A Birthday Toast
Translated by Andy Kale
The night is mixed with liquor and the worn-out
You and I fell defeated in the trench
Once elevated during a drinking bout
So many arms surround the empty gourdNguyen Duc Batngan
Original title: Mung Tuoi Ruou
From: "Binh Minh Cam" (Shrouded Dawn)
A collection of poetry written in 1975
published in 1985.