As You Wish (បើគេល្អ បងយកគេទៅ) – PICH SOLIKAH
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Cambodian pop icon Pich Solikah returns with a deeply emotional and heartbreaking ballad titled “As You Wish” (បើគេល្អ បងយកគេទៅ). Known for her soulful vocals and expressive storytelling, Solikah delivers a powerful anthem about heartbreak, betrayal, and the painful act of letting go. The song explores the bittersweet reality of stepping away from someone who is already emotionally invested in another person, choosing self-respect over a crowded relationship. It is a resonant, melancholy track that speaks directly to anyone who has ever had to walk away from love to save themselves.
Original Khmer Lyrics
[Verse 1]
បងមើលឃើញគេល្អ... ល្អជាងអូនច្បាស់ណាស់...
នេះគឺជាឱកាស បងអាចជ្រើសរើសគេចុះ
ព្រោះបងអាចលំបាក ក្នុងការថែបេះដូងស្មោះ
សម្រាប់អូនតែម្នាក់ បងត្រូវចែកចាយអោយអ្នកផ្សេង
[Verse 2]
មើលមិនឃើញ មនុស្សក្បែរខ្លួន បងចូលចិត្តលួចលាក់
ចូលចិត្តលេងសើច តែគេចង់បានបងមែនទែន
[Chorus]
បើគេល្អ បងយកគេទៅ... ឈប់រារាំង ឈប់នៅទើសផ្លូវ...
ធ្វើតាមចិត្តទៅ ធ្វើតាមតម្រូវការ បងចង់បាន អោយបងទៅ
មិនមែនមិនឈឺ តែអូនដឹង ថាអូនមិនគួរហាម
ស្ទើរគ្រប់យ៉ាង ព្រោះអូនល្អមិនដល់គេ អូនដើរចេញខ្លួនឯង
[Verse 2]
មើលមិនឃើញ មនុស្សក្បែរខ្លួន បងចូលចិត្តលួចលាក់
ចូលចិត្តលេងសើច តែគេចង់បានบងមែនទែន
[Chorus]
បើគេល្អ បងយកគេទៅ... ឈប់រារាំង ឈប់នៅទើសផ្លូវ...
ធ្វើតាមចិត្តទៅ ធ្វើតាមតម្រូវការ បងចង់បាន អោយបងទៅ
មិនមែនមិនឈឺ តែអូនដឹង ថាអូនមិនគួរហាម
ស្ទើរគ្រប់យ៉ាង ព្រោះអូនល្អមិនដល់គេ អូនដើរចេញខ្លួនឯង
[Bridge]
បើគេល្អ បងយកគេទៅ... ណាមួយគេចង់បានបងណាស់ បងក៏ដឹងច្បាស់ ម្នាក់នេះលែងនៅក្នុងចិត្តកល្យាណ
[Chorus]
អោយបងទៅ មិនមែនមិនឈឺ តែអូនដឹង ថាអូនមិនគួរហាម ស្ទើរគ្រប់យ៉ាង ព្រោះអូនល្អមិនដល់គេ អូនដើរចេញខ្លួនឯង
English Translation
[Verse 1]
You see how good they are...They are clearly better than me... This is your opportunity You can go ahead and choose them Because it might be too difficult for you To keep a loyal heart Reserved just for me alone When you always have to share it with someone else
[Verse 2]
Failing to see the person right beside you You love keeping secrets You love playing games, but they truly want to have you
[Chorus]
If they are so good, just go to them... I will stop blocking your way, stop holding you back... Follow your heart, follow what you truly desire Letting you go doesn't mean it doesn't hurt But I know I shouldn't forbid you From almost everything, just because I am not as good as them So I will walk away on my own
[Verse 2]
Failing to see the person right beside you You love keeping secrets You love playing games, but they truly want to have you
[Chorus]
If they are so good, just go to them... I will stop blocking your way, stop holding you back... Follow your heart, follow what you truly desire Letting you go doesn't mean it doesn't hurt But I know I shouldn't forbid you From almost everything, just because I am not as good as them So I will walk away on my own
[Bridge]
If they are so good, just go to them... Besides, they want you so badly And you know very well that I am no longer in your beloved heart
[Chorus]
Letting you go doesn't mean it doesn't hurt But I know I shouldn't forbid you From almost everything, just because I am not as good as them So I will walk away on my own.
Decoding “As You Wish”
“As You Wish” is a classic heartbreak ballad but told from a position of painful maturity. Instead of begging a cheating or emotionally distant partner to stay, the protagonist gracefully yet sorrowfully steps aside.
- The Struggle of Monogamy: In Verse 1, lines like “Because it might be too difficult for you / To keep a loyal heart / Reserved just for me” sarcastically yet sadly point out the partner’s inability to remain faithful.
- The “Games” vs. Reality: Verse 2 highlights the partner’s habits of sneaking around (“You love keeping secrets / You love playing games”), contrasting it with the third party’s aggressive pursuit of them.
- The Bitter Sacrifice: The climax in the Chorus (“If they are so good, just go to them… I will walk away on my own”) represents the ultimate emotional surrender. It highlights a common defense mechanism in toxic relationships—blaming oneself (“because I am not as good as them”) as a coping mechanism to finally break free from the cycle of lies.
