Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
Somewhat my life story in Cambodia.
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
flying chicken wrote:Somewhat my life story in Cambodia.
Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
I have a very fond liking of Pen Ron! Sneha knong pel reatrey is my favorite, and I really like both the original version and the modern one!
And Jis Cyclo is an awesome song. Timeless.
One of my favorite songs:
Sra Mouy keo sung by Ros Sereysothea
EDIT: Adding the lyrics and hopefully what is a fair translation I did... It is really tricky to translate the Cambodian idioms and turns of phrase. So I try to balance a literal translation with proper English phrases. Sorry for the people who don't have Khmer unicode or who can't read! I don't have time to do the romanization at the moment.
Also, Cambodian speakers, please feel free to help me improve that translation.
Translation note: "sra" is literally "alcohol, liquor" but I changed to "wine" in English because it sounds better and more poetic.
Cool note 1: Jeff Cole (who posted the song on Youtube) indicated that the original title is "Srolanh Oun Tov" (Just love me).
Cool note 2: While checking the translation for "sra" in the Lemon dictionary, it is indicated that it comes from "sora," the name of a hunter who discovered the alcohol in the forest in Cambodian folklore.
ស្រាមួយកែវ
A glass of wine
ស្រាមួយកែវ លើកជូនសង្សារ
Here’s a glass of wine I’m offering you
សូមបងពិសា ភ្លក្សមើលទៅ (ភ្លក្សមើលទៅ)
Please have a taste, my dear
ស្រាកáŸáž†áŸ’ងាញ់ រូបអូនកáŸážŸáŸ’រស់ (x2)
The wine is sweet, my face is pretty
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
អ្នកផឹកមិនស្រវឹងនឹងស្រាទáŸ
Those who drink (here) don’t get drunk from the wine
ស្រាឆ្ងាញ់មិនឆ្ងាញ់ ដូចអូនដែរ (ដូចអូនដែរ)
The wine is sweet but not as sweet as me
បីកែវចូលពោះ ដំណើរទៅរ (x2)
Three glasses in their belly and they are staggering
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
សង្សារស្នáŸáž áŸážáŸ‚ ផ្កាក្រៅរបង
You only love flowers that grow in the wild
ផ្កាក្រៅរបង ក្រអូបមានស្នáŸáž áŸážŸáŸ’មោះ (មានស្នáŸáž áŸážŸáŸ’មោះ)
Wild flowers smell nice and their love is truthful
បើមិនជឿ សូមស្នáŸáž áŸáž˜áž¾áž›áž…ុះ (x2)
If you don’t believe me, try and love me
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
អូនមានចិážáŸ’ហស្មោះចំពោះបង
My feelings for you are real
សូមកុំធ្វើ ឳ្យអូនážáž€áž…áž·ážáŸ’áž (អូនážáž€áž…áž·ážáŸ’áž)
Please don’t disappoint me
បើស្មáŸáž‚្រពិហផឹកមួយកែវនáŸáŸ‡áž‘ៅ (x2)
If you are truly willing, drink this glass
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
បើស្មáŸáž‚្រស្មោះ ទើបបានជាគូ
If you are truthful, let’s be together
បើមិនគូកុំធ្វើជាស្នáŸáž ០(ធ្វើជាស្នáŸáž áŸ)
If we are not together, don’t pretend to love
ឳ្យážáŸ‚ព្រម ធ្វើទៅសមហើយ (x2)
If you agree, do it properly
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
ហ្វូងផ្កាយកំដរដួងព្រះចន្ន
Like the flock of stars keep company to the moon
អូនសូមកំដរ ប្រុសមាសស្នáŸáž ០(ប្រុសមាសស្នáŸáž áŸ)
I ask to keep you company, my beloved
ស្នáŸáž áŸáž–áž·ážáž‚ឺ លលកញីឈ្មោល
True love is a dove couple
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
And Jis Cyclo is an awesome song. Timeless.
One of my favorite songs:
Sra Mouy keo sung by Ros Sereysothea
EDIT: Adding the lyrics and hopefully what is a fair translation I did... It is really tricky to translate the Cambodian idioms and turns of phrase. So I try to balance a literal translation with proper English phrases. Sorry for the people who don't have Khmer unicode or who can't read! I don't have time to do the romanization at the moment.
Also, Cambodian speakers, please feel free to help me improve that translation.
Translation note: "sra" is literally "alcohol, liquor" but I changed to "wine" in English because it sounds better and more poetic.
Cool note 1: Jeff Cole (who posted the song on Youtube) indicated that the original title is "Srolanh Oun Tov" (Just love me).
Cool note 2: While checking the translation for "sra" in the Lemon dictionary, it is indicated that it comes from "sora," the name of a hunter who discovered the alcohol in the forest in Cambodian folklore.
ស្រាមួយកែវ
A glass of wine
ស្រាមួយកែវ លើកជូនសង្សារ
Here’s a glass of wine I’m offering you
សូមបងពិសា ភ្លក្សមើលទៅ (ភ្លក្សមើលទៅ)
Please have a taste, my dear
ស្រាកáŸáž†áŸ’ងាញ់ រូបអូនកáŸážŸáŸ’រស់ (x2)
The wine is sweet, my face is pretty
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
អ្នកផឹកមិនស្រវឹងនឹងស្រាទáŸ
Those who drink (here) don’t get drunk from the wine
ស្រាឆ្ងាញ់មិនឆ្ងាញ់ ដូចអូនដែរ (ដូចអូនដែរ)
The wine is sweet but not as sweet as me
បីកែវចូលពោះ ដំណើរទៅរ (x2)
Three glasses in their belly and they are staggering
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
សង្សារស្នáŸáž áŸážáŸ‚ ផ្កាក្រៅរបង
You only love flowers that grow in the wild
ផ្កាក្រៅរបង ក្រអូបមានស្នáŸáž áŸážŸáŸ’មោះ (មានស្នáŸáž áŸážŸáŸ’មោះ)
Wild flowers smell nice and their love is truthful
បើមិនជឿ សូមស្នáŸáž áŸáž˜áž¾áž›áž…ុះ (x2)
If you don’t believe me, try and love me
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
អូនមានចិážáŸ’ហស្មោះចំពោះបង
My feelings for you are real
សូមកុំធ្វើ ឳ្យអូនážáž€áž…áž·ážáŸ’áž (អូនážáž€áž…áž·ážáŸ’áž)
Please don’t disappoint me
បើស្មáŸáž‚្រពិហផឹកមួយកែវនáŸáŸ‡áž‘ៅ (x2)
If you are truly willing, drink this glass
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
បើស្មáŸáž‚្រស្មោះ ទើបបានជាគូ
If you are truthful, let’s be together
បើមិនគូកុំធ្វើជាស្នáŸáž ០(ធ្វើជាស្នáŸáž áŸ)
If we are not together, don’t pretend to love
ឳ្យážáŸ‚ព្រម ធ្វើទៅសមហើយ (x2)
If you agree, do it properly
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
ហ្វូងផ្កាយកំដរដួងព្រះចន្ន
Like the flock of stars keep company to the moon
អូនសូមកំដរ ប្រុសមាសស្នáŸáž ០(ប្រុសមាសស្នáŸáž áŸ)
I ask to keep you company, my beloved
ស្នáŸáž áŸáž–áž·ážáž‚ឺ លលកញីឈ្មោល
True love is a dove couple
ទីនáŸáŸ‡áž ើយគឺ ភូមិឋានស្រណុក
Here is the place of your comfort
សុážážŸáž¶áž“្ដរបស់បង របស់បង
Peace and tranquility
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
A few years ago I was walking around the Riverside area and heard a 60s sounding song sung by a woman that was really haunting, it sounded like a ballad to me. It stuck in my head for months and I've never been able to find it again. After listening to the Pan Ron songs on here I've no doubt that she was the singer, but I seem unable to find the song even after listening to dozens of her's on the net.
What a shame the present generation of Khmer female singers don't take a bit more notice of how good she was.
Edit:
Here's a link with 29 of her songs -
http://khmer-songs.com/khmer/artists/pan-ron/
What a shame the present generation of Khmer female singers don't take a bit more notice of how good she was.
Edit:
Here's a link with 29 of her songs -
http://khmer-songs.com/khmer/artists/pan-ron/
Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
I regularly spend some time at the late afternoon/eveening riverside dance-exercise group opposite Blue Pumpkin. This song is played regularly, by an other performer though. I always joke with my Khmer company that I hear 'Battambong" at the end of a few of the sentences, a comment always greeted with: no, no no! I obviously need to develop an ear for the Khmer language.Joon wrote:I have a very fond liking of Pen Ron! Sneha knong pel reatrey is my favorite, and I really like both the original version and the modern one!
And Jis Cyclo is an awesome song. Timeless.
One of my favorite songs:
Sra Mouy keo sung by Ros Sereysothea
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
Probably my favorite too. Wish there had been a lot more in that style.Joon wrote:I have a very fond liking of Pen Ron! Sneha knong pel reatrey is my favorite, and I really like both the original version and the modern one!
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
dunno if dengue fever is too well-known to be posted here, but at least they are not from the quite overplayed - but still exceptional - 60/70ies-era.
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
My favourite Khmer sound is the three seconds of silence after the fucking wedding/funeral music stops.
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Re: Please post your favorite Cambodian songs
a bit more experimental, contemporary electronics meet traditional cambodian instruments.
http://vimeo.com/12425221
http://vimeo.com/12425221
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