Amazing singer/song

[ddazndd]

Her name is Faye Wong, Chinese pop singer.
This is the song that made her famous.
"I'm Willing"

Amazing voice and also beautiful.

YouTube - 王菲 - 我願意 (Faye Wong - I'm Willing (Wo yuan yi))

 

[B_ScaredLittleBoy]

She sang Eyes On Me for Final Fantasy VIII didn't she? She does have a nice voice.

 

[mindseye]

She does have a nice voice.

I've got a question, though -- I know just enough Chinese to know that the pitch of a syllable can change its meaning: mā means "mother", but mǎ means "horse", for example.

How do Chinese singers deal with the syllable's tone and the melody of the song at the same time, since both dictate a pitch?

 

[yhtang]

I've got a question, though -- I know just enough Chinese to know that the pitch of a syllable can change its meaning: mā means "mother", but mǎ means "horse", for example.

How do Chinese singers deal with the syllable's tone and the melody of the song at the same time, since both dictate a pitch?

Indeed, you are correct - it is not easy writing Chinese lyrics to a song. Push comes to shove, the syllable's tone may be varied a little to fit into the note of the song, but it cannot go too far off - otherwise, the lyric would mean something else and/or become gibberish.