In this Book
- Cantonese Love Songs: An English translation of Jiu Ji-yung's Cantonese songs of the early 19th century
- Book
- 1992
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
This collection of 97 Cantonese love songs aims to give a wider audience the opportunity of reading these songs in English. The author investigates the language and social background of the songs and provides cross-references to Chinese and Western literature.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-40
- The Songs
- Song 3 Do Not Die
- p. 61
- Song 5 Thoughts Arise
- pp. 63-64
- Song 9 Woe Is Me
- p. 67
- Song 10 Infatuation
- p. 68
- Song 18 Flowers Are Beautiful
- pp. 88-89
- Song 24 The Heartless Moon
- pp. 94-95
- Song 25 My Heart
- p. 96
- Song 32 Willow Blossoms
- p. 103
- Song 35 (Part 1) How Easy It Is
- pp. 106-110
- Song 36 The Ebbing Tide
- p. 111
- Song 41 Repentance
- p. 116
- Song 47 A Lament for 'Autumn Joy' 125
- pp. 121-122
- Song 48 Wounded Spring
- p. 123
- Song 50 The Lamp Moth
- p. 124
- Song 51 Long Dreams
- p. 125
- Song 52 Do Not Dream
- p. 126
- Song 54 The Tree of Love
- p. 127
- Song 55 The Love Knot
- p. 128
- Song 56 (Part 1) The Tears of Parting
- pp. 128-129
- Song 57 Unfeeling Words
- p. 130
- Song 58 Unfeeling Eyes
- p. 131
- Song 62 Unending
- p. 134
- Song 65 Born Beautiful
- p. 137
- Song 68 My Darling
- p. 138
- Song 69 No Easy Task
- p. 139
- Song 72 Utterly Helpless
- p. 142
- Song 73 Sent Far Away
- p. 143
- Song 74 (Part 1) Spring
- pp. 144-146
- Song 80 Only One Body
- p. 152
- Song 85 Lovesickness
- p. 155
- Song 89 The Fan
- p. 159
- Song 97 Burn Pure Oil
- p. 166
- Appendices
- Appendix I: The Original Prefaces in Chinese
- pp. 169-170
- Appendix II: The Original Songs in Chinese
- pp. 171-194
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 195-198
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882200548
Related ISBN(s)
9789622092846
MARC Record
OCLC
651047785
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2012-02-08
Language
English
Open Access
No
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