A Young Viet Lady With Yellow Skin

A young Viet lady with yellow skin
She loves her motherland like she loves the ripened rice fields
A young Viet lady with yellow skin
She loves her motherland, she holds back her tears

A young Viet lady with yellow skin
She loves her motherland like she loves the less fortunate
She sits and dreams of peace
She loves her motherland like she loves herself

You have never known a peaceful motherland
You have never seen the old Viet Nam
Not once have you sung a folk tune
You only have a hateful heart

The young lady one evening passed through the village
She went in the night, echoing with gunfire
The young lady, suddenly clutched her heart
On her fragrant skin, blood slowly seeped out

A young Viet lady with yellow skin
Took with her a dream the motherland wants to keep alive 
A young Viet lady with yellow skin
She loves a motherland that no longer exists

Oh, painful Death with no compassion
Oh, our country, addicted to stupidity, for thousands of years
You arrived at the motherland on your own
As for myself, I’m still yearning to find it.

translated by Tran Duy Tinh