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).

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

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.

All Alone by Trish Thuy Trang

All alone find a way in your own dream
Looking at you I see the sorrow in your eyes
Here I am been searching for someone
To share my life and dreams
Side by side tenderly fly away with me
Take my hand tell me that your heart is free
Promise me that you'll never go away
You and I we'll build this love together
Forever we'll be as one
Hold me now and touch me now
I'm falling in love with you

*Chorus*
This is the time I wanna say I love you
This is the love I wanna last forever
This is the time to say my love is here to stay
I want forever and ever...you'll be mine
You and I we'll build this love together
Forever we'll be as one
Hold me now and touch me now
I'm falling in love with you

*Chorus* x2

The Chase by Trish Thuy Trang and Cardin lyrics

Why you gotta play it cool like that?I saw you there just looking at meMmm hmmYeah I'm talking to youYou put up a front but I see through you
You must be crazy for thinking like thatCaught you many times for staring at meUh huhYeah I'm talking to youWhy you gotta act like I'm a fool?
Round in the circle so many gamesSooner or later I'll have my way
CHORUSCut to the chase as I show it over and overYou wanna get closer to meAnd you know itSo why don't you just make your moveI got all of my love just waiting for you
All your boys have been telling meYou went and told them that you wanted meUh huhBaby that's a factSo tell me what are you gonna do about that?
Even your friends have been telling meYou went around and asked for meMmm hmmNow that I'm right hereSay what you needBaby I'm all ears
So tell me what are you running for?Give me a sign and then I'll be yours
Repeat Chorus 2X
Round in the circle so many gamesSooner or later I'll have my way
Rewind
Repeat Chorus 2X

Song Analysis #2

The Chase by Trish Thuy Trang and Cardin Nguyen
This song is between two young teenagers. It starts with a guy "talking" to a girl.
The first verse of this song is "Why you gotta play it cool like that? I saw you there just looking at me. Yeah I'm talkin to you. You put up a front but I see through you." This part of the song a guy is singing. This means that the why does she have to play it "cool" meaning "playing" it off like nothing is happening. The guy just happens to see that the girl is looking at the guy. He knows that the girl is looking at, she may think that he can't see her but she can't hide from him. It is too late to hide from him. The second verse of this song is "You must be crazy for thinking like that. Caught you so many times for staring at me. Yeah I'm talking to you. Why you gotta act like I'm a fool?" He thinks that she must be crazy for thinking the way that she does. He has caught her so many times that she has looked at him. Yes, he is talking to her. She is playing it off as though she doesn't hear what he is saying. He is asking as of why she has to act as though he is dumb, a fool. The third verse is "Round in circle so many games. Sooner of later I'll have my way." The two,the girl and the guy is playing it off as though nothing is occurring. The guy likes the girl and sooner or later the guy will get what he wants and what he wants is the girl. The chorus is "Cut to the chase as I show it over and over. You wanna get closer to me. Andyou know it. So why don't you just make your move. I got all of my love just waiting for you." This means that they should stop playing games and just cut to the chase. The guy knows that the girl likes him and the girl knows that the guy likes her but they both won't admit it to eachother. In a way the guy is being arrogant. He "knows" that the girl likes him but she won't admitit to him. He thinks that she should just tell him that she likes him. The guy has all the love thathe wants to offer to the girl. The third verse is sung by the girl. "All your boys have been telling me. You went and told them that you wanted me. Baby that's a fact. So tell me what are you gonna do about that." She is saying that all of his guy friends has as well told her that he likes her. She heard from his guy friends that he likes her. Yes, that is a fact. So what does he have to say now that sheknows that he likes her. The fifth verse is "Even your friends have been telling me. You went around and asked for me.Now that I'm right here. Say what you need. Baby I'm all ears." This means that she has been hearing from the guy's guy friends that the guy likes her. The guy has been going around and asked about the girl, asking what they think of the girl. Now that the girl is in front of him, he should say what he wants to say. She is listening to what he has to say. The sixth stanza is "So tell me what are you running for? Give me a sign and then I'll be yours." So the guy should tell the girl that he likes her. Both of them should come to their senses and get together. This relates to my genre because this is about two teenagers in love. They are both lookingfor love. My genre is Vietnamese-American Teenage Love. This song is in English but sung by two Vietnamese American singers. Their names are Trish Thuy Trang and Cardin Nguyen. They are both in their twenties and are two of the most popular young aged singers in the Vietnamese music industry.

Trái Tim Dại Khờ Analysis

Trái Tim Dại Khờ

Cardin Nguyen was born on November 11 and in Saigon, Vietnam. He grew up in Houston, Texas. Cardin currently lives in Orange County, CA. He was part of a group called Asia 4. He was the lead singer of the band. Cardin was known by many young Asian girls. He was one of the most popular in the Vietnamese group. He was so touched by his girlfriend he has had only three girlfriends in his lifetime. I gave me the half broken glass. I never girl call I never get/ this that she look me in the eyes lids I change in this gone s when u look me in the yet the is waiting. Hope think happiness. SAM mile like what that is weird. What is so much that there is so much to be Live a lie. The tat key toys there that that is the world live that live your life. When I arrive come alive thing that this ifs forgot is let I a let disgrace the
I watch t the little radio. This song is represented beautiful.
There is so much that can be done the is so much that he can be saying.
This song is about a significant other leaving one significant. The significant wanted the significant other to stay while the significant other to stay and she wanted to go. When the significant other left the significant heart was torn in two. Now she is running back to the guy. Now this guy doesn’t want the girl back. He knew that one day the girl would be crawling back to the guy.
There are so many things that are so great about Cardin Nguyen. He is one of the youngest male artists in the Vietnamese music business.
Cardin Nguyen was born on November 11 and in Saigon, Vietnam. He grew up in Houston, Texas. Cardin currently lives in Orange County, CA. He was part of a group called Asia 4. He was the lead singer of the band. Cardin was known by many young Asian girls. He was one of the most popular in the Vietnamese group. He was so touched by his girlfriend he has had only three girlfriends in his lifetime. I gave me the half broken glass. I never girl call I never get/ this that she look me in the eyes lids I change in this gone s when u look me in the yet the is waiting. Hope think happiness. SAM mile like what that is weird. What is so much that there is so much to be Live a lie. The tat key toys there that that is the world live that live your life. When I arrive come alive thing that this ifs forgot is let I a let disgrace the
I watch t the little radio. This song is represented beautiful.
There is so much that can be done the is so much that he can be saying.
This song is about a significant other leaving one significant. The significant wanted the significant other to stay while the significant other to stay and she wanted to go. When the significant other left the significant heart was torn in two. Now she is running back to the guy. Now this guy doesn’t want the girl back. He knew that one day the girl would be crawling back to the guy.
There are so many things that are so great about Cardin Nguyen. He is one of the youngest male artists in the Vietnamese music business.

Found Poem

There are ups and downs of a relationship.
Tell me what to do now.
I’ve been looking for someone just like you.
Sight of you makes me weak.
You’re too good to be true.
You’re like Heaven to touch.
You put up a front.
You play so many games.

Voulez Vous

people everywhere
sense of expectation hanging in the air
giving out a spark
across the room your eyes
are glowing in the dark

here we go again
you know the start you know the end
masters of the scene
we've done it all before
but we're back to get some more
you know what I mean...

voulez vous?
take it now or leave it
now is all you get
nothing promised no regrets
voulez vous?
ain't no big decision
you know what to do
la question cest voulez vous

voulez vous?

I know what you think
the girl means business
so I'll offer her a drink
feeling mighty proud
see you leave your table
pushing thru the crowd

I'm really glad you came
you know the rules you know the game
masters of the scene
we've done it all before
and now we're back to get some more
you know what I mean...

"By now you should know me better than that" meaning that the girl should know better than that. That he is willing to go back to the girl. "But no one can stop me now, it's like that" meaning that he is going to make his own decisions. There is no one that can stop him from doing what he wants to do. "When I walk away I will never turn back" meaning that once he leaves he will never come back. She may think that he is going to come back but he is not going to.

"Listen to your heart" meaning that the girl should listen to her heart and that she should listen to her. She should stay with the guy. The girl knows that she shouldm't stay with the guy but she doesn't want to. "If you want it, you will win" meaning that if she wants something that he has then he can give it to her.

Deep love is a burning fire
Stay, cause then the flames grow higher
Babe, don't let him steal your heart
It's easy, it's easy
Girl, this game can't last forever
Why? Why can't we live together
Try, don't let him take your love from me
You're not good, can't you see brother
Louie, Louie, Louie
I'm in love set you free
Oh, she's only looking to me
Only love breaks her heart brother
Louie, Louie, Louie
Only love's paradise
Oh, she's only looking to me
Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Oh, she's only looking to me
Oh, let it Louie
She's undercover
Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Oh, she's only looking to me
So, leave it Louie
'Cause I'm her lover
Cheri cheri lady
Going through a motion
Love is where you find it
Listen to your heart
Cheri cheri lady
Living in devotion
It's always like the first time
Let me take a part
Cheri cheri lady
Like there's no tomorrow
Take my heart - don't lose it
Listen to your heart
Cheri, cheri lady
To know you is to love you
If you call me baby I'll be always yours
Deep in my heart -
there's a fire -
a burning heart
Deep in my heart -
there's desire -
for a start
I'm dying in emotion
It's my world in fantasy
I'm living in my, living in my dreams
You're my heart, you're my soul
I'll keep it shining everywhere I go
You're my heart, you're my soul
I'll be holding you forever
Stay with you together
You're my heart, you're my soul
Yeah, I'm feeling that our love will grow
You're my heart, you're my soul
That's the only thing I really know
You can win if you want
If you want it, you will win
On your way you will see that life is more than fantasy
Take my hand, follow me
Oh, you've got a brand new friend for your life
You can win if you want
If you want it you will win
Oh, come on, take a chance for a brand new wild romance
Take my hand for the night
And your feelings will be right, hold me tight

Một đời người đôi lúc con tim dại khờ
Vì một người đem hết tình yêu mà trao
Mặc dù sai trái không bao giờ hay
Tự mình lao xuống khu vực sâu buồn đau
Nào ngờ em nỡ vô tư mà đi
Để một mình anh sống cô đơn vì em
Mà giờ này em muốn qua đây làm chi
Từ giờ anh không thể yêu một ai
Đừng gian dối!
Và đừng mong chi nữa sẽ sống về tình xưa
Tình anh đã chết trong ngày tháng mong chờ
Em ơi thôi đừng trao nhau thêm dối gian
Vì tình ta đã hết thôi đừng mong chi quay về
Oh.. oh.. oh...hh..
Yeah.. yeahh.. yeahhh..yeahh....
Uhh..huhh..uhmmm...mmmm..
Back then, I begged for you to stay
Make believe, your love was meant for me
But you left, my heart was torn in two
Now I can't believe that you want to be back.
But no one can stop me now, it’s like that
This time I don't even want you back
By now you should know me better than that
I knew that someday you'd be crawling on back.
But no one can stop me now, it’s like that
This time I don't even want you back
By now you should know me better than that
When I walk away I will never turn back.
(Chorus)
So you want to be back
Và đừng mong chi nữa sẽ sống về tình xưa
Tình anh đã chết trong ngày tháng mong chờ
Em ơi thôi đừng trao nhau thêm dối gian
Vì tình ta đã hết thôi đành xa nhau em nhé
But no one can stop me now, it’s like that
This time I don't even want you back
By now you should know me better than that
When I walk away I will never turn back.
Oh.. oh.. oh...hh…
Wohh….oh….woh…oh…woh….
Yeah.. yeahh…yeahhh....

One on One

"One moon. One star. I love the one that we are." This means that they are one of the elements in space. When this is not possible. "One friend. One love. Then runs through our love." This means that there is nothing in space that can tear them apart. This is not possible. There is nothing that anyone can do to tear them apart. "When we cry, when we laugh" I am half you are half. Meaning that they complete one another. There is no possible way that they can be a moon or a star. This means that they are one of the things floating in the sky. There is something that can be done for them to be together but as far as life goes. In reality this cannot happen. This is like two friends leaning on one another. They go through everything together.

One and One by Trish Thuy Trang

The sky isn't alway blue
The sun doesn't always shine
It's all right to fall apart sometime
I am not always you
And you are not always mine
It's all right to fall part sometime
CHORUS:
After all's said and done done
One and one still is one
When we cry, when we laugh
I am half you are half
A heart isn't always true
And I am not always fine
It's all right to fall apart sometime
CHORUS:
Ater all's said and done
One and one still is one
When we cry, when we laughI am half you are half
Look how far we have come
One and one still is...One moon.
One starI love the one we are
One friend. One love
Then runs through our love
CHORUS:
After all's said and done
One and one still is one
When we cry, when we laugh
I am half you are half
Look how far we have come
One and one still is one.

Siren Analysis

"Siren" is written by a young Vietnamese-American singer named Trish Thuy Trang. In this song there is a simile. "Like a Siren's song you rescued me". A siren is used to alert a person. In this song she is singing that he alarmed her and rescued her. This song talks about how a person helped her find her way from where she wants to be because she was lost. When the world falls apart, the only person that she needs is that other person. Nothing can tear her apart from that person. Not even the strongest winds. All the things that she does is for him.

Siren by Trish Thuy Trang

Like a Siren's song you rescued me.
In your eyes I have found my way home.
When the world outside falls all I need is you.
In your heart is where I'll stay.
The strongest winds can't tear me from you.
With each passing breath you've consumed my soul.
I will sail through the eye of the storm, just to die in your arms.
CHORUS
And as the tide shall rise under these stars tonight.
I'll hold on my heart till I find you again
dreaming of a world far away.
The strongest winds can't tear me from you.
With each passing breath you've consumed my soul.
I will sail through the eye of the storm, just to die in your arms.
Chorus
oh i'll hold on my heart till i find you again
dreaming of a world far away

Modern Talk Medley Analysis

Modern Talk Medley is talking about how two people that shouldn't be together aren't together The song Modern Talk. The role that this person is playing is that he is the other man. He is the other lover. He is the other lover. He shouldn't be involved he insists that he does. What one really wants is what one will get. Medley has a simile "deep love is a burning fire." It keeps on growing and growing. Love van easily become bigger and bigger but it also can be easily be put out.

Modern Talk Medley

Deep love is a burning fire
Stay, cause then the flames grow higher
Babe, don't let him steal your heart
It's easy, it's easy
Girl, this game can't last forever
Why? Why can't we live together
Try, don't let him take your love from me
You're not good, can't you see brother Louie, Louie, Louie
I'm in love set you free
Oh, she's only looking to me
Only love breaks her heart brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Only love's paradise
Oh, she's only looking to me
Brother Louie, Louie, LouieOh, she's only looking to me
Oh, let it Louie
She's undercover
Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Oh, she's only looking to me
So, leave it Louie'
Cause I'm her lover
Cheri cheri lady
Going through a motion
Love is where you find it
Listen to your heart
Cheri cheri lady
Living in devotion
It's always like the first time
Let me take a part
Cheri cheri lady
Like there's no tomorrow
Take my heart - don't lose it
Listen to your heart
Cheri, cheri lady
To know you is to love you
If you call me baby
I'll be always yours
Deep in my heart - there's a fire - a burning heart
Deep in my heart - there's desire - for a start
I'm dying in emotion
It's my world in fantasy
I'm living in my, living in my dreams
You're my heart, you're my soul
I'll keep it shining everywhere I go
You're my heart, you're my soul
I'll be holding you forever
Stay with you together
You're my heart, you're my soul
Yeah, I'm feeling that our love will grow
You're my heart, you're my soul
That's the only thing I really know
You can win if you wantIf you want it, you will win
On your way you will see that life is more than fantasy
Take my hand, follow me
Oh, you've got a brand new friend for your life
You can win if you want
If you want it you will win
Oh, come on, take a chance for a brand new wild romance
Take my hand for the night
And your feelings will be right, hold me tight

Narrative 1 (Destiny)

It takes place during a peaceful night where a moonlight is high above the trees. The subject is sitting by herself. As the subject is sitting it is thinking about the memories of love that she can never reveal, feeling a gentle swaying breeze while the subject's eyes are filled with tears. Silently through all the years that the subject heart aches. The subject is now realizing that the subject has taken the addressee for granted when the subject had the addressee. The addressee is now filled with misery and grief.

Destiny by Trish Thuy Trang (lyrics)

Moonlight high above the trees
Such a peaceful night it is
By myself I’m sitting here
the memories are clear
of love I never could reveal

There’s a gentle swaying breeze
while my eyes are filled with tears
All the things you couldn’t see
the love that I still feelI never thought you’d ever leave
Chorus

Silently through all the years
my heart aches 'cause you’re not here
Took for granted you’d be there
I never showed I cared
and now you’re only in my dreams
All the time could never heal
What I’ve lost and what I feel
You were taken far away
and now it’s just too late and fate has sealed my destiny
Sadness cuts my heart so deep
What a life it could’ve been
By myself in disbelief with misery and grief
this never was supposed to be

Twilight glimmers in the stream
Soon another day begins
Wishing you were here with me
to share new memories
and all the secrets that I keep

Chorus