Sài gòn. ( by Thiên Thanh ) Lớp 8.

 Saigon, Saigon

Where have you gone?

Saigon, Saigon

What have you done?                                                                    
Your beautiful flags

all scattered and torn.

Through years of war,

this is what you’ve become.

Once the city of wealth and pride,

now deprived of justice and life.

Eagle, Eagle

Where have you gone?

Eagle, Eagle

What have you done?

You gave us some hope,

and then you swept it back.

You helped us gain courage,

but again, you shattered that.

Now your wings have grown tired,

your children call home

So you’ve given up,

say your job here is done.

Viet Cong, Viet Cong

Where have you gone?

Viet Cong, Viet Cong

What have you done?

We looked on you with rancor,

as you destroyed those we held most dear.

You raised the wretched banner,

and yelled triumphantly for all to hear.

But malicious are you,

betrayers among us.

Can’t you hear those painful screams

uttering throughout the motherland?

The sorrows and cries

shaking every pebble in the sand?

The travail of a long war we have lost,

But more importantly at the cost

that our eagle has left

and our city has perished

under the ashes

of the soldiers who remained still standing

even when the betrayers came.