upon the house in the winter and Northeastern wind the returning dreams

upon the house in the winter and Northeastern wind the returning dreams
as dusk falls steadily into a small full stop
touching upon a sigh
her clothes disappear drifts away into the twilight
Vũ Ngọc Giao, Vietnamese musician, composer and poet.
if paradise ever were, layout in five rays of light
By Vũ Ngọc Giao, translation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
By Vũ Ngọc Giao, translation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm
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you’re the way
my deliverance to the Promised Land
the great magnificent splendour of Palestine
me – a mere wandering soul of an Israelite
take me, hold me, adorn me with your kiss
as you are forever
my Country!