Happy are Those in Love (1989)
Shirley Kwan
1. One of my younger cousins is getting marry this weekend and this song is dedicated to Tammy on the occasion of her wedding.
2. Happy are Those in Love ("難得有情人") is a lively romantic love song by Shirley Kwan.
This song came out in 1989 and became a hit immediately.
The song was subsequently selected as the theme song of a Japanese TV drama ("新婚物語") that was broadcasted on Hong Kong's TVB television station.
Happy are Those in Love is one of the signature songs of Shirley Kwan.
The English translation of the song title is taken from a CD and I quite like the translation.
For those not familiar, the phrase "happy (or blessed) are those" is taken from the Beatitudes, which is part of the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
3. Shirley Kwan in concert in 2006:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhB9uMNveXI
She is a very good live performer.
I am not sure why Shirley Kwan cried during the performance but the fans were very supportive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrIXK7FIfJw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnvTXZWdtQ
By the way, "Rare Lovers" is a dictionary translation of "難得有情人" but misses the meaning of the song title entirely.
4. Other concert versions by Shirley Kwan:
Shirley in concert in Singapore in 2013:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fowq0VTEkng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaQN8ocZNVg
Another concert in 2013:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9CFhrXuM_U
Shirley in a New Year's Eve function in 2012:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc9rlktUIbY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY_HK2dXd2A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9evyVR83Js
Shirley in concert in 2010:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_J_BF36z0
This music video is produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the song in 2009:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWo0qsZmvAM
A slow version of the song from a 2008 concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7vNwbStm3Q
Very nice.
Shirley in concert in 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7L1rpfKHnc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YM1Sk_GdpA
This might be the original karaoke version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fjAENwcfpg
5. Happy are Those in Love in Mandarin with different lyrics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmAJUPqlbvg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxhhqIv9ozg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCAZ9IhsQjs
The Mandarin lyrics are inferior to the Cantonese originals by far.
There are many covers of this song in YouTube by both amateurs and professional singers and some of them are very good.
6. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
難得有情人 -- 關淑怡
如早春初醒 催促我的心
將不可再等
含情待放那歲月 空出了癡心
令人動心
* 幸福的光陰 它不會偏心
將分給每顆心
情緣亦遠亦近 將交錯一生
情侶愛得更甚
# 甜蜜地與愛人 風裡飛奔
高聲歡呼你有情 不枉這生
一聲你願意 一聲我願意
驚天愛再沒遺憾
@ 明月霧裡照人 相愛相親
讓對對的戀人 增添性感
一些戀愛變恨 更多戀愛故事動人
劃上了絲絲美感
Repeat *, #, @
一些戀愛變恨 更多戀愛故事動人
劃上了絲絲美感
7. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
难得有情人 -- 关淑怡
如早春初醒 催促我的心
将不可再等
含情待放那岁月 空出了痴心
令人动心
* 幸福的光阴 它不会偏心
将分给每颗心
情缘亦远亦近 将交错一生
情侣爱得更甚
# 甜蜜地与爱人 风里飞奔
高声欢呼你有情 不枉这生
一声你愿意 一声我愿意
惊天爱再没遗憾
@ 明月雾里照人 相爱相亲
让对对的恋人 增添性感
一些恋爱变恨 更多恋爱故事动人
划上了丝丝美感
Repeat *, #, @
一些恋爱变恨 更多恋爱故事动人
划上了丝丝美感
8. Names, Words and Phrases:
Shirley Kwan (Traditional Chinese: 關淑怡; Simplified Chinese: 关淑怡).
References:
"Shirley Kwan", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Kwan
(accessed 2015-07-21).
"關淑怡", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%97%9C%E6%B7%91%E6%80%A1
(accessed 2015-07-21).
"難得有情人 (關淑怡粵語專輯)", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E9%9B%A3%E5%BE%97%E6%9C%89%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA_%28%E9%97%9C%E6%B7%91%E6%80%A1%E7%B2%B5%E8%AA%9E%E5%B0%88%E8%BC%AF%29
(accessed 2015-07-21).
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