Night Shanghai
夜上海

歌曲简介 The synopsis of the song
《夜上海》是电影《长相思》中的插曲。歌曲描述的内容正是电影中女主人公因生活逼迫而到舞厅当歌女的经历。因电影讲述的是发生在抗日战争时期的故事，因此歌曲唱出的不仅是女主人公当时的个人遭遇，更唱出了那时候底层人民的艰难困苦，还有上层阶级的放纵糜烂，颇有“商女不知亡国恨，隔江犹唱后庭花”的意味。这首歌曲自1946年来，一直广受欢迎，被改编为许多不同的版本，广为传唱。

Night Shanghai is a song from the film The Lasting Yearnings. It describes the heroine’s experience as a singer in a ballroom because of the poverty. The story happened at the time of the anti-Japanese War, so the song doesn’t only describe the heroine’s personal experience, but also the hardships of the people at the bottom, and indulgence and erosion of the upper-class, which is similar to fiddling while Rome burned. Since it’s publication in 1946, it’s been very popular. It’s been adopted for many different versions and sung all over China.

歌词

夜上海夜上海                                    Yè Shànghǎi yè Shànghǎi
你是个不夜城                                    Nǐ shì gè bú yè chéng
华灯起 乐声响 歌舞升平                   Huá dēng qǐ yuè shēng xiǎng gēwǔshēngpíng
只见她笑脸迎                                    Zhǐ jiàn tā xiàoliǎn yíng
谁知她内心苦闷                                Shuí zhī tā nèixīn kǔmèn
夜生活 都为了 衣食住行                  Yè shēnghuó dōu wèi le yīshízhùxíng
酒不醉人人自醉                                Jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì
胡天胡地 蹉跎了青春                       Hú tiān hú di cuōtuó le qīngchūn
晓色朦胧 倦眼惺忪                           Xiǎo sè ménglóng juàn yǎn xīngsōng
大家归去心灵儿随着转动的车轮 Dàjiā guī qù xīnlíngr suí zhe zhuǎn dòng de chē lún
换一换新天地                                   Huàn yī huàn xīn tiāndì
别有一个新环境                                Bié yǒu yīgè xīn huánjìng
回味着夜生活如梦初醒                     Huíwèi zhe yè shēnghuó rú mèng chū xǐng

Lyrics

Night Shanghai
You're a city that never sleeps
Lights on music sound singing and dancing for this moment’s peacefulness
You only see her smiling face
But what about her inner anguish
Nightlife is only for basic necessities
It's not the wine that intoxicates but the drinker who gets himself drunk
Dissipatedly, waste youth
Tired bleary eyes in hazy dawns
We go back to the wheels, the rotation takes hearts away
New change new world new environment
Pondering the nightlife wakes me up

生词百宝箱 New Words

华灯 (n.) huá dēng       light；colorful decorated lantern
乐声 (n.) yuè shēng      music
歌舞升平 (n.& adj.) gē wǔ shēng ping       sing and dance in celebration of peace
笑脸 (n.) xiào liǎn       smiling face
苦闷 (n.) kǔ mèn        anguish
衣食住行 (n.) yī shí zhù xíng         basic necessities of life
蹉跎 (v.) cuō tuó        waste time
朦胧 (adj.) méng lóng        hazy
惺忪 (adj.) xīng sōng          (of eyes) not yet fully open
心灵儿 (n.) xīn língr           heart; soul; spirit
回味 (v.) huí wèi             ponder
如梦初醒 (v.& adj.) rú mèng chū xǐng            as if awakening from a dream

词语链 Word Chain

笑 笑脸 大笑 微笑
苦 苦闷 苦恼 苦瓜
朦胧 月色朦胧 朦胧月色 色彩朦胧
心灵 美丽心灵 心灵深处 心灵鸡汤
梦 梦想 梦境 做梦



练习 Exercise

1. 正确朗读下面的几组词语，对比它们的发音
Read the pairs of words below and contrast their pronunciation.
（1） 夜上海 yè Shànghǎi （night Shanghai）
野上海 yě Shànghǎi （wild Shanghai）
（2） 如梦 rú mèng （as it’s a dream）
入梦 rù mèng (come into the dream)
2. 根据拼音写出汉字，然后有感情地朗读全文。
According to the Pinyin write down the Chinese characters, then read it with expression.
夜上海夜上海
你是个bú yè chéng （ ）
Huá dēng（ ）起 乐声响gēwǔshēngpíng （ ）
只见她xiàoliǎn（ ）迎
谁知她内心kǔmèn （ ）
夜生活 都为了yīshízhùxíng （ ）
酒jiǔ（ ）不醉人人自醉
胡天胡地cuōtuó ( )了青春
晓色ménglóng ( ) 倦眼xīngsōng ( )
大家归去xīnlíngr ( )随着转动的车轮
换一换新tiāndì ( )
别有一个新huánjìng ( )
Huíwèi ( )着夜生活
rú mèng ( )初醒
3. 阅读理解 Reading comprehension
(1). 歌曲里的女主人公为了什么而选择夜生活？
(2). 歌曲里说的如梦初醒是指什么？

4. 自由谈 Free talk
(1). 谈谈你们国家二战期间舞女的社会地位。
(2). 介绍一首你熟悉的二战期间舞厅里最流行的歌曲。
5.完整演唱《夜上海》 Please sing completely the song Night Shanghai