Ros Sereysothea ឈប់ស្រឡាញ់អូនទៅ (+playlist)

Ros Sereysothea ថ្ងៃនេះយើងសប្បាយ (+playlist)

It has been so long for the voice of sothea serving the world with various types of music. This song was played with western music really suitable with her voice. May her voice and her soul rest in peace to continue entertaining all people around the world!

New Khmer Poem ឧទ្យានវិមានឯករាជ្យ

ព្រលឹមស្រាងៗ                  លាងភពងងឹត

ផ្កាស្រស់ប្រណីត                អមដោយតារា

រង្សីឧទ្យាន                        វិមានចរចា

ឯករាជ្យថ្លៃថ្លា                    រចនានាគរាជ។

អង្គសម្តេចឪ                      នៅឈរសង្ហា

ញញឹមភក្ត្រា                      ថាសន្តិភាព

កូនចៅខ្មែរអើយ                 សាមគ្គីប្រុងប្រៀប

សេដ្ឋកិច្ចរយរៀប                គំនាបខ្ចាត់ខ្ចាយ។

វាលស្មៅខៀវខ្ចី                  កាត់ខ្លីរាបស្មើ

ផ្កាស្រស់ប្រហើរ                 លឿងក្រហមស

រីអស់រុក្ខជាតិ                      មានចម្រុះពណ៌

រាយជួរបង់ថ្ម                      លំអសួនស្នេហ៍។

ដំណើរទេសចរណ៍             បរទេសនិងខ្មែរ

ពេលបានមកក្បែរ              គេថតរូបផង

វិមានឯករាជ្យ                    ដ៏ល្អម៉ត់ហ្មង

សម្តេចតាផង                    ចងអនុស្សា។

ឧទ្យានពិសេស                  កាត់ស្ត្រេសស្រស់ស្រាយ

សាងកម្លាំងកាយ                ឃ្មាតខ្មីហាត់ប្រាណ

ប្រុសស្រីចាស់ក្មេង             តែងតែកម្សាន្ត

ព្រឹកល្ងាចស្មើមាណ            ដានទីលំហែ។

រថយន្តម៉ូតូ                        ចតចូលត្រៀបត្រា

សាយ័ណ្ហសូរិយា                ថាអស្តង្គត

កំលោះក្រមុំ                      ចរិយាស្រគត់

សុភាពម៉ត់ចត់                   អង្គុយម្នាក់ឯង។

ខ្លះជជែកលេង                   រត់ហាត់ប្រដេញ

ញញឹមចេញធ្មេញ              បញ្ចេញវាចា

ខ្លះសីលេងបាល់                អង្គុយសង្ហា

មិត្តភក្តិសង្សារ                   សញ្ចេតនាឧត្តម។

ពេលល្ងាចរំភើយ                ងើយមើលតារា

មេឃមានចន្ទ្រថ្លា                ស្រលះកន្លង

ពពករសាត់                       វាតាសាសង

កាយាខំត្រង                      ស្រង់រសធម្មជាតិ។

វេលាកំណត់                      អោយព្រាត់ហើយជួប

ព្រលឹមព្រលប់                   ប្រសព្វជាប់ស្នេហ៍

ស៊ីនស៊ីសាមុត                   ក៏ច្រៀងលេងដែរ

រាំវង់ក្រុងស្រែ                    ឯករាជ្យស្រណោះ។  

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Written by: Steung Khiev

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Cambodia Music Past and Present

Music is one of the dominant parts of Cambodian life thousand years ago. All families normally have their own musical instruments playing by themselves or having musician to play for the rich family including royal palace. Traditionally, there are usually the musical group to entertain the local residents for all the ceremonies and festivals, especially religious and marriage ceremony. Khmer music has gone so far through the peak of modernization before and during Angkor period doing the sculpture on the wall of the ancient temples; there are many types of musical instruments found and only some remains until today.

Falling down the power of Angkor Era, Cambodian lost her own music instruments and documents as well as the musician being killed and flowing to the newly kingdoms such as Siam Kingdom (Thailand) and Lao Kingdom. It should be noted that Lao Kingdom still keep the original music standard from Angkor Empire since a Lao King used to live and got heritage from Angkor along the marriage with a princess of Angkor. Anyway, some musicians in Cambodia were luckily alive scattering throughout the remaining territory, but the war still proceeded for hundreds of years later.

Longvek and Udong era had opened the new age of musical conservation along with local wars. Cambodian music got a bit influence back from Siam Kingdom after she lost the war ending the Longvek era in exchange of flowing Khmer documents and music into Siam. Some people confused Cambodia gaining the music completely from Siam Kingdom. In fact, Cambodian still preserved their own traditional music very well; only that some had to learn in Siam Kingdom because of the musical documents collection mostly kept in Siam Kingdom with their new remix.

Until France came to Cambodia as requested by King Ang Duong to let this country remained independent from Siam Kingdom and Annam Kingdom which tried to divide Cambodia into two parts for their control. However, Cambodia was colonized later by France as the opening water gateway towards China through Mekong River and at last France could not complete their mission since there are many obstacles in the upper Mekong River. In contrast, France started to use the Indochina Region including Laos, Cambodia, Annam, Tongkin and Cochinchina (Kampuchea Krom or South Cambodia) for political power, trade and slavery. Fortunately, French found the interest in Khmer music and preserve them among residents. Music is in peace at the moment with the inflow of western music.

After French colonization had gone, western and traditional music was remixed as popular among teenagers during Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime (1955-1970) and Khmer Republic. Many musical teams were established by King Norodom Sihanouk and local authority to popularized Khmer and western music; famous singers and musicians came to Phnom Penh for the nationwide music popularity including Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Sereysothea, Pen Ran, Huy Meas, Sos Math, Im Songseum, Pov Vannary, Kong Bun Chhoeurn, Norodom Sihanouk, Chhim Chhuon, In Yeng, Oeung Nary, Chhuon Malai, Sieng Dy, Norodom Sereyvuth, Mao Sareth, Chhun Vanna, Mol Kamach, Duch Kimhak, So Savoeurn, Kol Sem, Vor Sarun, Has Salorn, Ma Laopy, Voy Ho, Sin Keat, Sim Touch, Pen Ram, Nou Nhong, Kim Sam El, Svay Sam Oeur, Oum Dora, Chum Kem….

Stopping completely to year zero, popular artists and musicians were vanished one by one in Pol Pot Regime (1975-1979).  There was only music group from Pol Pot team broadcasting only for the political ideology. After the fall of this regime, Cambodia restarted the musical preservation with the musicians alive to gather as the group transferring their knowledge to next generation. What an amazing! The oldies musical and song records have been found gradually nationwide and imported from neighboring countries with Khmer community. This is the good lesson for next generation to study for both golden voice and musical heritage.

Recently, there are many musical schools providing the opportunity for teenager to learn, especially in international school. Since then, music writing is now en route to create the original one for Cambodia and stop the copy from foreign countries. Not only music, but singer groups have been registered to entertain the teen. One of the very famous song is Or! Tung Cheat Khmer played by Small World Small Band; another admirable group is Animation Plus! We are still motivational to encourage Cambodian to establish something original to promote Cambodian prestige to the world. 

   

Mol Kamach Teas Day Buon Dong

The popularity of oldies song still remains among Cambodian people. One of the best traditional musical song is Teas Day Buon Dong, Mol Kamach. His sound is very sweet to refresh people's mind. It should be noticed that he was one of the luckiest oldies singer alive after Pol Pot Regime and fled to live abroad.

Kid Animation Brave KIRIKOU [FR] (+playlist)

Kirikou is so popular throughout the world for the brave behavior. The story tells us about the what going on of the rural life in Africa in the ancient time as the legend. How the strange the kid was born and how the difference between this small kid and other children. Kirikou is so small, but also brave and hard-working to accompany his mother all the time during her work. He learns day by day about the village and the surrounding under the influence of a known powerful cruel lady. From time to time, Kirikou plays very important role to solve the issue around the village as well as to protect the children from being arrested. One day he is drowning because of finding the water for the whole village, but luckily he is fine and everyone appreciate for what the best of his achievement is. Kirikou observes and knows more about the powerful lady as well as the powerful old man living behind the Caraba's place, he wishes to meet that old man. His mother helps him to get the way through the underground. He does experience a lot of things, especially helping the small squirrels that their family brings to him a lot of gifts. Kirikou is also creative to the nature as the way to escape from the eyes from Caraba's place. Next, he does experience the wild pig to lead him towards the old man cave that at he lasts he reaches his goal. The old man instructs him to pull out the nail from Caraba's back that she will return to the very simple lady. At last, Kirikou succeeds and gets the first kiss becoming his first love with the change to normal young man. They live happily ever after in the village after everyone reads his story.

Ros Sereysothea បណ្ដាំមាតា (+playlist)