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Letter to Dadសំបុត្រជូនប៉ា

Khmer Hip Hop for Pchum Ben

Released
October 6, 2026
Length
3:41
Plays
84

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About this song

He came from the refugee camp with nothing in his hands. Worked two jobs, graveyard shift at the donut shop, so his kids could go to school. He never once said "I love you." He just left a donut on the table every morning.

This Pchum Ben, a son finally writes him a letter, and says the words neither of them ever said.

Tag someone whose dad loved them quietly.

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Lyrics

ប៉ាអើយ... កូនសរសេរមកប៉ា Can you hear me, Pa? [Verse 1] ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌមកដល់ កូនអុជធូបបីដើម ឈ្មោះប៉ាសរសេរ លើក្រដាសតូចមួយ ប៉ាមកពីជំរំ គ្មានអ្វីក្នុងដៃ ធ្វើការពីរកន្លែង ដើម្បីឱ្យកូនរៀន Graveyard shift at the donut shop ដៃប៉ាប្រឡាក់ម្សៅ ពេលកូនដេកលក់ ប៉ាមិនដែលថា "ប៉ាស្រឡាញ់កូន" តែប៉ាទុកនំមួយ លើតុរាល់ព្រឹក That was your "I love you" កូនទើបយល់ ពេលប៉ាលែងនៅ [Hook] ប៉ាអើយ... កូនសរសេរមកប៉ា ឧទ្ទិសកុសល ទៅដល់ប៉ាទីណាក៏ដោយ Can you hear me, Pa? ពាក្យដែលកូនមិនដែលនិយាយ I love you, I love you ឥឡូវកូននិយាយហើយ ប៉ាអើយ... ប៉ាឮទេ? Can you hear me, Pa? [Verse 2] កាលពីក្មេង កូនខ្មាសប៉ា អង់គ្លេសប៉ាមិនច្បាស់ នៅមុខគ្រូ កូនបកប្រែឱ្យ ទាំងមុខក្រញូវ Teenage me thought I knew it all ប៉ាស្ងាត់ ប៉ាមិនតវ៉ា ប៉ាឃើញសង្គ្រាម ឃើញអ្វីដែលកូនមិនដឹង ស្នាមរបួសក្នុងចិត្ត ប៉ាលាក់ម្នាក់ឯង ដើម្បីឱ្យកូន រស់ដោយមិនដឹង Now I know why you were quiet កូនសុំទោសប៉ា [Verse 3] ឥឡូវកូនជាប៉ា ធ្វើការយប់ដូចប៉ា ទុកអ្វីៗលើតុ ពេលកូនខ្ញុំដេក កូនប្រុសខ្ញុំសួរ "តាជាមនុស្សយ៉ាងម៉េច?" កូនប្រាប់គេ ពីប៉ា ពីនំ ពីជំរំ ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌនេះ កូននាំចៅមកវត្ត ចៅកាន់បាយបិណ្ឌ ដៃតូចៗ ប៉ាមិនដែលបានជួបចៅ តែចៅស្គាល់ឈ្មោះប៉ា [Bridge] ធូបហុយឡើង... Thank you for the donuts, Pa ទៀនភ្លឺ... Thank you for the silence កុសលនេះ... Thank you for everything [Outro] ប៉ា... កូនស្រឡាញ់ប៉ា IN ENGLISH Hook: Pa, I'm writing to you. I dedicate this merit to you, wherever you are. The words I never said: I love you. Now I'm finally saying it. Pa, can you hear me? Verse 1: Pchum Ben is here. I light three incense sticks and write your name on a small piece of paper. You came from the refugee camp with nothing in your hands, worked two jobs so I could go to school. Your hands covered in flour while I slept. You never said "I love you," but you left a donut on the table every morning. I only understood after you were gone. Verse 2: As a kid, I was embarrassed of you. Your English wasn't clear in front of my teachers, and I translated with a frown. You stayed quiet and never argued back. You saw the war, saw things I'll never know, and hid those scars alone so I could live without knowing. I'm sorry, Pa. Verse 3: Now I'm a dad who works nights like you, leaving things on the table while my kids sleep. My son asked, "What was Grandpa like?" I told him about you, the donuts, the camp. This Pchum Ben I brought your grandson to the wat, holding rice balls in his little hands. You never got to meet him, but he knows your name. Outro: Pa... I love you. Created by Somleng Studio with AI-assisted music and visuals.

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