1. The Wikipedia entry "Cass Phang" says she has retired; but I like to think Cass Phang just went into hibernation.
Cassapella Phang is a very talented Cantopop singer active in the 1990s.
She is married to another Hong Kong artist Jan Lamb in 1998.
Together they have two daughters born in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
Cass Phang went into retirement after marriage, made a brief comeback after her first daughter was born but has been "hibernating" since having her second daughter.
2. "I have My Own World" ("我有我天地") came out in 1997.
Both the music and lyrics are very upbeat and convey the happy state she was in.
The lyrics especially express the self-confidence of a would-be feminist who knows exactly where the limitation of feminism lies.
I wish Cass Phang all the happiness having found her "world" in married life.
3. A search in YouTube yields only a few instances of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yykgptCKbc
The woman in the video is Cass Phang.
4. Another version of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mGDSD0bHgo
5. This concert version does not have the entire song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig4kot3c8no
6. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
我有我天地 - 彭羚
從來不慣受控 完全自我也自信
在夢裡有我清藍天空
如雲彩與你遇上 忘形自由地飛縱
就是你令我美夢變真 也更出眾
* 平凡都市變鬧哄 寒流下仍未覺凍
為著我與你心靈相通
再也等不了跟你街中抱擁
像嬴盡一千億愛寵
知道嘛 凌晨睡眼惺忪
和悠悠長夜作夢
我都想與你相逢
# 仍然是我有我 自製造我夢與想
曾揚言我世界 要衝破平凡狀況
沿路有你拍翼同步再飛往
我的天空色彩幻變更好看
仍然是我有我 在兌現我夢與想
來環遊我世界 這一切自由自創
從沒界線 跳越常限更適當
心底天窗 從今不可再關上
Repeat * # #
7. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
我有我天地 - 彭羚
从来不惯受控 完全自我也自信
在梦里有我清蓝天空
如云彩与你遇上 忘形自由地飞纵
就是你令我美梦变真 也更出众
* 平凡都市变闹哄 寒流下仍未觉冻
为着我与你心灵相通
再也等不了跟你街中抱拥
像嬴尽一千亿爱宠
知道嘛 凌晨睡眼惺忪
和悠悠长夜作梦
我都想与你相逢
# 仍然是我有我 自制造我梦与想
曾扬言我世界 要冲破平凡状况
沿路有你拍翼同步再飞往
我的天空色彩幻变更好看
仍然是我有我 在兑现我梦与想
来环游我世界 这一切自由自创
从没界线 跳越常限更适当
心底天窗 从今不可再关上
Repeat * # #
8. Names, Words and Phrases
Cass Phang (Traditional Chinese: 彭羚; Simplified Chinese: 彭羚)
Jan Lamb (Traditional: 林海峰; Simplified: 林海峰)
Cantopop (Traditional: 粵語流行音樂; Simplified: 粤语流行音乐)
References:
"Cantopop", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantopop
(accessed 2011-12-27).
"Cass Phang", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Phang
(accessed 2011-12-27).
"彭羚", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BD%AD%E7%BE%9A
(accessed 2011-12-27).
"我有我天地", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%88%91%E6%9C%89%E6%88%91%E5%A4%A9%E5%9C%B0
(accessed 2011-12-28).
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