CANTONESE OPERA
• Cantonese opera =Guangdong Opera
• Cantonese Opera is the most representative
opera of the area, which is also known as "the
Red Been of the Southland“(素有“南国红豆”
盛誉)
• Cantonese music has a long history. It has a
close connection with the local culture, it's full of
Cantonese characteristics. It's very popular
within the Chinese community around the world.
• Guangdong opera is prevalent in
Guangdong and Guangxi, Hong Kong,
Macao and overseas Chinese
communities in Southeast Asia. Its
singing and dialogues are all in
Guangzhou dialect.
• Pay attention:
• Prevalent (adj.) 流行的=popular
• Dialect (n.) 方言
The major roles in
Cantonese Opera
clown
(丑生)
secondary
female
(二帮花旦)
civil and
military
male(文武生)
major
female
(正印花旦)
military
male(武生)
schola
rlover(
小生)
• Her Original name is Kuang Jian Lian（邝健
廉）.she is the performance of Cantonese opera
artist.As a result of the Japanese invasion of
China in 1938 she dropped out of school,and the
same year, on July, with her mother she went to
Hong Kong .Thanks to master Lin Fu-Ho(何芙
蓉), she had an access to the formal art career
at that time , and from then on she was taken
this stage name “Hongxiannv”.
• Invasion(n.)入侵,侵略
• stage name 艺名
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synopses
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Now let’s enjoy a little Cantonese opera…
Never say goodbye
• 公主: This was never meant to
be
• 附马: Sorry it's my fault forgive
me
• 公主: If you doubt me don't
play me
• 附马: One more chance darling
oh listen to me please
• 公主: Since the day we said
goodbye tears are swelling in
• My eyes I just can't sieep all
the time
• Thinking of you all the while
• Why why can't we try why did
you did
• You ever go you made me so
sad when
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附马: Oh I know I am not a lucky guy
Though I know love is blind never thought
That you don't mind truly
I know it was so wrong of me to go and lie
公主: Oh please please don't say that to me said we're
through that's how you made me blue
• 附马: Baby I did try all I wanted was
• For you to find a better and rich guy
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公主: Hey baby I don't mind without you by my side
When the winter wind blows so lonely
I could die oh my love do come back to me
Let me hold you baby one more time then we can fry
I'll make you smile sweeter
Than the taste of summer wine
附马: I know that to love is not a crime
We'll be back soon side by side really
Sooner counting one two three foru five
公主: I will love you all the time all the while
If you play mahjong I will never criticize
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附马: Every day every night you will
Find me near you looking and
Keep locking in your eyes
公主: Never ever say goodbye
附马: We'll be singing in the skies
公主: I believe that we can fly
附马: I can see the sign in your eyes
公主: It's the time
附马: Let's get high
附马/公主: We can boogie till the end of time
公主: My oh my
附马: Don't want to waste no time
附马/公主: Let us go and start to
Party with whisky cheese and wine
• Made by 陈晓彤，张霄明，赖玉萍