Bang Chhun Hong
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Bāng Chhun-hong is a Taiwanese Hokkien song composed by Teng Yu-hsien
, a Hakka
Taiwanese musician, and written by Lee Lin-chiu. The song was one of their representative works. It was released by the Columbia Records
in 1933, and originally sung by some female singers at that time, such as Sun-Sun
, Ai-Ai or Iam-Iam . The title literally means "Longing for the Spring Breeze".
Bāng Chhun-hong was once rewritten into a Japanese patriotic song as "Daichi wa maneku" , literally means "The Mother Earth is Calling on You". It was written by and sung by . The song has also been released in Japan by Hitoto Yo, a Japanese pop singer. Many Taiwanese singers who usually sing in Chinese had sung the Bāng Chhun-hong, such as Teresa Teng
, Maya Showlen , Feng Fei-fei and Stella Chang . An adapted version which work and sung by David Tao
was also emitted.
Since the song was published, some films of the same name had released, such as a 1937 film directed by , and a 1977 film which has an English name called "The Operations of Spring Wind". Bāng Chhun-hong is commonly used as background music
in Taiwanese films
or teleplays. It is also a theme in the soundtrack of Singapore Dreaming
, a 2006 released Singaporean
film.
There is a biographical novel
of the same name that written by Chung Chao-cheng
, a Hakka writer. The novel does not describe about the song, instead, it depicts the life of Teng Yu-hsien, the composer.
† In the recent version, the word "Yuelao" , that means the "god of marriage", had been replaced by "Yuenian" , that means the "moon" in the Taiwanese Hokkien language.
Teng Yu-hsien
Teng Yu-hsien was a Taiwanese Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs...
, a Hakka
Hakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....
Taiwanese musician, and written by Lee Lin-chiu. The song was one of their representative works. It was released by the Columbia Records
Columbia Music Entertainment
is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...
in 1933, and originally sung by some female singers at that time, such as Sun-Sun
Sun-sun (Taiwanese singer)
Sun-sun , born Lau Chheng-hiong , was a Taiwanese popular singer.-Biography:Sun-sun was born in 1914 and joined a troupe while 13-year-old....
, Ai-Ai or Iam-Iam . The title literally means "Longing for the Spring Breeze".
Bāng Chhun-hong was once rewritten into a Japanese patriotic song as "Daichi wa maneku" , literally means "The Mother Earth is Calling on You". It was written by and sung by . The song has also been released in Japan by Hitoto Yo, a Japanese pop singer. Many Taiwanese singers who usually sing in Chinese had sung the Bāng Chhun-hong, such as Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng , was an immensely popular and influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan. Teresa Teng's voice and songs are instantly recognized throughout East Asia and in areas with large Asian populations...
, Maya Showlen , Feng Fei-fei and Stella Chang . An adapted version which work and sung by David Tao
David Tao
David Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...
was also emitted.
Since the song was published, some films of the same name had released, such as a 1937 film directed by , and a 1977 film which has an English name called "The Operations of Spring Wind". Bāng Chhun-hong is commonly used as background music
Background music
Although background music was by the end of the 20th century generally identified with Muzak or elevator music, there are several stages in the development of this concept.-Antecedents:...
in Taiwanese films
Cinema of Taiwan
The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of Mainland China and Cinema of Taiwan . Taiwanese cinema grew up outside of the Hong Kong mainstream and the censorship of the People's Republic of China.Taiwanese cinema is deeply rooted...
or teleplays. It is also a theme in the soundtrack of Singapore Dreaming
Singapore Dreaming
Singapore Dreaming is a 2006 film set in Singapore. The film follows the Loh family, a typical Singaporean working-class family, through their aspirations for a better life and the harsh reality that makes it difficult for them to fulfill these aspirations...
, a 2006 released Singaporean
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
film.
There is a biographical novel
Biographical novel
The biographical novel is a genre of novel which provides a fictional and usually entertaining account of a person's life. This kind of novel concentrates on the experiences a person had during his lifetime, the people he met and the incidents which occurred are detailed and sometimes...
of the same name that written by Chung Chao-cheng
Chung Chao-cheng
Chung Chao-cheng , sixth-generation Hakka writer, born and raised in Taiwan. A proponent and promoter of Taiwanese hsiang-tu literature . "We are pioneers of Taiwanese literature, a literature with unique characteristics," he once said...
, a Hakka writer. The novel does not describe about the song, instead, it depicts the life of Teng Yu-hsien, the composer.
Original lyric
| Traditional Chinese | Taiwanese Hokkien Romanization |
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| English translation | |
Present-day lyric
| Traditional Chinese | Taiwanese Hokkien Romanization |
|---|---|
† In the recent version, the word "Yuelao" , that means the "god of marriage", had been replaced by "Yuenian" , that means the "moon" in the Taiwanese Hokkien language.