30 January 1968, VAV radio, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh was well known for an annual poem that he would recite on the occasion of lunar new year. In 1968, it was a coded message to launch a nation wide attack by the Vietcong, that became known as the Tet Offensive. This was Ho’s last Tet poem.
Xuân này hơn hẳn mấy xuân qua
This spring is more exciting than others
Thắng lợi tin vui khắp nước nhà
News of victory from the whole country
Nam Bắc thi đua đánh giặc Mỹ
The South and the North compete to fight against America
Tiến lên toàn thắng ắt về ta
Forward! The victory will surely fall into our hands
(translated by Ngoc Minh/ saigon-gpdaily.com.vn)
