Hello Vietnam - Xin Chào Việt Nam - Phạm Quỳnh Anh

A PRAYER FOR LAND

Lost in the tempests
out on the open seas
our small boats drift
we seek for land
during endless days and endless nights

we are the foam
floating on the vast ocean
we are the dust
wandering in endless space
our cries are lost
in the howling wind

without food, without water,
our children lie exhausted
until they cry no more

we thirst for land
but are turned back from every shore
our distress signals rise and rise again
but the passing ships do not stop
how many boats have perished
how many families lie beneath the waves

Lord Jesus, do you hear the prayer of our flesh?
Lord Buddha, do you hear our voice?
O fellow humans, do you hear our voice
from the abyss of death?
o solid shore
we long for you!

We pray for Mankind to be present today!
We pray for Land to stretch its arms to us!
We pray that Hope be given us
TODAY, from any Land!

Thuyền Nhân


Hello Vietnam - Xin Chào Việt Nam - Phạm Quỳnh Anh For LK... See quynhanhmusic
Tell me all about this name, that is difficult to say.
It was given me the day I was born.

Want to know about the stories of the empire of old.
My eyes say more of me than what you dare to say.

All I know of you is all the sights of war.
A film by Coppola, the helicopter's roar.

One day I'll touch your soil.
One day I'll finally know my soul.
One day I'll come to you.
To say hello... Vietnam.

Tell me all about my colour, my hair and my little feet
That have carried me every mile of the way.

Want to see your house, your streets. Show me all I do not know.
Wooden sampans, floating markets, light of gold.

All I know of you is the sights of war.
Hello Vietnam
A film by Coppola, the helicopter's roar.

One day I'll touch your soil.
One day I'll finally know my soul.
One day I'll come to you.
To say hello... Vietnam.

And Buddha's made of stone watch over me
My dreams they lead me through the fields of rice
In prayer, in the light...I see my kin
I touch my tree, my roots,my begin

One day I'll touch your soil.
One day I'll finally know my soul.
One day I'll come to you.
To say hello... Vietnam.

One day I'll walk your soil
One day I'll finally know my soul
One day I'll come to you
To say hello...Vietnam
To say hello...Vietnam
To say xin chào... Vietnam

Pham Quynh Anh (born 1987) is a Belgium, ethnic-Vietnamese singer. Her parents were born in Vietnam and immigrated to Belgium, where they met, married and gave birth to Quynh Anh.
When Quynh Anh was 13 years old, her father persuaded her to compete in the TV singing competition "For Glory," held by Belgium's RTBF Television. Upon winning the competition, she met her manager, who introduced Quynh Anh to her producer. The producer made possible Quynh Anh's duet "J'espère" with French-hit singer Marc Lavoine. With "J'espère," Quynh Anh followed Lavoine on tour to France, Switzerland and Belgium. In 2002 she signed a contract with Rapas Centre, a French-branch of Universal.
Quynh Anh reached international popularity in 2006 with her French song "Bonjour Vietnam," composed by Lavoine and co-written by Lavoine and Yvan Coriat, when it accidentally appeared on the Internet. It is stated that the people of Vietnam were especially moved by the lyrics and by the ethnic- and cultural-yearning of foreign-born Vietnamese.
Due to its popularity, "Bonjour Vietnam" was translated into English by Guy Balbaert and is called "Hello Vietnam." The English version is also accompanied with a draft-music video In May 2008, Quynh Anh sang the English version of the song in Paris by Night 92, an on-going Vietnamese language musical variety show. It is claimed that a Vietnamese version of the song will be released.
Quynh Anh will release her first solo project with her first single as the English version "Hello Vietnam." In an interview with "Oh My News," Domenech, manager of Rapas Centre, said that Quynh Anh will release her album "Bonjour Vietnam" that will be composed of 15 songs. The album is stated to be released in the near future. The Internet video- and lyric-circulation of "Hello Vietnam" is not the final version, according to Domenech.
Hello Vietnam - Xin Chào Việt Nam - Phạm Quỳnh Anh See quynhanhmusic

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[nghiahust]

12 người không có Tổ quốc! Thật đáng thương cho họ!

[daveh67]

I really like this Im a Disabled Vietnam Vet I got to your country 3 days before TET started in 68 I went to Hue City and my 2nd tour there in 69-70 at Chu Lai I know this is an American name for the base there. thank you for this lovely song

[phu296]

i love my country so much ....

[theonlytix]

@LilyOfTheOrient You are the reason a lot of Vietnamese people are ashamed of; you are uneducated, lack of information, reckless, and worst of all still support the loser yellow red stripes flag, which the folks who represented it could not be brave enough to fight for the freedom they once had. And CaoThiMyKim has the rights to say whatever he/she wishes. In case you do not live in America, It's called the freedom of speech. You are, my friend, one biggest communist worshiper I know.

[theonlytix]

@LilyOfTheOrient If you claim to love your country that much, prove it by helping your own kind; especially, the poor children. If you love your country, take steps: 1) get education; 2) be informed; 3) love anyone regardless of status. There are individuals who make good names for themselves, whom make you to be proud to be Vietnamese. But the truth is you are still one narrow minded full of hatred. Vietnam needs a culture revolution to get rid of people like you in order to advance itself.

[theonlytix]

@LilyOfTheOrient You just proved my point Vietnamese people are the lowest of the low life Asian people. No wonder Vietnamese people abroad like yourself always struggle to find peace among each other. No wonder you Vietnamese people can only rob and kill each other in order to survive among each other. Look at your own community. Look yourself in the mirror. Not only ugliest you look, but mentally retarded culture of people.

[LilyOfTheOrient]

@vietnghiavnn Hoan ho ban noi rat hay

[LilyOfTheOrient]

@MrMaheswarsatpathy I'm Vietnamese and I love my country. Thanks for the compliment

[LilyOfTheOrient]

@Micelli1947 Hi, from what you wrote I think you must have been to vietnam during the vietnam war. I just want to say I really like your commment and I would love to talk to you. I'm Vietnamese and I really love my country and yes it's really sad what happened. My email is EasternMystique@aol.com

[LilyOfTheOrient]

@caothimykim1 but at least VNCH army is better than Ho Cho Minh army because they didn't commit mass murder of Hue people in Tet Mau Than 1968. You stupid shut the fuck up get some history books and read for yourself before making anymore stupid comment on Youtube or maybe you can't read