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'Kaya pala nag-iyakan': What KZ's Mandarin song means

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

When KZ Tandingan took the &quot;Singer 2018&quot; stage for her qualifying performance, she had a number of the audience members crying with her emotional rendition of a Mandarin medley.To &quot;show respect to the Chinese audience and Chinese culture,&quot; the Kapamilya singer performed「你不知道的痛」, or &quot;The Pain Which You Don&#x27;t Know&quot; -- which she only had two weeks to learn.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/16/18/in-hardest-performance-of-career-kz-sings-in-mandarin-to-stay-on-in-singer-2018">In ‘hardest performance of career,’ KZ sings in Mandarin to stay on in ‘Singer 2018’</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/02/13/kz.jpg"/><figcaption>KZ Tandingan performs in the February 16 episode of &#x27;Singer 2018.&#x27; @KZTandinganOfficial/Facebook</figcaption></figure></div>Filipino viewers online could say it was indeed a sad song, going by the title, Tandingan&#x27;s anguished interpretation, and individuals in the &quot;Singer 2018&quot; studio being moved to tears.But the actual meaning of the lyrics was still lost on them. That is, until a viral YouTube video finally provided a dynamic translation of the medley, about finding difficulty moving on from a failed relationship.<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gqtKsa666Fs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>An English translation of the medley was also provided to ABS-CBN News by Filipino-Chinese Katrina Chua, who was taught and is fluent in Mandarin. The translation follows:&quot;What else do you want me to do? What to do? Sudden messages from you are enough to make me feel sad I simply cannot forget You do not need to remind me I’m afraid that this is the sad ending What else can I do? What can I do? In the end, we still won’t be lovers There are so many things that you don’t know&quot;How long should I be sad before I realize How long should we be separated before I can let go? Can I still let you feel pain in your heart? I loved completely I fully surrendered my heart And let myself become insane&quot;What else do you want me to do? What to do? Please do not show up at my wedding I rode in the car after I heard your favorite song You loving me was so worth it I don’t want anything to do with you Not anything Please don’t forget the journeys that I’ve travelled with you There are so many things that you don’t know&quot;&quot;Kaya pala nag iyakan ang mga tao!&quot; read one of the comments on the viral YouTube video, which already had nearly a hundred thousand views, as of writing.Other comments noted how, based on the translated lyrics, Tandingan had the appropriate emotions in delivering certain lines.&quot;This is the first time I appreciate a song that I couldn&#x27;t understand,&quot; one viewer wrote. &quot;The lyrics [are] truly heartbreaking, the singer gave justice to the song. Beautiful.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/17/18/kz-steps-up-to-become-regular-contender-on-singer-2018">KZ steps up to become regular contender on ‘Singer 2018’</a></li></ul>Now a regular contender of &quot;Singer 2018&quot; -- thanks to her third-place average in rankings on her qualifying episode -- Tandingan is set to make a third performance in the top-rating TV competition Friday.

When KZ Tandingan took the "Singer 2018" stage for her qualifying performance, she had a number of the audience members crying with her emotional rendition of a Mandarin medley.

When KZ Tandingan took the "Singer 2018" stage for her qualifying performance, she had a number of the audience members crying with her emotional rendition of a Mandarin medley.

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'Kaya pala nag-iyakan': What KZ's Mandarin song means

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 19, 2018 11:06 PM PHT

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