Grace Chang - Taiwan Song ( studio version ) 1959 葛蘭 - 台灣小調

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From "Air Hostess" 1959 in which 'Gulen' sings 4 songs. Yao Min and Yi Man's 'Taiwan Song' has become a classic since Grace introduced it here. You can see her film version at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aebrT_HFrA

Grace Chang, or 葛蘭 (Ge Lan, a romanization of "Grace") to her Chinese fans, was a megastar during the golden age of Mandarin cinema and songstress films in Hong Kong from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. Grace was born in Nanjing on June 13, 1933, grew up in Shanghai and trained in classical Beijing opera. She moved to Hong Kong at 15. MP & GI Film Studio made her a household name in the Far East. The late 50s Summer Romance of Hollywood with Asia also took Grace to international fame when she debuted very successfully on The Dinah Shore Show in 1959 on American television. Grace sang The Autumn Song (秋之歌, adapted from 秋的懷念 by Yao Li) and then the memorable rendition of "Getting to know you" with Yukiji Asaoka and Dinah Shore.

Grace made about 30 movies before retiring shortly after her marriage in 1961 to Gao Fuquan from London, England. Grace is referred to by some as the Marlene Dietrich of Hong Kong Chinese cinema. Some of her movies are considered classics including:
1) 野玫瑰之戀 The Wild Wild Rose (1960), with hit songs like Ja Jambo 說不出的快活 and Carmen 卡門 (Habanera).
2) 曼波女郎 Mambo Girl (1961), with I love Cha Cha,
3) 空中小姐 Air Hostess (1959), with Taiwan Song 台湾小调 and Oh Caliso.
Lyrics:
I love the Taiwan compatriots, sing a Taiwanese tone,
Long coastline, high mountains, and everywhere the port more than show off.
I love a good place to sing a Taiwanese tone,
Long coastline, high mountain, the mountain jungle is a treasure
Easily accessible by road, North-South Tie-Road
Pacific scenery, Taiwan, said Taiwan.
Four Seasons Toyoda received the Penglai rice, rural multi-Huan laugh.
Sugar, tea factories and bought every family Kobe Kobe fed
Pineapple, watermelon and banana, produced 眞 lot.
Regardless of long-stay and the early simultaneous homogeneous boast.
Ali peaks into the snow Xiao, Siluo, built the bridge.
Wulai Waterfall little knowledge, Bitan Water mood
The Ximending mouth of the hottest Nao National Taiwan University, the most noble,
Here the Everlasting such as plastic, we have a good friend.

Pinyin
Wǒ ài táiwān hǎo dìfāng Chànggē táiwān diào Hǎi'ànxiàn zhǎng shān yòu gāo Shānshàng cónglín shì kuài bǎo Sìtōngbādá yǒu gōnglù Nánběi yǒu tiědào Tàipíngyáng shàng Fēngguāng hǎo Táiwān chéng bǎo dǎo Sìjì fēngshōu pénglái dǎo Nóngcūn duō huānxiào Báitáng cháyè mǎimài hǎo Jiājiāhùhù chī de bǎo Fènglí xīguā hé xiāngjiāo Chūchǎn zhēn bù shǎo Bùguǎn zhǎng zhù hé chū dǎo Tóng shēng qí kuāyào Ālǐ shānfēng rù yúnxiāo Xi luó jiàn dàqiáo Wū lái pùbù shí zhàng gāo Bì tán shuǐshàng yǒu qíngdiào Xīmén tīng kǒu dǐng rènào Táidà zuì chónggāo Zhèlǐ rénqíng nóng rú jiāo Dàjiā dōu xiānghǎo

Mandarin
我爱台湾好地方
唱歌台湾调
海岸线长山又高
山上丛林是块宝
四通八达有公路
南北有铁道
太平洋上
风光好
台湾成宝岛
四季丰收蓬莱岛
农村多欢笑
白糖茶叶买卖好
家家户户吃得饱
凤梨西瓜和香蕉
出产真不少
不管长住和出岛
同声齐夸耀
阿里山峰入云霄
西螺建大桥
乌来瀑布十丈高
碧潭水上有情调
西门町口顶热闹
台大最崇高
这里人情浓如胶
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