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：周聰
作詞：周聰
主唱：周聰、梁靜
一枝竹會易折彎
幾枝竹一扎斷節難
孤掌莫持依
團結方可免禍患
花雖好要蝶滿枝
月雖皎潔有未滿時
孤掌莫持依
團結方可幹大事
大眾合作好相處
千斤一擔亦不遲
齊集勤力無猜忌
一切都好順利 嘿
一枝竹會易折彎
幾枝竹一扎斷節難
孤掌莫持依
團結一生無禍患
花雖好要葉滿枝
月雖皎潔有未滿時
孤掌莫持依
團結方可幹大事
一枝竹會易折彎
幾枝竹一扎斷節難
孤掌莫持依
團結方可免禍患
大眾合作不分散
千斤一擔亦當閒
齊集勤力無憂患
一切都好易辦
花雖好要葉滿枝
月雖皎潔有未滿時
孤掌莫持依
團結一心幹大事
花雖好要葉滿枝
月雖皎潔有未滿時
孤掌莫持依
團結一心幹大事
