“Beautiful” by Huoy Meas, Saat Naas w/ English Translation, Khmer Song, ស្អាតណាស់, chanson khmère

“Beautiful”
Vocal by Huoy Meas
Music & Lyrics by Voy Ho
Arrangement by Has Salan
I’ve just come of age
(So beautiful! So beautiful!)
I’ve just come of age
(So pretty! So pretty!)
I am of age this new year.
I am like honey, honey at its peak.
How sweet am I?
I had a strange dream last night
(What was your dream?)
I had a strange dream last night
(What did you see? What did you see?)
I saw cobras chasing me.
So many snakes were chasing me.
I wonder what it means?
I’m feeling so very afraid
(Don’t be scared! Don’t be scared!)
I’m feeling so very afraid
(Don’t be scared, darling)
I asked others. They said snakes are a sign of love. It’s love!
I’ll soon have men chasing me!
What is love?
(I’ll tell you, darling)
What is love?
(No need to worry, darling)
What is love?
How does it look?
What does it taste like?
I want to know what love is!
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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[@thelstan5065]

Thank you so so much 💗

[@dmkhmer]

You're very welcome!

[@lisasou7078]

Good translation.

[@dmkhmer]

Thank you!