Do not walk peacefully into eternal sleep.

Do not walk peacefully into eternal sleep.

Life is ending, the day is fading, so let us burn brightly, let us blaze forth!

Rise up, rise up against the fading glimmer of light.

A wise person, at the moment of death, knows that darkness is gradually spreading.

But the words have not yet shone brightly.

They did not peacefully drift into eternal sleep.

The good man, beside the last wave, looked up and wept.

If only I could dance out on the bright blue bay,

Rise up, rise up against the fading glimmer of light.

The eccentric man once sang, chasing after the sunlight.

Now I understand, too late, silently weeping for the lost light.

They did not peacefully drift into eternal sleep.

The melancholy man, facing death, suddenly showed a glimmer of joy.

In those blind eyes, the falling stars shone brightly.

Rise up, rise up against the fading glimmer of light.

And he, your father, at the height of loneliness,

Curse, bestow grace, with two streams of hot tears.

Do not walk peacefully into eternal sleep.

Rise up, rise up against the fading glimmer of light.

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Translation: Pháp Hoan

Performed by: Lam Oanh

Image: Thang Soi