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Con đã cố nhường mà mẹ chẳng nương lòng. 00:00
Mẹ trách con sao không kể lỗi mẹ trong tình nhà. 00:05
Con mang phận thiếu thân chốn hoàng môn. 00:11
Trẫm khoai danh là Trịnh Chúa. 00:17
Chuyện nhà, chuyện nước vốn là hai. 00:23
Chuyện nhà mẹ trách con lỗi đạo luân quyền em. 00:28
Trẫm hỏi luật quốc pháp. 00:37
Ai là kẻ loạn thần nghịch Chúa? 00:42
Ai xót quyền ân tứ sắc vua? 00:47
Ai bất trung Hoàng Vương? 00:51
Ai đổi đạo quân thần? Ai phạm điều chánh lễ? 00:53
Hỡi! 00:58

Bên Cầu Dệt Lụa (Trích đoạn Trịnh Chúa) – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

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Learning a language through its traditional arts offers a unique cultural immersion. This excerpt from the classic 'cải lương' play 'Bên Cầu Dệt Lụa' provides a wonderful opportunity to experience the poetic and emotive language of Vietnam. Through its powerful storytelling and beautiful songs, you can learn about core Vietnamese values of loyalty, filial piety, and the importance of education, all while being captivated by a timeless love story. The theatrical performance style of 'cải lương' also offers insights into Vietnamese history and artistic traditions.

[English]
I tried to yield, but Mother wouldn't be lenient.
Mother blames me for not mentioning her faults in our family matters.
I carry the fate of a humble person in the royal court.
I am known as Lord Trinh.
Family matters and state affairs are originally two separate things.
In family matters, Mother blames me for violating ethics and the rights of the younger sibling.
I ask about the national law.
Who is the rebellious subject defying the Lord?
Who pities the grace of the four royal colors?
Who is disloyal to the Emperor?
Who changes the way of military and subjects? Who violates proper etiquette?
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Key Vocabulary

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Con đã cố nhường mà mẹ chẳng nương lòng.

    ➔ Past perfect tense

    ➔ The phrase 'đã cố nhường' uses the past perfect tense to indicate an action completed before another past action ('mẹ chẳng nương lòng').

  • Mẹ trách con sao không kể lỗi mẹ trong tình nhà.

    ➔ Indirect question

    ➔ The phrase 'sao không kể' is an indirect question embedded within a statement, expressing the mother's reproach.

  • Trẫm khoai danh là Trịnh Chúa.

    ➔ Declarative sentence with self-reference

    ➔ The use of 'Trẫm' (royal self-reference) emphasizes the speaker's authority and status as Trịnh Chúa.

  • Chuyện nhà, chuyện nước vốn là hai.

    ➔ Contrastive conjunction

    ➔ The comma between 'Chuyện nhà' and 'chuyện nước' acts as a contrastive conjunction, separating two distinct concepts.

  • Ai là kẻ loạn thần nghịch Chúa?

    ➔ Rhetorical question

    ➔ This is a rhetorical question used to emphasize the speaker's point without expecting an answer.