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Showing posts with label Nguyenvan Luat. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 27, 2021

All Over the Place:
Poems from Two Grandfathers

By Nguyenvan Luat and Michael H. Brownstein

Nguyenvan Luat is my Vietnamese counterpart. I translated the two poems, but I’m too new to know if I’m any good at it. Each Vietnamese translation is shown first, with the English version below it.


The Poem by Nguyenvan Luat

Capella Evelyn, Nick name Bao La
Bao La!
Cháu gái bé Bao La
Từ bên kia trái đất
Chào đời! Chào cả nhà!
Chúc An khang Thịnh vượng!
Bao La tình nghĩa Mẹ – Cha!
Bao La bông lúa củ khoai tình ngườii!
Bao La bừng sáng bầu trời:
CHÂN – THIÊN – VIỆT – Mỹ đời đời Bao La!
Grand Father’s Bao La