Nguyen Phan Chanh’s beautiful calligraphy illustrated on his painting La Couture (Sewing)

裁就相思字，
叮咛寄远怀。
月明秋夜永，
夫婿未归来

I have sewn my love into the clothes made for you.
I repeat thousands of words to express my concern for your long journey.
This autumn night sky with a bright moon seems to never die,
But my husband has not yet returned.