You return, let me send a few words

Wishing all people, everywhere, well-being

Whoever is old, may their hair stay green

The young are diligent, studying to the end

Migration, may there be no confusion

Girls and boys, may it be profit, not costly

Keep the body healthy, that is like an immortal

Cultivate heart, cultivate nature, self-heaven is good

Study to the end, what is seen

Study to act well, raise the hand without hesitation

Then no one will criticize

Then the family, abundantly enjoys joy

70 years married, 85 years of life

Eighty-five, still living, how few

Eighty-five, still healthy, still bow thanks to heaven

Seventy, springs and summers, rendezvous

Husband's love, wife's duty, no worry, no trouble

Four sons, seven daughters like fairies

Four daughters-in-law, seven sons-in-law, gentle and good

Thirty small grandchildren, a full flock

Plus seven great-grandchildren, in this world, how few

Today, gathering joyfully

Together sing, together laugh, enjoy fortune. TP.

Visit homeland, build ancestral hall (Given to o/6 Tương)

Promise for year of Cat, by this pledge now

Promise fulfilled, this heart is satisfied

Old age, revisit the ancestral home

Common funds gathered, built by the warm home

Then when out of sight who will do it

Then leave it be, north and south take turns

Family matters, life and death, must be settled

After that the nation's affairs, then all is well /. T.P.

Wishing the great-grandchild beautiful and good

Eats well, grows fast, heat and cold no matter

Sleeps well, eats well, off we go

Laughs crisply, bright eyes, wonderful high mind

Let others be busy, bustling everywhere

My great-grandchild, at ease, enjoys a peaceful life

Grow up, joyfully sing, joyfully play music

Joyfully fulfill duty, the nation and country

Bearing children, who could bear to lose heart

Raising children, hoping, longing, day by day

So many years, eating bitterness, swallowing hardship

And then, the child dares to scold mother and father

The child scorns parents and grandparents

The child regards blood kin as nothing

To live like that, what is beautiful in it

To live without virtue, surely who will be crude?

Today is mother's birthday here

Also coincides with Mother's Day, this day, how strange

Father's love, mother's grace overflowing

Girls, boys, in-laws, pouring in with gifts

Roses in bloom, potted chrysanthemums, trumpets

Plus candy and cake, together with fine tea

Living like this, truly complete

Worth the effort of raising, worthy children of the house

This machine, a computer, newly bought

The brand name, that Dell, famously bought

Willing to buy, willing to send, of course

Whose children contributed money, earning name, unimagined

The gift, a symbol of love

More precious than jewels, more than the road to fame

The fruit and flower, remember the tree and branch

Worth the hope through the five night watches of waiting

For whom does the moon shine over the Western sky

For what reason, Minh Nguyệt, visits this place

Spending effort, spending money, exactly a year

That loyal affection, remembered a hundred years, a lifetime

What is most precious, oh dear

Mountain delicacies, sea flavors, used forever, precious?

Late night, brightest is sister Moon (Hằng)

In this life, most precious, is it not sincere affection?

This phở is a phở of building up

Eaten, warms the belly, heart full of contentment

Loving each other in times of heat and cold

Helping each other in times full of sorrow

Life, upheavals and worries

Compassion, forgiveness, put first, [?]

Phở eaten, lighting the path

Contribute effort, contribute money, all directions benefit

Any friend also carried, indifferent

Going to eat, means climbing over the high rampart

Helping oneself, helping all compatriots

Body and mind at peace, no more burning heart

Visit children, visit all the relatives

Visit in-laws, that gift, homeland, native place

Aunt Phong, uncle Thanh far away

Aunt Nga, uncle Thập, are they even near

Sincere heart, mind and spirit praying

Paternal and maternal met, reported, presented

Siblings, grandchildren, great-grandchildren their part

Canada, America, images meet each other

Family, affection, truly rich

Though ten thousand miles apart, always sincere

Wishing everyone safety

Pray forever, that love stays above

Family blessings, national blessings, will come

Whoever lives with virtue, heaven above supports

Precious spirits, dwell in the four limbs

Just live well, surely the heart is content

You go, I stay at home

Aged mother, be attentive, nation, wholehearted

Wish you the two words: safety

You go arrange things, our children to care for

Our children, at the age of students

If diligent and enduring, prosperity later

Relatives, paternal and maternal past and present

Living far apart, this day, you visit

Far from you, worried standing, worried lying

If the work is done, aim, you return

Hope you, don't neglect

Full heart, endure hardship, all sides must be done

Loving you, kept in the heart

The affection of husband and wife, kept in this heart

Thank the children and grandchildren for coming in numbers

Four generations gathered, couples, grandchildren

Glad that, propriety still remains

The way of children kept, both young and old

Ancestors, bless the Phùng family

That merit and virtue, let us remember and record

Living, distinguishing, gold from lead

Build merit, cultivate virtue, compete with life

Grandchildren, in-laws, oh dear!

Love and filial piety, heaven witnesses

Hoping: bestowed, in right measure

Compassion, forgiveness, a mirror, immediate joy.

Actually, I am already 84

Because I registered late, so subtract 4

Cô-Hoa, surely finds it very odd

My country in turmoil, nothing strange in life

Cut off, just for form, oh sir!

Submitted to the school, to study then

My father, was not a student

No need to register correctly, nothing to worry about

Thank the grandchild for wishing a long life

Live long and healthy, no more sorrow, no more worry

Children and grandchildren serve properly

That is happiness, heaven grants much blessing

Live long, yet lacking money

Plus illness, morning and evening, dragging the body

Love is a very necessary thing

Care for self, care for love, relatives benefit

When leaving, mother Ngọc instructed

Arriving at aunt Thành's, ask to know clearly

Ask about the health, strong or not

If sick, bedridden, who suffers

Avoid thinking of money and wealth

Sleep and eat in moderation, girls and boys ease the shift

Healthy and happy, that is joy like a fairy

Vietnam, America, are lands of peaceful living

Thank the grandchild for asking after me

And also offering wishes, truly warm and fresh

Việt Anh, strong and healthy, joyful and smiling

Studies advancing, ten out of ten, steady

So that, in the future, glorious

For the village, for the country, relatives rely on

The grandchild like a rose blossom

Rose fragrant, rose beautiful, father planted, mother gave

One plowing, already too heavy

Two plowings, beyond strength, oh, truly sad

Day and night, tears flowing

Who understands, shares the sorrow now here

The buffalo's body, so must carry the plow

When will blessings be reaped, here and there rest

Knowing one's lot, dare not be indifferent

Crossing the river, hope to reach the peaceful shore

Bright lights, glowing over grass and trees

Inside the house, out in the lane, lights full, how beautiful

Please, sir, just step in

Visit flowers already fruited, high trays, full feast

Armchair, take your seat, sit here

Glad you live again, so long awaited

Then, you grant a little grace of heart

Grow richer, grow more prosperous, hoping day by day

My life, too miserable, oh sir

Hungry to eat, hungry to drink, clothes too, none

Pockets always, empty, not a coin

Rely on your pity, I look, I wait

Now, the right opportune moment

Reborn, descend to earth, don't ignore my misery

I beg, I bow, again and again

Grant a little blessing, so I may benefit

War, doors shattered, homes broken

Families scattered, hearts overflowing, suffering

All the people, across the country, one color

How few, wholly intact, before and after easily gone

To live, at times sober, at times dazed

Sooner or later, all return to the underworld

Day and night, tearing the silkworm's gut

The poem, brush drawn, reveals the heart to life

Does your shirt have pockets or not?

I reply: Two pockets, one pink, one black

The pink pocket holds tales of books and lamp

Deep love, heavy duty, like lotus in the pond

The black pocket holds tales of loneliness

Sorrow, tragedy, all petty things

Pity for those who love a lowly fate

Admire the good ones, who mind not the black bag.

Your hat, shields the sunlight

Shields rain, shields wind, falling snow, afraid of what

Character, flaws, what matter

The hat cannot cover, also because of matters of heart

There, so many who err

If they know repentance, the heart is already good

How wretched! those who are indifferent

Whether going or coming, there is bribery

Your hat, likes honest matters

Everyone treasures, then we are content

Your fan is the fan of Xuân Hương

Fanning to please the eye, for the loved and the noble

So many scholars ready

Thanks to that fan's breeze, romance rendezvous

Loving each other, please measure carefully

Loving each other, must [?] here together

Heaven grants to become wife and husband

Old Man Tơ and Lady Nguyệt, consider this fan's merit

Here I am, exams approaching

I bow to you for salvation, I will remember the favor

So that I, avoid shame, avoid resentment

Name inscribed, posted on the board, higher than many

Then life is beautiful, life is fresh

Plus the neighbor girl, a smile glancing over

Future bright, glorious

Remember you forever, remember this page of history

Lonely, a solitary shadow, oh sad

Rely on your blessing, so life has a pair

Spring and autumn, flowers and leaves bloom forth

Winter's cold, leaves tell the small tree

Meeting you, fulfilling the dream

Weaving the thread, tying the knot, painting success

Thanks to you, becoming wife, becoming husband

Your merit, remembered forever, the country remembers always

Mother and father gave this beauty

Rosy complexion, beauty spreading to the heavens

Face, ears and nose, oh beautiful

Everywhere, the world, all praise

Christmas, trees and grass lit with lights

Even in dark places, no more black, no more sorrow

Rely on you to grant lasting beauty

Your grace, remembered forever, like the wished words

Bearing the name of a scholar is I

Standing, sitting, thinking, then acting

Expanding the mind, worth gold

Making life more noble, inferiority, cast off at once

Hoping everyone is happy like a fairy

Fame and talent with beauty, gentle and wise

The world, resounding with renown

Hope you grant blessing, the scholar endures, the scholar lives long

Bearing the name of a farmer, oh sir

But never running dry, helping the world through the years

All year round, toiling like a silkworm

Heedless of sun and rain, no fear of wind and chill

Let others scorn or praise

Let others chase fame and gain, come and go, let them

Plow deep, hoe hard the long day

Help the world with rice and porridge, help the hungry

Have food but have no house

Have a house but lacking bed and cabinet, what is it worth

So much furniture and comfort

So much machinery, all because of labor

Hands embroidering phoenix, embroidering dragon

The five classes rely on, all trust in

Without labor, how could we be comfortable

Remember the labor, let me remind, compatriots, be grateful

My Tỉnh, now has settled down

Good work and job, fate grows more prosperous

With siblings, living gently and kindly

Filial to parents, both night and day

Helping uncle, relieving the bitterness

Helping uncle, correspondence, sparing no effort

The Matchmaker weaves the rosy thread

Praying for a good match, father watches mother waits

Cry out and call the name, oh Vietnam!

The place where I was born into the world

Grandparents, parents, all are there

Ancestral graves, also there

Sweet water, good rice, truly my country

Gave food, gave clothing, raised me into a person

War's fire forced migration, becoming far from home

Being far from home, so sorrowful tears fall!

Four sons, nine daughters, at ease

Mobile, secure anchor, light-hearted, at peace

Clever sons, daughters beautiful as heaven

Grandchildren young and fresh, renowned throughout the region

Lacking nothing, having beloved children

Wanting to go anywhere, then take an airplane

Wishing happiness and lasting health

Praying for bliss, from now until old age

Many years of hardship, now succeeded

From empty hands built the couple's fortune

Beautiful woman, talented man, a fitting match

Recounting the work, helping the nation

Only then realizing lotus blooms in that mud

Gaining beauty, gaining fragrance, truly rosy

Forever keeping fragrant love and enduring hardship

Life after life, for people to admire

Thank you, beautiful one, today

Deep affection, offering this cake already bought

America and Japan competing

A heart of respect, even kings and lords would covet

Fragrant flowers, blooming flowers, viewed together

A kind-hearted person, with surplus, sees more

Love, greater than dukes and marquises

On earth, the four seas, five continents show respect

Study on, grandchild you will succeed

Poor but enduring hardship, will turn rosy later

So many of those wealthy folk

Just because they quit school, ended miserable

Whoever is diligent, heaven tolerates

Whoever is lazy, sorrow shows right away

With the effort of hard plowing

There'll be a day of harvest, full and content

Study more, keep studying on

A happy future, surely will be enjoyed in peace