I heard this amazing song (cover) by Kos Lis (DROOOL) the other day and I just had to get my hands on this song. It’s such a beautiful song, very touching and very bittersweet. I must have listened to this song over 1000 times. Somehow I am always pulled by bittersweet songs.

So I found out that the original singer was Song V. Xiong, a classic (early 80’s) Hmong singer and the song was written by Xav Lee(?). Her version was beautiful and just as bittersweet. Between Song’s version and Kos’s cover, there is only two or three words that were changed, but it was honestly only changed to compensate the fact that they are different gender, the meaning and the song itself is still the same.

I do not know if this is only a cover or a single, but I can’t seem to find exactly what album this song is in. I know it’s not in his last 4 or 5 albums and it can’t possibly be in his first few albums, but regardless, he sang this song so beautifully! I am totally touched and in love!

Kos’s voice sounds great with this song, I wish he would sing these types of songs more often, and entirely get rid of his whole Indian theme music (although his voice is great with those type of songs, but I love him more with this type of music)! His last album disappointed me a whole lot since his 8th album was great, but regardless, I am still in love with this song and as always, Kos just seems to draw me in so much with his powerful and great voice!

Kos is still my favorite solo Hmong singer from Laos, he is handsome and has a super powerful and strong voice oh and young, what more can you ask for? I would love to have the chance to meet Kos once! I heard he was in the states last year (or was it the year before?); I had lost my chance to see him perform my all time favorite song from him! So angry! Someone need to support Kos to the states to perform for us fans!! For now I’ll continue to dream and drool of him!!

anyways this song makes me so kho kho siab!!!

Here are both versions of the song, Kos Lis’s version and Song V. Xiong’s version.

Kos Lis’s version….

Song V. Xiong’s version….

Hlub Tsis Cuag
A love far from reach

Kho siab tias wb sib nrug ua luag tiag
I am sadden that we are so far apart
Kho siab nkuaj hmoob nyob deb tiag
I am sadden that my girl lives is so far away
Muaj lus tshua txog tshua txog koj
I have words of missing, of missing you
Puas tseem nyob los tsuas teb
Are you still in Laos
Hnub ci ntsa iab kho siab zim
The sun is shinning, I am missing you
Koj puas tseem nyob luag li ntxhi
Are you still living life happily

Ntawm ntug hiav txwv kuv zuam ib leeg cua tuaj
Beside the ocean beach, I sit alone with the wind
Me kab me noog sawv ya ua npho
The insects and birds are beginning to take flight
Kuv nco dheev tias tseem tshuav koj
Then I realized that there is still you
Kuv nyob sab ntuj tim no
I am over on this end of the world
Ua hnub ua hmo xav txog koj
I think of you day and night
Nyob huav kuv siab tsis paub ploj
Forever in my heart

Kho siab tias wb sib nrug ua luag tiag
I am sadden that we are so far apart
Kho siab nkuaj hmoob nyob deb tiag
I am sadden that my girl is so far away
Muaj lus tshua txog tshua txog koj
I have words of missing, missing you
Puas tseem nyob los tsuas teb
Are you still in Laos
Hnub ci ntsa iab kho siab zim
The sun is shinning, I am missing you
Koj puas tseem nyob luaj li ntxhi
Are you still living life happily

Ntawm ntug hiav txwv kuv zaum ib leeg cua tuaj
Besides the ocean beach, I sit alone with the wind
Me kab me noog sawv ya ua npho
The insects and birds are beginning to take flight
Kuv nco dheev tias tseem tshuav koj
Then I realized that there is still you
Kuv nyob sab ntuj tim no
I am over on this end of the world
Ua hnub ua hmo xav txog koj
I think of you day and night
Nyob huav kuv siab tsis paub ploj
Forever in my heart