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Lam Thi My Da

                 

Dedicated to a Dream

A bird brings a dream and flies away
A boy sleeps under a sky shining with stars
He has no worries
What did you dream last night?
I dreamed I became a bird

Where was the voice of the bird in the dream?
The bird in the dream was silent
Like a mermaid
Its brilliant song
Hidden all its life
Was just for one person

Flying through a thousand nights
Flying through a thousand stars
Leaves shining a strange color
Flowers shaped like fingers and hands
Sleep sleep sleep
Sweetly sleep

Who is the boy?
I am the boy
Who is the bird?
I am the bird
Who is the dream?
I am the dream

Last night
I dreamed I became myself
I dreamed I became a bird
I dreamed I became a dream


                    (translated by Martha Collins and Linh To)

Copyright © 1997 Lam Thi My Da.

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