The sea and I have numerous memories

In the evenings, gazing at the violet clouds across the sky

Waves kissing my feet as I wander aimlessly 

On the sandy beach, waiting for the sun to slowly disappear.

The sun descends rapidly, then fades away

The sea at sunset seems to engulf our love

I, left alone and feeling lonely with a poignant nostalgia

Hearing the waves, imagining a romantic song of Love...

A bit of regret for a love that couldn't be kept

You departed to a distant land since so long ago

Yet still here in my wrinkled fragments of memories

The violet hue of sunset carrying waves of longing...

The evening sea with the resounding echoes of waves

Hearing the murmurs, both loud and soft, of lament

Our love now has lost its melodious rhythm

Clouds scattered, waves no longer overflow the sandy shore

In dreams of the past, the sea was vast and beautifully jade blue

Flying clouds seemed to be imbued with the fragrance of love

In those evenings, memories turned into poetry

Now, gazing at the sea... only feelings of melancholy!

by Nhung Trương  

English translation by Vuong Thanh, 12.2023