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Plagiarism - [-] Teresa Teng's Fate with the Beatles

Now, these four young people are sitting in the hotel of Tang Dynasty Warner Company, listening to music comfortably, and the record player is playing melodious music from the East.Oh, that's Teresa Teng's Mandarin album.

Sitting next to them, Teresa Teng felt an indescribable tension in her heart.Originally, she was asked by herself to be a temporary staff member for the Beatles concert.She felt that she could learn a lot from being with them, and by the way, she could also have a close look at the superstar's demeanor.

Teresa Teng was originally dignified and beautiful, gentle and considerate in speech and deeds, and considerate, coupled with her unique temperament, the four young Beatles immediately noticed her.After a brief exchange, they knew the special identity of this Chinese girl.She is not only a person close to Tang Xiao, but also Tang Xiao's queen singer, and she has released two solo albums.

Out of curiosity about Tang Xiao and this beautiful and pure girl, they unanimously requested to listen to her album.Teresa Teng's kindness was hard to turn down, so she had to give everyone a copy of her record.

"Man, listen, what a beautiful melody!" John Lennon closed his eyes, lying on the armchair, but his fingers were gently keeping the beat, he sighed and said: "These songs are not only beautiful, but also beautiful. Mi Si Deng’s voice is very clean and clear. Hehe, I seem to see a lush mountain, and there is a clear stream in the mountain. The stream is clear and transparent, making a gurgling sound..."

"Farewell" was playing on the record player. This was the second album they had listened to.Paul McCartney nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that we haven't heard such a pure song for a long time, oh, this tune sounds touching, but it's a bit sad."

Teresa Teng knew that none of them could understand Chinese, so she said softly: "This song is called "Farewell", and it describes the feeling of saying goodbye between friends."

"Oh, Mi Si Deng, I seem to hear the sound of a very strange instrument. Oh, this sound is so beautiful." Ringo Starr was overwhelmed by the wonderful sound of the guzheng inside.

Teresa Teng smiled and said: "That is a very ancient musical instrument in our country, called 'Zheng'. There are also many fascinating musical instruments in our country, such as flute, xiao, huqin, pipa and so on."

"Oh, China is so great that there are such wonderful musical instruments. Miss Deng, do you know these musical instruments? Can you teach me?" Ringo Starr, who is a drummer and guitarist, has always been obsessed with musical instruments. When he heard this wonderful piano sound for the first time, how could he not make his heart itch?

Teresa Teng blushed slightly and said, "These musical instruments are very common in China, and many people can play them. I will bring the instruments some other day... I can teach you how to play the guzheng and pipa..."

"Oh, great!" Ringo Starr beamed.

"Mi Si Deng, I too... I want to learn these musical instruments too." George Harrison, who has always been taciturn, said hurriedly: "I like oriental culture, and I went to India last year, and the Indian sitar is also my favorite. However, this Chinese zither has a more melodious, lingering and subtle tune..."

In 1966, George Harrison went to India with his wife to learn the sitar.At the same time, he also led other members of the Beatles to get involved in Indian Buddhism, and began to learn meditation from an Indian yoga master Mahesh Yoji.Therefore, during this period of time, their interest is also shifting to Eastern mysticism.And they seem to have suddenly discovered that China in 1967 was more mysterious than India, and China's splendid culture of thousands of years was not inferior to India.

Teresa Teng could only smile and nod, she is only a girl under 14 years old now, she can't tell lies, and she can't say those hypocritical scenes.

The record continued to turn, and unknowingly reached the last song "Mother in Candlelight".

Listening, John Lennon suddenly looked serious, and he seemed a little excited and said: "Miss Deng, is this song for my mother?"

"Yes, Mr. Tang Xiao said, this song is about a girl who has been away for a long time. When she returns to her hometown and sees her aging mother, the sincere emotion in her heart. In this emotion It contains distress, nostalgia, gratitude and a little bit of self-blame..." Teresa Teng explained.

"Deng, can you translate the lyrics of this song into English?" John Lennon stared at Teresa Teng and said anxiously: "Deng, this is very important to me."

"Ah." Teresa Teng was secretly taken aback when she saw his eagerly excited eyes.She sorted out the lyrics in her head, and then slowly translated them sentence by sentence in English.

"Oh, that's great!" John Lennon suddenly jumped up from his chair, took out a pen and paper, and started writing quickly.After a while, he handed the song he had just written to Paul McCartney and said, "Hey man, look, how about this song?"

"Mum in Heaven and Papa far away"?" Paul McCartney was taken aback. He knew that Lennon's father, Alfred Lennon, was a seaman and spent most of his time on the ship. Pass.When Lennon was born, his father was not at home. It took several months to go ashore to see his son, and then left in a hurry again.Mother Julia Lennon lived in a place called "Penny Harbor", which was a poor area of ​​Liverpool.Julia was so burdened with caring for her children alone that she had to turn to her sister and brother-in-law, George Stanley.As a result, the young Lennon moved from "Penny Harbor" to "Strawberry Field", which is a relatively affluent neighborhood in Liverpool.He spent his childhood here and has been raised by his aunt.Aunt and Uncle George gave him a comfortable life, they are like his parents, he appreciates and loves them deeply.But he could never heal the pain of being abandoned by his biological parents.Lennon said this to himself countless times.The father who had disappeared returned to England when Lennon was almost two years old, trying to save his marriage with Julia, which was in name only.At this time, Julia was already living with someone else, and she flatly rejected Alfred. In 1946, Alfred returned again, this time he wanted his son back.After a heated argument, Alfred and Julia let Johnny choose for himself.When other children choose apples and chocolates, Lennon, who is under six years old, has to choose father and mother.Terrified, he chose his father at first, but in the end he returned to his aunt's house with his mother.Later, when Lennon was 18 years old, his mother left him forever because of a car accident...

Paul McCartney knew that Lennon was now having an outburst, the first time he'd had such mixed feelings about his parents.He knew that often Lennon's works can become classic works at one stroke.

At this moment, both Ringo Starr and George Harrison surrounded him.It seemed like it had been a long time since they had seen Lennon write a song like this.Looking at the song, they all looked focused and sang silently, their passion seemed to come back in an instant.

mother, (mother)

you.had.me, (you had me)

but.i.never.had.you (I have never had you)

i.wanted.you, (I miss you)

you.didnell.you (I'm going to tell you)

goodbye, (goodbye) <.you (but I never left you)

goodbye, (goodbye)

goodbe

……

The other three were singing emotionally, but Lennon stared at Teresa Teng.After a long time, he said in a daze, "Deng, thank you and your songs! You made me find inspiration all at once."

"Oh, don't be so polite between friends. I'm embarrassed to say that. Besides, you are an extraordinary artist. Without me and my songs, you will write this classic in the near future. Song!" Teresa Teng said humbly.

"Oh, friend? Oh, cake seller, you say I'm your friend?" Lennon smiled, his expression was a little strange, which was a bit confusing.

Teresa Teng blushed, and said softly: "I... maybe I am not worthy to be your friend, you... you are a big international singer, and I..."

"No! No! No!" Lennon faltered anxiously, incoherently, "Oh, you misunderstood me. I... didn't mean that, I swear. International singer? Go to hell. Hehe , I used to be a child in a slum, and my parents left me one after another... I can be said to be an orphan. Actually, I have a very strange feeling when I see you this time. Oh, I find that I really need A younger sister, like you. Oh, since I was a child, I have envied that other people have younger brothers and sisters, but I don’t. God! Deng, you are so cute, would you like to be my younger sister? I really mean it..."

"Being your sister?" The young Teresa Teng panicked for a moment, she didn't expect Lennon to have such an idea.You know, the Beatles and Lennon are like an impossible dream to Teresa Teng.In a panic, she spoke both English and Chinese: "You mean, we swore (jiebai)?"

Lennon was taken aback for a moment, and he said in a daze, "jiebai? What is jiebai?"

"Jiebai? What jiebai?" Several other Beatles also came over.