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Mưa ơi rơi làm chi 00:27
Mưa đừng trêu tôi nữa để tôi một mình 00:30
Mưa mang bao sầu bi 00:39
Bao hạt mưa rơi xuống tựa như cực hình 00:41
Biết yêu là hoang đường 00:47
Mà sao như mù phương hướng 00:49
Cứ đâm đầu lao vào 00:52
Rồi đâm ngay vào tường 00:54
Ngỡ yêu được đúng người 00:57
Mà người thay anh bằng người mới (oh no) 01:00
Giờ mới hay tình yêu với em như trò chơi 01:03
Ngày vui đã tan 01:08
Tình ta cũng tan tành 01:11
Mình anh giữa đêm 01:13
Ngoài đường phố mưa lạnh 01:16
Nhìn khói thuốc bay 01:18
Lòng sao thấy khô cằn 01:21
Vị thuốc lá cay 01:24
Mà không thấy cay bằng 01:27
Ngày em đá anh 01:29
Ngày em đá anh 01:40
Baby anh biết em đang chilling and vibing bên ai 01:52
Baby anh biết em đang dancing and getting high 01:57
Anh không quan tâm em đã khiến anh đau 02:01
Nhưng anh ta tốt đẹp gì hơn anh đâu? 02:04
Tuy anh là người đến trước, em lỡ trao người sau 02:07
Tiếng yêu phù du cuốn theo ngàn thu, giờ thành cố nhân 02:12
Bước trong màn mưa giữa đêm lặng câm lòng ôm uất hận 02:18
Trao em bao yêu thương bằng cả cuộc đời 02:22
Em đang tâm thay anh bằng người yêu mới 02:25
Giờ mới hay tình yêu với em như trò chơi 02:28
Ngày vui đã tan 02:33
Tình ta cũng tan tành 02:36
Mình anh giữa đêm 02:39
Ngoài đường phố mưa lạnh 02:41
Nhìn khói thuốc bay 02:44
Lòng sao thấy khô cằn 02:46
Vị thuốc lá cay 02:49
Mà không thấy cay bằng 02:52
Ngày em đá anh 02:54
Ngày em đá anh 03:05
Ngày em đá anh 03:16
"Quá đau, quá đau" 03:23

CAY – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

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Khắc Hưng, Jimmii Nguyễn
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Learning Vietnamese through "CAY" offers a unique opportunity to delve into the language of modern Vietnamese music and understand colloquial expressions of emotion. The song's clever wordplay around the word 'cay' (bitter/spicy) provides insight into how language can be used to convey deep and nuanced feelings. Its blend of traditional Bolero sensibilities with contemporary Hiphop makes it a special track that bridges generations of V-pop.

[English]
Oh rain, why do you fall?
Rain, please don't tease me, just leave me alone
The rain carries so much sorrow
Every raindrop feels like torture
I know love is a fantasy
But why am I so lost?
Just blindly rushing in
Then crashing straight into a wall
I thought I'd found the right person
But you replaced me with someone new (oh no)
Now I see, love with you is just a game
The happy days are over
Our love has fallen apart
Just me in the night
In the cold, rainy streets
Watching the smoke drift away
My heart feels so barren
The cigarette tastes bitter
But not as bitter as
The day you dumped me
The day you dumped me
Baby, I know you're chilling and vibing with someone
Baby, I know you're dancing and getting high
I don't care that you hurt me
But what's so much better about him than me?
Though I came first, you gave yourself to him instead
Fleeting words of love swept away, now we're just strangers
Walking in the rain, silent in the night, holding onto resentment
I gave you all my love, my whole life
And you heartlessly replaced me with a new lover
Now I see, love with you is just a game
The happy days are over
Our love has fallen apart
Just me in the night
In the cold, rainy streets
Watching the smoke drift away
My heart feels so barren
The cigarette tastes bitter
But not as bitter as
The day you dumped me
The day you dumped me
The day you dumped me
"Too painful, too painful"
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

mưa

/mɨə/

A1
  • noun
  • - rain

rơi

/ʐəːj/

A1
  • verb
  • - to fall

sầu

/ɕʌw/

B2
  • noun
  • - sorrow, grief

yêu

/iəw/

A1
  • verb
  • - to love

đường

/ɗɨəŋ/

A1
  • noun
  • - road

tường

/tɨəŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - wall

tình

/tǐŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - feeling, emotion, love

vui

/vuj/

A1
  • adjective
  • - happy, joyful

đêm

/ɗem/

A1
  • noun
  • - night

khói

/xɔɪ/

A2
  • noun
  • - smoke

thuốc

/tʰʷɔk/

A2
  • noun
  • - medicine, drug, tobacco

cay

/kaj/

A2
  • adjective
  • - spicy, pungent

đá

/ɗaː/

A2
  • verb
  • - to kick; (slang) to break up with

đau

/ɗaw/

A1
  • adjective
  • - painful

lỡ

/ləː/

B1
  • verb
  • - to accidentally, to happen to

uất hận

/ʔwət̚ hə̌n/

C1
  • noun
  • - resentment

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Mưa ơi rơi làm chi

    ➔ Exclamatory sentence with interrogative word (chi)

    "Chi" is used rhetorically to express dissatisfaction or protest, functioning similarly to 'why' in an emotional outburst. The sentence translates loosely to 'Why does the rain have to fall?' but carries a stronger emotional weight than a simple question.

  • Mưa mang bao sầu bi

    ➔ Simple declarative sentence with transitive verb "mang" (to bring/carry).

    "Mang" takes "bao sầu bi" (much sorrow and grief) as its direct object. Demonstrates simple sentence structure: Subject - Verb - Object.

  • Biết yêu là hoang đường

    ➔ Nominal clause acting as subject, with "là" (to be) linking the subject to the predicate adjective "hoang đường" (absurd/unrealistic).

    "Biết yêu" (to know/understand love) is treated as a noun phrase. "Là" functions as the copula. The sentence implies the understanding that love is an illusion.

  • Rồi đâm ngay vào tường

    ➔ Adverb of time "rồi" (then), followed by verb "đâm" (to crash) with the intensifying adverb "ngay" (directly), and prepositional phrase "vào tường" (into the wall).

    "Đâm ngay" suggests a direct and forceful impact. "Vào tường" indicates the object of the crash. The sentence expresses a headlong, painful realization.

  • Mà người thay anh bằng người mới

    ➔ Conjunction "mà" (but), indicating contrast, followed by a sentence using the verb "thay" (to replace) in a passive construction with "bằng" (with/by means of).

    ➔ This can be interpreted as 'But she replaced you with someone new'. The "bằng" highlights the instrument or means of replacement.

  • Mình anh giữa đêm

    ➔ Simple phrase: pronoun "mình" (self/oneself) + noun "anh" (older brother/you) + preposition "giữa" (in the middle of) + noun "đêm" (night).

    ➔ This phrase sets the scene, describing the speaker alone in the middle of the night. "Mình anh" emphasizes the solitude.

  • Ngoài đường phố mưa lạnh

    ➔ Prepositional phrase "Ngoài đường phố" (outside on the street) functioning as adverbial of place, modified by adjective "mưa lạnh" (cold rain).

    ➔ Describes the external environment, reinforcing the feeling of isolation and coldness.

  • Baby anh biết em đang chilling and vibing bên ai

    ➔ Complex sentence. Main clause "Baby anh biết..." (Baby, I know...) with subordinate clause "em đang chilling and vibing bên ai" (you are chilling and vibing with whom), using present continuous for current activity and colloquial English slang.

    ➔ Uses the borrowed English slang words "chilling" and "vibing" integrated into the Vietnamese sentence structure. "Bên ai" means 'with whom'. Demonstrates code-switching.