Em ơi Hà Nội phố - Thanh Lam [Cyclo OST]

[GDQT]

he never published or printed his poems before until 2008. these poems are "oral poems" that is he likely to read them rather than print on paper. He is also a painter and drama composer. you can read more about him and his works on this article, but it is in Vietnamese maybe you can use Google translate to get an idea.

vov.vn/Home/Phan-Vu-nha-tho-Em­-oi-Ha-Noi-pho/200910/123812.v­ov

[cafetwocents]

Hello GDQT, the translation is beautiful. Is Phan Vũ a famous poet? I don't see an article about him or her on Wikipedia. Anyhow, thanks for the lovely & moving translation.

[GDQT]

@cafetwocents unfortunately, Phan Vũ's poems not popular until Phú Quang, a very famous composer with many beautiful songs about Hanoi composed Em ơi Hà Nội phố based on his poem. He wrote this poem in 1972, as you know at the time Ha Noi was constantly attacked by B52 of U.S. that is why in this poem you will see many sad, lonely images. everything seem becoming "orphan", ruin..

[GDQT]

I still have you, the old houses rotting with the mosses

And every single one of the tiles is leaning

A confused memories feeling

Afternoon on the West Lake, the waves keep hubbub

The sunset comes suddenly, I wonder

[GDQT]

In that winter

The sound of violin in the ruined house

The afternoon church service has been finished, why the bell keep echoing

I still have you, a blue of the time

Once afternoon, your flying hair was fading

Suddenly cease, suddenly appear

An artist wandering on the streets

Suddenly can’t even remember a single name of the streets

[cafetwocents]

Does anyone have an English translation for the lyrics?

[GDQT]

@cafetwocents this song is adapted from a poem of Phan Vũ. He has used many techniques and playing words, It is pretty hard to understand even in Vietnamese. Hanoi's old streets has been metaphor as his lover. He love Hanoi's streets because they are old, simple lifestyle, smell of flowers, some lonely images..

I will try my best to translate it into English, hopefully you can understand the meaning of this beautiful song. My English is not that good =))

[GDQT]

Title: My sweetheart, Hanoi’s streets

My sweetheart, Hanoi’s streets

I still have you, the smell of ylang-ylang

I still have you, the smell of milk flowers

A shower rustles on the empty street

Who waiting the lover, the hair hanging on her soft shoulders

I still have you, a winter orphaned almond tree

I still have you, a winter orphaned roof-top

A winter orphaned moon

[huehue86]

Toàn cảnh film Cyclo mà bạn @hutmau. Chàng trai mà cô gái vuốt mặt k phải ai xa lạ, chính là Lương Triều Vỹ (Tony Leung Chiu Wai). Phim hay thế mà 16 năm trước bị cấm chiếu ở VN :(

[hutmau]

đâu chỉ có mỗi hình ảnh của cyclo mà còn có cả đoạn phim mùa hè chiều thẳng đứng nữa mà!



[Bnoinhovaem]

2:50 Tại sao cô gái lại đưa tay vuốt mặt anh chàng kia nhỉ? Có ai xem phim này không, làm ơn cho mình biết.

Cám ơn nhiều.

[Kazenka]

@Bnoinhovaem:

Cô gái vuốt má anh chàng là một cô gái gọi nằm trong đường dây do anh chàng quản lý. Động tác đó theo tôi là mang tính hình tượng nằm trong một đoạn phim nặng về thể nghiệm ý tưởng hơn là tái hiện thực tế.

[trieucong]

đây là version mà Thanh Lam hát mộc hơn cả, phối khí cũng rất hay, piano khắc khoải và những cả những khi cello cất lên, da diết, man mác

[bachtuotcon1027]

Thich' Bang Kieu hat' bai nay hon 

[marleen822]

beautiful film, beautiful song.  Coming from someone who doesn't speak vn...

[indochineref]

This is the best Em Oi Ha Noi Pho ever!

[Saphead]

Wonderful singing! This was the best performance in this pretentious movie.