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Bi th mt vnOne-rhyme Poems
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Bi ChtBi th mt vnOne-rhyme PoemsEnglish translation by L nh Nht-Lang
Nh xut bn Giy VnGiy Vn Publishing House
2009
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Bi th mt vn: tc phm th Bi Cht, bn dch Anh ngca L nh Nht-Lang. Giy Vn xut bn ln th nht ti SiGn, photocopy kh 13 x 20.5 cm. In xong & tng giang hqu III/2009
Giy Vn Publishing HouseUnder the management of the M Ming (Open Mouth) GroupContact: [email protected]
One-rhyme Poemsby Bi ChtEnglish translation by L nh Nht-Lang
First edition by Giy Vn, Si Gn in the third quarter of 2009 asa gilf to friends over rivers and lakesXerographied size: 13 x 20.5 cmPublisher: Bi ChtReader: Nguyn Tin Vn
Cover artist: Ng LcDesigner: BmCirculation manager: L i
Copyright 2009 by Giy VnEnglish translation copyright 2009 by Giy Vn & L nhNht-Lang
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Tng H / For H
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Mc lc / Table of Contents
14 Khng th khc15 Cant Be Otherwise
16 Ai?17 Who?
18 Thi19 Customs
24 n
25 Red Light26 Bi th mt vn27 One-rhyme Poem
28 ng kch mnh29 Revolutionary Road30 Kh thy
31 Difcult to See
32 Khng 33 Untitled
34 Man Teiv35 Man Teiv
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36 Kinh t th trng37 Market Economy
38 Ri, ti39 Then, I
40 Cng nh em, ti khng ht mt mnh41 Like You, I Dont Sing Alone
42 Thi, i
43 Cmon, Go44 Cng sn l ci qui g cc cn bit,
nhng chc chn45 What is Communism Hell Knows,
but for Sure
46 Cho anh em dn ch47 For Fellow Democracy Fighters
48 Cho cc thi s & c gi49 For Poets & Readers
50 Hoa sa51 Milky Flowers
52 Cng kh
53 One Size Fits All
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54 Bn tin lc 0 gi55 The Zero Oclock Report
58 c gi yu qu59 Dear Reader
60 Phng php iu chnh61 Method of Adjustment
62 C nc l
63 Brackish Water Fish64 Sng65 Living
66 Thng t67 April
68 Cc
69 Toad
70 Hin thc x hi ch ngha71 Socialist Realism
73 Tiu sBiographical Notes
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Khng th khc
Nhng ngi anh em phn bi chng ti nm chng ti vo ngc nhum mu da chng ti hi sinh mng sng chng ti
Cho nhng gic m ngt hng ca hNhng ngi anh emVn la lc chng tiVn tc ot nh sng, ging ni chng tiVn do dm chng tiBng sng v thc phm
Ngoi sc tng tng ca hChng tiDi bu tri en thmTng ngy tng ngyKhng lc no ngi nghVic ngh n hV
Cu
Nguyn
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Cant Be Otherwise
Those brothersHave betrayed usHave thrown us into jailHave dyed our skins redHave sacriced our livesFor their impulsive dreams
Those brothersStill deceive usStill deprive us of our light, our voiceStill threaten usWith guns and food
Beyond their imaginationWeUnder this deep dark skyDay in and day outNever ever ceaseThinking about themPraying
And
Vowing
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Ai?
Ti gp g nhng ngi cng snNhng ngi anh em ca chng tiNhng ngi lm chng ti mt i k cMt i ting ni bn thnMt i nhng ci thuc v gi trChng ti cn s hu duy nht mt iuNi s
Ti tr chuyn vi nhng ngi cng snNhng ngi anh emNhng ngi mun chn dt chng tiLun bin chng ti thnh hpHy vng chng ti i i bit n
Nhng ngi cng snAnh em chng ti
Cha bao gi thy h t hiTrong ngi nh en i nyAi mun tha k di sn ca h?
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Who?
I meet the communistsOur brothersWho make us lose our memoriesLose our own voicesLose things of valuesWe possess but one thingFear
I talk with the communistsOur brothersWho want to herd usWho always turn us into canned foodIn hope of our everlasting gratefulness
Those communistsOur brothers
We have never seen them wonderIn this ill-fated houseWho wants to inherit their legacy?
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Thi
- Cc ng cho chng ti c bit s thtnh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c ng vi v/chng chng ti nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c th nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c bnh ng
trc php lut nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c suy ngh
khc vi cc ng nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c chng tham
nhng nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c t do ngn
lun nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c lp hi vah nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c vit bi th
ny nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c ght cc
ng chng i cc ng nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c t do biu
tnh nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c bu c tdo nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c bo v tquc nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c hc ngoing nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c phn iTrung Quc chim Hong Sa Trng Sa nh!
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- Cc ng cho chng ti c gii hn ccng nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c i cha i nhth nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c c bn Tuynngn nhn quyn nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c s hu mnht t tin chng ti li nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c t co cc ngnh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c l ngi VitNam nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c gi gn truyn
thng nh!- Cc ng cho chng ti c yu thm gianh bn b ngoi cc ng nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c xy dng tnc nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c bit din tchmt t v bin o ca chng tinh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c bit tn cat nc chng ti 20 nm na nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c khng theocc ng nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c sng ring tkhng b dm ng nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c t cc ngnh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c yu nc nh!
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- Dear sirs let us be smarter than youplease!
- Dear sirs let us go to our temples andchurches please!
- Dear sirs let us read the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights please!
- Dear sirs let us own the piece of land ourancestors left behind please!
- Dear sirs let us denounce you please!- Dear sirs let us be Vietnamese please!- Dear sirs let us keep our traditions please!- Dear sirs let us love our families and
friends beside you please!
- Dear sirs let us build up our countryplease!- Dear sirs let us know the total area of our
lands, islands and seas please!- Dear sirs let us know the name of our
country in the next 20 years please!- Dear sirs let us not follow you please!- Dear sirs let us live privately without being
watched please!- Dear sirs let us kick your butts please!- Dear sirs let us love our country please!
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- Cc ng cho chng ti c i bng ichn ca chng ti nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c xut bn bith ny sau khi vit xong nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c ch cc ngn bt nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c t chi ccng nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c c g chngti chng c iu g nh!
- Cc ng cho chng ti c mu cu hnhphc v mu cu khng hnh phcnh!
...
Xin cc ng/bCc ng/b ng xin chng ti na!
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- Dear sirs let us walk with our own legsplease!
- Dear sirs let us publish this poem after it iswritten please!
- Dear sirs let us wait for you to arrive andarrest us please!
- Dear sirs let us refuse you please!- Dear sirs let us wish that we had no
wishes please!- Dear sirs let us pursue our happiness and
unhappiness please!...
Sirs/madamsStop asking sirs/madams please!
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Bai th mot van - Bui Chat24
n
Ti ng trc mt ng tn ngn ti liNhng dng ngi ra i tt btGi mt sau lng h
Chng ti, nhiu th hB gi li bi n Chng ti khng ct bc cChng ti khng bay ln cGiao l khp niKhng ai c th vt qua mu
Chng ti ng trc ng t
Nhiu th hCh mt con ng y bi trc mt
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Red Light
I stand at an intersectionThe red light stops mePeople stream off in a rushThe cool wind in their backs
We, generations of usHave been stopped by the red lightWe cannot step forthWe cannot y upIntersections are everywhereNobody crosses beyond the color red
We stand at the intersection
Generations of usOnly one road ridden of red dust in front
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Bai th mot van - Bui Chat26
Bi th mt vn
Mu Nh loi c
Ng l chuyn nhNn khng ai dn b
Chng ti lun ht hong nhng bit lmth no!? nh b ng..!!!
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One-rhyme poem
The color redLike grass
Thought to be small stuffSo no one clean it up
We panic all the times but what to do aboutit!? We leave it in the open...!!!
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Bai th mot van - Bui Chat28
ng kch mnh
i mt ngy ng, hc [& hnh] mt ging khn
Con ng ni nhng con ngDn ti cc nh thng
Ngi mt mnhEm ni nh ma
Th ti sao chng ta khng ln ging o nhng ci mng
Gi mi li th xa
_________
ng kch mnh: mt tc phm ca c ch tch ncVit Nam dn ch cng ha H Ch Minh, tp hp ccbi ging ti cc lp hun luyn chnh tr ca Vit NamThanh nin Cch mng ng ch Hi, c xut bnnm 1927.
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Kh thy
S pht trin ca ngh thutC th kt liu mt ch c ti
Bao nhiu ngi niNhng iu tng t vy
Cc ngh s nhu va hK v tnh nc i
Cy kim giu kn trong bc viLu ngy cng thnh th
Chng ta
Nhng c dn khng c n choGi chiu noTa to lao chiu y
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Difcult to See
The development of the artsCan end a dictatorship
So many have saidThings like that
The artists who drink on the pavementTell about equivocality
A needle hidden in a wrap of clothFor days would turn into poetry
We
The unwelcomed citizensWhichever way the wind blowsWe banter
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Khng
Nhng cy g trn ng no khng bit naT dng thu v tr rc hoa V chiu nay ng kt xe
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Untitled
Those trees on which street I no longer knowFor no reason when autumn comes bloom
into red owersAnd this afternoon a trafc jam happens to
be there
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Man Teiv
Em b vo tiNh nhng cuc chini Man Teiv
L mt dn tc c n!? theo ti vo tng gic ngMan TeivKhi anh em chng ta xung ng i ti bin o v b n pAi khc gim hAi ngn dng nc mt ca binChy i u nhng git mu oMan Teiv
C th mt hm no thc dyEm bay i theo Ging, chng ngi ngnTh Man Teiv. Ti i!Cn bao chin trng khc dai dng em
li
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Man Teiv
You land into meLike warsO Man Teiv
Is a lonesome people!?Which follows me into each sleepMan TeivWhen our brothers and sisters take to the
street to reclaim our landsReclaim our seas and islands and are
suppressedWho has cried for themWho has stopped the tears of the sea
Where do they ow the red drops of bloodMan Teiv
Perhaps some day upon waking upYou have own after Ging[1], without
hesitationThen Man Teiv. Dear me!There are so many other battleelds you
have left
_________[1] The mythic Hero-Child of Bamboo, of the legendaryera of 18 Hng kings more than two thousand yearsbefore the Common Era.
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Kinh t th trng
Tho b cc bng hiu qung cong Nguyn Tt Thnh dn vo thnh phNi gic m ang c ng giT nhng dy chuyn
Ch ngha x hiSn phm ca hoang tngc tip th bng muCng thi gian tin ha mt chng tc
Ny cc ng nghip, nhng ngi bn hu
Chng ta vn l nhng nh sn xut?Sao khng by bn sn phm ca mnh!!!
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Market Economy
With billboards removedNguyn Tt Thnh[1] Road leads to the cityWhere dreams are being packagedFrom assembly lines
SocialismA product of fantasyIs marketed with bloodAnd the time to evolve a race
Dear colleagues, dear friends
Are we still manufacturers?Why not market our own products!!!
_________[1] Nguyn Tt Thnh is the name that H Ch Minhstarted to use when he went to school since 1901.
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Bai th mot van - Bui Chat38
Ri, ti
Ri ti nhn ra ting ni t by sc vtM hnh vi ca nhng con ngi
T quc!
Chng ta vnh vin khng c t rung bBi suy ngh hp hi ca chng taTh gii cng vt ln bng bc chn mnVi mt nim tin di gt
Ti chim bao thy a con sp lt lng ca
ti nhn nhT quc ta nh mt con mo[1]
Ting cho i con gi meo meo[2]
_________
Gi nh:[1] T quc ta nh mt con tu (Xun Diu)[2] Ting cho i con gi Xt-ta-lin (T Hu)
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Then, I
Then I recognize the voice from the herd ofanimals
Dreaming the acts of humans
Ancestors country!
We may never disown ourselvesBy the limited thoughts of oursThe world also soars by well-worn footstepsWith one belief under the heels
In my dream I hear my unborn child wishingOur ancestors country is like a cat[1]
The rst sound at birth you meow[2]
_________
Recollections:[1] Our ancestors country is like a ship (Xun Diu)[2] The rst sound at birth you call S-ta-lin (T Hu)
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Cng nh em, ti khng ht mt mnh
Di lp da nm vngC th gi th mnh mun nga?
Ti u bit m di qu vyChng cn nhiu ngi thc i ngy maiAi thi thong thp ln ngn n xua ui tai ng
p li nhng cu th di tuyt vngEm n cnh ti nguyn cVm m khng cht du hiu thay iChng ta bay n lc ht hi
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Like You, I Dont Sing Alone
Under the gilded skinCan we scratch what we wants to itch?
I never know the night to be so longNot many still stay awake for tomorrowSometimes someone lights up a lampTo turn away misfortune
In response to long desperate versesYou have come near me and prayThe dome of night has no sign of changeWe y until we are out of breath
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Thi, i
Nhm cht mtHy bcTrn lnh a nyS sng, gia ci chtMi vt tn tiL ni s
Bc thy s tht bit mnh c i chn
Thi
i
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Cmon, Go
Shut our eyes tightWalkOn this territoryLife, in the circle of deathEverything that existsIs fear
Walk til the truth is in sightTo know we have our legs
Cmon
Go
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Cng sn l ci qui g cc cn bit,nhng chc chn
Sau cng sn l s sng chng s sngSau cng sn l ngy di v t khng
ng rSau cng sn l ngng cao uSau cng sn i khng tr li
Sau cng sn c ngi bun b khngnh hngSau cng sn l nh mnhSau cng sn tm thi cha ai rSau cng sn l cng tr nhn chia nhiu
cp Sau cng sn l em yu ti u cn chngSau cng sn l nh xut bn Giy vn
quang vinh mi lm nmSau cng sn l nim tin i cho miSau cng sn nh sng ci m
Khi chng ta thoi mi lm ngi
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What is Communism Hell Knows,but for Sure
After communism is life upon lifeAfter communism is innocent long days with
no diverting pathAfter communism is holding high your headAfter communism you go without coming
backAfter communism some people are sad and
disorientedAfter communism is destinyAfter communism so far nobody knowsAfter communism is adding subtracting
multiplying dividing on many levelsAfter communism is you love me no proof
neededAfter communism is Giy vn [Scrap paper]publishing houses fteen yearsof glory
After communism is good morning trustAfter communism light in bloom
Then we become humans at ease
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Cho anh em dn ch
Tht biB ngoiThnh cng
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For Fellow Democracy Fighters
FailureIs the grandmotherOf success
_________
Vietnamese proverb: Failure is the mother of success.
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Cho cc thi s & c gi
Tng ch t Hu
ThNn bKhng nn ung
Cuc i vn l cuc cch mngTrong mt ci khung
Tui tc khng phi v khThnh th mi th ri tung
Li ra nhng ngi hng!!
_________Din gii: Ung th thng dn n t vong. Trong khi,b th dn n quyn lc, thm ch i quyn lc, nub r (tng b). cng l l do ti sao cc lnh t cngsn (t nht Vit Nam) thng l cu th s.
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For Poets & Readers
For big sister t Hu
PoetryShould be impotentAnd not rotten
Life is basically a revolutionWithin a frame
Age is not a weaponThen all is in a mess
Protruding the heroes!!
[translated by Nguyn Tin Vn]
_________Explanation: Cancer and rotten poetry usually lead todeath. While impotence in poetry leads to power, ratherbig power impotence in poetry and secrecy in generalmay lead to secretary general. That is also the reasonwhy communist leaders (at least in Vietnam) usually
are former poets.
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Hoa sa
n t uNng, tanh. Hoa saNo phi ai cng u c bit
Trng thy dng cy t xa, ti thit smun cht
Hoa sa gi ni au chuyn b chn pChng cp dng kh, dng c lp ti
gia rng ngi
Trong nhng bi th v nhng bi htNgi ca hoa sa. Khin thi gian nc ciV lng mn ti tn
Mi hoa nhc nh ma thu ng tr quen vi vic hin din ca chngNgi ta c th d chp nhn. Trn mnh
t nyMt kiu chnh tr m mi. Hoa sa
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Milky Flowers[1]
Where do they come fromPungent, stinking. Milky owersNot everyone happens to know
Seeing the shapes of their trees from afar, Ireally want to die
Milky owers stir up the pain of being suppressed
They rob me of oxygen, as though isolatingme amidst a forest of people
In poems and songsThat praise milky owers. Making time
laughableA wretched romantic airThe scent of owers reminds the actual
reign of autumn
Gotten familiar with their presencePeople can readily accept. On this landA suffocating politics. Milky owers
_________[1]Alstonia scholaris
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Cng kh
Nhn c li tiu s H Ch Minh ni n t bo Ngi cng
kh do ng ta v mt s ng ch thnh lp 1922.
Chng ta cng tn ti trong mt mi trngChng ta c to ra lm nhng c myChng ta cng nhai mt loi thc phmChng ta cng chy mt H nc mtChng ta cng ni th ting l taiChng ta phi i cng mt con ngChng ta cng m mt gic ging nhauMt kh o mc va cho tt c
Chng ta cng nhau c mt cun schChng ta thi ra cng mt cht thiChng ta nh nhung cng mt xc chtChng ta cng nng bi cho hng lnh cm
ang iu khin chng ta, nhng k khckh
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One Size Fits All
Upon rereading H Ch Minhs biography, which mentions Le
Paria, the journal in French that he and some of his comradesstarted in 1922 in Paris.
We all exist in the same environmentWe are created to be machinesWe chew the same kind of foodWe shed a Lake of tears[1]We all speak an exotic languageWe must travel on the same roadWe dream together the same dreamOne shirt size ts all
We read together one bookWe excrete the same excrementWe miss the same corpseWe all worship the balls of our frigid leaders
Who are controlling us, the other ones ofdifferent sizesOne miserable size ts all.
_________[1] A homonym of the family name H, the commonnoun h in Vietnamese means lake.
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Bn tin lc 0 gi
thun tin cho vic s dng ting Vitmt cch rng ri trong v ngoinc. K t ngy mai th nm 1thng 4 nm 2010, di s ch oca Ban Thng v B Chnh tr ngCng sn Va h. Hi ng khoa hctrung ng quyt nh thng nhtqui trnh chun ha cch pht m vdng t ting Vit theo tiu chunth . Ngha l, sau ny cc t: m,m, bu, u, bm s c thay thbng m; cha, ta, thy, ba s cthay bng b; chn, i s c
thay bng bt; (nh xut bn kimduyt 8 ch)[1] ...vv & vv
c bit ting ph thng ny s ph bintrc nht cc vn bn hnh chnh,mi trng gio dc, bo ch, truynhnh v cc phng tin thng tin ichng khc nh: i pht thanh,
website, bn tin ni b, blog sau s c trin khai mnh m trongton quc.
_________[1] Nhng ch b kim duyt trong bi th trn: ,o, t... s c thay bng t
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The Zero Oclock Report
To facilitate the wide use of Vietnamesein and out of the country. Fromtomorrow Thursday 1st of April 2010,under the leadership of the CurbsideCommunist Party Politburos CurrentAffairs Committee. The centralscientic council decides to unify theprocess of standardization forVietnamese pronunciations and wordusage to follow the standards ofthe capital. Which means, from nowon the words: m, m, bu, u, bmwill be replaced by m; cha, ta, thy,
ba will be replaced by b; chn,i will be replaced by bt; (thepublisher censors 8 words)[1]... etc. & etc.
It is known that this popular language willbecome public at rst in administrative documents, in the
environments of education, thepress, the TV, and other mass mediasuch as: radios, websites, internalnewsletters, blogs, etc. then will bedeployed aggressively nationwide.
_________
[1] The censored words: , o, t... would bereplaced by t [fuck] (Northern dialect)
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T y chng ta c th t ho nhc n vlnh t knh yu mt cch trn trngqua ngn ng mi: ch tch H ChMinh, b gi v i ca dn tc!!
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From now on we can proudly refer to ourbeloved leader in a respectfulmanner through the new language:Chairman H Ch Minh, greatgodfather[2] of the people!!
_________[2] b gi is the common translation of godfather, asin the famous movies name. It is a play from cha giwhich simply means old daddy.
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c gi yu qu
c nhng dng nyXin qu v nh mt iuTt c nhng g ti vit l ca qu vCa ngi thn, t chc, v bn b qu v...Bng chng l. Lc nyKhi qu v b thi gian, cng sc, v nhiu
th na cTi u cnh m thc s bitChng nht nho v ng ngn n
nhng no
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Method of Adjustment
Walking in sandalsIn the shape of cofns
With brazen facesThey left tracesAll over the country
The voicesfromabove lessenWithin peoples consciousness
They inevitable need changeFor death to prevail. Achieving
Cofns in the shape of sandals
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C nc l
Bi h c th s dng chng ta nh mtcon bi
Bi h c th bp cht chng ta tc tcBi h c th ngi im hi hp theo di
chng taChng ta tn ti trong s lng l ca h
Nh loi c nc lChng ta tng trng khu vc gip ranhHn bin mt, khi bi v mt pha
L c dn vng m, chng ta hin dinThc ti cuc sng ang bo v chng ta
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Brackish Water Fish
Since they can use us like a cardSince they can smother us in an instanceSince they can sit still and observe us
anxiouslyWe survive in their wavering
Like brackish water shWe grow in the bordering areasAnd would disappear, when swimming in one
direction
Being inhabitants of an open-ended area,we exist
The realities of life are protecting us
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Sng
Chn mt nim au. Mi ngy s chia vi th giiDn tc ny
Chn mt nim tin. Mi ngy c mt trn tri tLnh th ny
Chn mt ci cht. Mi ngyTrong con mt ch
c t do
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Living
Choose a pain. Each dayTo share with the worldThis people
Choose a belief. Each dayTo exist on earthThis land
Choose a death. Each dayIn the eyes of the regime
To be free
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Thng t
Nhng trn ma rt xung u thin hS m t i cuc iNgi ngi khng bit trn vo u
Thng t ngp ngCun triu ngi ra bCun vo nhng cuc chin thiu cn nhc
Kch mnh dy thV ting, y ngang ngnh
Nt khn kh hin trn khun mt
Thnh so ca quc gia
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April
Bouts of rain drop on peoples headsWetness that changes livesLots of folks dont know where to take
refuge
April oods the streetsWash millions of people to the seaDraw them into inconsiderate wars
The revolution of pubertyBreaks ones voice, recalcitrance abounds
Lines of misery appear on ones face
Turning into national scars
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Cc
Nhn mt cu chuyn ca Chiu
Ngi miNgh ngi v s chuyn iNgi thy chuyn g sp xy ra?Liu can m truyn i iu ?
Cc!Tui lm sao gip ngi hnh nghTrong mt th ch km cpBn ngi gm cc tin triPhi t xoay cho xng cu ng/b tri
D g vn l nh bo t do
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Toad
Upon a story by Chiu
Sitting foreverThinking about changesSire, what do you see about to happen?Are you brave enough to transmit that
forecast?
Toad!How can I help you doing your jobUnder an oppressive regimeYou sires who consist entirely of prophetsMust spin to bet uncles of the deity
Nevertheless you are free journalists
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Socialist Realism
Brothers and sisters please rememberWe are here not to cryNot to weigh one thing or anotherTo be silentThen to turn our headsWe are here to liveTo bring our natures into being
There is no need to pay attentionTo remind ourselves of a threatBecause, with usFear never is the goal
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Tiu sBiographical Notes
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Bi Cht
Bi Cht (tn khai sanh: Bi Quang Vin),sinh ngy 22.10.1979 ti H Nai, Bin Ho ng Nai, trong mt gia nh cng gio yunc gc di c. Tt nghip ngnh Vn hc,khoa Ng vn Bo ch, i hc Khoa hcx hi v Nhn vn Tp HCM nm 2001. T sng Si Gn.
L ngh s t do & nh hot ng xut bnc lp, nm 2001 cng L i thnh lpnhm M Ming. L ngi t tn M Mingcho nhm, l thnh vin tr ct ca nhm,l ngi xng cc khi nim th rc,
th ngha a.. v l ngi sng lp GiyVn nh xut bn chuyn in n & phthnh tc phm ca cc nh th va h dihnh thc photocopy, vt qua s kimduyt ca chnh quyn.
Cng vic chnh hin nay: ch tr nh xutbn Giy Vn.
Tc phm c nhn:
- Xo chn chong ngy(tp th), nh xutbn Giy Vn 12/2003
- Made in vietnam (conceptual art), 2004- Ci ln b i & nhng bi th chi
ra [bi, ln] (tp th), nh xut bnGiy Vn 12/2004
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Bi Cht
Real name: Bi Quang Vin, born on 22Oct 1979 at H Nai, Bin Ha, ng NaiProvince, Vit Nam in a family of patriotic-Catholic refugees from the North in 1954.Graduated from the Faculty of Literature,Linguistics, and Journalism at the H ChMinh City University of Social Sciences &Humanities in 2001. Since that time, he hasbeen living in Si Gn as a poet, freelancewriter and independent publisher.
He named and co-founded the M Ming(Open Mouth) Group with poet L i to
promote garbage poetry, cemetary po-etry He also founded the Giy Vn (ScrapPaper) Publishing House, devoted to theprinting and publishing of pavement poetssworks in xerographic form, beyond the reachof the authoritiess censorship.
Main job: manager of the Giy Vn Publish-
ing House.
Personal works: all published byGiy Vn, Si Gn
- Deesturbances Tooday(poems, 12/2003)- Made in Vietnam (conceptual art, 2004)- Tossed-away Cunt(poems, 12/2004)
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- Thng t gy sng (tp th), nh xut bnGiy Vn 12/2005
- Xin li chu hng ni(tp th ngha a),nh xut bn Giy Vn 12/2007
D n chung thc hin:
+ ng ch tr vi L i
- Vng trn su mt(tp th in chung 6 tcgi), nh xut bn Giy Vn 1/2002
- M ming (tp th in chung 4 tc gi), nh
xut bn Giy Vn 6/2002+ Ch tr
- Khoan ct b tng (tp th in chung 23 tcgi), nh xut bn Giy Vn 9/2005
- C j dng j c ny dng ny(d n xutbn th va h gm 1 tp th in
chung 47 tc gi & nhiu tp th cnhn khc, bt u t 10/2007),nh xut bn Giy Vn.
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- Broken Guns in April(poems, 12/2005)- Excuse-me, Its Unbearable (cemetary
poems, 12/2007)
Common Projects: all published byGiy Vn, Si Gn
+ Co-editor (with L i):
- Six-Sided Circle (selected poems by sixauthors, 1/2002)
- Open Mouth (selected poems by fourauthors, 6/2002)
+ Editor:
- Drilling and Cutting Concrete (selectedpoems by 23 authors, 9/2005)
- Use What You Can (a common publicationof pavement poems by 47 authors,and many other works of poetry by
various authors, starting fromOct 2007)
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L nh NhtLang
Nh th v dch gi
Sinh 1969, Si Gn. Sang Php 1983, M1985. California vi v v hai con trai.Sng bng ngh lp trnh in ton.
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L nh Nht-Lang
Poet and translator
Born in Si Gn, 1969, he emigrated withhis parents to France in 1983, and then tothe USA in 1985. He is living with his wifeand their two sons in California as a com-puter programmer.
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