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H​ô​m qua

from Circlesong by Aaken / Tôn Thât An

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Hôm qua ra đứng bờ ao,
Trông cá, cá lặn, trông sao, sao mờ.
Buồn trông con nhện giăng tơ,
Nhện ơi nhện hỡi, nhện chờ mối ai?
Buồn trông chênh chếch sao Mai,
Sao ơi sao hỡi nhớ ai sao mờ?
Đêm đêm tưởng giải Ngân Hà,
Chuôi sao tinh Đẩu đã ba năm tròn.
Đá mòn nhưng dạ chẳng mòn,
Tào Khê nước chảy hãy còn trơ trơ.


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Last night I stood by the pond,
I looked at the fish, the fish dived, I looked at the star, its light dimmed.
Sad, I looked at the spider weaving its web
Spider, spider, who are you longing for?
Sad, night after night I think of the Milky Way
- where the celestial lovers would meet
I've been looking at the starry sky
These three years past
The stone may wear out
Flow and flow the brook, my heart will not sway

(Translated by Tâm Quỳ)

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from Circlesong, released October 13, 2005
Written by Aaken
Text: Vietnamese folk poem

Aaken: Vocals, piano, keyboards, programming, percussion
Christophe Saunière: harp
Yuka Annaka (from Anmitsu): shamisen

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Aaken / Tôn Thât An 台北市, Taiwan

Aaken is the stage name of Tôn-Thât An, a French born Vietnamese singer, composer, songwriter and pianist.

He blends his love for classical music, an indie pop/rock sensitivity, electronic sounds and beats to his Asian roots and a cinematic approach to music.

His field of action spans music for contemporary dance, theatre plays, film score, and many, many songs
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