Viet Nam! Viet Nam !
I call my country’s name in strongest voice
Placing my right hand on my heart
I call Viet Nam in sweetest voice
Under Viet Nam nation flag
The National Anthem is sung by eighty six Vietnamese’s heart
I feel my red blood is burning
Golden skin is sparkling together with Vietnamese history
When Dragon Lord fell in love with Fairy
100 eggs were born in a bright day
50 sons went to East Ocean with Dragon King
50 sons went to highland with Fairy Mother
The eldest son was the ancestor on this land
Hung Vuong King established the first Van Lang kingdom
Beginning the wet rice civilization
Through the long history of falling red blood
Chinese conquered this friendly land in one thousand year
But they couldn’t control Vietnamese’s soul
When Mongol’s horse invaded Europe
They wanted to become the King of this world
But Tran King defeated them in three triumphal battles
Invasion dream of Mongol was broken under this land
Bach Dang river became the live witness of Chinese Qing and Han dynasties’ failure
History of human beings had a new great hero
The supreme Commander Tran Hung Dao of Dai Viet dynasty
One of the most accomplished military tacticians of the world
Time goes by
Millions people stood to fight for freedom
Nguyen Dynasty opened new page history
Perfume river protected peace for Viet Namese
Then one day…
Cannon was as loud as thunder
French followed China to make Vietnamese blood falling
August Revolution erupted as waterfall…
French ran away on street in Ha Noi
Japanese surrendered the Allies
Nguyen King abdicated his throne
Autumn Sep 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Declaration of Independence
A new golden page of Vietnam history was turned…
Dien Bien Phu, the Indochinese unattackable fortress
French was proud of their great military work
After 56 days and nights , their prise was turned into ash
Geneve Agreement in 1954 was paid by Vietnamese’s blood and bone
French went back their country and left their architect in that gutsy country
Peace was just a precious moment
American empire came with crack army
They wanted to see teardrops in this poor country
Nixon, Kennedy and Carter had to give up their aspiration
American soldiers lost their youth in nonsensical war
The call of peace were arousing around the world
Where was freedom?
Was your Declaration of Independence a lie ?
Blood of millions Vietnamese were dropping
“We want peace! We are not your slave”
54 ethnical Vietnamese united
Truong Son mountain protected his children under enemy’s lethal weapon
Agent Orange ! They even killed the grasses and forests
But nothing could kill patriotic Vietnamese
30th-April- 1975, Saigon was full of flowers
Flags of CV were raising on the Independence Palace
Freedom! Freedom!
They cried happily
This moment was paid by blood and tears
Finally, Uncle Ho ‘s dream came true
Doves were flying above Viet Nam sky
Teardrops were replaced by laugh
Falling bloods were replaced by fresh water
An Oriental Dragon appears on the East Sea
Viet Nam shakes hands with every nation
Wounded war was cured for broken soul and body
Come here with this peaceful land
We hug you with friendly smile
Human beings is building history for new century
Black, White or Yellow, those precious colors are the same
God, Allah, Buddha… we welcome to Viet Nam!
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