Nhi (ballad)

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Nhi, is a ballad composed by Kiều Dũng Quang in 1948. It was inspired by his memory of his former wife Sái Lệ Nhi, who died from her wounds during the Battle of Kontin in 1945.

The ballad is recognized as one of the most famous and well-received songs of modern Quenminese music.

Background

Quang during the Second Europan War

It is a way that I could deal with my grief. Aside from this, my wife would never want to see me die of agony

— Quang's explanation during an interview for the magazine Âm nhạc