Vietnamese language

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This text is from the first six lines of Truy?n Ki?u, a poem by the celebrated poet Nguy?n Du, ?? (1765-1820), often considered the most significant work of Vietnamese literature. It was originally written in Nôm (titled ???), and is widely taught in Vietnam today.

Related Topics:
Truy?n Ki?u - Nguy?n Du - Nôm

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:Tr?m n?m trong cõi ng??i ta,

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:Ch? tài ch? m?nh khéo là ghét nhau.

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:Tr?i qua m?t cu?c b? dâu,

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:Nh?ng ?i?u trông th?y mà ?au ??n lòng.

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:L? gì b? s?c t? phong,

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:Tr?i xanh quen thói má h?ng ?ánh ghen.

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Original Chu Nom version

See also: The first 224 lines (in Vietnamese) (to see the next lines: click on câu 225 - 416 etc.)

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(Literal) English translation

:A hundred years ? in this life span on earth

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:talent and destiny are apt to feud.

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:You must go through an event in which the sea becomes mulberry fields

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:and watch such things as make you sick at heart.

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:Is it strange that who is rich in this is poor in that?

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:Blue Heaven?s wont to strike rosy cheeks from spite.

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