THỨ HAI, 27 THÁNG 2, 2012
UPLIFTING POEMS / RAISE YOUR HEADS / a poem by THE PHONG
Asian Morning Western Music ,
poems by The Phong
This Edition , Jan.2012 - HCM City . R A I S E Y O U R H E A D S
a poem by THEPHONG
translated from the Vietnamese by
ĐÀM XUÂN CẬN
1.
When they have much money ,
sure you can ask then to buy this or that
Sure
they are the cream of society
Sure
their services can never be free
Sure
their hands are clean thanks to good ,
expensive soap
Sure
their teeth are clean and shinning
( for the same reason )
Sure
their voices are resounding
because full of pride
They come to you
do nothing for you
anyway
they expect too much from you
" I tell you
nobody needs to worry about them ".
2.
Whatever you do which involves no real labor ,
no genuine care ,
no love on your partner
I couldn' t care less about it
because it has no value
They should have suffered ,
but now it is too late for that
They should have earned their life honestly ,
but they should have the will
They should have known humility
so that they are not full of arrogance
Really they have never known real love
so they should not talk of love
" I tell you , they are downright contemptible ".
3.
Today
I walk Saigon streets in sunny weather
The air is invigorating
I am enjoying myself
I feel myself a new man
Cheer up ,
Dear fellow .
Saigon, July 17 , 1963 .
THEPHONG
( from ASIAN MORNING WESTERN MUSIC ,
poems by THE PHONG.
First published by DAI NAM VAN HIEN BOOKS ,
Saigon 1971.
- This Edition ,Jan . 2012 - Ho Chi Minh City -- p. 58- 60 ) .
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