Materials
Music
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Mời trầu(Treating betel leaves and areca nuts)
Song “Mời trầu” is performed as a response to “Mời nước”. A quid of betel and areca nut express a woman’s hope that her man can understand how much she misses him.
Viet Nam 1996 -
The hesitation of a faraway husband
The brown bird settles itself on the brown tree branch\nSo why won't you settle for a nearby husband and yet chose a faraway one\nOne day as (your) parents are old and weak\nThen who will hand us (parents) the chopsticks to eat, the tea to drink\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Telling mother something bites
O mother! A duck was drowning\nI tried to reach out and save it\nBut then there was a fish bit my hand\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
A note from mother
O think of the nailed wooden boards\nOr the shaking bamboo bridge that's hard to walk on\nIf it's hard to pass then mother is here to lead\nYou're on the path to school, I'm on the path of life\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Bitter about the rope (3)
I thought the well was deep so I mended a long rope\nTurned out the well was shallow so I'm bitter about the rope\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
A moral advice
The water at times can be clear, can be muddy\nPeople some are vile, some are sophisticated\nWhenever a fish chose its port, a smart fish chose its branch\nDespite the nagging back and forth\nThe staunch heart of a man won't ever be shaken\n\nThe blues (Hò) is a folk genre that originates from the working environment. Thanks to hò, it's helped the worker to aid their spirit, harmoneously integrate with the social interactions to bring out the best productivity outcome.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Đồng Tháp blues - Departures and Goodbyes
Looking up to the sky, when it's turning dark\nLooking down the pathway, as the destination starts to arrive\nOpen my arms to say goodbye to a friend\nCold like a drop of mist, as I stand alone\n\nThe blues (Hò) is a folk genre that originates from the working environment. Thanks to hò, it's helped the worker to aid their spirit, harmoneously integrate with the social interactions to bring out the best productivity outcome.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Xu Xe Xang song
You've been gone away for so long\nLeaving me alone in this longing\nSo how many moons will you stay this time?\nWhy would you carry sickness then remain your stay\nChopping bamboos to weave baskets\nSo that I can carry the combs of all types
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Swinging song
If you ever pass the empty lands of Giồng Dứa \nWhere the winds blow the reed, much like my sorrows
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Banana bush song
Lying on the banana bush, he whines\nWhere is his wife? So that she can bring him a warm cover
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
Seeking for loyal friend
Mister Lữ goes fishing in the afternoon\nBut then the crocodile suddenly took him away\nIt is easier to find silver and gold\nBut to find a meaningful bond is rarer than most\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.
Viet Nam October, 2021 -
The sorrow of infidelity
The breeze swiftly blow the (banana) bushes\nWhile you're enchanted by your lover and neglected your child\n\nLullabies (Ru) within the family environment has a hypnotising function, where it's used to ease the child into sleeping. Southern Vietnam (Nam bộ) lullabies was formed and sustained through the many layers of Nam bộ culture. The environmental ecosystem and culture have given it a distinctive form that is expressed through lyrics, melodies, and rhytms.
Viet Nam October, 2021