Nation Up In Arm

No country can ill afford To forget its people and look forward For any kind of progress With outside help and access The Vietnam has survived The outside contacts are revived The peace is almost brought home The people have always welcomed They wanted peace With life at ease Outside forces were not in favor It was question of pride and honor Small children and women suffered a lot As country was surprisingly caught Between devil and destructive forces With bare or no minimum sources No country has witnessed such long struggle Lots of bloodshed with hardship and trouble Country withstood against mighty enemy Won the independence with blessing from almighty Yellow is called martyrdom Any country has passed that test seldom As Vietnam people have undergone A tale of suffering never spoken You find the yellow flowers at site Where Hochi Minh* is laid to rest Country may remember valiant people Who waged relentless struggle * lone freedom fighter and father of Vietnam