Qing San 青山

May 29, 2009

Qing San-1

The golden voice of Qing San or Chin Shan 青山 has endeared him to a generation of overseas Chinese in South-east Asia. He was born in mainland China (浙江) as Tsan Tie-yueh 張鐵嶽 but grew up in Taiwan.  From a young age, he had aspired to be a singer but was turned down by the National Taiwan Academy of Arts because of the lack of a formal musical training. Undeterred, he turned to mandopop 華語流行音樂. He continued to sing and entertain at military bases after he was inducted into the national service. After discharge in 1968, he signed up with Regal and produced numerous unforgettable hit records. He is affectionately called King of Evergreens or 宝岛歌王青山. His most memorable hit is Tears of the Flower (淚 的小花).

Qing San - 101

(淚 的小花 TEARS OF THE FLOWER)
在雨夜裡 飄落下 黃的花白地花
帶雨的花使我想起了她 就像是含笑地她

為了什麼 總把頭兒垂下 默默地不說一句話
見她淚下 見她不說話 真教我放不下

在深夜裡 明夜下 有幾朵含笑地花
含笑地花使我想起了她 她的笑豔麗像彩霞

只有她的笑 教我常牽掛 深深地一笑像朵花
見她含笑 見她不說話 真教我心牽掛


M. Osman & Les Fentones

May 19, 2009

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In 1964, M. Osman dan Les Fentones led the pack with Suzana in the western-influenced Pop Yeh-Yeh which ruled the Malay music scene from 1965 to 1971. Bands referred to as kumpulan gitar rancak or just kugiran were heavily influenced by instrumental guitar bands of The Shadows (UK) and The Ventures (USA) leading up to The Beatles.

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(SUZANA)
Suzana gadis pujaanku
Suzana gadis idamanku
Suzana engkau pilihanku
Ku merana jikalau tak bertemu
Oo Suzana mengapa
Wajahmu muram saja 2x
Tiada seindah bulan
Tinggi diawan
Suzana marilah sayang adik
Suzana marilah sayang kasih
Suzana harapanku hampa
Ku derita jikalau tak bersua
Gambiralah Suzana
Bila kita bersua 2x
Lupakanlah derita oh Suzana
Suzana senyumlah sayang adik
Suzana rianglah sayang kasih
Suzana janganlah kau bimbang
Cinta kita tak mungkin kan terhalang
Oh, Suzana