帝女花之香夭 Fragrant Sacrifice 任白名曲Yam Kim Fei and Bak Suit Sin

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Published 2011-01-09

This is probably the most well-known excerpt from the most-watched Cantonese Opera in the world. I have supplied English subtitles here, hoping that those who are not familiar with this language can enjoy it too.

I have uploaded another version before, performed by the students of these two actresses.

帝女花 is a Cantonese Opera first made into a movie in 1959, starring Opera singers, Yam Kim Fei (任剑辉) and Bak Suit Sin (白雪仙), both ladies, but Yam impersonated a man in all her movies.

The Emperor of the Ming dynasty had just approved of his future son-in-law who won the heart of his daughter with poetry. At that moment, The Ching army attacked and took over the palace. The Emperor committed suicide with his family but Princess Cheung Ping survived. To win the favour of his subjects, the new Emperor of the Ching dynasty adopted the Princess and proceeded with the grand wedding. To show their loyalty to the Ming emperor, the newly-weds take their own lives on their wedding night. The Cantonese Opera is too beautiful to be translated. Something will be "lost in translation." The Song here, 香夭 (Fragrant Sacrifice) is the grand finale of the opera, sung on the wedding night, the couple are dressed in exquisite finery. The Princess and her groom express their love for each other and their loyalty to the former dynasty, especially the late Emperor, before they take their own lives, drinking wine poisoned with Arsenic.

I have added English subtitles for my friends here on youtube. Hope you will like this as much as I do. Regards, Jeremy

All Comments (21)

@lailai7032 5 years ago

任白兩位藝術大師雖然，任姐離世已經有 29年仙姐一直都懷念至愛的任姐，他兩位給人的印象係清高，她倆, 無私奉獻培養雛鳳鳴仙姐有句令人心痛的說話任姐永遠都在她、心中冇人可代替，他用情至i深，希望徒弟們不要辜負恩師的栽培，人生在世最緊要做一個有本心的人呀
@lailai7032 5 years ago

向任白兩位藝術家致敬，想當年不識欣賞粵劇，如今年紀長了才識欣賞，感謝任白兩位粵劇藝術家大師，留下寶貴的演繹給我們欣賞真是百聽不厭百看不厭，兩位相當之匹配任姐瀟灑俊朗仙姐美麗嬌艷，而且演技真是無人可及，前無古人後無來者衷心感激給我們寶貴的精神糧食祝仙姐身體康泰
@nadasou 3 years ago

幼時不識事，今日痛在心。亡國喪親，陳出骨肉情大於夫妻愛，又以身殉國殉情，互相回應，感人肺腑，聽之為此而動容。任白造手利落，關目傳情，以及唱腔細腻，曲調蒼凉沉厚，不瑰自推出以來，深入民間，乃自隨移民散落海外，傳遍國際戲劇界!
@SamSam-vj9us 2 years ago

点解我咁鍾意任劍輝,除了靚仔唱腔極之好聽外還有是演技自然流暢、感情十足令人睇到有種共鳴感,任姐您真係好正嘅👍👍👍👏👏👏😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️
@user-ox1lg3ct9n 5 years ago

雖是幾十年前的戲服和頭飾，现在看一樣漂亮，任白十分登對，後來無人，好戲之人
@evakwan7812 5 years ago

憶起當年睇任姐的舞台劇，非常開心任姐击塲震憾全塲她真係一個迷倒众生的藝術家無架子，高貴大方，好有氨質，使人怀念，
@ongkianyeong4293 9 months ago

不愧为粤剧的精点戏剧。
@evakwan7812 3 years ago

任姐，仙姐的帝花百看百聽都不会厭
@suilinlai5106 5 years ago

任姐真好嘢，
@meichan7366 5 years ago

向两位任白大師致敬，永遠怀念您
@CanaanOptical2024 10 years ago

Thank you, Alice. Our family spoke Cantonese too. I was one of the two among my siblings, educated totally in English. This song fascinated me from the time I first heard it. I learnt Chinese through usage and most probably because I valued what my parents taught me, reading and writing in Chinese even before I started school. I'm glad you enjoyed this. Thank you for taking time to comment.
@yeungfaiphilipsiu4466 7 months ago

任白名留香江，除了藝術精湛，造手步法唱功精益求精外，社會公益及扶腋後輩亦不遺餘力。任劍輝真是爐火純青。是香港粵劇的楷模人物。不敢說後無來者，但成就應超越了很多前輩。是嗎？
@user-sv5gv5gv1f 5 years ago

很多人演过，但没一个比得上任白。
@irene7359 5 years ago

經典之作,超越時空,「任白」令人永遠難忘,永遠鍾情的一雙才子佳人
@waiyinchung4209 6 years ago

好歌不厭百回聽,任白真正最佳拍檔,,
@kuokhangtai9691 2 years ago

任白真是絕配 , 真係百聽不厭
@jorenemeisiulawcheung3601 2 years ago

今時今日再睇都仍然非常感動, 絕對不能取替, 無人能及....💖💖💖💖💖💖👍👍👍👍👍👍
@amylui7992 2 years ago

好戲好曲，今日還在看, 經典之戲, 不停看！還有李後主百聽不厭的粵曲經典，真係無懈可擊。
@evakwan7812 5 years ago

呢班人在这段精彩任白名曲講什麽政治呢已成过去，好与不好'大家有眼睇的，但今心目中都係讚賞一级藝術大師任劍輝小姐
@chaukinsum 5 years ago

向任劍輝白雪仙兩位粤劇演藝家致敬