O Lady of Peace
Hỡi Người Em Hòa Bình
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Author: Vĩnh Điện | A Water-Moon Presentation
When you return, aging mothers stop weeping.
When you return, people stop their bickering.
When you return, children’s faces light up with happy smiles.
When you return, children sing in delight.
When you return, the forest trees awaken.
When you return, the grass dances in the early morning sun.
When you return, the birds chorus a song of welcome.
I call your name sunshine,
or the rain that waters the rice fields.
I also call you the light,
the source of growth for Vietnam’s future.
Or the cool shade of ancient trees.
You are the people’s happiness and liberty.
You are the song of celebration
for a future, for a prosperous and liberated Vietnam.
O Lady of Peace, Lady of Peace.
We welcome you with a song
of compassion and love.
We welcome you with a garden
of blooming flowers and fruit.
We welcome you with happy smiles
upon our lips and in our eyes.
We welcome you beneath a sky of bright sunshine…
We welcome you within a great circle,
hands clasped with one another.
We welcome you from our hearts, with lyrics and verse.
We welcome you with unshakable faith and trust.
With our hands together,
we will cut down trees to rebuild our villages.
With our hearts and minds united,
we will help rebuild Vietnam’s future.
Across vast rice fields, we will plant and irrigate.
Shoulder to shoulder, back to back,
we will rebuild a peaceful homeland.
O Vietnam, a peaceful Vietnam.
O Vietnam, a liberated Vietnam.
O Vietnam, a Vietnam with a bright and glorious future.