“I Love Only You” Khn’om Sralanh Tae Bong by Ros Sereysothea, ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់តែបង, Khmer Song, Voy Ho

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“I Love Only You”
(Khn’om Sralanh Tae Bong)
Vocal by Ros Sereysothea
Music & Lyrics by Voy Ho
Arrangement by Has Salan

Do you realize, my love, that I love you with all of my being? My sleep is plagued by despair because my heart misses you. My suffering has doubled as a result of you.

Plenty of men are not as successful as you; I miss and loathe you night and day. Do not leave me wondering, my dear: do you have any sympathy for me at all?

My heart misses you; it misses you, my greatest love! Be a little understanding; do not delay any longer and make me feel ashamed because of you!

I am youthful, immaculate, and complement your beauty. Please be sympathetic, my dearest love. Tell me your intentions, please.

Translation is a serious craft. One must capture the voice of an author writing in one language and relate it to another without overtaking the original author’s voice. One has to leave traces that the translation had ever taken place. Translating lyrics doesn't work if one were to translate word by word, or even sentence by sentence. And translating Khmer lyrics to English is even harder as some words just don't translate well. So I took some liberties to get a smoother translation.

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