''Bāng Chhun-hong'' is a
Taiwanese Hokkien
Taiwanese Hokkien ( , ), or simply Taiwanese, also known as Taigi ( zh, c=臺語, tl=Tâi-gí), Taiwanese Southern Min ( zh, c=臺灣閩南語, tl=Tâi-uân Bân-lâm-gí), Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively ...
song composed by
Teng Yu-hsien
Teng Yu-hsien (, Hakka: Then Yí-hièn; 21 July 1906 – 11 June 1944) was a Taiwanese Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs. Teng gave himself a Japanese-style pen-name as Karasaki Yau and a formal nam ...
, a
Hakka
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Taiwanese musician, and written by
Lee Lin-chiu.
The song was one of their representative works. It was released by
in 1933, and originally sung by several female singers at that time, such as
Sun-sun, () or
Iam-iam (). The title (
望 春風) literally means "''Longing for the Spring Breeze''".
''Bāng Chhun-hong'' was once adapted into a Japanese patriotic song as "Daichi wa maneku" (), literally means "''The Mother Earth is Calling on You''". It was re-written by and sung by . The song has also been released in Japan by
Hitoto Yo, a
Japanese pop
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singer. Many Taiwanese singers have covered the song, such as
Teresa Teng
Teng Li-Chun ( zh, t=鄧麗君, s=, p=Dèng Lìjūn; 29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995), commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, television personality, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to by some as the "Honorific nicknames i ...
,
Showlen Maya,
Feng Fei-fei,
Stella Chang
Stella Chang (; born 31 August 1966) is a Taiwanese singer who won the Golden Melody Award for Best Female Vocalist Mandarin twice.
Chang debuted in 1985, and released over thirty albums. She married Sung Hsueh-jen in 2005. The couple moved to ...
, and
David Tao
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Since this song's publication, films with similar titles have been released, such as the 1937 film directed by , and a 1977 film which has an English name of "''The Operations of Spring Wind''". ''Bāng Chhun-hong'' has frequently been used as
background music
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in
Taiwanese films or teleplays. It is also a theme in the soundtrack of ''
Singapore Dreaming'', a 2006 released Singaporean film.
A
biographical novel
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of the same name was written by
Chung Chao-cheng,
discussing the life of Teng Yu-hsien, the song's composer.
Lyrics
Original lyric
Present-day lyric
† In the modern version, the word ''Go̍at-ló'' (
Yue Lao
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Yue Lao appears at night and "unites with a silken cord all predestined couples, after which nothing can prevent their union."[Taiwanese pop
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References
External links
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Songs in Southern Min
Taiwanese songs
1933 songs
Songs with music by Teng Yu-hsien
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