"A Round of Vietnam" is a song composed by musician Dong Thien Duc, released by Tung Duong in June 2023 on the YouTube platform.
After a year, the song attracted 18 million views and spread across many social media platforms. Recently, the song suddenly became "feverish" again after Tung Duong performed it at a show.
However, the song has been embroiled in controversy over its lyrics. The reason is that a line in the song describes Vietnamese people as having "brown skin". Specifically, the line is: "Vietnamese people have brown skin, black eyes, fragrant and indomitable like lotus branches".
In addition, some audiences were unhappy that a song about Vietnam ended with English lyrics. They left comments under the video recording Tung Duong's performance.
The song "A Round of Vietnam" performed by Tung Duong is currently embroiled in controversy.
Responding to these controversies, the song's author, musician Dong Thien Duc, has officially spoken out.
Regarding the description of Vietnamese people as "brown skin", he explained: "Figuratively, I used the word "brown skin" because in the beginning of the song, I mentioned my mother. Maybe before she gave birth to me and my siblings, my mother had yellow skin, but through the hard days, sleeping under the sun, blocking the wind and rain to raise us, her skin became dark brown and tanned. Putting the word "brown skin" in the song is the thing I respect most about my parents and all Vietnamese people."
Musician Dong Thien Duc.
Regarding adding the English ending, the musician said that he composed "A Round of Vietnam" at the request of a travel and culinary program specializing in introducing the beauty of the homeland and Vietnamese people to foreign friends.
For this reason, the program's Organizing Committee wants to include an English sentence in the song to convey the song's message to international tourists more easily.
"At first, when I heard this suggestion from the program, I objected much more strongly than you. Suddenly, my 'child' inserted half English and half Vietnamese.
Moreover, this is a song about the homeland. But thinking back, developing the country and integrating is not the job of just anyone. A musician like Duc will choose to express himself through songs," he said.
The song "One Round of Vietnam" performed by Tung Duong. (Video: Tung Duong)
Dong Thien Duc's real name is Dang Huu Duc, he was born in 1987 in a family with no artistic tradition in Binh Dinh. After leaving the programming profession, Dong Thien Duc gradually made his mark with a series of hit songs such as: " Tomorrow people get married", "Who is loyal to love forever", "Khoa ly biet"...
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bai-hat-mot-vong-viet-nam-vuong-tranh-cai-ve-ca-tu-nhac-si-noi-gi-19224061708382407.htm
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