A day after I post about the British Monkey: Journey to the West opera, an article runs in today's Vancouver Province about a Chinese production coming to Vancouver next month!
Click here for the production's official site! I'd better start saving my pennies...
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Tripitaka, Pigsy, and Monkey from a 1970's film version of Journey to the West. Yesterday's video of the Monkey King is from the tale Journey to the West in which the self-proclaimed "Handsome Monkey King" is humbled by the Buddha and is then assigned to accompany a monk on his journey to India (The West) to retrieve the Sutras. The Monkey King's name is Sun Wu Kong which means "Equal with Heaven," so, yeah, he was in need of a little humbling...
Anyway, for those who were wondering, the lyrics for yesterday's video are basically: The background singers: "Princess, a monkey called 'Sun Wu Kong' wants to see you." Princess Iron Fan: "How can you be back so soon? You impossible monkey! I will drive you away again with my fan, churning the Universe over and over. The Palm-Leaf Fan is powerful." The Monkey King: "I'm guarding Tripitaka on his way to India for the Holy Scriptures. Could you please lend me your fan? I will return it to you as soon as we're done. Don't be so stingy." The goddess in white sings: "Congratulations, Monkey. You have come to retrieve the Holy Scriptures. Where is Tripitaka? Take this magic pill so she will not be able to blow you away again." And they all keep repeating these lines throughout the song. Jamie Hewlett, the artist behind Gorillaz and Tank Girl was involved in the creation of a British opera "Monkey: Journey to the West" based on the Chinese epic novel that is nothing short of a cultural phenomena in China. This is a music video created as a promo for the opera and intended to look like an excerpt from an old movie from the 70's. This video still gives me shivers and I have trouble watching less than twice in a row! |
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