再熬一夜上海灘

Name: 再熬一夜上海灘
Description: This story-driven folk ballad follows two young lovers scraping by in old Shanghai's port nightlife district, capturing their small shared joys, nightly grind, and relentless hope of saving enough money to leave exploitation behind and build a quiet, peaceful independent life together.

Song by @germancowboy · Aug 12, 2026

Genre: Jazz

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WLW Swing Love Song: 再熬一夜上海灘 The song follows two young women working nights in a rough 1930s Shanghai brothel district, surrounded by foreign sailors, smoke, music, money, and danger. Beneath the boogie-woogie rhythm and lively swing atmosphere, the heart of the song is their devotion to each other and their determination to escape. They secretly save part of every night's earnings, dream of leaving Shanghai behind, and imagine a quiet home where they can live together freely. The song stays upbeat and defiant rather than tragic, turning hardship into momentum and making their shared hope for a better life the emotional center of the story.

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Lyrics: 再熬一夜上海灘

哈！來吧，上海！你還壓不垮我們！黃浦江上汽笛響，外國水手又進了巷，英鎊美鈔叮噹響，人人都來買一夜春光。紅燈掛在舊門旁，高跟鞋敲著木地板響，陪船長笑，陪水手忙，可每一塊錢都藏進我的希望。一份交房錢，一份買米糧，再偷偷藏一份，塞進舊茶缸。你趁沒人看見，輕輕拉我手，小聲對我說：總有一天，我們一起走。再熬一夜上海灘！鋼琴給我使勁彈！再熬一夜上海灘！船笛響到天快亮！跳到清晨，笑到天光，再藏幾塊銀洋，就離夢想更近一丈。上海會搖，上海會咬，可它留不住我們倆—— 再熬一夜上海灘！北歐水手歪著嘴笑，法國客人又喊著要酒，日本貨船靠了碼頭，半個世界的人今晚都往這裡走。煙霧貼著屋頂飄，香水混著廉價酒味道，有人醉倒，有人吵鬧，老闆娘一聲喊：姑娘！快點招呼好！你朝我偷偷翻白眼，我差點笑彎腰，這種苦日子裡面，有你就沒那麼糟。一塊留給房租，一塊買飯菜，還有一塊留下來，買我們將來的未來。夜深客人散了，我們關起門來，把零錢倒在床上，一個一個數起來。再熬一夜上海灘！讓那鋼琴轟隆響！再熬一夜上海灘！我們絕不會投降！跳到清晨，笑到天光，再藏幾塊銀洋，明天就多一點希望。上海會搖，上海會咬，可它留不住我們倆—— 再熬一夜上海灘！誰來了？水手！誰賺錢？我們！錢藏哪？茶缸！為了啥？自由！哈哈！對啦！總有一天船再靠岸，他們敲門我們早已不在，紅燈滅了，胭脂不擦，兩個人坐上火車離開上海。也許找間小小房，窗前種花曬太陽，兩把竹椅並排放，你煮一鍋飯，我把衣服晾。不用陪笑，不用逞強，不用把自己的夜晚賣給陌生人的手掌。只要你在，我也在，那就是我們真正的好日子到來。天快亮的時候，走廊終於安靜，你靠著窗邊，輕輕閉上眼睛。你問我：我們真的能走嗎？我摟著你說：今晚還不能…… 但總有一天。再熬一夜上海灘！鋼琴給我使勁彈！再熬一夜上海灘！讓全世界聽我們唱！跳到清晨，笑到天光，每一塊銀洋，都在替我們買明天的太陽！上海會搖！上海會咬！可它永遠留不住兩個想自由的姑娘！再熬一夜—— 上海灘！再賺一塊！再熬一晚！總有一天，寶貝…… 我們就走啦！

About this song

This story-driven folk ballad follows two young lovers scraping by in old Shanghai's port nightlife district, capturing their small shared joys, nightly grind, and relentless hope of saving enough money to leave exploitation behind and build a quiet, peaceful independent life together.

Comments (4)

@EternaSky · Aug 12, 2026
very nicely done. cool lyrics. you used traditional chinese for this. (suitable for the age of the song's premise)
@germancowboy · Aug 12, 2026
Thank you and yes, I actually changed that on purpose. It had to fit the time.