bánh trôi nước
(Vietnamese original)
Thân em vừa trắng, lại vừa tròn,
Bảy nổi ba chìm với nước non.
Rắn nát mặc dầu tay kẻ nặn,
Mà em vẫn giữ tấm lòng son.
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tangyuan
(English translation)
Skin's pearly white, body's jiggly
Heat's on, bubbles float
Roll with ebb and flow.
Wrapper, mushy or firm
That handlers may knead
My essence's unchanged still
Scarlet. Treacly.
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tangyuan
(English interpretation)
Skin's pearly white, body's jiggly
Get that dough, roll with ebb and flow.
Whatever wrapper
That Dr. Fate may knead
My essence stays unchanged
Always fulfilling.
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bánh trôi nước / tangyuan
Poetrybánh trôi nước - Hồ Xuân Hương | tangyuan - English translation & interpretation by SawC | (Q) how is my interpretation different from the original? (A) modern context & not strictly made for women
