Trịnh Công Sơn

Biography

Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a famous Vietnamese, musician, songwriter, painter and poet. He is widely considered to be Vietnam's best songwriter. His music explores themes of love, loss, and anti-war sentiments during the Vietnam War. Born in Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk Province, as a child he lived in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province. There he attended the Lycée Français and the Providence school. Later in his youth, Trịnh went to Saigon and studied western philosophy at the Lycée Jean-Jacques Rousseau, from which he graduated with a baccalaureate degree. In 1961, he studied psychology and education in a school for teachers in Qui Nhơn, in an attempt to avoid being drafted int...