"Yem Lua" - Vietnamese Ancient Beauty

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Pink silk halter-necks have been worn and treasured by Vietnamese women over the last century and are still considered an integral part of their traditional costume today.
More than 100 years ago, the yem tham became a fashion item that symbolised the Vietnamese women's desire to make themselves more beautiful. The halter-neck and silk ties at the back of the garment are pulled tight to accentuate the delicate figure of Vietnamese women, and most importantly to create the concave effect of the "wasp waist".
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[witkola]

This is a very beautiful song. I have a question: What is the lead instrument? Is it, in this recording, a synthesized gezhung (do the Vietnamese have another specific name for the instrument?) -- perhaps performed on a guitar or piano first and then synthesized? Or is it actually a gezhung that has been modified, with pickups and etc, and recorded?

[mr041407]

@witkola If one sound had to be chosen to evoke Vietnam, for many it would be the sound of the Dan Bau as it is one of only two traditional musical instruments of purely Vietnamese origin.

Among many kinds of monochord of countries all over the world, there are Tuntina of India, Cung of East Africa, Tushuenkin of China. However, none of them can produce such a popular and highly artistic system of overtones as that of Bau of Vietnam.

[jella1101]

I don't know why in the past, the girls' traditional dress is that sexy haha

[TranThanhHai1]

O! Unfeeling and heartless death.

Dark our land a thousand years.

Home, my sister, you've come alone.

And I, alone, still search for you.

Girl, so young, with skin like gold

(3 times, fading)

[maihuong24]

Ancient Vietnamese women were sexier and more attractive than modern Vietnamese women.

[ViEtRaInDrOpZ]

@kkbui33 hahah~ yeah, dat makes sense too...

[xxsoka]

Beautiful vietnamese...

[kevinThanh92]

eyes, slip, nose,face all are vietnamese

[kevinThanh92]

this style music only in Viet nam

[kevinThanh92]

i love it, music

[kevinThanh92]

what is the music?

[kevinThanh92]

OMG , what is the music?

[SuperVNMan]

@mr041407 erep có dấu cho bạn :) : Ngồi Tựa Mạn Thuyền "

[ViEtRaInDrOpZ]

i never thought this would look dat good....the onlee person i ever saw wearing this is my grandma....lol...but after this video, i sorta want one myself..