[vnforum] (bilingual poetry) THE TRAIN WHISTLE
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TIE^'NG CO`I XE LU+?A
Co' ddu+o+`ng xe lu+?a no+i to^i o+?
Va(ng va(?ng co'i ta`u hu' mo^~i dde^m
To^i la.i nga^.m ngu`i lie^n tu+o+?ng dde^'n
Gia^'c mo+ tha^n phu. lu'c sinh tie^`n
Ngu+o+`i dda~ mo^.t la^`n to? u+o+'c ao
Sau na`y dda^'t nu+o+'c he^'t binh ddao
Ngu+o+`i ddi ta`u suo^'t Nam ra Ba('c
Nga('m la.i non so^ng dde.p thuo+? na`o
The^' ro^`i tha^n phu. bie^.t tro+`i xanh
U+o+'c nguye^.n ddo+n so+ chu+?a dda.t tha`nh
Vi' pho?ng nga`y nay co`n tuo^?i ha.c
Ngu+o+`i ca`ng ddau xo't lu'c dde^m thanh
Co`n gi` mai mi?a nha^'t tra^`n gian
Khi lu+?a can qua dda~ lu.i ta`n
Thie^n ha. ddo^? xo^ ti`m dda^'t so^'ng
Tru`ng du+o+ng ba^'t cha^'p va.n nguy nan
To^i va^`n cho+` tro^ng, va^~n ddo+.i mong
Nga`y ve^` cha^'m du+'t kie^'p lu+u vong
Thay ai thu+.c hie^.n ddie^`u mo+ u+o+'c
Nga('m la.i non so^ng du+o+'i na('ng ho^`ng
Nga('m la.i non so^ng dde.p tuye^.t tra^`n
No+i tu+`ng la^'p la'nh kie^'m tie^`n nha^n
No+i tu+`ng sa'ng cho'i gu+o+ng kho^i phu.c
Mo^.t da?i so+n ha` ba^'t kha? pha^n...
Co' ddu+o+`ng xe lu+?a no+i to^i o+?
Va(ng va(?ng co`i ta`u hu' mo^~i dde^m
Nghe ba'nh xe la(n ddu+o+`ng sa('t la.nh
Lo`ng sa^`u vie^~n xu+' xo't xa the^m
HO^` MO^.NG THIE^.P
THE TRAIN WHISTLE
THERE is a railroad not far from where I dwell;
The night train wails within listening distance.
Its whistle in my remembrance recalls well
My dad's eager dream throughout his existence.
At least once he yearned, by his ardor urged,
To ride an express train from South to North,
Right after the country from hostilities emerged,
To revisit old beautiful sceneries henceforth.
Alas, one day he deceased, still discontent,
Leaving behind the modest wish yet not come true.
But, were he to live unto this day of no consent,
He would feel each night more grief so undue.
What is on earth that exceeds the irony bitter
If not that upon the end of firing and dying
The crowds had to rush and seek refuge hither,
Crossing the risky oceans, any dangers defying?
Here, I have been longing and will still wait
For a glorious return from this exile line,
For his sake to realize his reverie, though late,
To contemplate again the landscape in the shine.
Yes, to admire the divinely splendid country
Where ancestors' d drawn swords since foundation
Setting bright examples of national recovery
To dutiful heirs of that non-severable nation.
But, there each night the train whistles and wails
Since the railroad is close to where I reside.
As still wheels are rolling on chill steel rails,
Its whistle rends my heart with nostalgia inside.
THANH-THANH
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