Cambodian Song Lyrics (requests welcome)

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CBEQ wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:54 pm
I believe this was the first song ever broadcasted over Khmer radio/TV. Could you give a crack at translating it @Jamie_Lambo ?
Champa Battambong

i think this songs basically about him leaving battambong and leaving behind his love that he wishes he had spent more time with and misses her and longs to be together again

ឱបាត់ដំបងបណ្ដូលចិត្តអើយ
Oh Battambong, my dear beloved

ខ្ញុំសូមលាហើយ លាទាំងអាល័យ
I say goodbye to you that i love very much

តាំងពីខ្លួនខ្ញុំ បានឃ្លាតទៅឆ្ងាយ
Since i've left so far away

ខ្វល់ខ្វាយនឹកស្តាយ ពុំមានពេលល្ហែ
I tried but regret not having enough free time


ឱបាត់ដំបងកងកម្មវាសនា
Oh Battambong, holding on to this fate

ដែលខ្ញុំប្រាថ្នា គ្មានពេលទំនេរ
That i desire, without any free time

បើសិនជាគូខ្ញុំពីបុព្វេ សូមឱ្យមាសស្នេហ៍
If we can be together like before, please let me my beloved

នឹកឃើញគ្រាដើម
Remember the beginning


កន្លងយូរឆ្នាំចាំទេស្ងួន
Many years have passed waiting for you my daring

មានតែរូបអូន ដែលជាដង្ហើម
I have only you, the reason i breathe

ចំពោះនួនល្អង ចិត្តបងសង្ឃឹម
Devoted to you my darling, my heart hopes

សង្ឃឹម ញញឹម ថាបានជាគូវាសនា
Hopes, smiles that we are fated together


ឱបាត់ដំបងខ្ញុំប៉ងយូរហើយ
Oh Battambong ive desired a long time already

តើថ្ងៃណាឡើយបានយល់ភក្ត្រ
Which day can i see your face again

ចិត្តជ្រួលច្របល់រាល់ថ្ងៃខ្លោចផ្សា
My heart is upset every day with mental anguish

ចង់បានចំប៉ា បាត់ដំបងអើយ
Oh i want you my beautiful flower of Battambong
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I have been looking for a platform such as this and was wondering if youtube links work.
A friend sent me this and I can't find the lyrics to translate was hoping you might have some luck with it.
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Outkast5983 wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 1:00 pm I have been looking for a platform such as this and was wondering if youtube links work.
A friend sent me this and I can't find the lyrics to translate was hoping you might have some luck with it.
ill do it for you now mate
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Jamie_Lambo wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 1:02 am
Outkast5983 wrote: Fri May 06, 2022 1:00 pm I have been looking for a platform such as this and was wondering if youtube links work.
A friend sent me this and I can't find the lyrics to translate was hoping you might have some luck with it.
ill do it for you now mate
here you go @Outkast5983 was a difficult one this and was just a quick translation but i think i got it close enough so you can get a gist of what the songs about

វាលស្រែប្រែកាយក្លាយជាបុរី
The rice fields becoming like a big city

ក្បែរវត្តភូមីថ្មី ប្រែន័យឆើតឆាយ
Near by to the new village temple is turning extravagant

អង្គស្នួលប្រួលប្រែ ជិតក្បែរលែងឆ្ងាយ
The trunk of the Snual tree is changing, nearly close by not distant

រៀមស្ម័គ្រមិនណាយ កាយប៉ងកៀកកើយ
My desires are not cold, my body desires intimate embrace


អ្នកភូមិស្វាយជ្រុំ ផ្សំផ្គុំផ្គូរផ្គង
Villagers from Svay Chrum, make arrangements for a wedding

ផ្កាស្រស់បំព្រង បងស្ម័គ្រត្រាណត្រើយ
Beautiful freshly picked flowers, i'm completely devoted

បុប្ផារោងចក្រ លាក់ក្លិនលើខ្នើយ
The flower factory, hides the smell on the pillow

លង់ស្នេហ៍អូនហើយ កុំឆ្លើយដោះសារ
I've loved you for too long already, do not avoid replying to my message


ឱចុងបង្គោលបណ្តូលចិត្តបង
Oh the last picket my dearest beloved

ត្រពាំងជួនចងចំណងមេបា
The pond sometimes ties the knot of parents

ដីឃុំបែកចានកុំបែកចិន្ដា
The ground makes the bowls crack, do not change your mind

យើងស្ដាប់ភ្លេងការ វាសនាតែមួយ
We listen to the wedding music, only one destiny


ផ្កាក្នុងរោងចក្ររៀមស្ម័គ្រឥតប្រែ
Flowers inside the factory my desire does not rot and change

ភក្ដីនៃស្នេហ៍ថែមិនឱ្យព្រួយ
Honest love i will take care i will not let you worry

ពន្លកស្នេហ៍យើង ឡើងទ្រើងលាស់ត្រួយ
Darling our love, climbs the trellis and blossoms new buds

ចិត្តស្មោះតែមួយជូនអូនអស់ហើយ
Honest to only one i give it all to you already
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Sounds to me like the music is based on the 1962 Dickey Lee hit "Patches", a perfect Khmer song in its original form:

Down by the river that flows by the coal yards
Stand wooden houses with shutters torn down
There lives a girl everybody calls Patches
Patches, my darling, of Old Shanty town

We planned to marry when June brought the summer
I couldn't wait to make Patches my bride
Now I don't see how that ever can happen
My folks say "No" and my heart breaks inside

Patches, oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
But a girl from that place
Would just bring me disgrace
So my folks won't let me love you

Each night I cry as I think of that shanty
And pretty Patches there watching the door
She dosn't know that I can't come to see her
Patches must think that I love her no more

I hear a neighbour telling my father
He says a girl name of Patches was found
Floating face down in that dirty old river
That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town

Patches, oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
It may not be right
But I'll join you tonight
Patches I'm coming to you



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JBTrain wrote:

Sounds to me like the music is based on the 1962 Dickey Lee hit "Patches", a perfect Khmer song in its original form:

Down by the river that flows by the coal yards
Stand wooden houses with shutters torn down
There lives a girl everybody calls Patches
Patches, my darling, of Old Shanty town

We planned to marry when June brought the summer
I couldn't wait to make Patches my bride
Now I don't see how that ever can happen
My folks say "No" and my heart breaks inside

Patches, oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
But a girl from that place
Would just bring me disgrace
So my folks won't let me love you

Each night I cry as I think of that shanty
And pretty Patches there watching the door
She dosn't know that I can't come to see her
Patches must think that I love her no more

I hear a neighbour telling my father
He says a girl name of Patches was found
Floating face down in that dirty old river
That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town

Patches, oh what can I do
I swear I'll always love you
It may not be right
But I'll join you tonight
Patches I'm coming to you



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I've asked so much over the years and I always appreciate your advice and translations. I might be singing this song in front of a big audience. I could really use your help @Jamie_Lambo

I can read Khmer, but it would help me if you would throw in the transliteration lyrics as well.
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CBEQ wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 7:31 pm I've asked so much over the years and I always appreciate your advice and translations. I might be singing this song in front of a big audience. I could really use your help @Jamie_Lambo

I can read Khmer, but it would help me if you would throw in the transliteration lyrics as well.
yeah sure no problem brother, ill get on it tonight or tomorrow after work :beer3:
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Hi! May you please translate រាំកិតជិតកាយ by Sinn Sisamouth & Ros Sereysothea?
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rice wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 5:50 am Hi! May you please translate រាំកិតជិតកាយ by Sinn Sisamouth & Ros Sereysothea?
sure ill try get it done sometime this week mate :thumb:
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