Friday, May 1, 2009

Sorry by The Black Eyed Peas; Vương Dung; Bảo Thy; Vương Khang

(in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese)

O hey, ma ma na tian ni zai ci wei wo qiao qiao liu xia lei
Ni ke zhi dao ta yi hua zuo shang tong di di luo zai wo xin fei
Yong yuan dou bu hui wang ji
Ni kan wo shi na nan she de yan shen Wo bu hui

O hey, ba ba cong xiao jiu gei wo zui duo bao hu na ge ren
Ni wei shen me zong shi di zhe tou yi zhi de chou yan bu shuo hua
Zhe ci wo du zi li kai xiang zhao ling yi zhong sheng huo
Ting wo shuo rang wo shuo
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
Check it out...
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
Having to pump the water outta the ground
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
Like land for farming, river for fishing
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland

Wo ai ta ta shi wo xin zhong de na zhi yu die
Fei ya fei fei dao wo xin li mian hua cheng jian
Bu zhi dao hai yao duo jiu cai neng jiao xing wo
Gong pu cheng yi qu Zhu Ying Tai he Liang Shan Bo (x2)

Trong bao đêm qua bỗng thấy trống vắng
Khi không nghe phone của em
Chợt anh nghe bao cô đơn vây quanh
Và giờ thì mình biết em yêu nay đã xa

Vì sao anh hôm nay đã đỗi thay
Nên bao nhiêu nhớ nhung bây giờ mình anh sẽ mãi
Mãi mãi tiếc nuối
Vậy 1 người đã xa anh rồi

Đôi người đôi ngã giây phút phôi pha nhau
Dù thời gian có xóa nhòa ngày tháng trôi qua hững hờ
Tìm đâu tìm đâu cuộc tình nhớ, tìm đâu cuộc tình ngày nào xót xa
............
Đã có những lúc bỗng thấy trong lòng cô đơn
Thật lòng anh chỉ muốn bên em không xa em - I'm sorry!

Oh hey Lona, khi xưa anh hứa yêu em không xa em đâu, nhớ không?
Sao giờ đây anh yêu nơi đâu, cho nước mắt em tuôn rơi bao đêm đợi chờ
Và em đâu hay đâu biết
Từ lâu trong tim anh đã có bóng hình ai, chẳng là em!

Oh hey Lona, hôm nay em bước qua bao nơi xưa lúc em có anh
Những ngày vui bên anh ra đi, nay chỉ riêng em cô đơn trên con đường dài
Chợt hay ta đã đánh mất nhau
Và em không yêu anh nữa đâu - I'm sorry! So sorry!

Yo, its been a while but...
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on
Man it feels good to be back at home
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
Now life has changed for me in the U.S
But back at home man, life was a mess...
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...

Người yêu ơi cho dù em biết anh không về, về bên em
Thì em vẫn không hề than trách anh dẫu là nhớ người
Vì khi yêu em chẳng mong ước chi cao vời, lớn lao
Chỉ mong sao, anh đừng mang dối trá đánh lừa trái tim

Vì con tim em mong manh khi có anh trọn và để rồi yêu anh
Được bên anh trong vòng tay ấm êm bao ngày ...oh happy...
Mà hôm nay riêng mình em nhớ nhung tháng ngày vắng anh
Và sau bao, đêm vượt qua em vẫn khóc thầm nhớ anh

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
Sa lupang pinangako

"Creative Project"

I am writing a short story. The name of the song is "Sorry" in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese by The Black Eyed Peas; Vương Dung; Bảo Thy; Vương Khang (Vietnamese Singers).

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Social Message

It is the year of the dragon. There is wind and one can feel that there is something different in the air. One knows that the year is different when there is cold air. The future is bright and clear. The years come and go.

The Year of the Dragon by Trish Thuy Trang

Verse 1
Listen closely as the wind is blowing.
There is something different in the air.
A cold wind that’s changing everything.
Far ahead beyond the new horizon, there are dreams you can’t imagine.
It starts with the year of the dragon.
Chorus
This is the moment.
The future is bright and clear.
Turning and turning the coming of golden years.
Verse 2
Winds of change a time that’s filled with wonder.
Can you feel excitement in the air?
A cold wind that’s blowing everywhere.
Falling leaves in green and flowers

blooming.Mystic feelings all around here.
The season for your new beginnings.
Chorus
The year of the dragon.The year of the dragon.

Repeat Verse 1

Chorus 2X

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Imagery #2 She's So Beautiful by Cardin Nguyen

This guy is describing what he thinks about a girl that he sees before him. She likes to watch the sun rise and gaze into the distance as though she is in her own world. She would cry to any romantic movie and fantasize about how she would be dancing in the rain. Once in a while she would take a little chance and put on her favorite dress. The girl doesn't know that she is so beautiful and she doesn't know even when he looks at her. He only looks at girls that he thinks are beautiful. She is beautiful and she has caught his attention. She fails to see that he is in love with her. She is "is the real life Cinderella". She is perfect.

"She's So Beautiful" by Cardin Nguyen

She like to watch the sun rise
And gazing out of space to find her piece of mind
She'd cry to any romantic movie
And fantasize about how she'd be dancing in the rain
Once in a while, she would take a little chance
Once in a while, she would put on her favorite dress
CHORUS
And she doesn't know
She's so beautiful
She doesn't know even when I look at her
Still so oblivious though I let it showed
She doesn't know
That I'm in love with her

She like to be by herself
Instead of hang with friends like most girls I know
She is the real life Cinderella
Stuck between a fairy tale and the real world
Once in a while, she would take a little chance
Once in a while, she would put on her favorite dress
CHORUS
And she doesn't know
She's so beautiful
She doesn't know even when I look at her
Still so oblivious though I let it showed
She doesn't know
That I'm in love with her
She doesn't have to change anything at all
If it's up to me, she'll remain that way
Like a gem that's so hard to find
I've been looking for so long
But she doesn't know
CHORUS
And she doesn't know
She's so beautiful
She doesn't know even when I look at her
Still so oblivious though I let it showed
She doesn't know
That I'm in love with her

Imagery #1 All Alone by Trish Thuy Trang

All Alone is about a guy being all alone in his own dream. The girl is looking at the guy and she is able to see the sorrow that he has in his eyes. She has been searching for someone for so long that she could search her life and dreams with. The girl wants the guy to "fly away" with her, to go with her to a faraway place, take her hand and tell her that he has given her his heart. She wants her to promise that he will never leave her. They will both be working on their relationship together and soon the two of them will become as one. The girl wants the guy to hold and touch her because she is falling in love with her.
This is the time that he wants to say "I love you". This is a time in her life that she wants to last forever. This is a time that she wants him to stay by her side and not leave her. She wants him to be hers and forever hers.