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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Ah!!!

Nightmare!

Probably just a bad dream from carsickness.

You mean I’m your nightmare?

A FILM BY HUYNH LAP

Such a stubborn kid!

STARRING PHUONG MY CHI

I thought you’d be happy to see me?

No one’s happy to see a dead person!

But I feel very happy.

A ghost is supposed to have long, stringy hair!

Then it’s gotta wear a white dress.

Then it starts walking like this.

You’re just having a stroke.

He’s a real shaman, though.

I’m struggling to breathe here.

Wait, do ghosts even breathe?

Brother!

How long are you gonna stay here?

I’ll leave when the “For Sale” sign comes down.

THE HIDDEN CORNERS OF THE ANCESTRAL HOME

This house is ancient anyway. Just transfer it to me already, Dad!

You moved out, ran out of money, and now you’re back to get the house?

If this house falls into the wrong hands, the ancestors will haunt you!

You wanna die young like your brother and Gia Minh?

This family is really cursed.

You women… can’t do anything useful.

We’re all his kids. Don’t be so ridiculous.

But I’m his son.

Why didn’t you protect me back then?

You believed what other people said.

That I was born in the wrong year, so Dad passed away.

Mom couldn’t even protect herself.

How could she protect you?

Sign it, Dad. Babe, help! Brother’s gone crazy!

Grandpa is leaving the inheritance

to Huynh My Tien.

You piece of shit!

It’s her! She’s the one stealing the house.

The day I finally got the house…

was the day I died.

Do you even understand how hopeless I was, Tien?

No one made you give up your childhood for this family.

And no one in this house

forces you to be a wandering spirit for the past ten years.

Brother…

Why are we holding memorials for Dad every single year?

Because it’s important.

That’s when family, friends, and relatives get to gather.

To remember our ancestors.

And those who’ve passed away.

SPRING 2025

The lullaby ee-ah

Mom hums, ee-ah

On a windy afternoon

I lie and listen

Her whispering in my ears

Time fades away

In childhood dreams, I used to stay

The lullaby ee-ah, mom hums ee-ah...

You know, when it comes to family…

Although it might feel like pain now.

But later on… It will become core memories.

So, what happens when you run out of ghost power?

Then I will vanish into thin air.

By the way, I’m just curious. When foreigners die and go to the afterlife…

Does hell separate by country?

Or do they all go to the same one?

Tell him…

It is shared, but split into 18 levels.

They’re now crowdfunding for levels 19 and 20.

Huh?

What?

What?

COMING SOON 21.02.2025

[Vietnamese]

Ah!!!

Nightmare!

Probably just a bad dream from being car sick.

You mean I'm your nightmare?

A FILM BY HUYNH LAP

Such a stubborn kid!

STARRING PHUONG MY CHI

I thought you'd be happy to see me?

No one's happy to see a dead person!

But I feel very happy.

A ghost is supposed to have long stringy hair!

Then it's gotta wear a white dress.

Then it starts walking like this.

You're just having a stroke.

He's a real shaman, though.

I'm struggling to breathe here.

Wait, do ghosts even breathe?

Brother!

How long are you gonna stay here?

I'll leave when the "For Sale" sign comes down.

THE HIDDEN CORNERS OF THE ANCESTRAL HOME

This house is ancient anyway. Just transfer it to me already, Dad!

You moved out, ran out of money and now you're back to get the house?

If this house is in the wrong hands, the ancestors will haunt you!

You wanna die young like your brother and Gia Minh?

This family is really cursed.

You women… can't do anything useful.

We're all his kids. Don't be so ridiculous.

But I'm his son.

Why didn't you protect me back then?

You trusted what other people said.

That I was born in the wrong year, so Dad passed away.

Mom couldn't even protect herself.

How could she protect you?

Sign it, Dad. Babe, help! Brother's gone crazy!

Grandpa is leaving the inheritance

to Huynh My Tien.

You piece of shit!

It's her! She's the one stealing the house.

The day I finally got the house…

was the day I died.

Do you even understand how hopeless I was, Tien?

No one made you give up your childhood for this family.

And no one in this house

forces you to be a wandering spirit for the past ten years.

Brother…

Why are we holding memorials for Dad every single year?

Because it is important.

That is when family, friends, and relatives get to gather.

To remember our ancestors.

And those who’ve passed away.

SPRING 2025

The lullaby ee-ah

Mom hums, ee-ah

On a windy afternoon

I lie and listen

Her whispering in my ears

Time fades away

In childhood dreams, I used to stay

The lullaby ee-ah, mom hums ee-ah...

You know, when it comes to family…

Although it might feel like pain now.

But later on… It will become core memories.

So, what happens when you run out of ghost power?

Then I will vanish into thin air.

By the way, I'm just curious. When foreigners die and go to the afterlife…

Does hells separate by country?

Or do they all go to the same one?

Tell him…

It is shared, but split into 18 levels.

They're now crowdfunding for levels 19 and 20.

Huh?

What?

What?

COMING SOON - 21.02.2025

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mer/ B2	noun - a frightening or unpleasant dream
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts or images occurring during sleep verb - to experience thoughts or images during sleep
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person believed to appear
shaman /ˈʃɑː.mən/ C1	noun - a person believed to have access to the spirit world
breathe /briːð/ A1	verb - to take air into the lungs and let it out
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building where people live
ancestors /ˈæn.ses.tɚz/ B2	noun - people from whom one is descended
inheritance /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/ C1	noun - property or money received from someone after death
cursed /kɝːst/ C1	adjective - under a spell or having bad fortune
protect /prəˈtekt/ B1	verb - to keep safe from harm or danger
family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ A1	noun - a group of related people living together
childhood /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ B1	noun - the period when someone is a child
vanish /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/ B2	verb - to disappear suddenly
memories /ˈmem.ər.i/ B1	noun - things remembered from the past
hopeless /ˈhoʊp.ləs/ B2	adjective - without hope, despairing

Key Grammar Structures

• Probably just a bad dream from being car sick.

  ➔ Gerund after a preposition

  ➔ "being" is a gerund following the preposition "from" to describe cause.

• No one's happy to see a dead person!

  ➔ Infinitive complement after an adjective

  ➔ the infinitive "to see" complements the adjective "happy".

• Then it's gotta wear a white dress.

  ➔ Modal verb (have got to) indicating obligation

  ➔ "gotta" is an informal contraction of "have got to", expressing necessity.

• If this house is in the wrong hands, the ancestors will haunt you!

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The structure "if + present simple, will + base verb" expresses real future possibility.

• Why didn't you protect me back then?

  ➔ Past simple negative question

  ➔ "didn't" is the auxiliary for negation in the past simple question form.

• She's the one stealing the house.

  ➔ Be the one + present participle

  ➔ "the one stealing" uses the present participle "stealing" to identify the person performing the action.

• What happens when you run out of ghost power?

  ➔ Phrasal verb “run out of”

  ➔ "run out of" is a phrasal verb meaning to use all of something and have none left.

• Then I will vanish into thin air.

  ➔ Future simple (will + base verb)

  ➔ "will vanish" uses "will" + base verb to express a future action.

• They’re now crowdfunding for levels 19 and 20.

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ "They’re crowdfunding" uses the present continuous ("are + verb-ing") to describe an action happening now.