文化藝術人物 / Cultural figure

吳一嘯

大字係領域(由已登記職業/領域派生),唔係姓氏。

Ng Yat Siu

1906年–1964年

領域:作家與觀點論述者

繁體中文

吳一嘯是廣東鶴山人,1906年生。他從小喜愛粵曲、粵劇,是廣州有名「蜚聲劇社」的社員,早年參與粵劇演出由「拉扯」做起,其後轉為編劇及撰曲人,是當時第一位職業撰曲人。他最初所撰的粵曲多由女伶在歌壇演唱,著名者有由小明星演唱的〈多情燕子歸〉、徐柳仙唱的〈再折長亭柳〉、小燕飛與任劍輝合唱的〈海角紅樓〉,以及為悼念小明星而作的〈七月落薇花〉。1938年他參與電影製作,首部電影為《梅知府》,負責編劇與撰曲;香港淪陷前他又為《怨女望夫歸》(1939)與《多情燕子歸》(1941)編劇撰曲。由他撰曲的名片計有《賣肉養孤兒》(1947)、《新梁山伯祝英台》(1951)、《秋墳》(1951)、《歌唱沙三少》(1951)、《光緒皇嘆五更》(1952)、《新馬仔拉車被辱》(1953)等,粵語歌唱片與粵劇歌唱片的潮流可說由他帶起。除為女伶、電影與粵劇撰曲外,他也為唱片公司撰曲,作品有〈採桑憶郎〉、〈芙蓉江畔呼秋喜〉等。1964年他為香港商業電台第一台節目《情歌晚唱》撰曲,節目中所有新曲皆由他撰寫。他撰曲除用梆黃外還擅用小曲,把流行曲(如〈滿場飛〉)與外國電影插曲(如〈飛燕金鎗〉)應用於粵曲。他一生撰寫數以百計的歌曲,數量、酬勞與受歡迎程度均冠於同行,因此被公認為「曲王」。他也編寫《廣東十虎屠龍記》(1950)、《別離人對奈何天》(1951)、《棒打薄情郎》(1955)等電影劇本,並為首四集黃飛鴻電影編劇,最後一部編劇作品為1961年公映的《沙三少與俏銀姐》。1964年他因患氣管硬化症病逝於香港。

English

Ng Yat-siu was born in Heshan, Guangdong in 1906. Fond of Cantonese music and opera from childhood, he was a member of the well-known Fei Sing opera society in Guangzhou, beginning on the stage as an extra before turning to writing and song composition, becoming the first professional Cantonese lyricist. His early songs were mostly written for female singers on the concert platform, among the best known being The Return of the Amorous Swallow for Siu Ming-sing, Laments at the Long Pavilion for Tsui Lau-sin, and Red Mansions at the Sea's Edge for Siu Yin-fei and Yam Kim-fai, as well as a song mourning Siu Ming-sing. He entered film in 1938 with Magistrate Mui, writing both script and songs, and before the fall of Hong Kong he wrote and scored Unloved Wife (1939) and The Return of the Amorous Swallow (1941). His song films included Selling Flesh to Raise an Orphan (1947), The New Butterfly Lovers (1951), Song of the Autumn Grave (1951) and Song of Sha San (1951). He is credited with launching the vogue for Cantonese song films and opera song films. He also wrote for record companies, and in 1964 composed all the new songs for the Commercial Radio programme Love Songs at Dusk. Besides traditional aria forms he used short tunes and adapted popular and foreign film melodies into Cantonese music. He wrote hundreds of songs and, by output, fees and popularity, was reckoned the greatest of his trade, hence his title 'King of Song'. He also wrote film scripts such as The Butterfly Lovers' Misery (1951) and the first four Wong Fei-hung films, his last screenplay, Sha San and Pretty Silver, being released in 1961. He died in Hong Kong of a throat illness in 1964.

人物小檔 Profile

職業Occupation

撰曲、編劇

年期Active period

1906年–1964年

代表作Notable works

《梅知府》《怨女望夫歸》《多情燕子歸》《賣肉養孤兒》《新梁山伯祝英台》《秋墳》

資料整理日期 / Compiled: 2026-10-14

主要成就 Key Achievements

1938

首部參與電影《梅知府》,負責編劇與撰曲。

Wrote the script and songs for his first film, Magistrate Mui.

1949

為首四集黃飛鴻電影(《黃飛鴻正傳上集之鞭風滅燭》等)編劇。

Wrote the screenplays for the first four Wong Fei-hung films, beginning with The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part One.

1964

為商業電台第一台節目《情歌晚唱》撰寫全部新曲。

Wrote all the new songs for the Commercial Radio programme Love Songs at Dusk.

影響與傳承 Impact & Legacy

繁體中文

吳一嘯是第一位職業撰曲人,一手帶起粵語歌唱片與粵劇歌唱片的潮流。他為小明星、徐柳仙等女伶撰寫〈多情燕子歸〉、〈再折長亭柳〉等名曲,又為逾百部粵語片編劇撰曲,把小曲與流行曲、外國電影插曲引入粵曲,數量冠絕同行,故有「曲王」之譽。

English

Ng Yat-siu was the first professional Cantonese song lyricist, and his work helped launch the vogue for Cantonese song films. He wrote hits such as The Return of the Amorous Swallow for singers like Siu Ming-sing, scripted and scored well over a hundred films, and introduced popular tunes and foreign film themes into Cantonese music, earning him the title 'King of Song'.

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