Nói Với Ai ?_Whom Could I Tell ?
Những lúc tôi buồn nói với ai ?
Whom could I tell when I was sad ?
Cho trăng ôm nhẹ mối u hoài ?
Maybe the moon
Để sao giữ lấy niềm hiu hắt ?
Or a star .
Những lúc tôi buồn nói với ai ?
Whom could I tell when I was sad ?
Ôm lấy cây đàn buông tiếng tơ .
I got my guitar and played a song
Đàn tôi lên tiếng khúc mong chờ .
That told about a man who was waiting for his love .
Tình tôi giăng mắc sầu trên phím .
My feelings were expressed on the frets .
Ôm lấy cây đàn buông tiếng tơ …
I got my guitar and played a song …
Nâng chén men say uống cạn dần .
I drank whisky until I was about to get drunk .
Thơ ngồi dệt mộng thiếu giai nhân
I made a poem when my love was away .
Thì tôi lên tiếng lòng hoang vắng .
It was just full of loneliness .
Nâng chén men say uống cạn dần …
I drank whisky until I was about to get drunk …
Những lúc tôi buồn nói với ai ?
Whom could I tell when I was sad ?
Cho trăng ôm nhẹ mối u hoài ?
Maybe the moon
Để sao giữ lấy niềm hiu hắt ?
Or a star .
Ôi lúc tôi buồn nói với ai …
Oh , whom could I tell when I was sad …
Khai Phi Hạnh Nguyên
Translation into plain English by KP reviewed by Matthew Smith