Zhou Xuan 周璇 sings "Song of the Four Seasons" 四季歌 - "Street Angels" 馬路天使 (1937)

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Enjoy two and a half of the most famous minutes in early Chinese sound cinema.
Zhou Xuan 周璇, playing songstress Xiao Hong, sings the most famous song of her career, and the first of three songs she sings in Street Angels. Animated lyrics accompany her voice.
Subtitles translated by Christopher Rea

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