Circle of unity - Trinh Cong Son

Jungles and mountains extend their arms to the distant sea
We travel across this vast land to connect mountains and rivers
On this great earth, brothers and sisters return
Our happy reunion is like a sandstorm
Whirling under the open sky
Our hands join together to form a circle of unity around Viet Nam

Flags unite the wind, nights unite the days
Flowing blood connects us to the same heart
Raise people’s feelings, on a new day
Cities connect with faraway villages
The dead connect the afterlife
With smiles on their lips

From the North to the South we join hands
We travel from the deserted land, overcome all the hills and mountains
Cross dangerous waterfalls, cross the gorge
From poor villages to big cities
We join hands, blue oceans, deep rivers,
We join in the circle of life and death

translated by Tran Duy Tinh
2003
from A Tribute to Trinh Cong Son CD album.
Source: tcs-home