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.
撰曲：吳一嘯
編劇：李鐵
主唱：芳艷芬（飾祝英台）
任劍輝（飾梁山伯）
梁（老鼠尾）：你知道未，知道未，與尊輩論事要盡其禮，你還要留餘地，你應偷悔故弄才智徒惹是和非
祝（唱）：偏見論題一見便縐眉，封建論題我反對未算奇
梁（唱）：孔夫子乃係聖人，聖人論句不相欺，師言亦要心中記
祝（花下句）：哦，然則你亦心存偏見，侮辱千古娥眉
梁（白）：英台英台
梁（四季歌）：先生說話偏偏地，你愛護女子議論神奇，你在課堂舌戰先生英勇又流利，妙語生花取了文壇勝字旗
梁（白）：賢弟都係你啱
祝（白）：梗係啦
祝（唱）：一雙結義真知己，要為女子撒盡藩蘺，弟性情在理必爭，取笑任得人地，傲過秋霜得你同情確係奇
梁（白）：同唔同情都好啦，我為你呀衫都鈎爛咗叻，你睇吓啦
祝（白）：你除出嚟，我同你補番佢啦
梁（白）：你同我補?
梁（平湖秋月）：奇奇奇，你一雙耳仔錐穿確係奇，拈針引線又咁叻添，更重奇，喂，你實際男定女請勿騙欺，雙耳錐窿我所以話奇
祝（唱）：說話何神秘態度何神秘，確係難知兄心理，拈針引線平常事，只需一見隨時學會點算係奇，錐耳係完全父母意，想我根基怪俗奇風不講理
