___________ VIETNAMESE LITERATURE TRANSLATIONS POETRY ___________

SONG HO ___________________________ Country-You-Happiness ( Translated by Loan Starky ) Watching the swallows in the sky.                     The train crossed the field, the valley and the lake.                     I think about the Country and You                     And I believe that both are happy.                     The swallows flew. Why they didn't fly,                     The train was running. Why did it stop?                               I ask myself about the Country and You.                     My happiness was broken, wasn't it?                     Oh! My country! The winter has nearly ended                     Oh! My darling! The Spring ic approaching.                     The swallows will fly in the blue sky                     The train will run in days and nights.                     They will bring Happiness to my heart.                     And my happiness is a simple thing.                     As peaceful as your happiness and country                     The train runs again. the swallows fly again.                     The swallows fly in an immense blue sky.                     The train runs through fields with golden rice.                     The more beautiful the country, the more                     beautiful you are. Oh! Flowers are everywhere.                     The swallows fly around the top of the mountain.                     The train runs through green valley                     The more beautiful the country, the more                     beautiful you are. The war has already ended.                     The swallows weavein the sky flapping their wings                     The boat floats on the immerse water                     The more beautiful the country, the more beautiful                     you are. I love you. I kiss you. I embrace happiness                     in my arms. Oh! Spring. Spring is in front of me                     The blue sky is attracting my mind.                     I will step over so much obstacles                     Since Happiness is approaching my side. I would like to make beautiful verses                     A poem with immense blue sky and a lot of                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow,                     swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow... Translated by LOAN STARKY (From ROCK & FLOWER) Return to current issue Return to Contents HOME