cdman88's video: - Li Xianglan Suzhou Seranade

Li Xianglan (李香蘭), birth name Yamaguchi Yoshiko (山口淑子) sang “Suzhou Serenade” (蘇州夜曲) in 1940. This is the original lyrics in Japanese, although there is also a Chinese version. The song is banned in the PRC not because of its lyrics, but because the motion picture containing this song depicted a Chinese woman who is subservient to a Japanese man. The verse in parenthesis is not sung. Closed caption choices are Japanese including Romanized phonetics and English. Click "Li Xianglan album" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb4Yhw7N1zNVBpTTLRPs81m78PQpX6QEY for all her songs in this channel. Japanese: 君がみ胸に抱かれてきくは 夢の船歌恋の唄 水の蘇州の花散る春を 惜しむか柳がすすり泣く (花を浮べて流れる水の 明日の行方は知らねども 今宵うつした二人の姿 消えてくれるないつまでも ) 髪にかざろか口づけしよか 君が手折りし桃の花 涙ぐむよなおぼろの月に 鐘が鳴ります寒山寺 English: You're the only one I embrace in my bosom. I hear the dream of the ship song and the love song of birds. I wonder if the willow feels sorry for the end of spring when cherry blossoms fall in the Suzhou water. It seems like the willow is crying. (In the Suzhou water, the spring flowers are scattered. I know not where the water goes tomorrow. Shadows of you and I are reflected on the water tonight! Don’t disappear forever.) Instrumental: Why do you decorate my hair? Shall I kiss your hair or kiss you? Why do you fold your arms? I'm moved to tears by the beauty of the peach blossoms. The moon is hazy. The bell rings in Kanzanji, the cold mountain, temple.