{"id":17559,"date":"2025-05-05T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=17559"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:17:21","slug":"ai-music-return-visit-to-saigon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=17559","title":{"rendered":"AI Music &#8220;Return Visit to Saigon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17559-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Return-Visit-to-Saigon-cinematic.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Return-Visit-to-Saigon-cinematic.mp3\">http:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Return-Visit-to-Saigon-cinematic.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Do thi s\u0129 d\u1ecbch gi\u1ea3 V\u01b0\u01a1ng Thanh th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng AI.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"495\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NfuiGX3h-9Q\" title=\"Return Visit to Saigon - Y\u00ean S\u01a1n, V\u01b0\u01a1ng Thanh\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a farewell and a love letter, both spoken in the language of silence.<\/p>\n<p>A gift of memory, suspended in sound.<\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<br \/>\nReturn Visit to Saigon<br \/>\nfrom \u201cV\u1ec1 Th\u0103m L\u1ea1i S\u00e0i G\u00f2n\u201d by Y\u00ean S\u01a1n<br \/>\nLyrics adaptation by V\u01b0\u01a1ng Thanh<br \/>\n________________________________________<br \/>\n[Verse 1]<br \/>\nO Saigon, my beloved city,<br \/>\nI came back on a rainy night.<br \/>\nFeeling like a stranger,<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve changed your name, your colors,<br \/>\nYou&#8217;re not the same again.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nO Saigon, where are you now?<br \/>\nGone, the sunlight on your brow.<br \/>\nTamarind leaves on memory\u2019s street,<br \/>\nWhere my darling and I would meet.<br \/>\nO Saigon, so far, so near\u2014<br \/>\nI bow my head to hide a tear.<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nO Saigon, days of gentle clouds,<br \/>\nOf \u00e1o d\u00e0i floating through the crowds.<br \/>\nThe laughter, songs, and schoolyard cheers,<br \/>\nStill echo softly through the years.<br \/>\nNow silence fills the alleys,<br \/>\nAnd those who were friends<br \/>\nSmile like strangers passing\u2014<br \/>\nIn a foreign land.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nO Saigon, where are you now?<br \/>\nGone, the sunlight on your brow.<br \/>\nTamarind leaves on memory\u2019s street,<br \/>\nWhere my darling and I would meet.<br \/>\nO Saigon, so far, so near\u2014<br \/>\nI bow my head to hide a tear.<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOld friends, old town\u2014<br \/>\nAre stories redefined.<br \/>\nFamiliar names erased,<br \/>\nNew shadows left behind.<br \/>\nMy heart still walks your corners,<br \/>\nBut you&#8217;re a dream I chase\u2014<br \/>\nSaigon of my childhood,<br \/>\nNow a stranger\u2019s place.<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nO Saigon, where are you now?<br \/>\nJust a whisper, lost somehow.<br \/>\nBut in my heart, you still remain,<br \/>\nThrough sorrow\u2019s mist and gentle rain.<br \/>\nO Saigon, I hold you dear\u2014<br \/>\nEven as you disappear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do thi s\u0129 d\u1ecbch gi\u1ea3 V\u01b0\u01a1ng Thanh th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n b\u1eb1ng AI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17559"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17559"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17563,"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17559\/revisions\/17563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}