Mẹ Tôi – Như Quỳnh [Lyrics Video]

Hãy yêu mẹ khi mẹ còn sống.

Ai con cha me xin dung lam ho khoc

Kiếm hoài mà tôi chưa tìm ra được vần của bài dịch ra tiếng Anh cho máy bạn Mỹ mà không hiểu được tiếng Việt. Chỉ có tội là khi mình ráng dịch ra từng chử một, thì bài mất đi nét đẹp của nó đi. Xin vài lời tiếng Anh. It has been six months since my mother's passing. Literal translation of the words would lose the song's beautiful meaning. This is as close as I can translate it so that my English-speaking friends can somewhat understand the words that are sung. It does not do the original lyrics the poetic justice that they deserve, but I tried to stay close to the original meaning as possible.

"My Mother"

My mother, her youthful innocent colored gray by the years.
My mother carried the weight of the world on her shoulders,
Year after year, raising her innocent flock,
Praying that they will have a tomorrow.

My mother, rain or shine, never minded the hardship and toils.
My mother, simply smiled at the sight of her children.
Never complained, never bothered even when facing misfortunes,
Never stopped believing in a better future for them.

Every evening, standing next to our home,
My mother waited for her children
While the wind entangling her gray,
Longing for them with her gentle loving eyes.

Her heart yearned for a tomorrow
When her children are grown.
We have now grown,
But where is our loving mother?

Tonight, as we light an incense and pay our respect,
Our hearts ache with memories of years past.
When can we ever repay this eternal gratitude?
Mother, I will forever remember your loving advice.

Nghe nhớ mẹ nhiều lắm biết đến khi nào còn được gặp lại mẹ? Rất vui là những ai còn có mẹ trên đời.

Mom! Vietnamese Tet comes! Where is Mom!?Why doesn't Mom make Jams and rice cakes for Mom's children? You know, Mom was a wonderful mother long time ago! {*}
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