place for the first time on 22 April 2022. Love songs Love is the single biggest recurring theme in Trinh's work. His love songs constitute the majority of the songs. Most of them are sad, conveying a sense of despondence and solitude as in "Sương đêm", "Ướt mi". Songs are either about loss as in "Diểm xưa", "Biển nhớ", or nostalgia: "Tình xa", "Tình sầu", "Tình nhớ", "Em còn nhớ hay em đã quên", "Hoa vàng mấy độ". Other songs, additionally carry philosophical messages from a man to his lover: "Cỏ xót xa đưa", "Gọi tên bốn mùa", "Mưa hồng". The style is sly, simple, suitable to be rendered in Slow, Blues or Boston. The lyrics are overwhelmingly poetic, candid and yet deeply poignant, oftentimes hinting elements of symbolism and surrealism. References External links BBC News article on Trịnh Công Sơn's funeral A tribute to Trịnh Công Sơn An extensive site on Trịnh Công Sơn, including most of his songs, writings, and articles about him Trịnh Công Sơn songs on writeopenstory, with links to many Vietnamese songs on him 1939 births 2001 deaths Vietnamese composers People from Đắk Lắk Province People from Huế Vietnamese songwriters Vietnamese musicians