“Mad Because of Loving You" Kung Prous Sralanh by Sinn Sisamouth w/ English Translation, Khmer Song

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“Mad Because of Loving You”
Music/Lyrics/Vocal by Sinn Sisamouth
Arrangement by Mouk Chhuon

The end of our love was hard to swallow, hard to swallow
I lost my head when it came to you
I’ll try till death, till death
That you would not fall into someone else’s hand.

You are perfect in everyway, in every way
So perfect, just like the sky and the moon
I had been defeated by love, defeated by love
Just like moonlight blackened by clouds.

I used to wonder why I was quick to anger
Whenever you withdrew and became distant
Everyone else did not bother me in the least, didn't bother me
When it came to you, it was rage and love all at once.

Now I understand
I understand that my anger stemmed from my love for you
My jealousy turned into anger, into anger
Forgive me
I got mad because I love you.

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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