Poster for A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995)
Stephen Chow
Athena Chu
Lowell Lo
1. The Love of a Lifetime ("一生所愛") is one of the theme songs of the 1995 Hong Kong movie A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella ("西遊記大結局之仙履奇緣").
This movie is part of a trilogy consisting also of:
(a) A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box ("西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒") (1995); and
(b) A Chinese Odyssey Part Three ("大話西遊終結篇") (in-progress).
The movie stars, among others, Stephen Chow and Athena Chu.
2. The singer and the composer of this song is Lowell Lo.
The lyrics is by Lowell Lo's wife Susan Tong.
Lowell Lo is very talented and I have been a fan of his music since the 1980s.
Looking back over a 30 plus years music career, I am a little surprised that he wrote and sang many commercially successful songs and yet his songs are not conventional or vulgar.
There is a free-spirited and other-worldly feel to some of his songs which I find very appealing.
3. The Love of a Lifetime (1995) by Lowell Lo:
Videos with scene from the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAJmDIGrdJg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46F_sQVLjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y10WEfX1vQ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYUmcwcRth8
Concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ull58YWDots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWAziVssSnY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYkOG5OmUcA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIEB1qW01IQ
With English subtitles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_hlzIet6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyC15G_xPM8
Music videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyOIqLhSWkA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JFDW0Vwu4
4. Some other singers:
Shu Qi of Taiwan is a well-known actress:
Shu Qi in Cantonese:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8F723GBY34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqBs-3gSHTo
Shu Qi in Mandarin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vo_UFe0iaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ16BS__MbQ
Tracy Wang of Mainland China:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAuPoecV5MI
Tan Weiwei of the Mainland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvdgFRCWCTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeFM3rzSA5g
Sa Ji of the Mainland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ZbSSGDU_o
Jessie Liu in Mandarin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhVHuZl0cA
5. Piano:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5eAGcgt2Y8
Saxophone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zZcjEdErms
6. The Lyrics in Traditional Chinese:
一生所愛 -- 盧冠廷
從前現在 過去再不來
紅紅落葉 長埋塵土內
開始終結總是 沒變改
天邊的你飄泊 白雲外
* 苦海 翻起愛恨
在世間 難逃避命運
相親 竟不可接近
或我應該相信是緣份
情人別後 永遠再不來 (消散的情緣)
無言獨坐 放眼塵世外 (願來日再聚)
鮮花雖會凋謝 (只願)
但會再開 (為你)
一生所愛隱約 (守候)
在白雲外 (期待)
Repeat *, *
7. The Lyrics in Simplified Chinese:
一生所爱 -- 卢冠廷
从前现在 过去再不来
红红落叶 长埋尘土内
开始终结总是 没变改
天边的你飘泊 白云外
* 苦海 翻起爱恨
在世间 难逃避命运
相亲 竟不可接近
或我应该相信是缘份
情人别后 永远再不来 (消散的情缘)
无言独坐 放眼尘世外 (愿来日再聚)
鲜花虽会凋谢 (只愿)
但会再开 (为你)
一生所爱隐约 (守候)
在白云外 (期待)
Repeat *, *
8. Names, Words and Phrases:
Athena Chu (Traditional Chinese: 朱茵; Simplified Chinese: 朱茵).
Jessie Liu (Traditional: 劉美誼; Simplified: 刘美谊).
Lowell Lo (Traditional: 盧冠廷; Simplified: 卢冠廷).
Sa Ji (Traditional: 薩吉; Simplified: 萨吉).
Shu Qi (Traditional: 舒淇; Simplified: 舒淇).
Stephen Chow (Traditional: 周星馳; Simplified: 周星驰).
Susan Tong (Traditional: 唐書琛; Simplified: 唐书琛).
Tan Weiwei (Traditional: 譚維維; Simplified: 谭维维).
Tracy Wang (Traditional: 汪小敏; Simplified: 汪小敏).
References:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Lo
(accessed 2015-10-25).
"Lowell Lo Koon Ting", Hong Kong Cinemagic,
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=282
(accessed 2015-10-25).
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E7%9B%A7%E5%86%A0%E5%BB%B7
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8%E7%90%9B
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http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E4%B8%80%E7%94%9F%E6%89%80%E7%88%B1
(accessed 2015-10-25).
"西遊記第壹佰零壹回之月光寶盒", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%A5%BF%E9%81%8A%E8%A8%98%E7%AC%AC%E5%A3%B9%E4%BD%B0%E9%9B%B6%E5%A3%B9%E5%9B%9E%E4%B9%8B%E6%9C%88%E5%85%89%E5%AF%B6%E7%9B%92
(accessed 2015-10-25).
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%A5%BF%E9%81%8A%E8%A8%98%E5%A4%A7%E7%B5%90%E5%B1%80%E4%B9%8B%E4%BB%99%E5%B1%A5%E5%A5%87%E7%B7%A3
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https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E5%A4%A7%E8%A9%B1%E8%A5%BF%E9%81%8A%E7%B5%82%E7%B5%90%E7%AF%87
(accessed 2015-10-25).
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