Yao Lee – Rose, Rose, I Love You (玫瑰玫瑰我愛你)

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Rose, Rose, I Love You (Song)

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“Rose, Rose, I Love You
玫瑰玫瑰我愛你”
Single by Yao Lee
from the album Singing Girl
Released1940
Recorded1940
GenreMandopopshidaiqu
Length2:23
LabelPathé Records / EMI
SongwritersChen Gexin, Wu Cun (吳村)

Rose, Rose, I Love You” (Chinese: 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你; pinyinMéiguì méiguì wǒ ài nǐ) is a 1940 Mandarin popular song composed by Chen Gexin and first recorded by Yao Lee. An English-language version whose lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951. The song was brought back to England by broadcaster Wilfrid Thomas in 1951 after doing commentary on the war in Malaya. When he played it on his BBC program he received a barrage of requests for a repeat and he played it again in several more programs. The song is also known under the titles “Shanghai Rose” and “China Rose.”

History

Yao Lee collection album titled after her hit song “Rose, Rose, I Love You” (玫瑰玫瑰我愛你)

The original Chinese lyrics were by Wu Cun (Ng Chuen; 吳村 Wú Cūn) and the music was credited to Lin Mei (林枚), a pen name of the popular songwriter Chen Gexin. The song was first recorded in 1940 by Yao Lee as an interlude for the film Singing Girl and released as a single on Pathé Records (EMI) catalog number B. 597. Yao Lee’s Mandarin version was also released in the US and UK in the early 1950s by Columbia Records, catalog numbers 39420 and 2837 respectively. Yao Lee was credited as Miss Hue Lee on this release. Other early releases have also credited her as Yiu Lei.

The English-language lyrics were written by the British radio presenter Wilfrid Thomas. It was recorded by American singer Frankie Laine and the Norman Luboff Choir, with Paul Weston and his orchestra, on 6 April 1951, and released by Columbia Records as catalog number 39367.

Rose, Rose, I Love You – Frankie Laine & The Norman Luboff Choir Paul Weston & His Orch.

The song reached number 3 on the Billboard music chart. At this time Columbia also released Yao Lee’s original Mandarin version in the US and UK under the English title, “Rose, Rose, I Love You”. When the songwriter Chen Gexin’s youngest son went to the United States for advanced education, he was able to meet Laine and maintained a correspondence. The English lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin, but they pay subtle tribute to the titular Mandarin phrase “méigui méigui” (lit. rose, rose) by including the similar-sounding English phrase “make way” with its normal English meaning three times.

Covers

  • Petula Clark covered the song in English with new lyrics under the title “May Kway”. This lyric entered the UK sheet music charts on May 5, 1951 and peaked at number 16.
Petula Clark – May Kway ( Rose Rose I Love You ) (1951)
Gordon Jenkins – Rose, Rose, I Love You 〔玫瑰玫瑰我愛你〕
  • Aneka also covered Frankie Laine’s version in the early 1980s, also adding new original English lyrics. This single was released by Ariola Records but did not chart.
Rose, Rose I Love You (Aneka, 1984)
  • Hong Kong singer Anita Mui sang the Cantonese cover of the song in 1989, and was featured as the theme soundtrack in Jackie Chan‘s film, Miracles.
Mei Gui, Mei Gui, Wo Ai Ni
  • Malaysian girl group Four Golden Princess released an album of medleys (2006), each of which paired a popular Mandarin song with an English-language pop song. They covered the first two verses and chorus of the English-language version of “Rose, Rose, I Love You”, rather than the Chinese version.
[四千金] 阿美! 阿美! + ROSE ROSE I LOVE YOU — 东拼西凑 (Official MV)
王若琳 Joanna Wang – 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你
  • The Mandarin version has also reached a degree of popularity in Vietnam with various performers, such as Thu Ngọc
CÁNH HỒNG TRUNG QUỐC – THU NGỌC
  • and Thái Doanh Doanh, covering the song under the title “Cánh hồng Trung Quốc”.
Cánh Hồng Trung Quốc – Thái Doanh Doanh, Mạnh Đình | Asia 44 | MV Nhạc Hoa
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  • The original Mandarin song was featured in the 1996 film The Pillow Book, both opening and closing the film and serving as a leitmotif representing the protagonist Nagiko’s childhood.
  • It was also featured in the 2005 film The White Countess (the film appears to be set in 1937, so the inclusion of the song would be anachronistic).

https://youtu.be/Euhv0PUkDYw?si=WfrI5BA482zPXSn9

MIRACLE OST / ROSE ROSE I LOVE YOU ( 내 사랑 장미야) / 성룡의 미라클 OST /해석

https://youtu.be/Skvht5orpeA?si=4TJb0jHlKbzQTJyb

  • David Bowie references the song in the 1984 documentary Ricochet. While visiting Hong Kong during his Serious Moonlight Tour, Bowie is filmed having dinner with a group of local socialites. He asks if they know the song, and several of the guests begin to sing it. At another time, the song is heard as a backdrop to footage of Hong Kong street life.
David Bowie "Rose Rose I Love You" – Ricochet

Rose Rose I Love You may also refer to the film.

Rose Rose I Love You (Film)

Rose Rose I Love You

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Film poster
Traditional Chinese玫瑰玫瑰我愛你
Simplified Chinese玫瑰玫瑰我爱你
Hanyu PinyinMéi Guī Méi Guī Wǒ Ài Nǐ
JyutpingMui4 Gwai3 Mui4 Gwai3 Ngo5 Ngoi3 Nei2
Directed byJacky Pang
Screenplay byWang Chen-ho
Produced byJeffrey Lau
StarringTony Leung
Kenny Bee
Simon Yam
Carina Lau
Veronica Yip
Charine Chan
CinematographyChan Yuen-kai
Edited byHai Kit-wai
Music byLowell Lo
Production
company
Regal Films
Distributed byRegal Films Distribution
Release date27 March 1993
Running time94 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$21,929,420

Rose Rose I Love You is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jacky Pang and starring Tony LeungKenny BeeSimon YamCarina LauVeronica Yip and Charine Chan. The film is a sequel to the 1992 film 92 Legendary La Rose Noire, with Leung reprising his role from the predecessor, but features a new storyline.

92黑玫瑰對黑玫瑰 92 The Legendary La Rose Noire 粵語 梁家輝 邵美琪 毛舜筠 黃韻詩 馮寶寶 1080P

It was followed by another sequel, confusingly titled Black Rose II, released in 1997, also featuring a new storyline and cast.

Plot

Thief Micky was arrested by police detectives Keith Lui and Leung Sing-po while attempting to steal a priceless diamond called “Star of Malaysia”. However, when this priceless gem goes missing, Micky frames Black Rose for stealing it, causing an uproar.

One night, Micky escapes from prison while Keith and Sing-po are ordered to bring him back to justice. The two had devised an ingenious scheme to get close to Micky’s ex-lover, Pearl Chan, to search for clues. Meanwhile, Black Rose disguises herself as a civilian under the name of Beauty and gets close to Keith to clear her name, which causes a lot of headaches for Keith. Micky proceeds to retrieve the key to the “Star of Malaysia” from Pearl, who turns out to be the incarnation of White Rose, Black Rose’s rival. Pearl has been investigating the whereabouts of the gem, but unbeknownst to her, the key is hidden in a necklace that she regularly wears, and Micky successfully retrieves the key. However, Mickyu’s girlfriend, Lulu (Charine Chan), turns out to be White Rose’s follower and tricks Micky into giving up the key. When Black Rose learns of this, she also proceeds to take the key and prove her innocence. At this time, Keith and Sing-po realize the true identities of their respective love interests, Beauty and Pearl. To get the key back, Micky ties a bomb around him and threatens to kill everyone.

rose rose i love you trailer-118.mp4

Cast

  • Tony Leung Ka-fai as Keith Lui
  • Kenny Bee as Leung Sing-po
  • Simon Yam as Micky
  • Carina Lau as Pearl Chan / White Rose
  • Veronica Yip as Beauty / Black Rose
  • Charine Chan as Lulu / White Rose No. 3
  • Bowie Lam as Tam Tak-cheung
  • Ku Feng as Angry dad of Tam’s girlfriend
  • Lo Hung as School headmaster / White Rose No. 2
  • Tommy Leung as Keith’s superior officer
  • Jameson Lam as White Rose’s gang member

Reception

Critical

Andrew Saroch of Far East Films gave the film a score of three over five stars and describes the humor as “surreal, yet often engaging in a kind of baffling way.” LoveHKFilm gave the film a mixed review describing the plot as not “making any sense” and also praising Tony Leung Ka-fai‘s comic charm.

Box office

The film grossed HK$21,929,420 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 27 March to 30 April 1993.

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