Thuy Kieu's encounter with Kim Trong, as portrayed in the following poem Kim Van Khieu, has special meaning to the Vietnamese who have endured so much suffering in the last fifty years.
This poem is perhaps the most famous in Vietnamese history. KIM VAN KIEU By Nguyen Du
"Now the mirror
which was broken is complete again
for the Heaven which orders all
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has so disposed: never dying love
with the lovers themselves both
still alive to enjoy it: the same
silver moon shines today as when
they were betrothed: though the bride
is no longer a girl, she is still
lovely, desirable: now is time for her
to be married in all state." Scarcely
had she finished speaking, when Kieu
swept her argument aside, saying
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