1. Soldier Buddy
We adore our soldier
Guarding faraway shores
While we stay safe at home
With spring in full bloom
We admire our soldier
In hardships they endure
Yet steadfast, never falter
Joy still fills their core
Now I write this verse
To our dear soldiers so dear
Through wind and mist they stand
Firmly gripping their spears.
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2. Soldier Marching Through the Rain




4. My soldier uncle
My soldier uncle
With a golden-starred cap
Marches swiftly
To maintain the nation's tranquility.
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5. My navy soldier uncle
Standing guard day and night
Far out in the vast ocean
There stands the navy soldier uncle's silhouette
Beneath the azure sky.
In sun, rain, and storm
He firmly holds his gun
Enemies dare to show their faces
The vast sea will swallow them.
I hope one day when grown
I'll sail beyond the waves
Also holding a sturdy gun
To guard the sea and sky.
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6. My father serves in the marine corps
My father is a soldier
Patrolling faraway islands
Guarding our homeland's seas
Mother advises me to stay at home
Always be obedient and study hard
Whenever I'm good, Dad promises
To take me on a journey to visit
A distant island thousands of miles away
I love Dad very much
Working on a deserted island
Child, try your best
Always obey your parents
Child, stay at home
Be a good child!
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7. The venerable soldier Uncle Ho
Through many wars,
Vietnam fights for freedom.
Fierce battlefields are daunting,
All sides suffer, struggling on land and sky.
Vietnam's soldiers shine brightly,
Firm, courageous on the battlefield.
Despite heavy bombardment, they stand strong,
Fighting for victory with love for humanity.
Vietnam's soldiers are remarkable,
Always for the Fatherland where people need.
Throughout the country, far and near,
The soldier's merit is deeply adorned,
The people love Uncle Ho's soldiers,
Heroic, determined to win for Vietnam's predecessors.
Author: Duong Quoc Nam


8. Oh, the soldier uncle of our motherland!
Oh, the soldier uncle of our motherland!
Every day for the motherland
Sacrificing oneself
For the preceding generations
The soldier uncle in Truong Sa
Never once does he think
About personal joys
For the nation's peace
The soldier uncle in Truong Sa
We love you dearly
Forever remembering your contributions
Brave soldiers of the seas and islands.
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9. Gratitude to the soldier
The soldier's life is full of love
Toughness amid the battlefield's strife
Steady rifle amidst the storm of bullets
Firm steps traverse misty hills
Guarding the green fields of rice
Protecting the cool forest of ethnic villages
Our beloved homeland grows stronger
Thanks to the soldiers on the border.
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10. Sent along with our soldier uncles
I hear you fighting in distant places
Burning ships, falling planes
Yet here I see you smiling
You carry water, you sit and play marbles
Then from my home you go
Rice harvest in the fields, birds fly back
Banana leaves sway on the roadside
Bamboo groves, sugarcane fields wave goodbye…
You pass through countless streams and passes
By now, surely, many more feats added
Here I stand, watching, in the dark nights
You return to our old school, walls rise
Trenches wind beneath the green shade
You dismantle enemy hideouts
If there are still foes at the end of the sky, you will keep going
Still waiting for the day you come back
And sit with me by the roadside, playing marbles.
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