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Dragon & Fairy In Poetry

TITANIC

Original “Chuyện Tàu Titanic” by NGUYỄN PHÚ
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Titanic... Titanic! There was... once upon a time,
On the fateful sea journey in its very prime,
The ship, carrying two thousand souls and above,
Sank deep into the sea together with her eternal love.

The story is old, thought that people no longer extol,
But casually today it returns to me like a surging roll.
My tears overflow despite too long ago for it to derive
Reappearing just like in the time they were still alive.

Oh, unexpectedly but really moving, you, so smart,
Embarked with, as all luggage, one youthful heart.
Fortunately we did not need to seek in any distance;
Amidst clouds and water, you and I: an ideal
existence.

I turned down the ready-to-enjoy richness right away;
Why to compute, contrive while entering the play?
Together with you I sang and danced fabulously by
far,
In defiance of any restraint, obstacle, danger, bar.

Acting as a model I marvelously performed nude,
Recording the setting and time for our future brood.
Depict! Leisurely, no worry about time, be the gainer,
Oh my dear, paint on, my beloved talented painter!...

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