[The Mandarin Road] - a cycle of 19 songs detailing a journey from northern to southern Vietnam. He started writing the songs in 1954 and competed them in 1960. The purpose of these songs was to affirm the cultural unity of Vietnam and to protest the partition of the country. These songs are still banned in Vietnam. Trường ca Mẹ Việt Nam [Mother Vietnam] - a cycle of many songs about Vietnam personified as mothers. These songs are still banned in Vietnam. Việt Nam Việt Nam - the last song in the cycle, it enjoyed the status of an unofficial national anthem in South Vietnam. Before dying, he expressed his wish for this song to be allowed to circulate in his native country. Vết Thù Trên Lưng Ngựa Hoang (co-author with Ngọc Chánh) Vợ Chồng Quê Yêu Em Vào Cõi Chết Phạm Duy has also written lyrics for many foreign songs and brought them to Vietnamese audiences. Some examples included: Chuyện Tình Yêu Dòng Sông Xanh Khi Xưa Ta Bé (Bang Bang) Ngày Tân Hôn Que Sera Sera Trở Về Mái Nhà Xưa Books Phạm Duy wrote an autobiography (Hồi Ký Phạm Duy) which has 4 volumes. Phạm-Duy Musics of Vietnam translated Dale R. Whiteside - 1975 References External links Official website Pham Duy Obituary, Los Angeles Times Interview with Pham Duy, 1982 Vietnam's Rock 'n' Roll War, includes an interview with Pham Duy Phạm Duy's Works, English Translations by Pham Quang Tuan Phạm Duy and his songs in vietnamese Phạm Duy's Song Lyrics Phạm Duy and Modern Vietnamese History Pham Duy at Wikivietlit English Lyrics to Me Viet Nam Folk Songs of Vietnam Album Details at Smithsonian Folkways 1921 births 2013 deaths People from Hanoi Vietnamese expatriates in the United States Vietnamese composers People from Midway City, California Vietnamese songwriters 20th-century Vietnamese male singers