wow this so amazing, i had a dream of something similar to this actually with ppl riding elephants and big temple with lots of people walking around in front and sitting like they are, it was so vivid and vibrant.
That your fake history? All way claim without any proof.this is Robam preah reach trop or Cambodia royal dance already registered in the unesco in 2003 us Khmer heritage tach if they’re not original they can’t put in the unesco mentally people your country now becomes nonsense.Thai want to stole everything from Cambodia so even now they’re make a fake history without any evidence to back up their claim.shameless your people.the world they’re not stupid ok
Invaders, Looters Siem you’re not enough stolen and raided the peaceful Khmer Empire Civilization . Thailand seized 29 Khmer outlying provinces then 19 more Khmer outlying provinces remain under Siem ( Thailand) possession. Dong forget Bangkok was still in Khmer language and Khmer grammar . Bang translate as River or Lake and KOK : translate as Dry or Dry season , Dry Lake. Bangkok was Cambodia territories but Siem sacked our Khmer Capital . Bangkok was a river or island full of water reptile one day the dry season occurs affecting all rivers and lakes surrounding. That’s what the Khmer language as BANGKOK translate .
Thanks! I just found out the part where is sounds like "hai" is actually "ai" according to document a friend sent me. It is written as ឆ្ពោះឰប្រជុំទេពនិករ, ឰ=អៃ The stanza in the full version for Phleng Yani has 4 lines, but this version only 2 lines are sung. I wonder how much choreography is left out in the dance by omitting them. Not only that, the rhyming is also affected. What is used in performance nowadays doesn't have a complicated rhyming scheme (usually only words at the end or middle of a line rhyme), but if you look in the original stanzas, you may notice the rhyme is more complex.
Dear Amok Trey, I'd like to ask you how you get this photo of dancers. This photo is taken in the 70's in Phnom Penh by my husband and I wonder how you get it here.
+keikokit2 I did not know who own the rights. But this photo is used in Paul Cravath's book Earth in Flower. You can probably find it on the website still for the book.
+Amok Trey Thank you for your reply. My husband gave this photo to Paul for his book, Earth in Flower. They were in Phnom Penh in the '70s together. The copy-right of this photo belong to my husband, Mr.Colin Grafton. We will be very happy if you add the credit to mention my husband's name whenever you use this photo. We are having photo exhibition with other photos taken in 1974 in Phnom Penh in the same performance from April 1st to 30th, 2016 at Bophana Center, Phnom Penh. So the copy-right issue is very important for us.
@dekchaiplawan Kom Vien (គោមវៀន) โคมเวียน (Khom Wian). The Cambodian version of Kom Vien is very slow and sounds very different from the Thai version but if you listen carefully, you can hear the similarities in the melody. About chha-banchoss (ឆា-បញ្ចុះ), I think this is a variation of Phleng Cha in Cambodian dance, you can hear long version in this video: watch?v=Nz9s7g8HPFs (part 1-3)
@TSerey See watch?v=TXbdo4DMdjs and also watch?v=M58txK-oq9k for two other performances. They start off with the Thai version of Kom Wian, this sounds very different from the Khmer version though. The lyrics and music are pretty similar, except it doesn't have Chha-Banchoss. There are three other dances, but Phra Thong is most common. According to some Thai sites, they use these dances for the Khon episode of Nonthuk where the angels are dancing and also Mani Mekhala full version.
@MusaboruOo Hello, do you have the Thai version of the dance, I would like to see it. I'll describe to you more about the Khmer version, when I gather all the info.
@TSerey Thanks for the info. Have you seen Preah Thong before? Is it anything like the Thai version? I'm just curious as to what the Khmer dance is like. I also suspect that the video titled as "Robam Circa" might actually be Robam Preah Thong (or one of the other 3 dances related to Moni Mekhala). Would you know what it is? Here's Thai version: watch?v=A3p7RGk1flY And "Robam Circa": watch?v=N7W820rD93s
@angkorpisey If you want the whole dance, it's about an hour long O-O , the dance is called "Boun Mat." Khmer Arts Academy will be performing 9min of "Preah Thong" at Cal State Fullerton in Mar. 2012.
@lilcraziaznkid Robam Preah Thong That time, The Devas each so Graceful, The Beautiful Angel Princesses, Happy and Content, Lovable and Adorable, Every single Body. Robam Vorachun That time, The Glorious Arjuna, Departs his palace, Sees the beloved celestials praying, The angels assembled in groups. (Then do Robam Makar) These versions left out a lot of lyrical content. Robam Preah Thong is comparable to TepMonorom. Robam Vorachun concerns his vanity and preparing to dance with the angels.
