Songs from the Vietnam War - 'Return to Galang' by Phan Văn Hưng & Trân Trung Đạo скачать в хорошем качестве

Songs from the Vietnam War - 'Return to Galang' by Phan Văn Hưng & Trân Trung Đạo

This song from the 'Vietnam' Requiem' premiered in Canberra, Australia on 6 June 2021, 50 years after the Vietnam War. It was performed by Phan Văn Hưng, guitar and Patrick Suthers, cello. Conducted by Christopher Latham OAM. Produced by the Flowers of Peace (formally the Flowers of War), this concert was intended to demonstrate the cost of war. Christopher Latham, Director states 'to everyone who has known great suffering, this is the music that has been called forth from our souls. Music can be a great balm to soothe after loss, to help the heart to heal. It is my hope that this vast great continent allows us space enough for our hearts to expand, so we can forgive and release these painful wounds that we carry as a nation.’ Return to Galang Lyrics: by Phan Văn Hưng & Trân Trung Đạo Alone on this shore Wind gushing around Galang on a hot day Memories all gushing back Dazzling colours of the sea Suddenly the pain is here Waves still howling And my soul howling too Why am I staring At the boats of my life All the loves drowned Memories scattered? My heart broken up like this stone A memorial of people’s hate Shadows of my prison days Still throbbing in the night Pieces of me taken away I don’t even know where As if waves are hurling themselves And starts are sprinkled to dust I’m still standing in silence Sea humming in the distance Another night is falling Wrapping around where you sleep my love Here I left my heart Still warm after a thousand years Tomorrow hasn’t come In a life without you My heart broken up like this stone A memorial of people’s hate Shadows of my prison days Still throbbing in the night Pieces of me taken away I even don’t know where As if waves are hurling themselves And stars are sprinkled to dust Oh this heavy load I’ve carried for too long Go away my darkness Vanish my sorrow Phan Văn Hưng Biography: Phan Văn Hưng had just finished his studies when the Vietnam War ended in 1975 but what followed was another chapter of extreme suffering for the Vietnamese people. For the next 30 years and together with his wife Nam Dao, Hưng went on to write and perform over 120 songs to tell these harrowing stories – one real person and one real story at a time. Taken together the songs paint a vivid picture of a heart-wrenching era that saw boat people escape by the million to reach free countries such as Australia. Hưng is seen by many as the emblematic songwriter of the post-1975 period and his songs are loved by people outside and inside Vietnam. He has retired after a career in engineering and community service. The Flowers of Peace is a small arts company that relies on donations to continue to create, record and publish the music and content from its live performances. If you wish to support this project you can donate via flowersofpeace.com.au We wish to thank the following for their belief in and support of this special project: HE General the Hon. David Hurley AC DSC Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hewitt, RNZA (rtd) Bon Nguyen, President Vietnamese Community in Australia Australian War Memorial Metal Manufactures Limited Department of Veterans’ Affairs Australia Council for the Arts RSL Australia ANU School of Music and the Llewellyn Hall staff Canberra Symphony Orchestra Australia Defence Force Vietnamese Community in Australia RiotACT media Australian Cultural Fund National Archives of Australia Defence Health The nine veteran's organisations (see full list on page 2 in the Program Guide) Private donors (see full list on page 49 of the Program Guide) The team: (see full list on page 50 and 51 of the Program Guide): Joanne Fisher, General Manager Matt Anderson PSM Director, Australian War Memorial Maj Gen (Ret.) Brian Dawson AM, CSC Assistant Director National Collection, AWM Sir Jonathan Mills AO Advisor Quang Luu AO Advisor Dr Bui Trong Cuong OAM Bon Nguyen President, Vietnamese Community in Australia Toan Nguyen Vice President, Vietnamese Community in Australia Dr My-Van Tran Le Cong President, VCA ACT Phung Nguyen President, VCA SA Ms. Kim-Thoa Tu Nguyen Vice President, VCA SA Mr Phong The Nguyên Chairperson, Vietnamese Museum Australia Hoa Thien Lam Thuan Nguyen Assoc Professor Nathalie Nguyen South Vietnamese Historian Nguyen Ngoc Cu & James Nguyen Ðông Sõn drum owners Peggy Polias Director’s Assistant/Typesetting Alex Sloan AM Master of Ceremonies Dr Kim Cunio Head of School, ANU School of Music Friends of the School of Music Dan Sloss Production Co-ordinator Jed Buchanan Llewellyn Hall Technical Services Bob Scott Audio Director Craig Greening Sound Felix Abrahams Sound Thomas Fisher Visual Projections and Technician; Producer of this video Lenny Weiss Assistant Conductor Bec Poulter Stage Manager barb Barnett Venue Stage Manager Tim Page Images Consultant Deanna Riddell Venue and Events Manager Tim Levy Llewellyn Hall Technical Services Nikole Neal Director Broadcast