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your lips bloomed like a flower | Lê Vĩnh Tài

A poem in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh Tài
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

your lips 
bloomed like a flower
upon me as though I was 
the sea

you’re the rain 
and amongst the waves we loved in silence 
without sound

đôi môi của bạn
mở ra với tôi như một bông hoa
và
bạn áp vào tôi như tôi là biển

bạn là mưa
chúng ta yêu nhau trong con sóng 
lặng lẽ không có tiếng động
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JANUARY 2021

Lê Vĩnh Tài, the poet and translator born in 1966 in Buon Ma Thuot, Daklak, Vietnam. The retired doctor is still a resident of the Western Highlands and a businessman in Buon Ma Thuot.

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

7 responses

  1. Rajani Radhakrishnan avatar
    Rajani Radhakrishnan

    So beautiful… especially the second verse.

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    1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm avatar
      Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

      thank you, I’m so glad you love it as much as I did.. 🙂

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      1. Rajani Radhakrishnan avatar
        Rajani Radhakrishnan

        So grateful for translations, it opens up new, beautiful worlds…

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      2. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm avatar
        Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

        ❤

        Like

  2. Shobana Gomes avatar
    Shobana Gomes

    Beautiful,Nguyen. You have such a gift with expressions.

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    1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm avatar
      Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

      🥰 thank you Shobana for sharing my love for poetry.

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      1. Shobana Gomes avatar
        Shobana Gomes

        You are welcome.

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