''Lan và Điệp'' (Lan and Điệp) is a form of Vietnamese folk song. It is a
cai luong
Cai or CAI may refer to:
Places
* Cai (state), a state in ancient China
* Caí River, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* Cái River, Vietnam
* Cairo International Airport (IATA airport code)
* Caithness, a historic county in Scotland (Chapman code)
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song with a
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...
type plot about starcrossed lovers which originated in the 1930s. In the song the girl's name is typically Lan and the boy's name is Điệp. Unlike the typical
vong co song which is a solo song of separation from a loved one, the Lan and Diep song is either a duet or a response song.
[Songs of the Caged, Songs of the Free: Music and the Vietnamese ... - Page 38 Adelaida Reyes - 1999 "Two Buddhist monks supervised the rehearsals, and a solitary guitarist off to one corner played softly to himself. A group of young people sang vong co from "Lan va Diep" to each other."]
References
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Vietnamese music
Vietnamese songs