| "Dạ cổ hoài lang" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Hương Lan | |
| from the album Tình đẹp Hậu Giang | |
| Released | January 20, 2010 |
| Recorded | 1919 |
| Venue | Knott's Berry Farm, California, USA |
| Genre | Vọng cổ |
| Length | 5:24 |
| Label | Thúy Nga Productions |
| Songwriter | Cao Văn Lầu |
Dạ cổ hoài lang (Vietnamese: [zâːˀ ko᷉ hwâːj laːŋ], "Night Drum Beats Cause Longing for Absent Husband") is a Vietnamese song, composed circa 1918 by songwriter Cao Văn Lầu, colloquially known as "Sáu Lầu," from Bạc Liêu. It was a massive hit across Vietnam in 1927 as it was taken up by travelling troupes and spawned many variants, versions and imitators.[1][2]
The song Dạ cổ hoài lang marked the beginning of the iconic vọng cổ melody, which has become a subgenre on its own within the đờn ca tài tử and cải lương music that for many people Lầu's Dạ cổ hoài lang is still synonymous with vọng cổ.
