Saturday, June 19, 2010

ULUVUS Returns

ULUVUS - Sao Sai Ta Jing Jai


Wow, it's been a while since ULUVUS released a new music video. For those who have not yet heard about this group here is a quick summary of them. ULUVUS, or you love us, is a farang rock band in Laos. They are from Australia and are signed with Indee Records. Some of their hits include, "Phou Sao Bor Son Jai Hao", "Pichalana", and "Huk Gun Leo". 


Now they are back with a new music video for their latest single, "Sao Sai Ta Jing Jai". At first I wasn't very fond of this song. I listened to it over and over mainly because I couldn't make out what he was saying. It wasn't until I read the lyrics captioned onto the music video that I understood what the song was about. It's actually a very sweet song but with a sad ending to it. This song is a bit more on the serious side than their other songs which were mostly up-tempo music.


The song is about a guy who falls in love with a girl who works at a pho restaurant. At first he was not brave enough to ask her out but he returned the following day and was able to make a date. Every thing seemed so sweet with the two but then days after the guy found out some bad news. In the music video you see a plane take off. That should be a hint of what he was referring to about "bad news". 


I have mixed feelings about this. The music video was alright. The story was nice and all but the production could have been better. Lately, I've been noticing the music videos released by Indee Records are set to a "square" resolution. Usually I see music videos in a rectangle shape. It made the video look home made and a bit cheap. Other than that I think they did a good job. The guys looked great singing out in the nature of Laos. Looked like a lot of fun!


ULUVUS - Sao Sai Ta Jing Jai



Lyrics
I tried to translate it to English. It's not very accurate but I tried my best.

KIT HOD TAE KEUAY HEN NONG TEUA DIEO
I miss you but I've only seen you once
SAI TA JING JAI KEU JUNG DUANG DAO
Your eyes like the stars
PEN PAI DAI TEE HAO JA YOO NAM GUN
Will we ever be able to be together?
BOR GA TARM SAO SAI TA JING JAI
I wasn't brave enough to ask you

MEU NUN KOY HEN JAO HEAD WIAK YOO HAN FER
That day I saw you working at the pho restaraunt
AI SUNG FER LEO NONG KEU BOR SON JAI
I ordered some pho but why didn't you care
SIA OKKARD LOM NUM NONG EEK LEO
I lost my chance to talk to you again
KA TOM NAM SOOB LAE KA TOM LOOG SEEN
The price of the soup and the price of the meat balls  (what??)

PEN PAI DAI BOR... TEE DAI NUD NAM JAO
Will it be possible... for me to be with you

AI TONG GARN YOO NAM GUN
I want us to be together
YOO PHOU DIEO BAEB NEE BOR DAI
I can't be alone like this
HAO GARN TONG KAO JAI GUN
We must be able to understand each other
YARK YOO NAM GUN TALOD PAI
and want to be with each other forever

JON GAO HAO JA DAI JER GUN
But how will we able to meet each other
KID HOD JAO.. SAO SAI TA JING JAI (JING JAI)
I miss you.. the girl with the sincerest eyes

MEU TOR PAI HEN JAO HAED WIAK YOO HAN FER
The next day I saw you work at the pho restaurant
TEUA NEE DAI OKKARD LOM NAM NONG
This time I had the chance to talk to you
SAI TA KEU GAO HOY YIM WAN WAN
Your eyes were like before, your smile was just as sweet
LEO GA NUD JAO PAI LIN NAM GUN
I then asked you to go out with me

SOUD SOUD YOT....TEE DAI NUB NAM JAO
This is great... that I get to be with you

(#) AI TONG GARN YOO NAM GUN 
I want us to be together
YOO PHOU DIEO BAEB NEE BOR DAI
I can't be alone like this
HAO GARN TONG KAO JAI GUN
We must be able to understand each other
YARK YOO NAM GUN TALOD PAI
and want to be with each other forever

TA KHUAM FUN PEN JING 
If dreams are really true
HAO JA DAI NAM GUN SAMER
We can then be together
TA KHUAM FUN PEN JING
If dreams are really true.. 
HAO JA DAI HUK GUN
We can love each other

KOY DAI YIN KAO TEE BOR DEE HAED HAI KOY SIA JAI
I heard some bad news that made me feel sad
BOR MAEN KHUAM JING MUN PEN PAI BOR DAI
This is not true, this cannot be
KEE LOD ORK PAI..KEE WAI WAI JON HOD HAN JAO
I drove my moped out.. drove really fast to your restaurant 
SOK JAO BOR HEN TEE JING LEO SIA JAO PAI
I couldn't find you.. It was true that I lost you

(Repeat #)

MUN SA GERN PAI LEO 
It's over now
SIA DAI SAO SAI TA JING JAI
Pity.. The girl with the sincere eyes

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