Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a Vietnamese composer, musician, painter and songwriter. He, along with
Phạm Duy and
Văn Cao, is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern Vietnamese music. Trịnh Công Sơn wrote over 600 songs during the 1960s and 1970s. He became one of Occupied Vietnam's (Republic of Vietnam) best-known singer-songwriters, after his first hit, Ướt mi (Tearing 'Lashes) in 1957. He was frequently under pressure from the puppet government, which was displeased with the pacifist's lyrics of such songs as Ngủ …
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