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From: LeDieu Anh <a.led
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Date: Sep 4, 2007 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Vnbiz] [POEM] Serenade by Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong
To: vn
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[ Vietnam Business Forum ]
Dear anh Ngoc Anh and anh Hoanh,
Thank you both for posting such a beautiful poem and the serenade. PLease
keep doing so from time to time to give our forum a little 'relaxing' moment
(like da^'u la(.ng in a song).
Cheers,
Dieu Anh
On 9/4/07, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> Dear anh Ngoc Anh & CACC,
> That is a nice song for anh HPNT's poen, anh Ngoc Anh. Thanks for
> posting, brother. It is wonderful to hear from you every time, anh Ngoc
> Anh. Who writes that song? And who is hte singer?
> BTW, I re-read my translation and was not happy with it. So I spent some
> time today refining it again. This is the fifth version, from the first
> version 9 years ago in 1998 (I have all the dates of revision at the end of
> the translation). The last time I posted the translation a couple of years
> ago, we talked about a couple of words both you and I weren't so happy
> about, anh Ngoc Anh. But I din't have time and energy to work on it then,
> until today when seeing your posting.
> Thanks, my lady Phuong, for lending a poetic ear and giving some helpful
> input to my revision this time.
> Here is the fifth (and probably not final) version for everyone's
> enjoyment. The Vietnamse version is typed in 1998 in VIRQ format and I am
> too lazy to re-type it. So please read it with patience.
> Have a great day!
> Hoanh
> ____________
> Serenade
> Was there an evening like that evening
> On hot sands I dragged back
> Long way, thirsty lips blistered
> You came gently as the rain
> Was there an evening like that past evening
> Love filled the heart
> You came bringing your whole spring
> As bright and warm as flowerings
> Was there an evening you stopped playing
> And gave me the burning kiss
> The pain started since
> Sweetened as fresh grapes
> Was there a dream-besieged evening
> Your brows curved pouting
> On pillow you loosed sadness
> Tangled like blue silk strands
> Was there an evening now still unfading
> The moon shone eternity
> You vowed an offering
> Of your whole life to me
> Is there an evening like this evening
> My room drowned in darkness
> Silent am I a shadow
> The flower withers
> and you don't know
> Translated by TDH, Washington DC
> (Oct. 7, 1998; March 5, 2000;
> Jan 17, 04; July 16, 04; Sept. 3, 07)
> Da. Khu'c
> Co' buo^?i chie^`u na`o nhu* chie^`u xu*a
> Anh ve^` tre^n ca't no'ng
> -Du*o*`ng da`i va`nh mo^i kha't bo?ng
> Em –de^'n di.u da`ng nhu* mo^.t co*n mu*a
> Co' buo^?i chie^`u na`o nhu* chie^`u qua
> Lo`ng tra`n –da^`y thu*o*ng me^'n
> Mang ca? xua^n thi` em –de^'n
> Tha('m no^`ng nhu* mo^.t bo^ng hoa
> Co' buo^?i chie^`u na`o ngu*o*`i bo? vui cho*i
> Cho to^i chie^'c ho^n no^`ng cha'y
> No^~i –dau ba('t –da^`u tu*` -da^'y
> Ngo.t nga`o nhu* tra'i nho tu*o*i
> Co' buo^?i chie^`u na`o mo^.ng mi. va^y quanh
> Nu*?a va`nh mi cong ho*`n do^~i
> Em xo~a muo^.n sa^`u tre^n go^'i
> Ro^'i bo*`i nhu* mo*' to* xanh
> Co' buo^?i chie^`u na`o hi`nh nhu* chu*a nguo^i
> Va^`ng tra(ng sa'ng ma`u vi~nh vie^~n
> Em co' lo*`i the^` da^ng hie^'n
> Cho anh tro.n mo^.t –do*`i ngu*o*`i
> Co' buo^?i chie^`u na`o nhu* chie^`u nay
> Ca(n pho`ng anh bo'ng to^'i da^ng –da^`y
> Anh la(.ng tha^`m nhu* la` ca'i bo'ng
> Hoa ta`n mo^.t mi`nh em kho^ng hay
> Hoa`ng Phu? Ngo.c Tu*o*`ng
> 100 Ba`i Tho* Ti`nh Cho.n Lo.c, at p. 175
> Nha` XBGD, Hanoi, 1994
> On 9/3/07, Anh Tran <cpanht...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> > Dear CACE,
> > This weekend is a holiday weekend, both in US and Vietnam although being
> > observed differently.
> > I happened today to run into a Vietnamese song - Da Khuc (Serenade) that
> > refilled my heart with the romantic verses of Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong and anh
> > Hoanh's translation. In such a mood, I would like to share the attached song
> > (in mp3 format) with you. Here goes ... enjoy !
> > - TNA -
> > *Tran Dinh Hoanh <hoan...@erols.com>* wrote:
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> > Dear anh Ngoc-Anh & CACC,
> > Anh Ngoc Anh, your poem stirs my poetry mood, so I am posting here Da.
> > Khu'c
> > by anh Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong, with my English translation.
> > Anh Hoang Phu Ngoc Tuong was a controversial figure in the Vietkieu
> > community because of the allegations that he was involved in the Mau
> > Than
> > massacre. I don't know the truth. He appears to be very gentle and I
> > love
> > him (Even if the allegations about him were true, I would still love
> > him.
> > If you discard your friend just because s/he did some bad thing, what
> > kind
> > of friend are you?).
> > Anyway, anh Tuong is a true scholar about Hue. He knows so much about
> > each
> > stone, each tree, each street, each temple in Hue that it is a great
> > pleasure and education opportunity to go around Hue with him.
> > He had a stroke several years ago. I understand that he is writing a
> > book
> > about anh Trinh Cong Son.
> > Anyway, here it is for your pleasure. Please note that at the end of my
> > translation I have a bunch of dates. Once in a while I would re-read my
> > translation and change a word or two, and for each change I write the
> > date
> > down to keep the revision record (but I never keep any old version. Just
> > make the change right on the old version and "save"). The Vietnamese
> > version is in VIRQ format.
> > I love this poem because it is so...ooo romantic!
> > Have a great day!
> > Hoanh
> > --
> > Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
> > Washington DC
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