| Verse:
Oh, my Lord, the Savior !
I've been here, kneeling for a long time
In front of the Holy Altar,
Watching your appearance from a destination
very far,
In the sphere brilliant with radiant light.
I've found your way
very clearly,
Leading to the future
of glory.
It's not only ornamented
with colorful flowers,
But also plenty of
dangers and difficulties.
I've firmly decided to follow
Your direction to a glorious peaceful life
With no human grief and sorrow,
Poverty, enviousness, wars and crimes..
How hard and dangerous is
the way !
It's made me anxious nights
and days.
Don't let me walk on it alone
!
With all my heart, silently
I pray :
Grant me, my Lord, the Savior
!
More faith, patience and
ability,
Some more courage and spiritual
stability,
That'll encourage my heart
always eager.
All the people on this globe
need to be happy.
Oh, my Lord ! Through your miracle and grace,
The transformation to a wonderful new life
Has risen beyond the distant range of mountains
With a dawn full of brilliant sunlight,
Covering the poetic, immense green-grassed
plains..
San Diego, California
Phan Duc Minh
(Member of The International Society of Poets
)
Phoûng dòch:
Lôøi
Nguyeän Ñeâm Giaùng Sinh
Laïy Cha Thaùnh Chuaù cuaû
con !
Quyø ôû nôi ñaây
vôùi caû taâm hoàn,
Ngay tröôùc baøn thôø
mang hình Thaùnh Chuaù
Con thaáy nhö Ngaøi ñang
ñeán gaàn hôn.
*
Ñöôøng ñi cuaû
Chuaù cao caû saùng ngôøi,
Röïc rôõ,õ huy
hoaøng nhöng cuõng xa xoâi
Khoâng phaûi con ñöôøng
phuû ñaày hoa gaám,
Maø ñaày gian khoå,
traøn ngaäp khaép nôi.
*
Chuùng con quyeát taâm moät
loøng theo Chuaù
Goùp coâng xaây döïng,
bieán ñoåi töông lai
Xoaù ñi cuoäc ñôøi
coøn laém ñôùn ñau, khoán
khoå
Ngheøo khoù, chieán tranh,
toäi aùc ngaäp ñaày.
*
Ñöôøng ñi sao nhieàu
vaát vaû gian lao !
Chuaù ñöøng boû
con, con bieát ngaû naøo
Moät mình tìm ñi theo
ñöôøng cuaû Chuaù
Loøng con nguyeän caàu aân
suûng treân cao.
*
Xin Chuaù cho con theâm nhieàu
can ñaûm,
Loøng tin, kieân nhaãn,
söùc maïnh maø ñi
Treân theá gian naøy coøn
nhieàu hoãn loaïn,
Haïnh phuùc, thöông yeâu,
bao keû ñaâu coù bieát gì ?
*
Laïy Chuaù, Chuaù cuaû
con ôi !
Töông lai nhaân loaïi
öûng saùng leân roài
Boùng daùng thöông
yeâu, hoaø bình, haïnh phuùc
Ñeán vôùi bình
minh nhôø ôn Thaùnh Chuaù
Chan hoaø, röïc rôõ
naéng aám ñaày vôi…
San Diego, California
Phaïm Ngoïc Nhieãm
(Hoäi vieän Hoät caùc
Nhaø Thô Quoác Teá )
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