While A-do hasn’t had the chance to sing a National Day song yet (by the way, congratulations to Joi Chua and Hady Mirza for being given the chance to sing this year’s National Day song), he did record a song《有你才完整》You Ni Cai Wan Zheng (Only Complete with You) for the Singapore Tourism Board when he was our tourism ambassador in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong from 2004 to 2006. The original song title was 《一根红线》Yi Gen Hong Xian (A Red Thread) and the first time he sang it in public was at his 21 May 2005 Beijing concert.
Watch the music video at youyou: http://ado.youyou.com/mv.php?id=1197
More about the song (with lyrics) at sina.com (mainland China): http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2005-04-28/1734714188.html
According to the sina article, when Chinese immigrants came to Singapore in the early days, the red thread tied on their wrists was often a reminder of home, and the family they left behind to make a better life for them all. Even today, the red thread features a lot in traditional rites at various stages of people’s lives.
To any Singaporeans reading this, happy National Day in advance.
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