toi van doi mat troi len ( i’ve been waiting for sunrise)
Toi Van Doi Mat Troi Len
A poem for the young Ukrainian soldier.
Toi van doi mat troi len
Da lau roi tu coi toi tam
Tu sau nhung chan song nguc tu
Tu nhung dong le roi tuyet vong.
Toi van doi mat troi len
De cham dut dem qua dai
De cho toi thay lai nu cuoi
Cua nguoi yeu ben song cua.
Toi van doi mat troi len
De cho toi nhin lai canh dong xanh
Va gio thi tham voi ngon lua non
Hay dua may trang ve ngang dinh nui.
Toi van doi mat troi len
Cho tan mau suong mu lanh buot
De ngay mai toi ve nghe lai
Nhung tieng cuoi tre tho dua nhau tren pho.
Toi van doi mat troi len
De duoc cam tay me gia
De hai doa hoa tuong vi
Gai len mai toc bac, mat nhat nhoa doi con.
Toi van cho mat troi len
De thoi khong con vuot mat
Cho nhung dong doi da ra di
Tay om sung con bay mui thuoc sung.
Toi van doi mat troi len
Chinh chien da lau roi,
Xin cho tuyet thoi ngung roi
De cho con tim toi con thoi thop, hoi can dan cho buoi binh minh.
Trieu Nguyen Tam
I’ve Been Waiting For Sunrise.
I’ve been waiting for sunrise
For too long, for too many dark nights
For too long memory of despair
For too long of so painful moments.
I’ve been waiting for sunrise
To see your long hair blowing and caressing your shoulder
To see the shadow of your face over the green hill
To see your happy tears falling over the blue lake.
I’ve been waiting for sunrise
To scatter the red autumn leaves over your hesitating smile
To kiss you very hastily on your full lips with the fleeting scent of roses.
To wake up, out of nightmares, into your reassuring arms.
I've been waiting for sunrise
Just to tell you how much I miss you
Just to take your hands into my trembling hands
Just to call your name and tell you about my dream.
I've been waiting for sunrise
Just to beg the sun please stop disappearing so fast,
Please slow down turning into dark night again
So I can just tell you one more and the last time that I love you.
Trieu Nguyen Tam
November 15, 2022.