Kassim Slamat & The Swallows

April 25, 2009

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At its height, the fever of “pop yeh-yeh” spread far and wide with La Aube scoring in the foreign soil of German pop chart! Let’s capture that moment again with Kassim Slamat and The Swallows playing La Aube (or La O Be) and Nga Lompak A-Go A-Go.

EMI – Singapore/Malaysia, 2008: Kassim Selamat & The Swallows (Digital remasters):
La O Be, Angkok Angkok Bilis, Jangan Putus Harapan, Bagai Dijanji, Bertemasha, La Karebna, Caci Hina, Mak itty mak Illa, Leh Paju Molle, Beribu tiri, Salam Persembahan, La ngomber, Hanya si dia, Hujan gerimis, Kenangan masa lalu, Siapa dia, Nga lompak a go go, Marwiyah.

(LA AUBE / LA O BE)
Setulu Bule kaperakan
Nengkene bule la ngastabe
Setulu malem aberik mesem
Arapa bule tak tao
Bule tak tao
Arapa arapa alek
La au be tinaju bule
Atongku atongku alek
Bule … ngastabe
Aa ongke a karathana
Terona ka imbilla
Pastena karopa na
Semo ingak ka pandirna
Ingak ka pandirna
Arapa arapa alek
La au be tinaju bule
Atongku atongku alek
Bule … ngastabe
Aa oangke a karatana
Terona ka imbilla
Pastena karopa na
Semo ingak ka pandirna
Ingak ka pandirna
Ingak ka pandirna

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Li Xianglan (Shirley Yamaguchi, Ri Kōran) 李香蘭

April 25, 2009

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Li Xianglang 李香蘭 (pronounced Ri Kōran in Japanese) was the stage name for Yoshiko Ōtaka 大鷹 淑子, a Japanese national born in Manchuria. She starred in the controversial 1940 movie China Nights 支那の夜 (also known as Shanghai Nights) where she portrayed a Chinese who appeared to be subservient to her Japanese lover. It affronted the sensibility of many Chinese during this period of the Sino-Japanese war. After the war, Li Xianglan was tried for treason. She was absolved after she was able to prove her Japanese citizenship. She was subsequently repatriated to Japan where she continued to have a successful career as Yoshiko Yamaguchi and later as Shirley Yamaguchi in Hollywood and Broadway.

Many songs recorded by Li Xianglan during her Shanghai period became evergreen classics in Chinese popular music history. Noteworthy was Tuberoses (夜來香). also affectionately called Fragrance of the night, Night Jasmine, Night Blossom and Evening Primrose. This song is timeless and has been copied and recorded by numerous singers including Teresa Teng and Rocky Teoh (as Jacqueline in English). Li Xianglan sang the movie hit China Nights but never recorded it. She was one of the “Seven great singing stars” (along with 白光, 姚莉 and others) whose music played a dominant role in the developing of the Cinema of China.

(夜来香 EVENING PRIMROSE)
那南风吹来清凉
那夜莺啼声凄怆
月下的花儿都入梦
只有那夜来香
吐露着芬芳
*我爱这夜色茫茫
也爱这夜莺歌唱
更爱那花一般的梦
拥抱着夜来香
吻着夜来香
夜来香
我为你歌唱
夜来香
我为你思量
啊~~~~~
我为你歌唱我为你思量
夜来香
夜来香
夜来香

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