Maria Cordero - 充滿希望 (Full of Hope) 1987

Maria Cordero is a large Chinese-Portugese mixed race singer born in Macau.  Her parents passed away when she was 11 and she had to get fake IDs to work and make money for the family.  She sang at a Hong Kong club as a blues singer and that big voice captured the customers and the word spread and soon she was discovered and offered to sing a theme song "Light of Friendship" for the popular movie "Prison on Fire" starring chow yun fat.  She became a star overnight, the song was a huge hit just like the movie the song was featured in. Her album soon went platinum and she was everywhere in the media.  Her mixed looks and big size and voice made her an icon and she later became a famous film and tv personality.   "Full of Hope" is her followup to "Light of Friendship", it became a minor hit.  It's a retro blues single with a chinese erhu (a wailing chinese violin) interlude.   There are not that many husky big voices in Asian music and Maria Cordero is a stand out in the industry.

Maria Cordero - 充滿希望 (Full of Hope)
From Album: Maria Cordero (1987)

The world has so much pain and sorrow
The road is rough so persevere
If wounded, please don't be frightened
The reality is that's life
Don't fear sky high, heart is higher
Don't remember the pain, venture my path with courage
Encounter predicaments, don't be dishearted
it's because I haven't tried my best to get up


Chorus:
Today, just toss away all worries
No turning back, see pass it, strive again
Failures, winning and losing becomes my strength

World's harship must break through
Don't carry pessimism and disappointment
On this day even if feeling sorrow
Still willing to try my best to get up

Vow to completely let loose and completely break through..
yeah..yeah
If disappointed, if exhausted
This is only a mandatory part of life
Vow to, I vow to break... through
yeah..yeah

Failures should be, Victories should be
Full of Hope
Don't think about triumph and failure
Tomorrow, everything must change
My heart's fullest, dream will come true