Translating "Beauty With White Hair" (红颜白发) from the film Bride With White Hair 1993 (白髮魔女傳).
Original Cantonese song by Leslie Cheung (張國榮).
I thought I'd take a break from my usual song translations after seeing a request from a subscriber on my channel. Not to mention that the song "Beauty With White Hair" by Leslie Cheung is one of my favourite songs ever.
The song itself is from the film "Bride With White Hair" which was released in 1993 and was directed by Ronny Yu (于仁泰). The film is a loose adaptation of the novel "Baifa Monü Zhuan" by writer Liang Yusheng (梁羽生). The novel is very popular and has been adapted in film and many TV series to date. But the 1993 version is still my favourite film adaptation because of the powerful performances by Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin (林青霞). They really had good chemistry together. Other notable cast members included Yammie Lam (藍潔瑛) and Francis Ng (吳鎮宇).
The lyrics to Beauty With White Hair by Leslie Cheung:
恨这一生　怨这一晚　谁说爱是这样难
恨爱之间　分不散　红颜白发　更觉璀璨
从前和以后　一夜间拥有
难道这不算　相恋到白头
但愿会相信　缠绵时分手　能令我减轻了内疚
若这一生　欠这一晚　谁说　爱是这样难
恨爱之间分不散　红颜白发更觉璀璨
从前和以后　一夜间拥有
难道这不算　相恋到白头
但愿会相信　缠绵时分手　能令我减轻了内疚
烧也烧不透　恋火烧不透　发白透