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SONG HO
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To a lonely child
( Translated by the author )
Oh! Dear lonely child!
Wandering on the street,
"Where are you going, Dear?
Reply to me, do not fear!
Where is your Father? - Imprisoned!
Your mother? - Go to the flea market.
And brother? - Forced into the
invasion army
And sister? - Escaped by boat!
How about Grandpa? - Sentenced of
death!
And Grandma? - Died of sadness!
Your Aunt ? Vanished to N.E.Z.
And Uncle? - Committed suicide!
No! No more question is asked
My heart is very very moved
Why as a small child? You,
Experience so many miseries?
Why does this too small land?
Many heart broken stories to be told.
Now I realize Love Tree
Is dead! Really dead!
Now I realize the Hatred Seeds
Are being grown! Being grown!
Someday I certainly know
You will do terrible things
Someday I certainly know
You will be a murderer.
Oh! My dear lonely child!
Do not kill! - Do not kill!
Oh! My dear lonely child!
Do not kill! - Do not kill!
Oh! My dear lonely child!
You are a hero today!
You will be a hero tomorrow!
( Translated by the
author )
· THE WRITERS POST (ISSN: 1527-5467),
the magazine of Literature & Literature-in-translation.
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