Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
'Rose, Rose I Love You'
'Méigui méigui wǒ ài nǐ'
'玫瑰玫瑰我愛你'
"Rose, Rose, I Love You" is the standard English title of the 1940 Chinese popular song "Méigui méigui wǒ ài nǐ" (玫瑰玫瑰我愛你), first recorded by Yao Lee (姚莉). An English-language version whose lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951. It remains the only major popular music chart hit in the United States written by a Chinese composer.[citation needed]
The song is also known under the titles "Shanghai Rose" and "China Rose."
Also used in the Peter Greenaway movie, The Pillow Book, 1996
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Greenaway
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Video footage matched by me, using the short film by Segundo De Chomón, in 1908.
This visual work is now in the PUBLIC DOMAIN and was downloaded from
archive.org/details/MagicBricks.
Edited using the iphone app 'Video Filters' to enhance colour.
I dedicate this post to my sister Nanette, who introduced me to this song first. Thanks. Bx
'Rose, Rose I Love You'
'Méigui méigui wǒ ài nǐ'
'玫瑰玫瑰我愛你'
"Rose, Rose, I Love You" is the standard English title of the 1940 Chinese popular song "Méigui méigui wǒ ài nǐ" (玫瑰玫瑰我愛你), first recorded by Yao Lee (姚莉). An English-language version whose lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951. It remains the only major popular music chart hit in the United States written by a Chinese composer.[citation needed]
The song is also known under the titles "Shanghai Rose" and "China Rose."
Also used in the Peter Greenaway movie, The Pillow Book, 1996
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Greenaway
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Video footage matched by me, using the short film by Segundo De Chomón, in 1908.
This visual work is now in the PUBLIC DOMAIN and was downloaded from
archive.org/details/MagicBricks.
Edited using the iphone app 'Video Filters' to enhance colour.
I dedicate this post to my sister Nanette, who introduced me to this song first. Thanks. Bx
