Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Translated to English by Vo Nhu Mai
His biography: Poet Nguyen Hung was born in 1955 in Nghe An province, Vietnam. He graduated and earned a doctorate in water construction in Russia. He is currently a member of the Vietnam Writers Association, a member of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers Association, a permanent member of the website of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers Association. He has composed and published 6 poetry collections including “The Wakeful Sail”, “Waves not from the Sea”, “Flying Towards the Storm”, “Footprints of Luc Bat”, “100 Puzzles of Writers”, “108 Verses of Poetry”. More than 100 poems of Poet Nguyen Hung had been composed into songs and being performed and broadcasted widely on central and local television stations.
THE SEA AND YOU
I grew up on waves
Blue sea I admire
The lullaby it sings
Drifting my soul gently
You are a tiny droplet.
Quiet in this life
In front of you I feel
The sea spreading all sides.
ON SEEING YOU AGAIN
On seeing you again
After ten years, love you more
I steal glances when near
Feeling so sad when far
You let me go back
Those beautiful days
You fill my soul with
Lots of things to say
Thank you for our fate
Let us meet each other
After half year of hardship
With so much to bear
THE ROAD OF AO DAI IN MEMORY
The road green in dream
Light footsteps of the past
Blue sky pure and clear
Your hair flows like clouds
The road of scented grass
You walk softly by
Red cotton flowers spread
Like an umbrella, tender
The road with not much dust
Your ao dai is silk white
Country breeze gentle blows
Caressing your rosy heels
That road, who is waiting
With a poem on his hand
We meet fast, then depart
Your fragrance stays, I feel
A DAY NOT ONLINE
A day not online
Feel like having no food
A night not online
The sleep is not fine
A broken cable
Millions are restless
Millions are frustrated
Staring at blank screen
Because of a broken cable
I could not see you
Every minute we are online
Now it’s getting crazy
One cable broken
Disconnect many couples
For me, I can’t wait
Miss you, I come to stay!
THOUSAND YEARS OF YOU AND I
The sea stays blue million years
My hair getting grey at mid life
Thousand years of you and I
Love a lot but still feel thirsty
The sky stays blue million years
The cloud stays silver million years
Thousand years of you and me
Deep in affection can you see
