Renate Nguyen’s Artist Blog

If you read my Vocal Space blog and have had a look around this site, you’ll probably know that I am a Singer & Songwriter as well as a passionate blogger. This Vocal Space blog focuses on Indigenous Music and Arts of course, but I also write about music more broadly on my Artist Blog.

In my artist blog I share my latest recordings, videos and updates. I also write Music Reviews. My latest music review is of a WOMADelaide compilation CD that includes some indigenous music. You can read the review here.

If you’re interested in staying up to date on what I do musically as a recording and performing Artist, you can sign-up for my monthly newsletter.

Renate Nguyen’s Official Newsletter – April 2011

April is here and I’m getting ready to send out my monthly newsletter, which has a brand new look. It contains all my musical updates – gigs, interviews, songwriting, awards… you can sign-up via the link below if you’d like to stay updated. (and if you haven’t heard my music yet, check out my website or download my music from iTunes).

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This little favour 这小恩惠

Oh poor you,
The status quo has woken up raining
And you haven’t bothered with a parade
of any sort

Is a drenched one beneath you?
You could just let it pour?

Do yourself this little favour
Feel how rain can kiss you
Feel how life can rush back to your cheeks

Oh poor you,
Clouds hug your sky
Spitefully tormenting
and you let them

Petrified, you call it wisdom
To hold on for dear life

Do yourself this little favour
Find a bit of foolishness
Find a bit of folly and venture

Watch your life soar in the storm
Oh, what foolishness!

Watch the wind take your dreams high
Oh, such folly!

Your affliction might be sweet
Poor you!

© by Renate B. Nguyen 2006

Legeloren

Achteloos verloog hij
nam licht de dwaalte
en vond verloed

Achterbeten was het
als zoete dwoest
eerst voorzichtig
en versparend
toen zonder achting
en versloren

Zo vond zij hem
verkringeld
in zijn ongedogen

Zij kwaamde
zijn verlaat

Trienend

niet om de teelde
niet om het verdwang

maar om het legeloren
zo ontastbaar
in haar handen

© by Renate B. Nguyen 2006

Boos 生气的

boos
maar de roos weigert
wenst niet te verfraaien
wat mijn ware aard
verbloemen

© by Renate B. Nguyen 2006