ("心灵睡过的地方").
The four songs are all memorable songs and their titles are aesthetically well- chosen.
The titles evoke moving thoughts and imageries in my mind.
3. A search in YouTube yields only three instances of the song "Waiting".
The male singer in the video is Han Lei:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mXATUp1uv4
I agree with a comment on YouTube - Han Lei sitting down on a chair wrecked this video for me too.
Sitting down on a chair is totally incongruent with the music and lyrics.
4. Another version by Han Lei:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqdSeBMFo8o
The video are scenes from the TV drama.
5. The version by Yao Bei Na:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5chi5M848
Again, the video are scenes from the TV drama.
In the TV drama, there are two versions of "Waiting" - one sang by Han Lei and the other by the female Yao Bei Na.
The version by Yao Bei Na appeard only once - in the wedding scene of Emperor Han Wu.
6. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
等待 - 韓磊 姚貝娜
我為什麼還在等待
我不知道為何仍這樣癡情
明知輝煌過後是暗淡
仍期待著把一切從頭來過
我們既然曾經擁有
我的愛就不想停頓
每個夢裡都有你的夢
共同期待一個永恆的春天
春天
7. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
等待 - 韩磊 姚贝娜
我为什么还在等待
我不知道为何仍这样痴情
明知辉煌过后是暗淡
仍期待着把一切从头来过
我们既然曾经拥有
我的爱就不想停顿
每个梦里都有你的梦
共同期待一个永恒的春天
春天
8. Names, Words and Phrases:
Han Lei (Traditional Chinese: 韓磊; Simplified Chinese: 韩磊).
"Big air" (Traditional: 大氣; Simplified: 大气).
CCTV (Traditional: 中國中央電視台; Simplified: 中国中央电视台).
Emperor Wu of Han (Traditional: 漢武帝; Simplified: 汉武帝).
Yao Bei Na (Traditional: 姚貝娜; Simplified: 姚贝娜).
References:
"China Central Television", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"Emperor Wu of Han", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wu_of_Han
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"韩磊", Baidu,
http://baike.baidu.com/view/21968.htm
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"韩磊", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%A9%E7%A3%8A
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"漢武帝", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E6%B1%89%E6%AD%A6%E5%B8%9D
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"汉武大帝" (TV Drama), Baidu,
http://baike.baidu.com/view/55078.htm#sub6183438
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"汉武大帝" (TV Drama), Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%89%E6%AD%A6%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%9D
(accessed 2011-12-29).
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Han Lei's father is Han Chinese but his mother is ethnically Mongolian.
Han Lei entered the Chinese music scene in a Beijing concert performance in 1991 and his stars have been rising since.
Han Lei has a very strong voice - in colloquial Putonghua it is called "big air".
2. I first came across Han Lei's music in watching the television drama "The Emperor Han Wu" ("汉武大帝").
"The Emperor Han Wu" is a 58 episodes historical drama that was first aired on China's CCTV in 2005.
CCTV is short for "China Central Television".
There are six songs in "The Emperor Han Wu", Han Lei sang four of them:
(a) Last Confession ("最后的倾诉") (Theme Song).
(b) Waiting ("等待").
(c) Who Will Remember Who in a Thousand Years ("千百年后谁还记得谁").
(d) Places Where My Heart Has Laid ("心灵睡过的地方").
The four songs are all memorable songs and their titles are aesthetically well- chosen.
The titles evoke moving thoughts and imageries in my mind.
3. A search in YouTube yields only three instances of the song "Waiting".
The male singer in the video is Han Lei:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mXATUp1uv4
I agree with a comment on YouTube - Han Lei sitting down on a chair wrecked this video for me too.
Sitting down on a chair is totally incongruent with the music and lyrics.
4. Another version by Han Lei:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqdSeBMFo8o
The video are scenes from the TV drama.
5. The version by Yao Bei Na:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5chi5M848
Again, the video are scenes from the TV drama.
In the TV drama, there are two versions of "Waiting" - one sang by Han Lei and the other by the female Yao Bei Na.
The version by Yao Bei Na appeard only once - in the wedding scene of Emperor Han Wu.
6. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
等待 - 韓磊 姚貝娜
我為什麼還在等待
我不知道為何仍這樣癡情
明知輝煌過後是暗淡
仍期待著把一切從頭來過
我們既然曾經擁有
我的愛就不想停頓
每個夢裡都有你的夢
共同期待一個永恆的春天
春天
7. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
等待 - 韩磊 姚贝娜
我为什么还在等待
我不知道为何仍这样痴情
明知辉煌过后是暗淡
仍期待着把一切从头来过
我们既然曾经拥有
我的爱就不想停顿
每个梦里都有你的梦
共同期待一个永恒的春天
春天
8. Names, Words and Phrases:
Han Lei (Traditional Chinese: 韓磊; Simplified Chinese: 韩磊).
"Big air" (Traditional: 大氣; Simplified: 大气).
CCTV (Traditional: 中國中央電視台; Simplified: 中国中央电视台).
Emperor Wu of Han (Traditional: 漢武帝; Simplified: 汉武帝).
Yao Bei Na (Traditional: 姚貝娜; Simplified: 姚贝娜).
References:
"China Central Television", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Central_Television
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"Emperor Wu of Han", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wu_of_Han
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"韩磊", Baidu,
http://baike.baidu.com/view/21968.htm
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"韩磊", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%A9%E7%A3%8A
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"漢武帝", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E6%B1%89%E6%AD%A6%E5%B8%9D
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"汉武大帝" (TV Drama), Baidu,
http://baike.baidu.com/view/55078.htm#sub6183438
(accessed 2011-12-29).
"汉武大帝" (TV Drama), Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%89%E6%AD%A6%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%9D
(accessed 2011-12-29).
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