Terence Choi
1. The music and lyrics of Childhood ("童年") was composed by the Taiwanese Lo Da-Yu in 1981.
The original singer of Childhood was Sylvia Chang.
The original was sung in Mandarin and the lyrics reflected how it was like growing up in Taiwan.
The Mandarin version of this song has since been covered by many singers.
When Childhood was introduced in Hong Kong, new lyrics were composed by James Wong to reflect how it was like growing up in Hong Kong.
The original singer of the Cantonese cover was Terence Choi and this was his breakout song.
Childhood can evoke different feelings depend on the age and interpretation of the singer.
And judging from the different covers in YouTube, Childhood is also very popular among Chinese in Asia.
2. The Cantonese cover of Childhood by Terence Choi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeGmxp3AvHc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5ydnq9HHGU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-_TGnExwag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyjLzcIafbE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5YGSm9a-5o
Terence Choi was in a car accident in China in 2002 that has severely damaged his brain.
The damaged led to Parkinson and Terence Choi has been wheel-chair bound for many years.
3. Childhood in Mandarin by Sylvia Chang:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3aRE4ogKwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MKdjoMdXN4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD3W4JzyjFs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLcXT40goD8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcXC8LHGodc
and many more in YouTube.
Sylvia Chang is from Taiwan and she presently resides in Hong Kong with her family.
Besides being an actress-director-singer, Sylvia Chang is also a successful businesswoman.
4. Childhood by its composer Lo Da-Yu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRKTOZmX2cE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_EV5FvDF_U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3dkV-TZjDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAwaAdKa6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QKQxgc8hJI
and many more in YouTube.
Lo Da-Yu is considered one of the fathers of Mandopop (Mandarin-pop music) and he has worked in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.
5. The girls group the Four Golden Princess:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w27InAtUUA4
The Four Golden Princess is a Malaysian based girls group that began performing in 1994.
6. The girls group the Seven Fairies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeWdSRVMsgM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PJF5JL1WBA
The Seven Fairies is a Malaysian girls group that was active between 1993 and 1995.
7. Crystal Ong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI1xco71AHg
Crystal Ong is a Malaysian actress and singer.
8. Timi Zhuo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGf90vCtGlw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXGBrDYKhYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdHm6klNlLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2BC_lmT8WE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeT4B3t1Lp4
and many more in YouTube.
Timi Zhua began as a Taiwanese child-star and has transitioned into an adult performer.
She has a large fan base in both Taiwan and China.
9. Steven Liu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOib_26bFRo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyHNNmC68c8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qon-t7_p3A
Steven Liu is a Taiwanese singer who was very popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
Many of his music students are also very successful.
10. SuperBand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbj8ZptkXao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3dkV-TZjDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQIPNUoGZUo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c5UJzXfY1o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar2eQCptmSI
and many more in YouTube.
SuperBand was composed of 4 veteran male singers from Taiwan and was active between 2008 and 2010.
11. Rosanne Lui:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM4inIoow5o
Rosanne Lui is a Hong Kong singer and actress.
12. A partial cover by Fish Leong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LJck3XGMYQ
Fish Leong is a Malaysian born singer who presently resides in Taipei, Taiwan.
13. The Cantonese Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
童年 -- 蔡國權
蝶翩翩伴空鞦韆 夏日炎午裏有蜜蜂飛過
沒有我在歡聲高歌 運動場上課鐵閘下了鎖
真可惜先生不會懶惰 放學有數不清的幾套功課
千斤的書包載滿了書籍 童年時就如此經過
合作社食品真多 硬幣財富卻每日得一個
下了課幻想多多 望著牆壁去發夢樂趣多
真可惜初戀心裏對象 每日見她都不敢傾訴清楚
知不知之間載滿了心事 童年時就如此經過
夜已晚就趕緊功課 但為何每次到夜都抄錯
就似我大考的一天 樣樣題永遠發現做錯左
惜光陰爸爸天天教導 每日我聽他心中只覺囉囌
不知忽忽中已到了今日 童年時就如此飄過
話噤快就到了今天 舊陣時我變了今天的我
沒有了童真的心 又突然發覺美夢未有多
想當初彷彿好似昨日 往事我一一心中都記清楚
只可惜當天太快已消逝 童年時就如此飄過
莫笑我又想起當初 夏日炎午再有蜜蜂飛過
但我也未肯高歌 就像人故意裏面下了鎖
深心中只想起那故舊 那自棄種種今天改變得多
* 忽忽的當天太快已消逝 童年時就如此飄過
Repeat *
14. The Cantonese Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
童年 -- 蔡国权
蝶翩翩伴空秋千 夏日炎午里有蜜蜂飞过
没有我在欢声高歌 运动场上课铁闸下了锁
真可惜先生不会懒惰 放学有数不清的几套功课
千斤的书包载满了书籍 童年时就如此经过
合作社食品真多 硬币财富却每日得一个
下了课幻想多多 望着墙壁去发梦乐趣多
真可惜初恋心里对象 每日见她都不敢倾诉清楚
知不知之间载满了心事 童年时就如此经过
夜已晚就赶紧功课 但为何每次到夜都抄错
就似我大考的一天 样样题永远发现做错左
惜光阴爸爸天天教导 每日我听他心中只觉啰苏
不知忽忽中已到了今日 童年时就如此飘过
话噤快就到了今天 旧阵时我变了今天的我
没有了童真的心 又突然发觉美梦未有多
想当初彷佛好似昨日 往事我一一心中都记清楚
只可惜当天太快已消逝 童年时就如此飘过
莫笑我又想起当初 夏日炎午再有蜜蜂飞过
但我也未肯高歌 就像人故意里面下了锁
深心中只想起那故旧 那自弃种种今天改变得多
* 忽忽的当天太快已消逝 童年时就如此飘过
Repeat *
15. The Mandarin Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
童年 -- 張艾嘉
池塘邊的榕樹上 知了在聲聲叫著夏天
操場邊的鞦韆上 只有蝴蝶停在上面
黑板上老師的粉筆 還在拚命嘰嘰喳喳寫個不停
等待著下課 等待著放學 等待遊戲的童年
福利社裡面什麼都有 就是口袋裡沒有半毛錢
諸葛四郎和魔鬼黨 到底誰搶到那支寶劍
隔壁班的那個男孩 怎麼還沒經過我的窗前
嘴裡的零食 手裡的漫畫 心裡初戀的童年
總是要等到睡覺前 才知道功課只作了一點點
總是要等到考試以後 才知道該唸的書都沒有唸
一寸光陰一寸金 老師說過寸金難買寸光陰
一天又一天 一年又一年 迷迷糊糊的童年
沒有人知道為什麼 太陽總下到山的那一邊
沒有人能夠告訴我 山裡面有沒有住著神仙
多少的日子裡 總是一個人面對著天空發呆
就這麼好奇 就這麼幻想 這麼孤單的童年
陽光下蜻蜓飛過來 一片片綠油油的稻田
水彩蠟筆和萬花筒 畫不出天邊那一條彩虹
什麼時候才能像高年級的同學有張成熟與長大的臉
盼望著假期 盼望著明天 盼望長大的童年
一天又一天 一年又一年 盼望長大的童年
16. The Mandarin Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
童年 -- 张艾嘉
池塘边的榕树上 知了在声声叫着夏天
操场边的秋千上 只有蝴蝶停在上面
黑板上老师的粉笔 还在拚命叽叽喳喳写个不停
等待着下课 等待着放学 等待游戏的童年
福利社里面什么都有 就是口袋里没有半毛钱
诸葛四郎和魔鬼党 到底谁抢到那支宝剑
隔壁班的那个男孩 怎么还没经过我的窗前
嘴里的零食 手里的漫画 心里初恋的童年
总是要等到睡觉前 才知道功课只作了一点点
总是要等到考试以后 才知道该念的书都没有念
一寸光阴一寸金 老师说过寸金难买寸光阴
一天又一天 一年又一年 迷迷糊糊的童年
没有人知道为什么 太阳总下到山的那一边
没有人能够告诉我 山里面有没有住着神仙
多少的日子里 总是一个人面对着天空发呆
就这么好奇 就这么幻想 这么孤单的童年
阳光下蜻蜓飞过来 一片片绿油油的稻田
水彩蜡笔和万花筒 画不出天边那一条彩虹
什么时候才能像高年级的同学有张成熟与长大的脸
盼望着假期 盼望着明天 盼望长大的童年
一天又一天 一年又一年 盼望长大的童年
17. Names, Words and Phrases:
Crystal Ong (Traditional Chinese: 王雪晶; Simplified Chinese: 王雪晶).
Fish Leong (Traditional: 梁靜茹; Simplified: 梁静茹).
James Wong (Traditional: 黃霑; Simplified: 黄沾).
Lo Da-Yu (Traditional: 羅大佑; Simplified: 罗大佑).
Rosanne Lui (Traditional: 呂珊; Simplified: 吕珊).
Steven Liu (Traditional: 劉文正; Simplified: 刘文正).
SuperBand (Traditional: 縱貫線; Simplified: 纵贯线).
Sylvia Chang (Traditional: 張艾嘉; Simplified: 张艾嘉).
Terence Choi (Traditional: 蔡國權; Simplified: 蔡国权).
The Four Golden Princess (Traditional: 四千金; Simplified: 四千金).
The Seven Fairies (Traditional: 七仙女; Simplified: 七仙女).
Timi Zhuo (Traditional: 卓依婷; Simplified: 卓依婷).
References:
"蔡國權", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%94%A1%E5%9B%BD%E6%9D%83
(accessed 2013-12-16).
"童年", Baidu,
http://baike.baidu.com/subview/43920/5376693.htm
(accessed 2013-12-16).
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