He was the national singing champion in Hong Kong 1984 with the song Fatherland, ousting more than ten thousand other contestants. He was signed by the then Polygram Records, now Universal Music Group. Although encouraged by a bright start, he was not yet able to achieve immediate supremacy in Cantopop, then dominated by 譚詠麟, 梅艷芳, Leslie Cheung and 陳百強. Cheung suffered a nosedive in his career in 1988 after a best-selling first two albums. That year he did not have a single song awarded in the annual TVB JSG. His subsequent sales record dipped and one of his albums in the late 1980s managed just around ten thousand in sales. The reason for the fall in his CD sales was partially attributed to his alcohol problem - he could get drunk 5 times a week. After disrupting his friend's birthday party while being drunk, Cheung vowed in public that he would not consume alcohol again till he was 40. He kept that promise.
His recording career subsequently returned to its track. Then, in 1991, with the song 每天愛你多一些 (Loving You More Everyday), his career took a massive upturn. The album, 真情流露True Love Expression in 1992, as well as the succeeding release, 愛火花Love Sparks in 1992, became the two most successful albums in Hong Kong history, achieving audited sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone and turned Cheung into a superstar, paving the way for himself and his contemporaries, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, to take Cantopop to even greater heights. Subsequent albums continue to be a hit like 我與你True Love Expression 1993, 餓狼傳說 Wolf Tale 1994 etc. Since then his career has grown from strength to strength, and Cheung has managed to garner thousands of fans overseas as well as numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Chinese singer in the Worlds Music Awards. Cheung has also been elected one of the world's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.
Among his most famous songs are Amour, 只想一生跟你走 (Only Thinking of Going Through Life With You) and the everlasting 吻别 (Goodbye Kiss) which confirms his status as one, and many consider the pre-eminent member, of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Goodbye Kiss, a Mandarin number, was also one of the best-selling albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as not attained before, with an astounding 5 million copies sold in 1993 alone, a record that has remained yet unbroken. Goodbye Kiss was also instrumental in helping Cheung to break into the mando-pop market, and it also prompted other Hong Kong singers who wanted to gain a wider market to follow suit, even though, to this very day, very few indeed have been able to approach Cheung's level of success.
His work on the ground-breaking cantonese musical, Snow, Wolf, Lake musical (1997), was also enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics. Cheung not only played the male lead, but was also the artistic director for this production. The female lead was played by Sandy Lam and they achieved 43 full-house performances at the gigantic Hong Kong Coliseum. In November 2004, Jacky and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-Fan, worked on a revised Mandarin version of Snow, Wolf, Lake so as to bring it to a wider audience. The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100 million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing. The production subsequently toured China and other Asian destinations to huge acclaim.
Cheung won, for the umpteenth time, the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award in the Hong Kong IFPI Awards of 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung is able to maintain his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, which is unparalleled in the history of Hong Kong pop music.
Cheung acted in many films, although singing has always been his priority. His versatility and acting skills have enabled him to play a lot of diverse parts. He received the Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for his work in Swordsman (1990). He also received the Best Actor Award at the New Dehli Film Festival for his portrayal of the protagonist in July Rhapsody. His song Perhaps Love, which serves as the theme song for the multi-award-winning film Perhaps Love, also won the Best Song Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
He is married to May Lo with two daughters.
Cheung was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland in 2004. As the theme park's spokesperson, Cheung took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, beginning by hosting a TV program, Magical World of Disneyland. [1] He also recorded a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, a multi-lingual song entitled One. The music video for One was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
人間道
張學友 Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
水和山 走了多少數不著
天不老 保我家鄉永遠的好
看盡儘是青山 青山處處雨箭風刀
故園路 怎麼是走不盡長路
道人道 道神道 自求人間道
風急雷暴 天地鬼哭神號
＊舊日江山 為什麼變成了 血海滔滔
故園路 怎麼是～不歸路
重唱 ＊
問人間 到底道在哪裡找
The lyrics of 張學友's song 人間道 explore the search for freedom and the human way of life. The song talks about trying to find oneself and the road to the future. The imagery of water, mountains, and the idea of a timeless homeland all contribute to the theme of finding one's way in life.
As the lyrics progress, the song describes the struggles of life in a world filled with danger and uncertainty. The references to demons, ghosts, and thunderstorms add to the somber mood of the piece. Ultimately, the song asks the question of where to find the true path in life, ending with the repeated refrain of "where can one find the way in this world?"
Overall, the lyrics of "人間道" convey a sense of searching for a way forward in a world full of obstacles and danger. The imagery of nature and the idea of a homeland serve to ground the song in a sense of place, while the references to supernatural forces add a haunting quality to the piece.
Line by Line Meaning
自尋道 向前找 自由人間道
Looking for oneself, moving forward, on the path of freedom in this world
水和山 走了多少數不著
Traveling through mountains and rivers, for a distance that is impossible to measure
天不老 保我家鄉永遠的好
May the heavens remain forever youthful and protect my hometown
看盡儘是青山 青山處處雨箭風刀
Seeing nothing but verdant hills, where rain and wind cut like sharp arrows
故園路 怎麼是走不盡長路
This journey to my old home seems never-ending
道人道 道神道 自求人間道
Followers of the way, deities of the way, seeking the path of humanity
妖與魔 都說自己好
The demons and ghouls all claim to be good
風急雷暴 天地鬼哭神號
With gusting winds and thunderstorms, the cries of ghosts and gods fill the air
舊日江山 為什麼變成了 血海滔滔
Why has the once prosperous country become a sea of blood?
故園路 怎麼是～不歸路
This journey to my old home seems like a road of no return
問人間 到底道在哪裡找
Asking the world, where can one find the true path?
Contributed by Jayce W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@user-jp4lt8bt5t
《倩女幽魂2》經典台詞修道之人心中有佛，明知道是假的也沒法克服。（把佛理解為法律，明知當權者違法也鬥不過） 2,寧采臣：人家說午時斬首，怎麼會三更半夜行刑呢？
諸葛臥龍：一定又是高官子弟犯了罪找替死鬼，三更半夜才分辨不出誰是誰嘛。諸葛臥龍：誰知道寫遊記，被人說我泄露國家機密。寫歷史，說我借古諷今。註解兵法，又說我策動謀反。寫神怪故事吧，又說我導人迷信。最後改寫名人傳記，結果這個名人失事，被定為亂黨，我跟他一塊被判個終身監禁。普渡慈航：南無極樂世界，西天如來法駕在此！左千戶闖入慈航大殿後稱呼：江大人，楊大人，李大人。江大人，怎麼是個虛殼，楊大人，也是個虛殼，這是什麼地方，你們是什麼妖魔鬼怪，把這些名臣大將的血肉弄到哪裡去了？（江、楊、李.......）
燕赤霞：你真大膽，連如來佛也敢假冒，你還有什麼不敢做的？
知秋一葉：你這卑鄙妖怪，再繼續扮下去，連自己都信以為是真的！
寧采臣：你怎麼扮都沒用，我要把你的假面目公諸於世！
普渡慈航：世人都喜歡偶像崇拜，為什麼你們要跟世人作對呢？
燕赤霞：我呸！就因為世人無知，才會被你乘虛而入，就是要崇拜也不會崇拜你這種妖怪，你別想騙人了。
普渡慈航：佛法無邊，不依我的明燈指示，只有死路一條！
燕赤霞：人是善忘的，好多事會都隨風而逝，無論做過什麼事請很快就會忘記了，誰還記得。
寧采臣：什麼都忘了是好還是不好？我們該有希望嗎？
@digitallearning1639
輸贏成敗 又爭由人算
且自逍遙沒誰管
奈天昏地暗 斗轉星移
風驟急 縹緲峰頭雲亂
紅顏彈指老 剎那芳華
夢裡真真語真幻
同一笑 到頭萬事俱空
糊塗醉，情長計短
解不了 名韁繫貪嗔
卻試問 幾時把痴心斷
@cinjack2234
當年特技比現在差了不是一星半點，卻能拍出如此氣勢&真實感~真不是科技能取代。是電影人真正的實力！
真不是能拿鏡頭就是攝影師、懂化裝就是化裝師、識著衫就能做美指、識裝修就可以做埸景~
@foresterweidy4112
我們也算是見證過一個時代的興衰，人間道盡是感慨
@mr_weixux9668
没想到有一天听这首歌还得到这里来听
@user-vu6lj9ej8t
不愧是歌神~~主演兼主唱
@cheesehiroshi9737
我記得以前小時候剛裝好第四台，按開關之後整理一些有的沒的，第一個看到的影片就是倩女幽魂第一集。而且剛好又是跟寧采臣相遇的時刻。當時就被王祖賢，深深地吸引上。這樣子一晃30幾年過去了。
@mingkongmun6841
你暴露年齡了 😏
@bill8428
華劇十大經典之一
@antonywong3997
現在先見到呢個最原汁原味正宗禁歌版本，好正呀🎉❤🙏
@user-yn4lo5jg8o
那时候的电影很经典，回不去了，无论故事还是服装设计都很 经典
@michaelsetapak8434
Until today this movie still a super legend...
U feel like is from another world