“Chiều dừng chân – dòng sông Mang Thít,
Thoáng chút bâng khuâng, chút ngại ngần!
Nhớ bài thơ xưa… ngày mưa rã rít,
Có người lính buồn – gửi cánh nhạn Xuân!”
“In the evening pause – the Mang Thit river’s flow,
A fleeting sense of melancholy, a touch of hesitation!
Remembering an old poem… on a rainy day’s gentle glow,
A sorrowful soldier sends his spring swallow’s dedication!”
(Cite from Evening by the Mang Thit River – Phan Ngọc Hải)
“Chiều bên dòng sông Măng Thít” or translated into “Evening by the Mang Thit River” is a famous work written about the place where poet Phan Ngọc Hải stopped during his charity trip in Vinh Long Province, Mang Thit District. Surely, that place must be very peaceful and poetic, allowing the author to embrace his emotions and create such wonderful poems. Today, let us accompany you on a journey back to Mang Thit so that you can understand and deeply feel the emotions of the poet Phan Ngọc Hai on that particular year!
