HEAR " QUY " BIRD
SINGING IN THE NIGHT FOREST
NGUYEN-ANH-NÔNG
- Queng quy giot...
- Queng quy giot...
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A bird’s voice in the night
Made me startled
A bird’s voice or your voice
Called me in my dream?
*
- Queng quy giot...
- Queng quy giot...
*
The dim moon was on the night forest
Whirlpools were spurting noisily
I lay down, hearing a bird’s voice
And my heart felt so sad.
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I had more blankets
More nets, more mats than I needed
But I still asked myself
It seemed I missed something
“A warm breath
With the smell of lemon flowers
Some tangled hair
Covered my shoulders
A whispering voice
Made my long nights go fast”
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- Queng quy giot...
- Queng quy giot...
*
Then a bird sang songs
And I heard it
Then I couln’t sleep
And I heard it…
NGUYEN-ANH-NONG
