The “forever spring” - Spring songs
Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu
SUMMARY: A collection of songs about spring: “Ru em từng ngón xuân nồng - Lullaby of the Fragrant Spring” by Trịnh Công Sơn (1965), “Mưa xuân - Spring Rain” by Đức Trịnh (1987), “Thì thầm mùa xuân - Whisper of Spring” by Ngọc Châu (1992), and the piano version of “Chiếc khăn piêu - The Piêu Scarf” by Doãn Nho (1956-2022). These four songs were created from the fifties to the nineties in the twentieth century and are considered “favorite songs” of many generations, not limited to the spring season. Interwoven with musical analysis are the emotions and personal experiences of the author, Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu, which help readers perceive the beauty, value, and vitality within these four songs.
KEYWORDS: Songs, Spring, Nguyễn Thị Minh Châu.