Since the early twentieth century, Hong Kong has always been an important venue for Cantonese opera development. After 1949, as a result of political turmoil in the Mainland, performers and troupes converged and resettled in the territory, leading to a tremendous prospering of Cantonese opera in the subsequent decade. This development is linked intimately with the rise of the electronic media.
Performers and troupes began to grasp the possibilities offered by film and radio to re-examine age-old performance practices with regard to acting, singing, script writing, instrumentation, and stage set-up. They brought in novel elements from the theatre and movie world, and participated in the production of films and records. With these acts, they are extending the movement to modernize Cantonese opera that began in the 1930s.
Wong Jum-sum was thoroughly immersed in the world of Cantonese opera from young. Through his close encounter with master performers like Hung Sin-nui, Ma Si-tsang, Yam Kim-fai, Pak Suet-sin and Tong Dik-sang, he witnessed first hand the modernization of Cantonese opera, and was mightily moved by the adventure and passion he saw.
作曲：王粵生
作詞：王粵生
主唱：芳艷芬
馬來亞春色綠野景緻艷雅
椰樹影襯住那海角如畫
花蔭徑風送葉聲夕陽斜掛
你看看那鮮艷女雙雙花蔭下
馬來亞春色綠野景緻艷雅
瞭眼底那綠柳花裡斷掛
芬芳吐花與樹香美艷如畫
我最愛那春日裡鮮花幻化
情侶們互吐情話於椰樹下
若兩情深深相印
睹春光芳心更愛他
馬來亞春色綠野景緻艷雅
椰樹影襯住那海角如畫
春風送一片綠香野外林掛
春風鮮花心內覺舒暢樂也
若午夜互訴情話於椰樹下
情侶在芭蕉曲徑
一雙雙相偎怕看他
馬來亞春色綠野景緻艷雅
椰樹影襯住那海角如畫
心輕快只見艷花萬綠叢掛
春風吹花心內覺舒暢樂也
