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and you will be my light… | Lê Vĩnh Tài

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

Within the darkest of nights
I will be your moon
and you will be my light…

[May 2019]

Trong những đêm tối nhất
tôi sẽ là mặt trăng của bạn
và bạn là ánh sáng của tôi…

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.

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utahan15

Aug 9, 2022

i am dank
think tank
out of luck
sight and mind too

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1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
  
  Aug 10, 2022
  
  Oh? 🙂
  
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  1. utahan15
    
    Aug 10, 2022
    
    yeah. or i m not tan luc dam and i m not.
    
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ianscyberspace

Aug 25, 2022

That was beautiful

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1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
  
  Aug 25, 2022
  
  The full meaning took me a while to grasp.. I’m a slow learner. 🙂
  
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Lincol Martín

Nov 1, 2025

A short and luminous poem, where love triumphs over darkness.

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1. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
  
  Nov 1, 2025
  
  thanks Lincol, my favourite poem of his.
  
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  1. Lincol Martín
    
    Nov 1, 2025
    
    That’s nice to know. Have a lovely day.
    
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  2. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
    
    Nov 1, 2025
    
    thanks. you too. 🙂
    
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  3. Lincol Martín
    
    Nov 1, 2025
    
    🤗🤗
    
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