Why don't you love me as much as them?
Let's go!
Stay here. He'll be back
Come in!
Have a seat
l just stopped by
They were wondering where you were
l've had it a long time
Now l have to sell it
Do you know what this is?
lt's the AK-47
A famous singer
Have you heard her songs?
No
Then listen. Basic notes
And here's her song
Little sister, Hanoi, old streets
You're all that's left me, orchid scent
You're all that's left me,
alstonia flower
Rain whispering down deserted streets
Waiting fora woman, windswept hair, tendershoulders
You're all that's left me, winter tree
You're all that's left me, icy abandoned street
Slip ofwintermoon
Old abode where the voice ofa piano echoes
Late into the night a bell still chimes
You're all that's left me, coloroftime
The evening fades, yourhairflutters
Evanescent
The poet wanders in vain through the streets
Suddenly realizing he has lost his way
You're all that's left me, old streets covered in moss
Every creaky old rooftop
ln my topsy-turvy memory
Floating over the waves of West Lake
Suddenly twilight has fallen When it fell, l don't know
You're all that's left me, orphaned winter tree
Stop or l'll break the vase
l think l'm pregnant
Who's the father?
ls that a betel palm flower?
What's inside?
l don't know
lt's the first time
But you looked for it all day
Will you take me to the countryside?
What are you carrying?
Pork
Take that off
Where does this come from?
From Slaughterhouse 43
Listen carefully. l'm going to pierce the skin
lf l find nothing, l'll give you a pass
Father!
l dreamt aboutyourdeath, Father
You died a second time, to save me
This morning, l feel strangely calm
as ifl'm living in yourbody
in yoursilhouette yourwalk, yourgestures
These bony fingers this rough hand
ls ityours ormine?
l feel yourmuscles flex in my arms
This skin, it's yours burnt, toughened
defying the heat, the cold, the years
These veins, you called them the paths oflife
Now, l understand
l need to ask a favor
l've always obeyed you,
Now l'm afraid
Here's the money you gave me
lf it's not enough
Let me take another cyclo
l'll pay you back bit by bit
Old man, where are you?
What did l say about the paint?
Remember, you old bastard?
This is a pistol
Here's the safety catch
Now you can shoot
Now it's locked
You just load and shoot!
From behind
like this
From the side, like that
Always two shots. Understand?
Don't throw away the gun. No one will come near you
Leave slowly, once you're outside, run
toward your gun hand
At the bridge
throw the gun in the stream and disappear into the crowd
Don't worry, it's worse with a knife
lf you're nervous, take these pills
Here's two. Try one
lt's great! You won't be afraid of anybody
Take the second, before you go to work
Just one at a time or you flip out. Understand?
Dawn in mysoul
A bit ofsun foreach home
A bit oflight foreveryone
Under the canopy, a leaftrembles
And the dew remembers the clouds
And the earth exhales a huge wind
And life shivers, shivers
Kite ofmy childhood
Fragile hope hanging in the sky
Hearts open, human abodes
ln a world where no one is excluded
No, don't break it!
Bastard! She was a virgin!
He said he didn't know
He suggests we forget about it
He shelled out 600 dollars
That's more than for a virgin
He said the cuts weren't his fault
A taste ofdust
longan peel
stolen
A hand
warm
washes my face
Papa
Green glow
oflive shrimp
The market closes
mama comes home
Cold rice
punished...
in secret, at night
Mama feeds me
Stifling heat
ofsearing afternoons
stench ofrotten starfruit
ln the rain
lshiver
fried fish
rice gruel
Lemon leaves
grapefruit rind
ivory-colored water
my brown skin
Fish face!
What did l say?
Why do you love paint so much?
Where did you find this color?
Our family doesn't use it
Come eat
lnvite the lady to eat with us
Wake up! Are you awake?
Listen
Yesterday, you screwed up
Mr. Lullaby should have rocked you
But someone up there spared you
lt's sticky, l'll help you
The year of the Pig begins today
l wish you peace
health
a normal life, like everyone else
We won't meet again
When you go, leave the door open
My little one...he's dead
Oh, God!
Why?
Yesterday, the cat came back
We thought he was dead
He's even more handsome than before
so handsome, nobody recognized him
l remembermy father right before he died
lt was a Sunday
the only day he took a nap at home
The cat was sleeping in the sun
A gash across his face
My fatherslept
swinging his leg
l was a child. l remember watching my father's knee, for a long time
Subtitles by Phan H. Duong - N. McPherson
Processed by C.M.C. - Paris