"Singing Girl at the Edge of the World"

After watching the film Lust, Caution, the song which Wang Chia-Chi (Tang Wei) sang to Yee haunted my mind. I don't think it's on the OST, but have located details as follows:

~ Original Mandarin title:
《天涯歌女》 (Tian Ya Ge Nu or 'Singing Girl at the Edge of the World') from the 1937 classic 《马路天使》 (Malu Tianshi or 'Street Angel')

~ Great version:
I found the original Zhou Xuan version too shrill. I prefer the version sung by Cai Qin on her album "Golden Voice 1" which you can listen to it here
The album can be bought from www.yesasia.com



~ Lyrics:

《天涯歌女》

天涯呀 海角

Tian ya ya hai jiao

觅呀觅知音

mi ya mi zhi yin

小妹妹唱歌

xiao mei mei chang ge

郎奏琴

lang zou qin

郎呀咱们俩是一条心

lang ya za men liang shi yi tiao xin

爱呀爱呀 郎呀

ai ya ai ya lang ya

咱们俩是一条心

za men liang shi yi tiao xin

家山呀 北望

jia shan ya bei wang

泪呀泪沾襟

lei ya lei zhan jin

小妹妹想郎

xiao mei mei xiang lang

直到今

zhi dao jin

郎呀患难之交恩爱深

lang ya huan nan zhi jiao en ai shen

爱呀爱呀 郎呀

ai ya ai ya lang ya

患难之交恩爱深

huan nan zhi jiao en ai shen

(音乐)

人生呀

ren sheng ya

谁不惜呀惜青春

shui bu xi ya xi qing chun

小妹妹似线 郎似针

xiao mei mei si xian lang si zhen

郎呀 穿在一起不离分

lang ya chuan zai yi qi bu li fen

爱呀爱呀 郎呀

ai ya ai ya lang ya

穿在一起不离分

chuan zai yi qi bu li fen

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