Minjiang is a river in Sichuan Province. I once travelled to Jiuzhaigou valley -- ranked as a world natural heritage -- and passed through Minjiang. Beautiful scenery and this song reflects it.
My lated uncle Li Hau Shan was the composer of this song, but he told me he had never been to Sichuan, let along knowing Minjiang. It was his imagination only.
@boogetman65 My friend, you must be joking. I don't think H.S. Li's Minjiang was River of Manila, no.Though he had been to the Philippines once during his whole life.
There is no coconut grove in MinJiang as everyone knew. This is a major clue of the song. Song writer 李厚襄 has written two songs after the performing trip in 1947. The other song sung by 云云, who is just passed away month ago, has mentioned the word Philippines. There is also a 1947 picture on the internet before get on the flight. And, also a 1948 record cover in Mandarin and English title. Do you read chinese? If so, I can point you the link.
@boogetman65 My Friend: Coconut grove or not is not the point as the song's lyrics wasn't written by Li himself.
The lyrics writer took the liberity in composing which was allowed. EMI's then in-charge in Shanghai Ms Wang took the liberity again in translated the song's title into something completely different from Li and lyrics writer which was regrettable. But now all those people involved with this beautiful song were gone including the singer Wu Ying Yin.
I could not believe you discredited your late uncle's work which for writing the lyrics. 高剑声, is 李厚襄's another among the names he used since begin of reasing the song.
Let me provide everyone a link, a reasearch about 岷江夜曲 by a group of enthusiastics. Perhaps, a judgement still need to be made based by individual :
@boogetman65 Thank you my friend. but no, that wasn't H.S. Li's another pen name. I am in authority in saying this because my late mother was the copyrights holder of this beautiful song for music only. The lyrics' rights I can only suppose is holded by EMI publishing now. Besides, H.S. Li couldn't have written such beautiful Chinese lyrics because he himself couldn't speak Mandarin so there was no way he could compose such lyrics.
I think it lies in the province of Kwangdong. Yao must be Cantonse. We used to go to night club in Taipei to listen to her. She was very sentimental. She was crying once while singing.She was really good; really popular!
Thank you for your response, David. I don't know the original province of Yao, but she does not speak perfect Cantonese. She once sang a Cantonese song, it was full of other accents. But I like her singing skill very much. Apart from Minjiang night song, another song I enjoy very much is Duan Chang Hong.
There is also a MinJiang in Fujian. There could be coconuts there.
lynx929 6 months ago
听到耳油都流晒出嚟。
jamesplai 1 year ago
Great song from the pen of your late uncle Li Hau Shan, allenchenn...talent!!!
peterlim33 1 year ago
Good Music, I did anticipated for a long time. Thank you for the u-tube.
lhuang58 2 years ago
Minjiang is a river in Sichuan Province. I once travelled to Jiuzhaigou valley -- ranked as a world natural heritage -- and passed through Minjiang. Beautiful scenery and this song reflects it.
bojhns 2 years ago
My lated uncle Li Hau Shan was the composer of this song, but he told me he had never been to Sichuan, let along knowing Minjiang. It was his imagination only.
allenchenn 1 year ago
@allenchenn
此“岷江”非彼“岷江”。
这“岷江”是指马尼拉河，位于菲利宾。《岷江夜曲》就是《马尼拉河小夜曲》。
boogetman65 7 months ago
@boogetman65 My friend, you must be joking. I don't think H.S. Li's Minjiang was River of Manila, no.Though he had been to the Philippines once during his whole life.
allenchenn 7 months ago
@allenchenn
There is no coconut grove in MinJiang as everyone knew. This is a major clue of the song. Song writer 李厚襄 has written two songs after the performing trip in 1947. The other song sung by 云云, who is just passed away month ago, has mentioned the word Philippines. There is also a 1947 picture on the internet before get on the flight. And, also a 1948 record cover in Mandarin and English title. Do you read chinese? If so, I can point you the link.
boogetman65 7 months ago
@boogetman65 My Friend: Coconut grove or not is not the point as the song's lyrics wasn't written by Li himself.
The lyrics writer took the liberity in composing which was allowed. EMI's then in-charge in Shanghai Ms Wang took the liberity again in translated the song's title into something completely different from Li and lyrics writer which was regrettable. But now all those people involved with this beautiful song were gone including the singer Wu Ying Yin.
allenchenn 7 months ago
@allenchenn
I could not believe you discredited your late uncle's work which for writing the lyrics. 高剑声, is 李厚襄's another among the names he used since begin of reasing the song.
Let me provide everyone a link, a reasearch about 岷江夜曲 by a group of enthusiastics. Perhaps, a judgement still need to be made based by individual :
//forum.lorein.cn/viewthread.php?tid=18258&pid=317426&page=2&extra=page%3D1#pid317426
boogetman65 7 months ago
@boogetman65 Thank you my friend. but no, that wasn't H.S. Li's another pen name. I am in authority in saying this because my late mother was the copyrights holder of this beautiful song for music only. The lyrics' rights I can only suppose is holded by EMI publishing now. Besides, H.S. Li couldn't have written such beautiful Chinese lyrics because he himself couldn't speak Mandarin so there was no way he could compose such lyrics.
allenchenn 7 months ago
好好聽呀^^
stgloria 2 years ago
Anybody knows where this Minjiang is? I want to go there.
hawaiiiki 2 years ago
I think it lies in the province of Kwangdong. Yao must be Cantonse. We used to go to night club in Taipei to listen to her. She was very sentimental. She was crying once while singing.She was really good; really popular!
david1234lee 2 years ago
Thank you for your response, David. I don't know the original province of Yao, but she does not speak perfect Cantonese. She once sang a Cantonese song, it was full of other accents. But I like her singing skill very much. Apart from Minjiang night song, another song I enjoy very much is Duan Chang Hong.
hawaiiiki 2 years ago
我媽媽最愛的歌星
hk1997524 3 years ago