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VIETNAMESE POETRY
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HOANG LOC ___________________________
Reclaiming a rib Translated
by NGUYEN MINH TRIET The Bible has written indeed That is you who is my rib As the proof is so clear Why do you feel offended? By nature are you always proud, my
dear? Are you shaking your head? You're mine,
aren't you? Please come ask God to confirm it It was far away from many cycles of
life, though It is not easy to forget that I lost a
rib That day when we went apart in front of
the heaven gate It was a shortfall when I forgot to make
a mark on you Now, down here, I often commit a grave mistake By thinking every woman is you Everybody is used to something like
awkward and shy In fact, love is the way in which
someone reclaims his right..
nd the other has to comply Speaking bluntly, my dear, you're mine
as a matter of fact Please send my rib back to me, fully
intact You should neither be haughty nor angry nor should be referring to New Statements or Old Statements treacherously That is me who is the owner of that rib Under any law and any Bible, you belong
to me I've spent half of my life to love in
taciturn In finding you, I've gone through a lot
of suffer and pain I'm determined to reclaim my lost rib You refuse? Then on what ground do you
reject my claim? |