From childhood , we have known by heart the folk song and the lotus flowers are alike to Vietnamese people’s symbol.
” Trong đầm gì đẹp bằng sen,
Lá xanh bông trắng lại chen nhị vàng,
Nhị vàng bông trắng lá xanh,
Gần bùn mà chẳng hôi tanh mùi bùn”
In English, we can temporarily translate as below
In the pond, the lotus flower is beautiful
Green leaves, white flowers, yellow stamens
Yellow stamens, white flowers, green leaves
Near mud but it does not stink like mud.
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