Oh look, a poem by thanh dang | Thanh Dang

Oh look
A poem by thanh dang
Reads as delightful as flowers

Now now
A poem by thanh dang
There’s a mention of Ông Bình Vôi*

No no
A poem by thanh dang
There were these clouds drifting

Just kidding
A poem by thanh dang
“Em” can’t say…

There “em” was after reading it
Half-way up the hill, crying
A little bird was my witness.

Ô kìa
Bài thơ của thanh đặng
Đọc như là ngắm hoa

Vừa thôi
Bài thơ của thanh đặng
Có hình ông bình vôi

Không phải
Bài thơ của thanh đặng
Sao có làn mây trôi

Giởn nầy
Bài thơ của thanh đặng
Em không thèm nói đâu…

Chuyện kể rằng sau đó
Em khóc giữa lưng đồi
Có con chim làm chứng.

*Ông Bình Vôi: in folklore, a heartless monk was turned into a ceramic pot with a hole, which contained bitter mineral slaked lime paste, the lime and areca nut are then wrapped into a parcel with a betel leaf to chew as a refreshing condiment. Betel leaves are used as a stimulant, an antiseptic, and a breath freshener, whereas areca nut was considered an aphrodisiac.

Source: https://lichngaytot.com/phong-thuy/nguon-goc-ong-binh-voi-284-209174.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892533/#:~:text=Betel%20leaves%20are%20used%20as,nut%20and%20mineral%20slaked%20lime.