"Kom Auie Knyom Deik Sruel"
(phonetic Khmer with translation)*Chamrien Kmai Surin 'Phek Aow Mindael Kheen Doh'.
A song from Khmer Surin (province), "Put on Shirt, Never See Take Off"
'Aow Thmei Min Kchei Doh' Srey Kmai chamlaek
"New Shirt, I Won’t Take Off for You to Borrow" Khmer woman answers
Kmai choul cet...
Cambodians like
chamrien pracheapriy ....
popular songs
neaq neyoobay...
politicians
chang ban pleen thmei:
would like new music:
Knyom rueh niw cit kannapak
I live near a political party office
Kee chriem chamrien douc 'Aow' nuh
they sing a song like the "Shirt"
Haet away...
Why is it that
neaq neyoobay...
political people
leen pleen peel prek...
play music early morning
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn’t allow me to sleep well.
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn't allow me to sleep well
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn't allow me to sleep well
Chamrien neeyoobay tlong pheek
the political music’s too loud
ke kom auie knyom deik sruel, kee kom auie knyom deik sruel.
they don’t allow me to sleep, they don’t allow me to sleep
Neak kannnapak hae tamm plew chiran
Party members parade much along the streets
Lein chamrien klan klan prap auie boh chnout
play music loud about voting
Tae neaq dan tee
You should know that they
copy chomrieng lbei
copy famous songs
chomreing pracheapriy
popular songs
auie sdap ban sobaay...
to make it sound happy.
Peel yoop peel keng peel riep kaa kedei
In the night at sleeping time, at weddings,
peel bon kmouch kdei chap leen klan klan
at time of funerals, they play loud music
Niw srok Kmai...
In Cambodia
choul cet pleen klan
they like loud music
leen pleeng kdong kdeang
playing loud music
min auie knyom deik lueq.
takes away my sleep.
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn't allow me to sleep well
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn't allow me to sleep well
Chamriem neeyoobay tlong pheek
The political music’s too loud
ke kom auie knyom deik sruel, kee kom auie knyom deik sruel.
they don’t allow me to sleep, they don’t allow me to sleep
Aylew boh chnout kaout leen pleen tiet
At the time of election I am amazed there’s more music
peel yoop atriet leen pleen mincheh chop
late at night the music never stops
Peel prek prelim...
At the crack of dawn
lein min cheh chop
playing doesn’t stop
krup kannapak...
all parties
Min auie knyom deik sruel.
don’t allow me to sleep
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn't allow me to sleep well
Kom auie knyom deik sruel
Doesn't allow me to sleep well
Chamrien neeyoobay tlong pheek
the political music’s too loud
ke kom auie knyom deik sruel, kee kom auie knyom deik sruel.
they don’t allow me to sleep, they don’t allow me to sleep.
*yes, I know the transliteration is not standard. (That’s what I get for hanging out with Khmer scholars.) It’s just for fun, OK?