A poem in Vietnamese by Hoàng Xuân Sơn
Translator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
[dịch tặng chị Duyen]
the storm flying in her head
the storm sighing in her hair
the storm weeping in her tears
the storm mournful on her shoulders
the storm curled up at the hem of her trousers
sobbing small body in white
.
the storm in the dorm room
the storm knocking against all four walls
the storm bawling through the pages of her books
the storm breathing after the calm
the storm passing fall more gentler please
when it rains…
M Ư A
mưa bay trong đầu
mưa sầu trên tóc
mưa khóc đôi hàng
mưa quàng áo trắng
mưa lăn gấu quần
ướt đầm vai nhỏ
,
mưa nằm quán trọ
mưa gõ vách buồn
mưa tuôn sách vở
mưa thở qua đời
mưa ơi, nhè nhẹ . . .
)(
h o à n g x u â n s ơ n
Sài Gòn 1969
Hoàng Xuân Sơn
A renowned poet, born 1942, writes under various pseudonyms: Hoàng Xuân Sơn, Sử Mặc, Hoàng Hà Tỉnh, Vô Ðịnh…
Hometown: Vỹ Dạ, Huế.
Lý Thường Kiệt Primary
Bán Công High School and Quốc Học Huế High School
Bachelor of philosophy, and postgraduate of political science and commerce at The university of Văn Khoa Sài Gòn.
Worked at the Ministry of Transport and Communication, a branch of the General Department of Postal Service of the Republic of Vietnam.
After 1975 worked in the Postal Office for 7 years. December 1981 settled in Montreal, Canada.
The poet’s career span from 1970 to the present day his work has been published in many literary publications. In vietnam: Văn, Chính Văn, Diễn Ðàn, Khởi Hành, Nghiên Cứu Văn Học, Ðối Diện, Thân Hữu, Xây Dựng Nông Thôn, Ngưỡng Cửa, Nhà Văn. Outside of Vietnam: Làng Văn, Văn Học, Văn, Thế Kỷ 21, Chủ Ðề, Sóng, Sóng Văn, Nắng Mới, Saigon Times, Hợp Lưu, Phố Văn, Gío Văn , Canh Tân, Ði Tới, tạp chí Thơ.
Collaborating platforms: Litviet (U.S.A), Tienve (Australia), Vanchuongviet… and the translations of his poetry into English by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm on SONGNGUTAITRAM.
Published work:
Viễn Phố (thơ, Việt Chiến xb 1988)
Huế Buồn Chi (thơ,93)
Lục Bát (thơ, 2005)
Ref: vanchuongviet.org
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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.
Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 
Very nice
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