Well! My sweetheart, we two parted!
Love was miserable and broken-hearted
Love music was thrilled sadly
For one thousand years, it has been half-way already!

Well! My sweetheart! we two parted!
From now on, we have been so afflicted
We have writhed by the side of deserted life
Love and regret have got for nothing, right?

Well! My sweetheart! we two parted!
Morning sun and evening rain have made us heart-rending
We would kiss in the wind if missing
To make the sorrow of our illegitimate love abated!

Well! My sweetheart! We two parted!
Farewell! From now on, the sun has passed by the bridge
Our love has been suffering
For one thousand years, we have shed tears in sorrowing!

July, 1997
Dien Viet Duong
(Ha Ai-Khanh)