Vietnamese song · Vietnamese folk ballad
Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi lyrics
English: Oh Homeland! So Many Years Have Passed
- Vietnamese
- Homeland
- Missing someone
- For a mother
- Home and memories
- nostalgic
- melancholic
- longing
- Own lyrics
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What “Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” is about
A person who has left their homeland expresses deep longing and nostalgia for their childhood, their mother, and the familiar sights and sounds of their village. They reflect on the passage of time and the hardships of life away from home, affirming that their heart remains with their homeland despite everything.
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Verse 1
Quê hương tôi có cánh đồng lúa chín vàng
My homeland has golden ripe rice fields
Có con sông mang nặng phù sa
Has a river heavy with alluvium
Có cầu tre mỗi ngày tôi đi học
Has a bamboo bridge I crossed every day for school
Có cánh diều bao ước mơ tuổi thơ
Has kites carrying childhood dreams
Ôi! Bao ký ức ngày xưa nay tìm đâu
Oh! Where are all those old memories now?
Tuổi thơ ơi! Nay tìm đâu
Oh childhood! Where are you now?
Verse 2
Nay xa quê hương trong tôi càng thương nhớ
Now far from home, I miss it even more
Nhớ mẹ già nay biền biệt phương xa
Missing my old mother, now far away
Nhớ mái tranh nghèo, nhớ hàng cau trước ngõ
Missing the poor thatched roof, missing the areca palms in front of the alley
Nhớ tiếng mẹ ru những buổi chiều tà
Missing my mother's lullabies on late afternoons
Bao năm tháng trôi qua đời phiêu bạt
So many years have passed, a wandering life
Mà lòng tôi vẫn mãi hướng về quê
But my heart still always turns towards home
Chorus – Điệp khúc
Chorus
Quê hương ơi! Bao năm rồi xa cách
Oh homeland! So many years of separation
Con vẫn mang theo hình bóng quê nhà
Your child still carries the image of home
Dẫu cuộc đời bao phong ba sóng gió
Even though life has many storms and waves
Vẫn nhớ thương từng mái lá, hàng dừa
Still missing every thatched roof, every coconut tree
Mẹ ơi! Giờ đây con nhớ mẹ
Mother! Now I miss you
Nhớ dáng mẹ gầy bên bếp lửa chiều
Missing your thin figure by the evening stove
Nếu một mai con trở về quê cũ
If one day I return to the old village
Mẹ có còn chờ con đứng bên hiên?
Will mother still be waiting for me by the porch?
Verse 3
Chiều quê xưa khói lam chiều vương mái
Old village afternoon, evening smoke lingering on the roof
Tiếng ai hò vọng lại bến sông xa
Whose singing echoes from the distant river bank?
Con đường nhỏ ngày xưa in dấu chân
The small path where my footsteps once imprinted
Giờ còn đâu những tháng ngày đã qua
Where are those days gone now?
Đời con đi qua bao miền đất lạ
My life has passed through many strange lands
Chẳng nơi nào bằng quê mẹ yêu thương
No place is like the beloved motherland
Dẫu mai này tóc pha màu sương trắng
Even if my hair turns white with age
Quê hương ơi! Vẫn mãi trong lòng.
Oh homeland! You will always be in my heart.
Outro – Kết
Outro
Quê hương tôi... ơi quê hương tôi
My homeland... oh my homeland
Một đời thương nhớ chẳng nguôi
A lifetime of endless longing
Mẹ ơi... con nhớ mẹ nhiều
Mother... I miss you so much
Nhớ quê... nhớ cả những chiều tuổi thơ...
Missing home... missing all those childhood afternoons...
Quê hương ơi...
Oh homeland...
Con vẫn mong ngày trở về...
I still hope for the day I return...
Lines explained
“Có con sông mang nặng phù sa”
Has a river heavy with alluvium
The 'river heavy with alluvium' (sông mang nặng phù sa) is a common poetic image in Vietnamese literature, symbolizing the fertility and life-giving nature of rivers, especially the Mekong Delta, which nourishes the land and people.
“Dẫu cuộc đời bao phong ba sóng gió”
Even though life has many storms and waves
The phrase 'phong ba sóng gió' literally means 'wind storms and waves,' and is a common idiom in Vietnamese to describe the hardships, challenges, and difficulties encountered in life.
“Dẫu mai này tóc pha màu sương trắng”
Even if my hair turns white with age
'Tóc pha màu sương trắng' (hair mixed with the color of white dew) is a poetic way to say one's hair has turned white with age, symbolizing the passage of time and growing old.
Vietnamese words from this song
Learning Vietnamese? These words come straight from the lyrics.
- Quê hương
- homeland, native land
- phù sa
- alluvium, fertile silt deposited by rivers
- biền biệt
- far away, out of sight for a long time (often implying absence or separation)
- phiêu bạt
- to wander, to drift, to lead a nomadic or wandering life
- mái lá
- thatched roof (a common feature of traditional rural Vietnamese homes)
About this recording
“Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” is a Vietnamese song, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.
You can hear guitar, bass guitar and synth.
The lyrics run to 39 sung lines. They were typed in by the person who made it, and SongUp AI sang them as written. What you hear is the free 30-second preview, made on ; it is one of 51 Vietnamese previews on SongUp AI.
The idea it was sung from
An electronic dance instrumental featuring a synthesizer, drum machine, and bass guitar, with an upbeat character
Questions about “Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi”
What does “Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” mean in English?
“Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” means “Oh Homeland! So Many Years Have Passed” in English.
What is “Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” about?
A person who has left their homeland expresses deep longing and nostalgia for their childhood, their mother, and the familiar sights and sounds of their village. They reflect on the passage of time and the hardships of life away from home, affirming that their heart remains with their homeland despite everything.
Is there an English translation of the “Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” lyrics?
Yes. Every line of “Quê Hương Ơi! Bao Năm Rồi” is translated into English on this page. The translation was written by AI to help you follow the song, so a few lines may lose some nuance.
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