Bao Dai
Bao Dai
Bảo Đại, born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty, which was the last ruling family of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was emperor of Annam. During this period, Annam was a protectorate within French Indochina, covering the central two-thirds of the present-day Vietnam. Bảo Đại ascended the throne in 1932...
known twenty
As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness.
citizen country emperor enslaved prefer rather
I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
army blood foreign spill wish
I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people.
citizen free happy shall
Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country.
achieve desire ready sacrifice useful
To achieve these ends, we have declared ourself ready for any sacrifice and we desire that our sacrifice be useful to the people.