Phan Thanh gian Poems

Let's talk about the cannibals:
Not the naked ones with colourful wigs,
Who eat and drink the human flesh and blood
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Je devine que ce serait si doux
Si je la regarde avec tendresse
Embrasser ses lèvres brulantes
Au milieu de cette foule menacente
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My friends, have faith and courage!
Their walls may be nine metres thick and twice as tall,
But your pure heart will overcome them effortlessly.
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Weakened branch clung on to last season's dead leaves
Gusts of darkened wind still threaten the Northern sky
Shy glimmers of pale green - hints of hope lurk nearby
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'Five for two dollars, two for one! '
Yelled the ones in straw hat
Men, women: aged, riped as the vegetables they sell
Wilted, weathered, leathery, tanned melon skin.
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My dearest son,
I bid you farewell!
When you grow up,
Please take care of your mother.
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Que j'adore la lune!
Mais si, je l'aime autant!
La pleine, la demi et la croissant
Moi, je l'aime dans toutes ces formes
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Dearest, we are together at last
Will you stay with me for a while?
How have you been keeping?
I will never forsake your company.
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Night fell suddenly
The savages rule
Birds take flight!
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