The Vietnam People's Army Female Chorus
Credited on the record as Girls' Vocal Group of Vietnam People's Army Ensemble.
Con Trâu Sắt = The Iron Buffalo
1961 · Dihavina 6102 · Hanoi, North Vietnam
- Artist
- The Vietnam People's Army Female Chorus
- Credited on the record as
- Girls' Vocal Group of Vietnam People's Army Ensemble
- Title
- Con Trâu Sắt = The Iron Buffalo
- Release
- Vietnamese Songs
- Year
- 1961
- Label
- Dihavina # 6102
- Format
- 7" · EP
- Language
- Vietnamese
- Country
- Hanoi, North Vietnam
- Songwriter
- Trần Chương
- Genre
- Vietnamese Music · Nhạc đỏ
- Primary theme
- Vietnamese Patriotic
Lyrics
English: Pausing on the hill among the upland fields and passes / Suddenly I hear an engine roaring in the fields below / Looking down, I'm amazed — oh, what's this? / What is crossing the forest, its blade turning up the soil? / Ố ô ố, ồ ô ồ — yes, that's it, it really is a tractor Oh, the iron buffalo, sisters! / Our home village has a tractor now / For so many years our hearts have longed and waited / Now an engine sings in our countryside Quick, quick, come and see, sisters / The tractor is turning the furrows over there / Beside the fields the green forest laughs and sings / The scent of our homeland's soil fills the air Pì noong lé ỉ noóng ơ ơi / The wild forest has turned into green rice fields / The Northwest is peaceful and happy / On the state farm the rice grows and the tractor roars / Ố ô ố, ồ ô ồ — the tractor resounds through all the villages Hurrah for the iron buffalo, sisters! / It ploughs, it pulls, it rumbles and growls / As if laughing and cheering all by itself / Joyfully greeting our homeland And on its back sits a handsome young man / The star on his yellow helmet still shines bright / Look over there — it's a soldier / Come back here now to drive the tractor Hầy dô, hấy dô, hấy dồ / I love you so, so very much, soldier! ____ Vietnamese: Dừng chân giữa đồi giữa nương đèo / Chợt nghe máy rú dưới nương reo / Nhìn xuống ngỡ ngàng ô hay / Cái gì băng ngàn, lưỡi cày tung đất / Ố ô ố, ồ ô ồ, đúng rồi, đây đúng máy cày rồi Ô con trâu sắt chị em ơi / Quê nhà…
Notes
Dihavina 6102, 45 rpm, "Vietnamese Songs"; front sleeve shows a drawing of green bamboo over water against blue and black, signed L.T. Đức. Back lists side CK 001: "The Iron Buffalo" (music and words: Tran Chuong), Girls' Vocal Group of Vietnam People's Army Ensemble; "The Song of Hope" (music and words: Van Ky), Khanh Van, soprano solo; side CK 002: "The Nice Bamboo-Tree" (folk song), Girls' Vocal Group of Vietnam People's Ensemble; "The Leaf Wind Instrument" (music and words: Nguyen Nhung), Girls' Vocal Group of Vietnam People's Army Ensemble. "Distributors: Xunhasaba, 32 Hai-Ba-Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam"; "Made in the D. R. of Vietnam". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
The women's choir of the Vietnam People's Army song and dance ensemble, Hanoi.
Themes
From the release Vietnamese Songs