NẾU NGÀY ẤY – Bilingual Lyrics Vietnamese/English

• By: SOOBIN HOÀNG SƠN

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heart of Vietnamese emotional expression with SOOBIN HOÀNG SƠN's Ballad, "NẾU NGÀY ẤY" (If That Day). This song is a masterful example of V-Pop's ability to blend heartfelt lyrics about regret with a powerful, cinematic narrative. By studying its mournful yet eloquent verses, you can learn common V-Pop vocabulary related to love, longing, and hypothetical regret, as well as appreciate the rich, dramatic storytelling prevalent in Vietnamese music videos.

[English]

Just a few years ago,

when I started to grow up,

I met you that afternoon, amazed and then speechless.

You were pure and innocent, those sparkling eyes that seemed never to fall in love.

Because I hesitated to speak,

this love stayed lonely.

You never knew,

I'm always here.

Watching you from afar.

Time passes by.

If that day I had confessed my love to you,

Would you trust me and take my hand?

Together, we could get through every harsh winter.

If that day I was the one you wanted,

Whether sunshine or rain,

Now I have a beautiful story.

Just a few years ago, when I was growing,

I met you that afternoon, left speechless.

You were pure and innocent, those sparkling eyes seemed never to fall in love.

Because I was scared to speak, our love stayed lonely.

You never knew.

I'm always here,

Watching your shadow slowly fade away.

Time passes by... oh uh wahhh.

If that day I had confessed my love to you,

Would you trust me and take my hand?

We could get through all the pain.

If that day I was the one you wanted,

Whether rain or sunshine,

Now I have a beautiful story.

Behind my smile for you, I walk away.

Behind my laughing eyes, there’s only regret.

The wind blows the leaves this afternoon—our love story, placed back into my dreams.

The sweet dream I gave you.

If that day I had confessed my love to you,

Would you trust me and take my hand—to go through the winter together?

If that day I was the one you always dreamed of,

Whether rain or sunshine,

Now I have a beautiful story.

Whether rain or sunshine,

Now I have...

a beautiful story.

[Vietnamese]

Just few years ago,

when i started to grow up

Met you in that afternoon, feeling amazed then turned speechless

You were pure and innocent, those sparkle eyes looks like never fall in love

Cause hesitate to speak out

so this love still lonely

You never know,

I'm always here

Seeing you far away

Times passing by

If that day i confessed my love to you

Would you trust me and take my hand

Together, we can go through all hard winter

If that day i were the one that you want

Whether it sunshine or raining

Now i had a beautiful story

Just few years ago, when i was growing

Met you in that afternoon, i went speechless

You were pure and innocent, those sparkle eyes looked like never fall in love

Cause scared to speak out, our love became lonely

You never know

I'm always here

Looking at your shadow are being faded

Time passing by...oh uh wahhh

If that day i confessed my love to you

Would you trust me and take my hand

We can go through all the pain

If that day i were the one that you want

Whether it's raining or sunshine

Now I had a beautiful story

Behind the smile for you, i walk away

Behind my laughing eyes, there's nothing but regret

Wind are blowing leaves this afternoon Our love story put back in my dream

The sweet dream i gave you

If that day i confessed my love to you

Would you trust me and take my hand Together go throught the winter

If that day i were the one that you always dreaming

Whether raining or sunshine

Now I had a beautiful story

Whether raining or sunshine

Now i had...

Beautiful Story.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe that someone is honest or reliable noun - belief that someone or something is reliable or truthful
confess /kənˈfɛs/ B2	verb - to admit or acknowledge something, especially a feeling or wrongdoing
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness about something that happened or was done verb - to feel sad or sorry about something you did or missed
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep verb - to experience thoughts and images while asleep or imagine something you desire
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a description of events, either real or imaginary
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A1	noun - the coldest season of the year
innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ B2	adjective - not guilty or not having done anything wrong
sparkle /ˈspɑːrkl/ B2	verb - to shine brightly with small flashes of light noun - a small flash of light
smile /smaɪl/ A2	noun - an expression where the corners of the mouth turn up verb - to make a happy or amused facial expression
hesitate /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/ B2	verb - to pause before doing something because of uncertainty
fade /feɪd/ B2	verb - to gradually become less bright, clear, or visible
shadow /ˈʃædəʊ/ B1	noun - a dark shape formed when something blocks light
blow /bləʊ/ A2	verb - to move air or cause something to move by air
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind
pure /pjʊə(r)/ B2	adjective - not mixed with anything else; morally clean or innocent

Key Grammar Structures

• Just few years ago, when i started to grow up

  ➔ Past Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'had been growing up' is implied here, indicating an action that began in the past and continued up to another point in the past.

• If that day i confessed my love to you

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The structure 'If + past simple, would + base verb' is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.

• You were pure and innocent, those sparkle eyes looks like never fall in love

  ➔ Past Continuous + Simile

  ➔ The past continuous 'were' describes an ongoing state, while 'looks like' is a simile comparing the eyes to something that has never fallen in love.

• Behind the smile for you, i walk away

  ➔ Present Simple + Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The present simple 'walk away' is used with a prepositional phrase 'behind the smile' to indicate a contrast between the smile and the action.

• Our love story put back in my dream

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The passive voice 'is put back' is used to emphasize the action being done to the love story, rather than who is doing it.