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Ai ddi bo+` dda('p mo^.t mi`nh
Pha^'t pho+ chie^'c a'o gio^'ng hi`nh phu qua^n

Ai ddi dda^u dda^'y ho+~i ai
Hay la` tru'c dda~ nho+' mai ddi ti`m

Ai ddi muo^n da(.m non so^ng
DDe^? ai chu+'a cha^'t sa^`u ddong vo+`i dda^`y

Ai ddi su.c si.ch ngoa`i ha`ng du+a
Pha?i cha(ng chu' tho+. mo^.c vo+'i ca'i cu+a ca'i ba`o
Ai ddi su.c si.ch ngoa`i ha`ng ra`o
Pha?i cha(ng chu' tho+. mo^.c vo+'i ca'i ba`o ca'i cu+a

Ai ke^u la` ra.ch, em go.i la` so^ng
Phu` sa theo nu+o+'c cha?y me^nh mo^ng
So^ng o+i, tha^'m ma't ddo+`i con ga'i
Cha(?ng muo^'n lia` so^ng, cha(?ng muo^'n la^'y cho^`ng

Ai la`m cho bu+o+'m li`a hoa
Cho chim xanh no+~ bay qua vu+o+`n ho^`ng

Ai o+i chi' o+? cho be^`n
Du` ai xoay hu+o+'ng ddo^?i ne^`n ma(.c ai
Du` ai no'i DDo^ng no'i Ta^y,
Ta dda^y va^~n vu+~ng nhu+ ca^y giu+~a ru+`ng

Ai o+i cho+' vo^.i cu+o+`i nhau
Ca^y na`o ma` cha(?ng co' sa^u cha.m ca`nh

Ai o+i �u+`ng bo? ruo^.ng hoang
Bao nhie^u ta^'c �a^'t ta^'c va`ng ba^'y nhie^u

Ai ve^` co' nho+' ta cha(ng
Ta ve^` ta nho+' ha`m ra(ng mi`nh cu+o+`i

Anh ddi ba bu+~a anh ve^`
Ru+`ng sa^u nu+o+'c ddo^.c anh ddu+`ng o+? la^u

Anh em bo^'n be^? la` nha`
Ngu+o+`i du+ng kha'c ho. va^~n la` anh em

Anh o+i ddi li'nh cho Ta^y
Con da.i ca? ba^`y bo? la.i ai nuo^i

Anh o+i uo^'ng ru+o+.u thi` say,
Bo? ruo^.ng ai ca`y, bo? gio^'ng ai gieo

Anh ty? nhu+ pha^.n anh
Cha(?ng tha` o+? le^`u tranh
Nhu+ tha^`y Ta(ng, tha^`y Lo^.
Cu~ng kho^ng ham mo^.,
Nhu+ Vu+o+ng Kha?i, Tha.ch Su`ng
DDa.o ngu+o+`i giu+~ ve.n, ba^`n cu`ng sa' chi

Anh ve^` ba'n ruo^.ng ca^y da
Ba'n ca(.p tra^u gia`, mo+'i cu+o+'i dda(.ng em.

Anh ve^` dde^'m he^'t sao tro+`i
Em dda^y ke^'t to'c o+? ddo+`i vo+'i anh

A(n la('m thi` he^'t mie^'ng ngon
No'i la('m thi` he^'t lo+`i kho^n ho'a ro^`

A(n ddong cho dda'ng a(n ddong
La^'y cho^`ng cho dda'ng hi`nh dong con ngu+o+`i

Ai cu~ng tu+o+?ng ba^.u hie^`n
Ca('n co+m kho^ng be^?, ca('n tie^`n be^? hai

Ai buo^`n ai kho'c thie^'t tha
Tui vui tui cu~ng chan hoa` gio.t cha^u

Ai ddem con sa'o sang so^ng
DDe^? cho con sa'o so^? lo^`ng bay cao

Ai ddi ddu+o+`ng a^'y ho+~i ai
Hay la` tru'c dda~ nho+' mai ddi ti`m
Ti`m em nhu+ the^? ti`m chim
Chim bay bie^?n Ba('c, ddi ti`m bie^?n DDo^ng

Ai la`m Nam Ba('c pha^n ky`
Cho hai gio`ng le^. dda^`m ddi`a nho+' thu+o+ng

Ai ma` no'i do^'i cu`ng ai
Thi` tro+`i gia'ng ha. ca^y khoai giu+~a ddo^`ng
Ai ma` no'i do^'i cu`ng cho^`ng
Thi` tro+`i gia'ng ha. ca^y ho^`ng bo+` ao

Ai nhu+'t thi` to^i ddu+'ng nhi`
Ai ma` ho+n nu+~a to^i thi` thu+' ba

Ai o+i cho+i la^'y ke?o gia`
Ma(ng mo.c co' lu+'a ngu+o+`i ta co' thi`
Cho+i xua^n ke?o he^'t xua^n ddi
Ca'i gia` so`ng so.c no' thi` theo sau

Ai o+i cho+' nghi~ mi`nh he`n
Nu+o+'c kia du` ddu.c lo'ng phe`n cu~ng trong

Ai o+i cho+' vo^.i cu+o+`i nhau
Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i ho^m tru+o+'c ho^m sau ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i

Ai o+i dda~ quye^'t thi` ha`nh
DDa~ ddo^'n thi` va'c ca? ca`nh la^~n ca^y

Ai o+i dda~ quye^'t thi` ha`nh
DDa~ ddan thi` la(.n, tro`n va`nh mo+'i tho^i

Ai o+i ddu+`ng la^'y ho.c tro`
Da`i lu+ng to^'n va?i a(n no la.i na(`m
Hay na(`m tho+`i co' vo~ng dda`o
Da`i lu+ng tho+`i co' a'o cha`o nha` vua
Hay a(n tho+`i co' ga.o kho
Vie^.c gi` ma` cha(?ng a(n no la.i na(`m

Ai o+i ddu+`ng la^'y pha'o binh
Nu+?a dde^m no' ba('n rung rinh ca'i giu+o+`ng

Ai o+i o+? chi' cho be^`n
Du` ai xoay hu+o+'ng ddo^?i ne^`n ma(.c ai

Ai phu. to^i co' dda^'t tro+`i chu+'ng gia'm
Pha^.n to^i nghe`o, to^i kho^ng da'm phu. ai
Tu+o+?ng gie^'ng sa^u to^i no^'i so+.i da^y da`i
Ai de` gie^'ng ca.n, tie^'c hoa`i so+.i da^y

Ai ve^` ai o+? ma(.c ai
A'o da` o+? la.i, dde^'n mai ha~y ve^`

Ai ve^` Bi`nh DDi.nh ma` coi
DDa`n ba` cu~ng bie^'t mu'a roi, ddi quo+`n

Ai ve^` em go+?i bu+'c tho+
Ho?i ngu+o+`i ba.n cu~ ba^y gio+` no+i nao
Non kia ai dda('p ma` cao
So^ng kia, bie^?n no. ai dda`o ma` sa^u

Anh buo^`n co' cho^~ tho+? than
Em buo^`n nhu+ ngo.n nhang ta`n tha('p khuya

Anh dda'nh thi` em chi.u ddo`n
Ta'nh em hoa nguye^.t mu+o+`i con cha(?ng chu+a`

Anh dda~ co' vo+. hay chu+a?
Ma` anh a(n no'i gio' ddu+a ngo.t nga`o
Me. gia` anh o+? no+i nao
DDe^? em ti`m va`o ha^`u ha. thay anh

Anh dda^u pha?i me^ bo^ng que^' ma` bo? phe^' ca'i bo^ng la`i
Que^' tho+m ban nga`y, la`i nga't ban dde^m

Anh ddi ddu+o+`ng a^'y xa xa
DDe^? em o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh
Nu+o+'c non mo^.t ga'nh chung ti`nh
Nho+' ai ai co' nho+' mi`nh hay cha(ng

Anh ddi em mo^.t ngo' chu+`ng
Ngo' so^ng so^ng ro^.ng, ngo' ru+`ng ru+`ng sa^u

Anh ddi em mo^.t ngo' chu+`ng
Ngo' tra(ng tra(ng la(.n, ngo' ru+`ng ru+`ng sa^u

Anh ddi, em o+? la.i nha`
Hai vai ga'nh va'c me. gia`, con tho+
La^`m than bao qua?n muo^'i du+a
Anh ddi, anh lie^.u chen ddua vo+'i ddo+`i

Anh ddi kie^.u lo^.ng ba bo^ng
Bo? em ca^'y lu'a ddo^`ng kho^ng mo^.t mi`nh

Anh ga(.p em ho^`i ddu+'ng bo'ng ddang tru+a
Tra'ch tro+`i sao vo^.i to^'i, anh chu+a pha^n ca.n lo+`i

Anh Hai, anh ti'nh ddi "mo^" ?
To^i ddi cho+. Te^'t, mua kho^ ca' thie^`u

Anh hi't ca'i bo^ng bu+o+?i, anh co`n hu+?i ca'i bo^ng cam
Anh thi'ch na^'m tra`m, anh la.i ham na^'m mo^'i

Anh la^'y ddu+o+.c em bo? co^ng ao u+o+'c
Em la^'y ddu+o+.c anh thoa? da. u+o+'c ao

Anh mau thu+'c da^.y ho.c ba`i
Mong cho anh so+'m tha`nh ta`i
Tru+o+'c la`m dde.p ma(.t no+? ma`y me. cha
Sau la` kho^ng phu. ti`nh ta bao nga`y

Anh na`y ro~ khe'o la`m a(n
DDi ca`y cha(?ng bie^'t, chi't kha(n mu+o+.n ngu+o+`i

Anh no'i vo+'i em nhie^`u tie^'ng tha^m tra^`m
Na(`m dde^m nghi~ la.i na't ba(`m la' gan

Anh o+i anh o+? la.i nha`
Tho^i ddu+`ng vui thu' nguye^.t hoa cho+i bo+`i
Co`n tie^`n ke? ru+o+'c, ngu+o+`i mo+`i
He^'t tie^`n, cha(?ng tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i na`o u+a

Anh o+i em cha(?ng la^'y dda^u
Anh ddu+`ng ca.o ma(.t, nho^? ra^u to^'n tie^`n

Anh o+i no+m ca' xong chu+a
Xuo^`ng em neo ddo+.i cho+` tru+a anh ve^`

Anh say ru+o+.u nga`y mai se~ ti?nh
Ke? say ti`nh, ma~i kho^ng ti?nh dda^u em

Anh thu+o+ng em, thu+o+ng qua^'n thu+o+ng qui't
Anh bo^`ng ra go^'c mi't, anh bo^`ng khi't go^'c chanh
Anh bo^`ng quanh dda'm sa^.y, anh bo^`ng ba^.y vo^ mui
Anh bo^`ng lui sau la'i, anh bo^`ng ngoa'y tru+o+'c mu~i

Anh thu+o+ng em tra^`u he^'t la' lu+o+n
Cau he^'t nu+?a vu+o+`n, cha vo+'i me. na`o hay
Da^`u ma` cha me. co' hay
Nhu+'t dda'nh nhi` dda`y, hai le~ ma` tho^i
Gu+o+m va`ng dde^? ddo' em o^i
Che^'t thi` chi.u che^'t, lia` ddo^i anh kho^ng lia`

Anh ve^` ddo^ thi. ho^m nao
Gio' lay ca^y choa.i, le^. tra`o mi em

Anh ve^` em cha(?ng da'm ddu+a
Hai ha`ng nu+o+'c ma('t nhu+ mu+a tha'ng mu+o+`i

Anh ve^` la`m re^? a(n co+m vo+'i ca'
Em ve^` la`m da^u a(n rau ma' vo+'i ra.m ddo^`ng

Anh vo+'i em ma` tu+.a vai ke^`
Nay du` em co' la.c So+? sang Te^`
Thi` em cu~ng ne^n go+?i tho+ ve^` 1 la' dda(.ng cho anh hay

A'o anh ddu+'t chi? ddu+o+`ng ta`
Vo+. anh chu+a co', me. gia` chu+a kha^u

A(n ddu+o+.c, ngu? ddu+o+.c la` tie^n
Kho^ng a(n kho^ng ngu?, ma^'t tie^`n the^m lo

A(n sao cho ddu+o+.c ma` mo+`i
Thu+o+ng sao cho ddu+o+.c vo+. ngu+o+`i ma` thu+o+ng

A(n ca^y sung ngo^`i go^'c ca^y sung
La^'y anh thi` la^'y, na(`m chung kho^ng na(`m

A(n ta`n a(n ma.t, a(n na't cu+?a nha`
Con ga` nuo^'t tro^.ng, ca' bo^'ng nuo^'t tu+o+i

A(n tra'i nho+' ke? tro^`ng ca^y
Uo^'ng nu+o+'c nho+' ngu+o+`i dda`o gie^'ng

A^`u o+... Anh ve^` ba'n dda^'t ca^y da
DDe^? khuya em dda('p gio' Ta^y la.nh lu`ng

A^`u o+... Bo^`ng bo^'ng bo^ng bo^ng
Lo+'n le^n con pha?i co^' ho.c ha`nh
Ho.c la` ho.c dda.o la`m ngu+o+`i
Con ddu+`ng le^u lo^?ng ke? cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i che^

A^`u o+... Cha'u o+i cha'u ngu? cho la^u
Me. cha'u ddi ca^'y ddo^`ng sa^u chu+a ve^`
Chu+`ng ve^` ba('t ddu+o+.c con ca' tre^
Tro`ng co^? mang ve^` ba` cha'u mi`nh a(n

A^`u o+... Chim quye^n le? ba.n, than tho+? mo^.t mi`nh
Ba^y gio+` mi`nh le? ba.n (o+) 1 mi`nh, mi`nh tho+? than

A^`u o+... Em to^i kha't su+~a bu' tay
Ai cho bu' the'p nga`y ra`y mang o+n

A^`u o+... Gio' ddu+a gio' dda^?y ve^` ra^~y a(n co`ng
Ve^` so^ng a(n ca' ve^` ddo^`ng a(n cua

A^`u o+... Ma' o+i ddu+`ng dda'nh con ddau
DDe^? con ha't bo^.i la`m dda`o ma' coi

A^`u o+... Me. o+i ddu+`ng dda'nh con ddau
DDe^? con ba('t ca' ha'i rau me. du`ng
Ba('t ca', ca' lo^.i tre^n dda`ng
Ha'i rau rau he'o, ho?i sao me. du`ng ha? con?...

A^`u o+... Mu+o+`i hai gio+` kie^?ng ddo^? nha` tho+`
Sao anh kho^ng ho.c dda(.ng nho+` ta^'m tha^n?

A^`u o+... Qua. ke^u nam dda'o nu+~ pho`ng
Ngu+o+`i du+ng kha'c ho. ddem lo`ng nho+' thu+o+ng
Lie^.u be^` dda't ddu+o+.c thi` ddu+o+ng
DDu+`ng ga^`y ro^`i bo? tho'i thu+o+`ng cu+o+`i che^

A^`u o+... Vi' da^`u ca' bo^'ng dda'nh ddu
To^m ca`ng ha't bo^.i, ca' thu ca^`m cha^`u

A^`u o+... Vi' da^`u ca' lo'c na^'u canh
Bo? tie^u cho ngo.t, bo? ha`nh cho tho+m

A^`u o+... Vi' da^`u ti`nh ba^.u muo^'n tho^i
Ba^.u gieo tie^'ng du+~ cho ro^`i ba^.u ra
Ba^.u ra ba^.u la^'y o^ng ca^u
Ba^.u ca^u ca' bo^'ng cha(.t dda^`u kho tie^u
Kho tie^u kho o+'t kho ha`nh
Kho ba lu+o+.ng thi.t dde^? da`nh me. a(n

A^`u o+... Vi' da^`u vi' da^~u vi' da^u
Vi' qua vi' la.i vi' tra^u vo^ chuo^`ng




B

Ba` gia` ddeo bi. ha.t tie^u
So^'ng bao nhie^u tuo^?i nhie^`u ddie^`u dda('ng cay

Ba tie^`n mo^.t khu'c ca' buo^i
Cu~ng mua cho ddu+o+.c ma` nuo^i me. gia`

Ba tra(ng la` ma^'y mu+o+i ho^m,
Mai Nam na('ng tru+o+'c, chie^`u No^`m qua.nh sau
Cha`ng o+i ddu+`ng phu. kho' tham gia`u
Khi la`nh to^n tru+o+.ng, khi ddau phu. pha`ng.

Ba.c sao ba.c cha(?ng vu+`a tho^i
DDe^? cho nu+o+'c cha?y hoa tro^i lo+~ la`ng

Ba('c thang le^n ha'i hoa va`ng
Vi` ai cho thie^'p bie^'t cha`ng tu+` dda^y

Ba.n be` la` nghi~a tu+o+ng tri
Sao cho sau tru+o+'c ve.n be^` mo+'i ne^n

Ba.n nghe`o thuo+? tru+o+'c cho+' que^n
Vo+. cu`ng kham kho^?, cha(?ng ne^n phu. ti`nh

Ba`n tay co`n co' ngo'n da`i, ngo'n va('n,
Con mo^.t nha` ddu+'a tra('ng ddu+'a dden,
He^~ a(n vo'c ho.c quen,
Da^~u ho. che^ mi`nh vu.ng, ta^.p re`n cu~ng pha?i hay

Ba.n va`ng la.i ga(.p ba.n va`ng
Long La^n Quy Phu.ng mo^.t ddoa`n tu+' linh

Bao gio+` cho dda(.ng tha?nh tho+i,
Tay te^m thuo^'c co^'ng, mie^.ng mo+`i lang qua^n

Bao gio+` cho dde^'n tha'ng Mu+o+`i
Tho^?i no^`i co+m ne^'p vu+`a cu+o+`i vu+`a a(n

Bao gio+` cho dde^'n tha'ng Na(m
Tho^?i no^`i co+m ne^'p vu+`a na(`m vu+`a a(n

Bao gio+` mu+a thua^.n gio' ho`a
Thay lo^ng ddo^?i ca'nh la.i ra phu+o+.ng hoa`ng

Bao phen qua. no'i vo+'i die^`u
Sau nha` co^ Hue^. co' nhie^`u ga` con

Ba^.u che^ qua o+? ra^~y a(n co`ng
Ba^.u ve^` o+? cho+. a(n ro`ng ma('m ne^m

Ba^y gio+` ga(.p pha?i ho^.i na`y
Khi tro+`i ha.n ha'n, khi hay mu+a da^`m
Khi tro+`i gio' ba~o a^`m a^`m,
DDo^`ng tie^`n lu'a tho'c, mu+o+`i pha^`n ddu+o+.c ba

Ba^'y la^u nay em o+? ven ru+`ng,
Chim ke^u, vu+o+.n hu', em nu+?a mu+`ng nu+?a lo

Be' nhu+ng ma` be' ha.t tie^u
Be' cay be' dda('ng be' xie^u lo`ng ngu+o+`i

Be^n so^ng thanh va('ng mo^.t mi`nh
Co' o^ng ngu+ phu? bie^'t ti`nh ma` tho^i

Bie^n Ho`a co' bu+o+?i Thanh Tra`
Thu? DDu+'c nem nu+o+'ng, ddie^.n Ba` Ta^y Ninh

Bo+' chie^'c ghe sau che`o mau em ddo+.i,
Cho kho?i khu'c so^ng na`y bo+` bu.i to^'i ta(m

Bo'ng tra(ng anh tu+o+?ng bo'ng dde`n
Bo'ng ca^y anh ngo+~ bo'ng thuye^`n em sang

Bo^ng chi tho+m la. tho+m lu`ng
Tho+m ca^y, tho+m la', ngu+o+`i tro^`ng cu~ng tho+m

Bu+~a a(n co' ca' cu`ng canh
Anh chu+a ma't da. ba(`ng anh tha^'y na`ng

Buo^`n cha(?ng muo^'n no'i, go.i cha(?ng muo^'n tro^ng
Tu+o+?ng su+. .la^'y cho^`ng, ti?nh nhu+ con sa'o

Buo^`n ti`nh cha cha? buo^`n ti`nh
Kho^ng ai no'i chuye^.n vo+'i mi`nh cho vui

Ba co^ ddo^.i ga.o le^n chu`a
mo^.t co^ ye^'m tha('m bo? bu`a cho su*
su* ve^` su* o^'m tu*o*ng tu*
o^'m la(n o^'m lo'c ne^n su* tro.c dda^`u
ai la`m cho da. su* sa^`u
cho ruo^.t su* he'o nhu* ba^`u ddu*'t da^y

Ba ddo^`ng mo^.t mo+' dda`n o^ng
DDem ve^` ma` bo? va`o lo^`ng cho kie^'n no' tha
Ba tra(m mo^.t mu. dda`n ba`
DDem ve^` ma` tra?i chie^'u hoa cho ngo^`i

Ba ddo^`ng mo^.t mo+' tra^`u cay
Sao anh kho^ng ho?i nhu+~ng nga`y co`n kho^ng?
Ba^y gio+` em dda~ co' cho^`ng
Nhu+ chim va`o lo^`ng, nhu+ ca' ca('n ca^u
Ca' ca('n ca^u bie^'t dda^u ma` go+~
Chim va`o lo^`ng bie^'t thuo+? na`o ra?

Ba na(m o+? vo+'i ngu+o+`i dda^`n
Cha(?ng ba(`ng mo^.t lu'c ghe' ga^`n ngu+o+`i kho^n

Ba na(m tra^'n thu? lu+u ddo^`n
Nga`y thi` canh ddie^'m to^'i do^`n vie^.c quan

Bao gio+` ca.n ra.ch DDo^`ng Nai
Na't chu`a Thie^n Mu. mo+'i phai lo+`i nguye^`n

Bao gio+` cha.ch dde? ngo.n dda
Sa'o dde? du+o+'i nu+o+'c thi` ta la^'y mi`nh
Bao gio+` ca^y ca?i la`m ddi`nh
Go^~ lim tha'i ghe'm thi` mi`nh la^'y ta

Bao gio+` cho chuo^'i co' ca`nh
Cho sung co' nu., cho ha`nh co' hoa
Bao gio+` tri'ch dde? ngo.n dda
Sa'o dde? du+o+'i nu+o+'c, thi` ta la^'y mi`nh

Bao gio+` cho khi? ddeo hoa
Cho voi dda'nh sa'p, cho ga` nhuo^.m ra(ng

Bao gio+` nu+o+'c ngo.t ddu+o+`ng cay
Ga'nh vu+`a lon ga.o thi` tha(`ng Ta^y o+? tu`

Bao gio+` sen mo.c bie^?n ddo^ng
Cha con nha` Nguye^~n be^' bo^`ng nhau ddi

Bao phen le^n ngu+.a ra ve^`
Ca^`m cu+o+ng ni'u la.i xin dde^` ca^u tho+
Ca^u tho+ ba bo^'n ca^u tho+
Ca^u ddo+.i, ca^u cho+`, ca^u nho+', ca^u mong

Bao phen qua. no'i vo+'i die^`u
Cu` lao O^ng Chu+o+?ng co' nhie^`u ca' to^m

Ba'nh ca? ma^m, sao em ke^u ra(`ng ba'nh i't?
Tra^`u ca? cho+., sao em go.i la` tra^`u kho^ng?
Trai nam nhi kho^ng ddo^'i dda(.ng
Ga'i ma' ho^`ng xin thu+? ddo^'i xem!

Ba` con kho' xin ddu+`ng bo?
Ke? la. da^`u sang cu~ng cho+' ddua

Ba` gia` dda~ ta'm mu+o+i tu+
Ngo^`i trong cu+?a so^? go+?i thu+ la^'y cho^`ng

Ba` gia` ddi cho+. Ca^`u Bo^ng
Bo'i xem mo^.t que? la^'y cho^`ng lo+.i cha(ng?
Xem ra(`ng o^ng mo+'i bo'i ra(`ng:
Lo+.i thi` co' lo+.i, nhu+ng ra(ng cha(?ng co`n

Ba.c Lie^u nu+o+'c cha?y lo+` ddo+`
Du+o+'i so^ng ca' cho^'t tre^n bo+` Trie^`u Cha^u

Ba?y vo+'i ba ti'nh ra mo^.t chu.c
Co`m tam tu+' lu.c ti'nh la.i cu+?u chu+o+ng
Lie^.u be^` dda't ddu+o+.c thi` thu+o+ng
DDu+`ng ga^`y ro^`i bo?, the^' thu+o+`ng cu+o+`i che^

Ba('p non ma` nu+o+'ng lu+?a lo`
DDo^' ai ve ddu+o+.c con ddo` Thu? Thie^m

Ba('t con ngu+.a ngu+.a o^, ngu+.a o^ tra kho+'p
Lu.c la.c ddo^`ng dden, em mang ha`i to^'t
Nga^'y nga^y muo^n da(.m ddu+o+`ng da`i
Ca' ro^ ro'c ra'ch ruo^.ng ca`y
Ai ghe.o gi` ma`y ho+~i ca' ro^ con?

Ba('c thang le^n ho?i o^ng tro+`i
Bo? tie^`n cho ga'i co' ddo`i ddu+o+.c cha(ng!

Ba^y gio+` ma^.n mo+'i ho?i dda`o
Vu+o+`n ho^`ng dda~ co' ai va`o hay chu+a?
Ma^.n ho?i tho+`i dda`o xin thu+a
Vu+o+`n ho^`ng co' lo^'i nhu+ng chu+a ai va`o!

Ba^y gio+` tui bie^'t pha^.n tui
Chi? la` co+m nguo^.i pho`ng khi ddo'i lo`ng

Ba^'y la^u va('ng ma(.t kha't khao
Ba^y gio+` tha^'y ma(.t muo^'n ca`o ma(.t ra

Ba^`u o+i thu+o+ng la^'y bi' cu`ng
Tuy ra(`ng kha'c gio^'ng, nhu+ng chung mo^.t gia`n

Ba^.u buo^`n, qua de^~ cha(?ng buo^`n
Ca' du+o+'i so^ng bie^'ng lo^.i, chim tre^n nguo^`n bie^'ng bay

Be^n kia so^ng, ai la^.p kie^?ng chu`a Ta^n Thie^.n
Be^n na`y so^ng, qua la^.p ca'i huye^.n Ha` DDo^ng
Ca'i huye^.n Ha` DDo^ng dde^? cho o^ng Bao Co^ng xu+? kie^.n
Ca'i chua` Ta^n Thie^.n nhie^`u ke? tu ha`nh
Chim ke^u du+o+'i suo^'i tre^n ca`nh
Qua kho^ng bo? ba^.u, sao ba^.u dda`nh bo? qua?

Be^n na`y so^ng em ba('c ca^y ca^`u mu+o+`i ta^'m va'n
Be^n kia so^ng em la^.p ca'i qua'n mu+o+`i hai tu+`ng
Ba'n buo^n nuo^i me. ca^`m chu+`ng ddo+.i anh

Be^'n em co' go^'c du+`a to+
DDe^m tra(ng em ddu+'ng em cho+` ddo+.i ai?

Bie^'t bao ga'i dde.p nhu+ hoa
Vo+~ tra^m, ga~y xuye^'n, chi`m thoa, ro+i va`ng

Bo^` ca^u bo^` ca'c
Tha ra'c le^n ca^y
Gio' dda'nh lung lay
La` vua Cao To^?
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ma(.t ro^~
La` o^ng Tie^u Ha`
Nu+o+'c cha?y ddu+o+`ng qua
La` du+o+.ng Ta`o Tha'o
DDa'nh ba.c ca^`m a'o
La` anh Tra^`n Bi`nh

Bie^'t nhau tu+` thuo+? buo^ng thu+`ng
Tra(m cha('p nghi`n no^'i, xin ddu+`ng que^n nhau

Bie^'t thi` thu+a tho^'t
Kho^ng bie^'t thi` du+.a co^.t ma` nghe

Bie^?n sa^u, con ca' lo+'n va^~y vu`ng
Tro+`i cao muo^n tru+o+.ng, ca'nh chim ho^`ng bay cao

Bie^?n tro+`i ddua sa('c va^~y vu`ng
Nu+~ nhi sa'nh vo+'i anh hu`ng ddu+o+.c nao!

Bie^?u ve^` no'i vo+'i o^ng ca^u
Ca' a(n thi` giu+.t, dde^? la^u he^'t mo^`i

Bi` pha^'n vo+'i vo^i
Bi` con o^ng la'i vo+'i to^i cha^n sa`o

Bi`m bi.p ke^u nu+o+'c lo+'n anh o+i
Buo^n ba'n kho^ng lo+`i, che`o cho^'ng mo?i me^

Bo^ng su+' cu`ng vo+'i bo^ng la`i
Tui quye^'t be? he^'t, kho?i ai ca(`n nha(`n

Bo^'n o^ng ma` ngo^`i mo^.t ba`n
Cu`ng uo^'ng mo^.t che'n, cu`ng than mo^.t lo+`i

Bo+` so^ng la.i lo+? xuo^'ng so^ng
DDa`n ba` ma` la^'y dda`n o^ng, thie^.t gi`

Bo+?i anh dda`nh ddoa.n
DDo^'n ngo.n ca^y ba^`n
Kho^ng cho ghe ca' dda^.u ga^`n ghe to^m
Thu+o+ng anh em pha?i so+'m ho^m

Bo+?i anh tra(m vie^.c canh no^ng
Cho ne^n mo+'i co' bo^` trong bi.ch ngoa`i

Buo^`n ngu? la.i ga(.p chie^'u manh
Hay a(n, la`m bie^'ng ga(.p anh ddu+'ng ddu+o+`ng

Buo^`n tro^ng che^nh che^'ch sao mai
Sao o+i, sao ho+~i nho+' ai sao mo+`
Buo^`n tro^ng con nhe^.n gia(ng to+
Nhe^.n o+i, nhe^.n ho+~i,nhe^.n cho+` mo^'i ai

Buo^`n ve^` mo^.t no^~i tha'ng gie^ng
Con chim, ca'i cu', na(`m nghie^ng tho+? da`i
Buo^`n ve^` mo^.t no^~i tha'ng hai
DDe^m nga('n, nga`y da`i, thua thie^.t ngu+o+`i ta
Buo^`n ve^` mo^.t no^~i tha'ng ba
Mu+a ra^`u, na('ng lu+?a, ngu+o+`i ta lu+` ddu+`
Buo^`n ve^` mo^.t no^~i tha'ng tu+
Con ma('t lu+` ddu+` co+m cha(?ng muo^'n a(n
Buo^`n ve^` mo^.t no^~i tha'ng na(m
Chu+?a dda(.t mi`nh na(`m ga` ga'y, chim ke^u

Buo^?i cho+. ddo^ng con ca' ddo^`ng anh che^ la.t
Buo^?i cho+. tan ro^`i con te'p ba.c anh cu~ng khen ngon

Bu`n xa be`o, bu`n kho^ be`o he'o
Lu+.u xa dda`o, lu+.u xe'o dda`o xie^n
Va`ng ca^`m tre^n tay ro+'t xuo^'ng kho^ng phie^`n
Chi? phie^`n mo^.t no^~i no+. vo+'i duye^n kho^ng tro`n

Bu+o+m bu+o+'m ma` dda^.u ca`nh bo^ng
DDa~ de^ con chi., la.i bo^`ng con em

Bu+o+'c le^n xe kie^'ng ddi vie^'ng ma? cho^`ng
Ma? chu+a co? mo.c trong lo`ng dda^.u thai

Bu+o+'c sang canh mo^.t anh tha('p ngo.n dde`n va`ng
Cho+` con ba.n ngo.c tho+? than ddo^i lo+`i
Canh hai va^.t ddo^?i sao do+`i
Ti'nh sao na`ng ti'nh tro.n ddo+`i thu?y chung
Canh ba co+` pha^'t tro^'ng rung
Ma(.c ai ai tha(?ng ai du`n ma(.c ai
Canh tu+ ha.c dda^.u ca`nh mai
Su+o+ng sa la'c dda'c kho'i bay mi.t mo+`
Canh cha^`y to+ tu+o+?ng tu+o+?ng to+
Chie^m bao tha^'y ba^.u da^.y ro+` chie^'u kho^ng

Bu+o+'c vo^ tru+o+`ng a'n, vo^~ va'n ca'i ra^`m
Bu?a xua o^ng Tham bie^.n, ba.c tie^`n o^ng dde^? dda^u?

Bu+o+'c xuo^'ng ruo^.ng sa^u, em ma?ng sa^`u ta^'c da.
Tay em o^m bo' ma., luy. u+'a hai ha`ng
Ai la`m lo+~ chuye^'n ddo` ngang
Cho loan vo+'i phu+o+.ng ddo^i ha`ng bie^.t ly

Bu+.c mi`nh cha(?ng muo^'n no'i ra
Muo^'n ddi a(n gio^~ cha(?ng ma na`o mo+`i




C

Canh khuya tha('p chu't da^`u du+
Tim loan cha'y lu.n thie^'p sa^`u tu+ mo^.t mi`nh

Cau gia` dao be'n thi` ngon
Ngu+o+`i gia` trang ddie^?m pha^'n son cu~ng gia`

Ca' bo^'ng co`n o+? trong hang
La' rau ta^.p ta`ng co`n o+? ruo^.ng da^u
Ta ve^`, ta sa('m ca^`n ca^u
Ca^u la^'y ca' bo^'ng, na^'u rau ta^.p ta`ng

Ca' ke`o ma` ga(.p ma('m tu+o+i
Nhu+ no+i dda^'t kha'ch ga(.p ngu+o+`i co^' tri

Ca' kho^ng a(n muo^'i ca' u+o+n
Con ca~i cha me. tra(m ddu+o+`ng con hu+

Ca' nu.c na^'u vo+'i du+a ho^`ng
Lo+ mo+ co' ke? ma^'t cho^`ng nhu+ cho+i

Ca' tu+o+i xem la^'y ddo^i mang
Ngu+o+`i kho^n xem la^'y ddo^i ha`ng to'c mai
To'c mai so+.i va('n so+.i da`i
Co' dda^u ma(.t ro^~ dda' ma`i kho^ng tro+n

Ca'ch so^ng mo+'i pha?i luy. thuye^`n
Co`n nhu+ ddu+o+`ng lie^`n ai pha?i luy. ai

Ca'i co` la(.n lo^.i bo+` so^ng
Muo^'n la^'y vo+. dde.p, nhu+ng kho^ng co' tie^`n

Ca'i co` ma`y ddi a(n dde^m
DDa^.u pha?i ca`nh me^`m lo^.n co^? xuo^'ng ao
O^ng o+i o^ng vo+'t to^i nao
To^i co' lo`ng na`o, o^ng ha~y sa'o ma(ng
Co' sa'o, thi` sa'o nu+o+'c trong
DDu+`ng sa'o nu+o+'c ddu.c, ddau lo`ng co` con

Ca'i kie^'n ma`y kie^.n cu? khoai
Che^ em tao kho', la^'y ai cho gia`u
Nha` tao chi'n ddu.n, mu+o+`i tra^u
La.i the^m ao ca' ba('c ca^`u ru+?a cha^n
Ca^`u na`y la` ca^`u a'i a^n
Mo^.t tra(m con ga'i ru+?a cha^n ca^`u na`y
Co' ru+?a thi` ru+?a cha^n tay
Cho+' ru+?a cha^n ma`y, che^'t ca' ao anh

Ca'i Ra(ng, Ba La'ng, Va`m Xa'ng, Phong DDie^`n
Anh thu+o+ng em cho ba.c cho tie^`n
DDu+`ng cho lu'a ga.o, xo'm gie^`ng ho. hay!

Ca'i Ra(ng, Ba La'ng, Va`m Xa'ng, Xa` No
Anh co' thu+o+ng em, xin sa('m mo^.t con ddo`
DDe^? em qua la.i mua co` go+?i tho+

Ca'i ngu? ma`y ngu? cho la^u
Me. ma`y ddi ca^'y ruo^.ng sa^u chu+a ve^`

Ca'i ngu? ma`y ngu? cho say
Me. ma`y va^'t va? cha^n tay suo^'t nga`y

Ca'i ra(ng ca'i to'c la` go'c con ngu+o+`i

Ca't bay va`ng la.i ra va`ng
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? da. ca`ng ddinh ninh
DDinh ninh ta dde^? da. na`y
Co' co^ng ma`i sa('t, co' nga`y ne^n kim

Ca` Mau ha~y dde^'n ma` coi
Muo^~i ke^u nhu+ sa'o tho^?i
DDi?a lo^.i le^`nh nhu+ ba'nh canh

Ca`ng gia` ca`ng de?o ca`ng dai
Ca`ng ga~y cha^n cho~ng, ca`ng sai cha^n giu+o+`ng

Ca^`m tay em nhu+ a(n bi` nem go?i cuo^'n
Du+.a lu+ng na`ng nhu+ uo^'ng che'n ru+o+.u ngon

Ca^`m va`ng ma` lo^.i qua so^ng
Va`ng ro+i kho^ng tie^'c, tie^'c co^ng ca^`m va`ng

Ca^`n Tho+ la` ti?nh
Cao La~nh la` que^
Anh ddi lu.c ti?nh bo^'n be^`
Ma?ng lo buo^n ba'n kho^ng ve^` tha(m em

ca^.u cai no'n da^'u lo^ng ga`
co^? tay ddeo nha^~n go.i la` ca^.u cai
ba na(m ddu*o*.c mo^.t chuye^'n sai
a'o nga('n ddi mu*o*.n, qua^`n da`i ddi thue^
ca^.u cai buo^ng a'o em ra
dde^? em ddi ba'n ke?o ma` cho*. tru*a

Ca^y cao bo'ng ma't kho^ng ngo^`i
Ra ngo^`i cho^~ na('ng tra'ch tro+`i kho^ng ma^y

Ca^y da Cho+. DDu~i nay no' tru.i lu?i, tro^'c go^'c, ma^'t ta`n
Ti`nh xu+a co`n ddo', ngo+~ nga`ng nan pha^n!

Ca^y kho^ kho^ng de^~ mo.c cho^`i
Me. gia` kho^ng the^? so^'ng ddo+`i vo+'i con

Ca^y kho^ng tro^`ng ne^n lo`ng kho^ng tie^'c
Con kho^ng dde? ne^n me. ghe? kho^ng thu+o+ng

Ca^y tre^n ru+`ng hoa' kie^?ng
Ca' du+o+'i bie^?n hoa' long
Con ca' lo`ng tong a^?n bo'ng a(n rong
Anh ddi lu.c ti?nh gia'p vo`ng
DDe^'n dda^y tro+`i khie^'n ddem lo`ng thu+o+ng em

Ca^y vo^ng ddo^`ng kho^ng kho^ng tro^`ng ma` mo.c
Con ga'i xo'm na`y cha(?ng cho.c ma` theo

Ca^y xanh la' ddo? hoa va`ng
Ha.t dden re^~ tra('ng ddo^' cha`ng la` chi
(ddo^' la` gi`? Ca^y rau sam)

Ca^y xanh tho+`i la' cu~ng xanh
Cha me. hie^`n la`nh dde^? ddu+'c cho con
Mu+`ng ca^y ro^`i la.i mu+`ng ca`nh
Ca^y ddu+'c la('m cho^`i, ngu+o+`i ddu+'c la('m con
Ba vuo^ng sa'nh vo+'i ba?y tro`n
DDo+`i cha vinh hie^?n ddo+`i con sang gia`u

Ca^.u cai buo^ng a'o em ra
DDe^? em ddi cho+. ke?o ma` cho+. tru+a
Cho+. tru+a du+a no' he'o ddi
La^'y chi nuo^i me., la^'y gi` nuo^i em?

Cha me. anh co' dda'nh qua(`n dda'nh qua.i
Ba('t anh ra treo ta.i nha`nh du+o+ng
Bie^?u tu+` ai, anh tu+` dda(.ng
Cho+' bie^?u anh tu+` ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng, anh kho^ng tu+`

Cha me. nuo^i con bie^?n ho^` lai la'ng
Con nuo^i cha me. ti'nh tha'ng ti'nh nga`y

Chanh chua thi` khe^' cu~ng chua
Chanh ba'n co' mua`, khe^' ba'n quanh na(m

Cha'u o+i cha'u ngu? cho ngon
Cu?a di`, di` giu+~ ai bo`n ma(.c ai

Cha`ng o^i, gia^.n thie^'p ma` chi
Thie^'p nhu+ co+m nguo^.i ddo+~ khi ddo'i lo`ng

Cha`ng ve^` dde^? a'o la.i dda^y
DDe^? khuya em dda('p gio' khuya la.nh lu`ng

Cha`ng ve^` dde^? a'o la.i dda^y
Pho`ng khi em nho+' ca^`m tay ddo+~ buo^`n

Cha(.t kho^ng ddu+'t, bu+'t kho^ng ro+`i
Pho+i kho^ng kho^, chu.m kho^ng cha'y
(DDo^' la` con gi`? Con sam)

Cha(?ng tham ruo^.ng ca?, ao tie^`n
Chi? tham ca'i bu't, ca'i nghie^n anh ddo^`

Cha^n ddi ba bu+o+'c la.i du+`ng
Tuo^?i em co`n be' chu+a tu+`ng ddi buo^n
DDi buo^n cho dda'ng ddi buo^n
DDi buo^n cau he'o co' buo^`n hay kho^ng

Che'n ti`nh la` che'n say su+a
No'n ti`nh anh ddo^.i na('ng mu+a tre^n dda^`u

Che? tre be^.n sa'o cho da^`y
Cha^.n ngang so^ng My~ co' nga`y ga(.p em

Che^ dda('ng che^ ho^i
DDa~ che^ xo^i kho^ng de?o
La.i che^ ke.o kho^ng ngo.t

Che^ dda^y, la^'y dda^'y sao dda`nh
Em che^ cam sa`nh , la^'y pha?i qui't ho^i
Qui't ho^i ba'n mo^.t ddo^`ng mu+o+`i
Cam ba ddo^`ng mo^.t, qui't ngo^`i tro+ tro+

Che^'t tru+o+'c ddu+o+.c mo^`, ddu+o+.c ma?
Che^'t sau na(`m nga?, na(`m nghie^ng

Chie^'c kha(n co^ ddo^.i tre^n dda^`u
Gio' xua^n ddu+a dda^?y ro+i va`o tay to^i
Ba^ng khua^ng to^i cha(?ng muo^'n ro+`i
Trao co^ thi` tie^'c, giu+~ tho+`i kho^ng ye^n

Vie^.c o+? ddo+`i vo+. vo+. cho^`ng cho^`ng
Thu+o+ng nhau cu~ng vo^.i, du+'t lo`ng cu~ng mau

Chie^'u bo^ng ma` tra?i go'c dde^`n
Muo^'n vo^ la`m be' bie^'t co' be^`n hay kho^ng?

Chie^`u chie^`u, buo^`n mie^.ng nhai tra^`u
Nho+' ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? be^n ca^`u nga^?n ngo+

Chie^`u chie^`u chim vi.t ke^u chie^`u
Ba^ng khua^ng nho+' ba.n chi'n chie^`u ruo^.t ddau

Chie^`u chie^`u la.i nho+' chie^`u chie^`u
Nho+' ngu+o+`i ao' tra('ng kha(n ddie^`u va('t vai

Chie^`u chie^`u , o^ng cha'nh ve^` Ta^y
Co^ ba o+? la.i la^'y tha^`y Tho^ng Ngo^n
Tho^ng ngo^n, ky' lu.c ba.c chu.c kho^ng ma`ng
La^'y cho^`ng tho+. ba.c ddeo va`ng ddo? tay

Chie^`u chie^`u o^ng La~ DDo^ng Ta^n
Vai mang ba^`u ru+o+.u, tay ca^`m chie^'c nem

Chie^`u chie^`u ra ddu+'ng ngo~ sau
Tro^ng ve^` que^ me. ruo^.t ddau chi'n chie^`u

Chie^`u chie^`u tui buo^`n tui ra so^ng ca'i, tu+. a?i cho ro^`i
So^'ng la`m chi ma` chia ly thu.c nu+~
Tha'c cho ro^`i dda(.ng chu+~ thuy? chung

Chie^`u chie^`u vi.t lo^.i co` bay
O^ng voi be? mi'a cha.y ngay vo^ ru+`ng
Vo^ ru+`ng bu+'t mo^.t so+.i ma^y
DDem ve^` tha('t gio'ng cho na`ng ddi buo^n

Chim chi`a vo^i bay ngang dda'm thuo^'c
Ca' ba~i tra^`u lo^.i tuo^'t mu+o+ng cau

Chim kho^n ke^u tie^'ng ra?nh rang
Ngu+o+`i kho^n no'i tie^'ng di.u da`ng de^~ nghe

Chim kho^n ma('c pha?i lu+o+'i ho^`ng
He^~ ai go+~ ddu+o+.c, dde^`n co^ng ba.c va`ng
Anh ra(`ng anh cha(?ng la^'y va`ng
He^~ anh go+~ ddu+o+.c, thi` na`ng la^'y anh

Chim quye^n a(n tra'i nha~n lo^`ng
Lia thia quen cha^.u, vo+. cho^`ng quen ho+i

Chim quye^n xuo^'ng dda^'t a(n tru`ng
Anh hu`ng lo+~ va^.n le^n ru+`ng ddo^'t than

Chim tro+`i ai de^~ dde^'m lo^ng
Nuo^i con ai de^~ ke^? co^ng tha'ng nga`y

Chim xa ca`nh co`n thu+o+ng nho+' co^.i
Ngu+o+`i xa ngu+o+`i to^.i la('m ngu+o+`i o+i!
Cha(?ng tha` kho^ng ga(.p thi` tho^i
Ga(.p ro^`i mo^~i ddu+'a mo^.t no+i sao dda`nh

Chi'nh chuye^n che^'t cu~ng ra ma
La(?ng lo+ che^'t cu~ng ddem ra ngoa`i ddo^`ng

Chi` khoe chi` na(.ng ho+n ddo^`ng
Sao chi` cha(?ng ddu'c ne^n co^`ng, ne^n chuo^ng

Chi. kia bo+'i to'c dduo^i ga`
Na('m dduo^i chi. la.i ho?i nha` chi. dda^u?
Nha` tui o+? du+o+'i dda'm da^u
O+? tre^n dda'm dda^.u dda^`u ca^`u ngo' qua

Chi. la^'y cho^`ng em ga(.m gio` heo
Gio` heo chi. dde^? chi. treo
Em la^'y gio` me`o em ga(.m em cho+i

Chi? dda^u ma` buo^.c ngang tro+`i
Thuo^'c dda^u ma` chu+~a con ngu+o+`i la(?ng lo+

Chi? dda^u ma` buo^.c ngang tro+`i
Tay dda^u ma` bu.m mie^.ng ngu+o+`i the^' gian

Cho em tro+? la.i ddu+o+`ng xu+a
DDe^? em ti`m la.i go^'c du+`a ca.nh ao
Lo+`i anh a^u ye^'m chie^`u na`o
Thoa?ng vang trong gio' ri` ra`o cho+'m thu

Cho^`ng cha`i, vo+. lu+o+'i con ca^u
Tha(`ng re^? ddo'ng dda'y, con da^u ddi no`

Cho^`ng chung cho^`ng cha.
Ai khe'o ha^`u ha. thi` ddu+o+.c cho^`ng rie^ng

Cho^`ng gia` vo+. tre? la` duye^n
Vo+. gia`, cho^`ng tre? la` tie^n ba ddo+`i

Cho^`ng gia` vo+. tre? la` tie^n
Vo+. gia`, cho^`ng tre? la` duye^n tre^n ddo+`i

Cho^`ng gia^.n thi` vo+. la`m la`nh
Mie^.ng cu+o+`i chu'm chi'm: Thu+a anh gia^.n gi`
Thu+a anh, anh gia^.n em chi
Muo^'n la^'y vo+. be' em thi` la^'y cho

Cho^`ng tha^'p ma` la^'y vo+. cao
No^`i tro`n, vung me'o u'p sao cho vu+`a

Cho^`ng tha^'p vo+. cao
Nhu+ ddo^i ddu~a le^.ch bie^'t sao so ba(`ng

Cho+i hoa cho bie^'t mu`i hoa
Ca^`m ca^n cho bie^'t ca^n gia`, ca^n non

Chuo^'i non giu' e'p cha't nga^`m
Trai to+ ddo`i vo+. kho'c tha^`m tha^u dde^m

Chuo^.t ke^u chu't chi't trong ru+o+ng
Em ddi co kheo' ddu.ng giu+o+`ng me. hay

Chuye^.n ddo+`i cha(?ng i't thi` nhie^`u
Kho^ng du+ng, ai de^~ dda(.t ddie^`u cho ai

Chuye^.n ngu+o+`i ma(.c ke^. ngu+o+`i lo
Ho+i dda^u dda'y nu+o+'c, mi`nh mo` bo'ng tra(ng

Chu+`ng na`o dda' no^?i rong chi`m
Muo^'i chua chanh ma(.n anh ti`m ddu+o+.c em

Chu+~ trinh dda'ng gia' nga`n va`ng
Tu+` anh cho^`ng cu~ dde^'n cha`ng la` na(m
Co`n nhu+ ye^u vu.ng nho+' tha^`m
Ho.p cho+. tre^n bu.ng ha`ng tra(m sa' gi`

Con ai ddem bo? chu`a na`y
A di dda` Pha^.t, con tha^`y tha^`y nuo^i

Con ca' buo^i qua.t dduo^i ra bie^?n Ba('c
Bo+i do.c lo^.i ngang kho^ng cha('c tro+? ve^`

Con ca' ddo^'i na(`m tre^n co^'i dda'
Chim dda dda dda^.u nha'nh dda dda
Cho^`ng ga^`n kho^ng la^'y, ba^.u la^'y cho^`ng xa
Mai sau cha ye^'u me. gia`
Che'n co+m ddo^i ddu~a, bo^. ky? tra` ai du+ng?

Con ca' ma`y o+? du+o+'i ao
Tao ta't nu+o+'c va`o ma`y so^'ng ddu+o+.c cha(ng

Con ca' trong lo+` ddo? hoe con ma('t
Con ca' ngoa`i lo+` ngu'c ngoa('c muo^'n vo^

Con chim chi'ch choe`
No' dda^.u ca`nh chanh
To^i ne'm ho`n sa`nh
No' quay lo^ng lo^'c
To^i la`m mo^.t cho^'c
DDu+o+.c ba ma^m dda^`y
O^ng tha^`y a(n mo^.t
Ba` co^'t a(n hai
Ca'i thu?, ca'i tai
To^i ddem bie^'u chu'a
Chu'a ho?i chim gi`
Con chim chi'ch cho`e...

Con chim ma`y o+? tre^n ca^y
Tao ddu+'ng du+o+'i go^'c ma`y bay ddu+o+`ng na`o

Con chim nho nho?
DDo? mo? xanh lo^ng
DDo? mo^`ng xanh kie^'ng
No' ke^u xao xuye^'n
Nhie^`u tie^'ng la. lu`ng
Ke^u sao cho qua^n tu+? nghe cu`ng
Pha?i duye^n thi` ke^'t, pha?i lo`ng thi` thu+o+ng

Con co' cha me. dde?
Kho^ng ai o+? lo^~ ne? chui le^n

Con co'c la` ca^.u o^ng tro+`i
He^~ ai dda'nh no' thi` tro+`i dda'nh cho
Con co'c la` ca^.u tha^`y nho
He^~ ai dda'nh che^'t tro+`i co quan tie^`n

Con co^ng hay mu'a
No' mu'a la`m sao
No' ru.t co^? va`o
No' xoe` ca'nh ra
No' dda^.u ca`nh dda
No' ke^u ri'u ri't
No' dda^.u ca`nh mi't
No' ke^u vi.t che`
No' dda^.u ca`nh tre
No' ke^u be` rau muo^'ng
No' dda^.u du+o+'i ruo^.ng
No' ke^u ta^`m vo^ng
Con co^ng hay mu'a...

Con ddi?a ddeo ba`
Con ga` cu.c ta'c
Mo? nha'c ca^`m che`o
Con me`o ca^`m la'i
Con ra'i cha.y buo^`m
Con to^m ta't nu+o+'c...

Con ga'i gio^'ng cha gia`u ba ho.
Con trai gio^'ng me. kho' ba ddo+`i

Con ga'i ma` ga? cho^`ng xa
Mo^.t la` ma^'t gio^~ hai la` ma^'t con
Con ga'i ma` ga? cho^`ng ga^`n
Co' che'n canh ca^`n no' cu~ng ddem cho

Con ga'i o^ng Bang che du` che lo.ng
Con ga'i ba` bo^'ng tho^?i lu+?a ta('t dde`n.

Con ho+n cha la` nha` co' phu'c

Con hu+ ta.i me., cha'u hu+ ta.i ba`

Con kho^ng cha nhu+ nha` kho^ng no'c
Con kho^ng me. con kho'c to^'i nga`y

Con kho^ng che^ cha me. kho'
Cho' kho^ng che^ chu? nha` nghe`o

Con kie^'n ma`y o+? trong nha`
Tao ddo'ng cu+?a la.i ma`y ra ddu+o+`ng na`o?

Con le^n ba ca? nha` ho.c no'i

Con me`o ma` tre`o ca^y cau
Ho?i tha(m chu' chuo^.t ddi dda^u va('ng nha`
Chu' chuo^.t ddi cho+. ddu+o+`ng xa
Mua ma('m, mua muo^'i gio^~ cha con me`o

Con me`o con chuo^.t co' lo^ng
Ca^y tre co' ma('t, no^`i ddo^`ng co' quai

Con nha` li'nh, ti'nh nha` quan

Con nha` to^ng, cha(?ng gio^'ng lo^ng cu~ng gio^'ng ca'nh

Con quo^'c ke^u re'o ra('t tre^n nga`n
Ga` ru+`ng ta'o ta'c go.i con tha mo^`i
La.nh lu`ng thay la'ng gie^`ng o^i
La'ng gie^`ng la.nh i't, sao to^i la.nh nhie^`u

Con ngu+o+`i co' to^? co' to^ng
Nhu+ ca^y co' co^.i, nhu+ so^ng co' nguo^`n

Con o+i ho.c la^'y nghe^` cha
Mo^.t dde^m a(n tro^.m ba(`ng ba na(m la`m

Con o+i nho+' la^'y ca^u na`y
Cu+o+'p dde^m la` gia(.c, cu+o+'p nga`y la` quan

Con sa^u la`m ra^`u no^`i canh
Mo^.t ngu+o+`i la`m xa^'u, nho+ danh ca? nha`

Con so^ng be^n lo+?, be^n bo^`i
Be^n lo+? thi` ddu.c, be^n bo^`i thi` trong
So^ng kia nu+o+'c cha?y ddo^i do`ng
Bie^'t ra(`ng be^n ddu.c, be^n trong be^n na`o!

Con u't con i't nhu+ mi't chi'n ca^y
Ga'i cu~ng nhu+ trai, ai ai cu~ng chuo^.ng

Con vua thi` ddu+o+.c la`m vua
Con sa~i o+? chu`a thi` que't la' dda

Co' ca^y mo+'i co' da^y leo
Co' co^.t co' ke`o, mo+'i co' ddo`n tay

Co' cha co' me. thi` ho+n
Kho^ng cha kho^ng me. nhu+ ddo+`n ddu+'t da^y

Co' cho^`ng ma` cha(?ng co' con
Kha'c gi` hoa no+? tre^n non mo^.t mi`nh

Co' chum ca' mo+'i o+? ddia`
Co' em anh mo+'i so+'m khuya cho^'n na`y

Co' con ma` ga? cho^`ng ga^`n
Nu+?a dde^m ddo^'t dduo^'c ddem pha^`n cho cha
Co' con ma` ga? cho^`ng xa
Ba pha^`n ruo^.ng tre?o cha(?ng ma na`o ca`y

Co' co^ng ma`i sa('t co' nga`y ne^n kim

Co' cu?a thi` co' me. na`ng
Co' ba.c co' va`ng thi` co' ke? u+a
Chi. la` con ga'i nha` gia^`u
A(n ma(.c to^'t dde.p va`o cha^`u to`a sen
Em la` con ga'i nha` he`n
A(n ma(.c ra'ch ru+o+'i mon men ngoa`i he`

Co' dda^u sen, a^'u mo^.t bo^`n?
Co' dda^u chanh, khe^' sa'nh pha^`n lu+.u le^?

Co' ddo? ma` cha(?ng co' tho+m
Nhu+ hoa da^m bu.t ne^n co+m cha'o gi`!

Co' gio' gio^ng hung mo+'i bie^'t tu`ng ba' cu+'ng
Nho+` ngo.n lu+?a ho^`ng mo+'i ro~ thu+'c va`ng cao
Thuye^`n quye^n sa'nh vo+'i anh ha`o
Vo^'n kho^ng tha? ly', gieo dda`o nhu+ ai!

Co' la`m mo+'i co' a(n
Ngo^`i kho^ng ai de^~ ddem pha^`n to+'i cho

Co' lo`ng xin ta. o+n lo`ng
Xin ddu+`ng ddi la.i ma` cho^`ng em ghen

Co' phu+o+'c dde? con bie^'t lo^.i
Co' to^.i dde? con hay tre`o

Co' phu+o+'c la^'y ddu+o+.c vo+. gia`
Sa.ch cu+?a sa.ch nha`, la.i ngo.t canh co+m
Vo^ phu+o+'c, la^'y pha?i tre? ranh
No' a(n, no' pha' tan ta`nh no' ddi

Co' tha(`ng cho^`ng ghie^`n nhu+ o^ng tie^n nho nho?
Ngo' vo^ nha` dde`n ddo? dde`n xanh
Co' tha(`ng cho^`ng say nhu+ trong chay ngoa`i ho^.i
Ngo' vo^ nha` nhu+ ho^.i ta^`m vu

Co' ye^u tho+`i no'i ra(`ng ye^u
Cha(?ng ye^u, thi` no'i mo^.t ddie^`u cho xong
La`m chi do+? ddu.c, do+? trong
Lo+` ddo+` nhu+ nu+o+'c cho lo`ng cha(?ng an

Co`n a(n co`n ngu? co`n ga^n
Kho^ng a(n kho^ng ngu? co' ma^`n ddu+o+.c chi

Co`n cha go't ddo? nhu+ son
DDe^'n khi cha tha'c, go't con dden xi`

Co`n duye^n ke'n nhu+~ng trai to+
He^'t duye^n o^ng la~o cu~ng quo+ la`m cho^`ng

Co`n duye^n nhu+ tu+o+.ng to^ va`ng
He^'t duye^n nhu+ o^? ong ta`n nga`y mu+a

Co`n duye^n ke? ddo'n ngu+o+`i ddu+a
He^'t duye^n ddi so+'m ve^` tru+a mo^.t mi`nh

Co`n dde^m nay nu+~a mai ddi
La.ng va`ng kho^ng tie^'c, tie^'c chi ngo^`i ke^`
Co`n dde^m nay nu+~a, mai ve^`
La.ng va`ng kho^ng tie^'c, tie^'c ke^` ma' son

Co`n tro+`i co`n nu+o+'c co`n non
Co`n co^ ba'n ru+o+.u, anh co`n say su+a

Co? mo.c bo+` gie^'ng cheo leo
La^m chung co' ba^.u, hie^?m nghe`o co' qua

Co~ng ra('n ca('n ga` nha`
Ru+o+'c voi da`y ma? to^?

Co^ a^'y ma` la^'y anh na`y
Cha(?ng pha?i ddi ca^'y ddi ca`y nu+~a dda^u
Ngo^`i trong cu+?a so^? te^m tra^`u
Co' hai con nho? ddu+'ng ha^`u hai be^n

Co^ kia ma' ddo? ho^`ng ho^`ng
Co^ chu+a la^'y cho^`ng, co`n cho+` ddo+.i ai
Buo^`ng kho^ng la^`n lu+~a ho^m mai
DDa^`u xanh ma^'y cho^'c, da mo^`i to'c su+o+ng

Co^ng anh che? nu+'a ddan bo^`
Con chi. ddi ma^'t, anh vo^` con em
Co^ng anh ro.c la' go'i nem
Con chi. ddi ma^'t, con em tro^'n cho^`ng

Co^ng cha nhu+ nu'i Tha'i So+n
Nghi~a me. nhu+ nu+o+'c trong nguo^`n cha?y ra
Mo^.t lo`ng tho+` me. ki'nh cha
Cho tro`n chu+~ hie^'u mo+'i la` dda.o con

Co^? tay em tra('ng la.i tro`n
DDe^? cho ai go^'i no' mo`n mo^.t be^n

co^ng anh la`m re^? co' ta`i
mo^.t mi`nh a(n he^'t mu*o*`i hai va.i ca`
gie^'ng dda^u thi` da('t anh ra
ke?o ma` anh che^'t theo ca` nha` em

Co+m ke^? nga`y, ca`y ke^? buo^?i

Co+m kho^ la` co+m cha?o
Co+m nha~o la` co+m ha` tie^.n

Co+` ba.c la` ba'c tha(`ng ba^`n
Cu+?a nha` ba'n he^'t, tra cha^n va`o cu`m

Cu ke^u ba tie^'ng cu ke^u
Ke^u mau dde^'n Te^'t, du+.ng ne^u a(n che`

Cu ke^u tu+`ng ca(.p tre^n ca^y
Ta`o khu+o+ng nghi~a na(.ng, sao ma^`y bo? tao

Cu'c mo.c du+o+'i so^ng anh ke^u la` cu'c thu?y
Sa`igo`n xa, cho+. My~ cu~ng xa
Go+?i tho+ tha(m he^'t no^.i nha`
Tru+o+'c tha(m phu. ma^~u, sau la` tha(m em

Cu`ng nhau to+' tru+o+'c tha^`y sau
Chim ke^u vu+o+.n hu' the^m ddau ddo+'n lo`ng

Cu?a chua ai na^'y cu~ng the`m
Em cho chi. mu+o+.n cho^`ng em va`i nga`y
Cho^`ng em dda^u pha?i tra^u ca`y
Ma` cho chi. mu+o+.n ca? nga`y la^~n dde^m

Cu?a la`m ra dde^? tre^n ga'c
Cu?a co+` ba.c dde^? ngoa`i sa^n
Cu?a phu` va^n dde^? ngoa`i ngo~

Cu?a mi`nh mi`nh giu+~ bo bo
Cu?a ngu+o+`i thi` tha? cho bo` a(n no

Cu?a mo^.t ddo^`ng, co^ng mo^.t lu+o+.ng
Co^ng thi` thu+o+?ng, to^.i thi` tru+`ng
DDa(.ng kho^ng mu+`ng, ma^'t kho^ng lo
A(n chu+a no, lo chu+a to+'i
A(n co+m mo+'i, no'i chuye^.n cu~
Cha me. cu', dde? con tie^n
Cha me. hie^`n, sinh con tha?o

Cu~ ngu+o+`i thi` la.i mo+'i ta
Ngu+o+`i che^ ra'ch ru+o+'i, ta cho la` ga^'m nhung

Cu~ng tru~ng, cu~ng go`, cu~ng ra^~y, ddo^`ng
Mo^.t be^` bie^?n lo+'n, ba be^` so^ng
Be`o theo nu+o+'c cuo^'n qua Va`m La'ng
Na('ng mo+? ddu+o+`ng le^n ho.p Cho+. Gio^`ng
The^' su+. ne^'u do^`n co+n nu+o+'c no^?i
Ti`nh que^ xin tha('p bo'ng dde`n chong
Ruo^.ng bie^`n, muo^'i ma(.n ddo+`i thanh dda.m
Da^'u giu+~a phu` hoa, ha' la.t lo`ng

Cao su ddi de^~ kho' ve^`
Khi ddi trai tra'ng khi ve^` bu?ng beo

Cao su ddi de^~ kho' ve^`
Trai ddi ma^'t vo+. ga'i ve^` the^m con

Con ga` cu.c ta'c la' chanh
Con lo+.n u?n i?n mua ha`nh cho to^i
Con cho' kho'c ddu+'ng kho'c ngo^`i
Ba` o+i ddi cho+. mua to^i ddo^`ng ha`nh

Chie^`u chie^`u tru+o+'c be^'n Va(n La^u
Ai ngo^`i ai ca^u ai sa^`u ai tha?m
Ai thu+o+ng ai ca?m ai nho+' ai tro^ng
Thuye^`n ai tha^'p thoa'ng be^n so^ng
DDu+a ca^u ma'i dda^?y cha.nh lo`ng nu+o+'c non

Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i cho+' vo^.i cu+o+`i la^u
Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i ho^m tru+o+'c ho^m sau ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i




D

Dao cau ro.c la' tra^`u va`ng
Ma('t anh anh lie^'c, ma('t na`ng na`ng ddu+a

Day qua be^n tra'i ga(.p ba?y mu~i du`i
Day qua be^n ma(.t ga(.p mu+o+`i mu~i gia'o

Da.y con tu+` thuo+? co`n tho+
Da.y vo+. tu+` thuo+? bo+ vo+ mo+'i ve^`

Da~ tra`ng xe ca't bie^?n ddo^ng
Nho.c nha(`n ma` cha(?ng ne^n co^ng ca'n gi`

Da^`u bo^ng que^', da^`u bo^ng hu+o+`ng
Ha?i ddu+o+`ng, tho+m thie^.t la` tho+m
To'c em nhu+ lo^ng con cho' xo^`m
Xu+'c da^`u thi` xu+'c, ai the`m do`m, bo+' em Hai

Da^`u bo^ng su+', da^`u bo^ng nga^u
Xu+'c to'c con Thi. Ma^`u
No' ddu+'ng dda^`u ca^`u
Na('ng da~i mu+a da^`u, ho^i ha~y co`n ho^i

Da^`u cu` la` hie^.u O^ng Tie^n
Xu+'c vo^ cho't mu~i, no^?i ddie^n tu+'c tho+`i

Do^'c mo^.t lo`ng la^'y cho^`ng hay chu+~
DDe^? ra va`o kinh su+? la('ng nghe

Duye^n pha?i duye^n kim ca?i
Nga~i pha?i nga~i giao hoa`
Ro^`i mai mo^'t dda^y con ba.n no'i dia` nha`
Cho qua nha('n ki?nh tha(m co^ ba'c vo+'i o^ng ba` dda(.ng bi`nh an

Du` ai cho ba.c cho va`ng
Cha(?ng ba(`ng tro^ng tha^'y ma(.t cha`ng ho^m nay

Du` ai no'i nga~ no'i nghie^ng
Thi` ta cu~ng vu+~ng nhu+ kie^`ng ba cha^n

DDa'nh ba.c quen tay
Ngu? nga`y quen ma('t
A(n va(.t quen mo^`m

DDa'nh che^'t, ma` ne^'t kho^ng chu+`a
DDe^'n mai a(n cho+., ba'nh du+`a la.i a(n

DDa`n ba` no'i co' la` kho^ng
No'i ye^u la` ghe't, no'i buo^`n la` vui

DDa`n ba` to^'t to'c thi` sang
DDa`n o^ng to^'t to'c thi` mang na(.ng dda^`u

DDa`n dda^u ma` ga?y tai tra^u
DDa.n dda^u ba('n se?, gu+o+m dda^u che'm ruo^`i

DDa`n ke^u ti'ch ti.ch ti`nh tang
Ai ddem co^ng chu'a le^n thang ma` ve^`

DDa`n o^ng ddi bie^?n co' ddo^i
DDa`n ba` ddi bie^?n mo^` co^i mo^.t mi`nh

DDa`n o^ng kho^ng ra^u vo^ nghi`
DDa`n ba` kho^ng vu' la^'y gi` nuo^i con

DDe`n Sa`i Go`n ngo.n xanh ngo.n ddo?
DDe`n My~ Tho ngo.n to? ngo.n lu
Anh ve^` ho.c la^'y chu+~ nhu
Chi'n tra(ng em cu~ng ddo+.i, mu+o+`i thu em cu~ng cho+`

DDe`n ca^`u ta`u ngo.n lu ngo.n to?
Anh tro^ng kho^ng ro~, anh ngo+~ dde`n ma`u
Ru't gu+o+m dda^m ho.ng ma'u tra`o
DDe^? em o+? la.i, em kie^'m tha(`ng na`o ho+n anh

DDe`n nha` la^`u he^'t da^`u dde`n ta('t
Lu+?a nha` ma'y he^'t cha'y tha`nh than
Nhang chu`a O^ng he^'t ma.t nhang ta`n
Ke^? tu+` khi em bie^'t ddu+o+.c cha`ng
DDe^m ve^` em la(n lo^.n nhu+ con chim phu+o+.ng hoa`ng bi. te^n

DDe`n na`o cao ba(`ng dde`n Cha^u DDo^'c
Xu+' na`o do^'c ba(`ng xu+' Nam Vang
Mo^.t tie^'ng anh than ba bo^'n ddo^i va`ng em kho^ng tie^'c
Anh la^'y dda(.ng em ro^`i anh tro^'n bie^.t la'nh tha^n

DDe`n na`o sa'ng ba(`ng dde`n Sa DDe'c
Ga'i na`o dde.p ba(`ng ga'i Nha Ma^n
Anh tha? ghe ca^u le^n xuo^'ng ma^'y la^`n
THu+o+ng em ddu+'t ruo^.t, nhu+ng to+'i ga^`n la.i run

DDe`n treo ngang qua'n
To? ra.ng bo+` kinh
Em co' thu+o+ng anh thi` a(n no'i cho thie^.t ti`nh
DDu+`ng dde^? cho anh le^n xuo^'ng mo^.t mi`nh bo+ vo+

DDe^m khuya nguye^.t la(.n sao ta`n
DDo^`ng ho^` ddie^?m nha(.t nho+' cha`ng kho^ng que^n

DDe^m khuya ra ddu+'ng bo+` ao
Tro^ng ca' ca' la(.n tro^ng sao sao mo+`
Buo^`n tro^ng con nhe^.n gia(ng to+
Nhe^.n o+i nhe^.n ho+~i nhe^.n cho+` mo^'i ai?

DDe^m khuya tha('p chu't da^`u du+
Tim loan cha'y lu.n, sa^`u tu+ mo^.t mi`nh

DDe^m khuya thie^'p mo+'i ho?i cha`ng
Cau xanh a(n vo+'i tra^`u va`ng xu+'ng cha(ng?

DDe^m khuya tra(ng do.i la^`u son
Va`o ra thu+o+ng ba.n, he'o hon ruo^.t va`ng
Be^?n qua dda^y dda`ng dda~ xa dda`ng
Da^`u tui co' la^m nguy tha^'t the^'
Ho?i con ba.n va`ng no' cu+'u kho^ng?
Chie^`u ro^`i ke? Ba('c, ngu+o+`i DDo^ng
Tra'ch lo`ng ngu+o+`i nghi~a, no'i kho^ng thie^.t lo+`i

DDe^m na(`m ta`u chuo^'i co' ddo^i
Ho+n na(`m chie^'u to^'t le? loi mo^.t mi`nh

DDe^m qua, dde^m la.nh, dde^m lu`ng
DDe^m dda('p a'o nga('n, dde^m chung a'o da`i
Ba^y gio+` cha`ng dda~ nghe ai
Ao' nga('n cha(?ng dda('p, ao' da`i kho^ng chung
Ba^y gio+` su+. dda~ nha.t nhu`n
Gia^'m thanh ddo^? bie^?n ma^'y thu`ng cho chua
Ca' le^n ma(.t nu+o+'c, ca' kho^
Vi` anh, em pha?i giang ho^` tie^'ng ta(m

DDe^m qua nguye^.t la(.n ve^` Ta^y
Su+. ti`nh ke? a^'y, ngu+o+`i dda^y co`n da`i
Tru'c vo+'i mai, mai ve^` tru'c nho+'
Tru'c tro+? ve^`, mai nho+' tru'c kho^ng
Ba^y gio+` ke? Ba('c, ngu+o+`i DDo^ng
Ke^? sao cho xie^'t ta^'m lo`ng tu+o+ng tu+

DDe^m thanh ca?nh va('ng
Thu+'c tra('ng na(m canh
Mo^.t duye^n, hai no+., ba ti`nh
DDu+o+`ng kia,no^~i no., pha^.n mi`nh ra sao?

DDe^'n dda^y dda^'t nu+o+'c la. lu`ng
Con chim ke^u cu~ng so+., con ca' va^~y vu`ng cu~ng lo

DDe^'n ta mo+'i bie^'t cu?a ta
Tra(m nghi`n na(m tru+o+'c bie^'t la` cu?a ai

DDe^` hue^` cho^`ng vo+.
Nhu+ bi' ro+. na^'u kie^?m vo+'i khoai lang
Nhu+ te'p rang a(n ca(.p vo+'i canh khoai mo+~

DDi chu`a la.y Pha^.t ca^`u cho^`ng
Ho^. pha'p lie^`n ba?o ddo+`n o^ng he^'t ro^`i

DDi dda^u cho thie^'p theo cu`ng
DDo'i no thie^'p chi.u la.nh lu`ng thie^'p cam

DDi dda^u ma` vo^.i ma` va`ng
Ma` va^'p pha?i dda' ma` qua`ng pha?i da^y
Thu?ng thi?nh nhu+ chu'ng anh dda^y
Thi` dda' na`o va^'p, thi` da^y na`o qua`ng

DDi cho bie^'t ddo' bie^'t dda^y
O+? nha` vo+'i me. bie^'t nga`y na`o kho^n

DDi qua nha` nho?
Tha^'y ddo^i lie^~n ddo? co' bo^'n chu+~ va`ng
Tha.nh suy anh chu+a bie^'t cho+' tha^'y na`ng anh vo^.i thu+o+ng

DDo' dda^y tru+o+'c la. sau quen
Cha(?ng ga^`n, qua la.i ddo^i phen cu~ng ga^`n

DDo'i lo`ng a(n ddo.t cha` la`
DDe^? co+m nuo^i me., me. gia` ye^'u ra(ng

DDo'i lo`ng a(n na('m la' sung
Cho^`ng mo^.t thi` la^'y, cho^`ng chung thi` ddu+`ng

DDo'i lo`ng a(n nu+?a tra'i sim
Uo^'ng lu+ng ba't nu+o+'c ddi ti`m ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng

DDo'i lo`ng nuo^'t tra'i kho^? qua
Nuo^'t vo^ so+. dda('ng, nha? ra con ba.n cu+o+`i

DDo^i ta cha(?ng ddu+o+.c sum va^`y
Kha'c na`o ca'nh nha.n la.c ba^`y ke^u su+o+ng
Vi` su+o+ng ne^n nu'i ba.c dda^`u
Ca`nh lay bo+?i gio' hoa sa^`u vi` mu+a

DDo^i ta dda~ tro't lo+`i the^`
Con dao la' tru'c dda~ ke^` to'c mai
Da(.n ra(`ng: Ai cho+' que^n ai!

DDo^i ta nhu+ loan vo+'i phu+o+.ng
No+~ lo`ng na`o dde^? phu+o+.ng lia` ca^y
Muo^'n cho co' ddo', co' dda^y
Ai la`m ne^n no^~i nu+o+'c na`y cha`ng o^i
Tha` ra(`ng cha(?ng bie^'t thi` tho^i
Bie^'t ro^`i go^'i chie^'c le? loi the^m phie^`n

DDo^i ta nhu+ the^? con ta(`m
Cu`ng a(n mo^.t la', cu`ng na(`m mo^.t nong
DDo^i ta nhu+ the^? con ong
Con qua^'n con qui't, con trong con ngoa`i
DDo^i ta nhu+ the^? con ba`i
Cho^`ng dda'nh vo+. ke^'t cha(?ng sai con na`o

DDo^' ai bie^'t lua' ma^'y ca^y
Bie^'t so^ng ma^'y khu'c, bie^'t ma^y ma^'y tu+`ng
DDo^' ai que't sa.ch la' ru+`ng
DDe^? ta khuye^n gio', gio' ddu+`ng rung ca^y
Rung ca^y, rung co^~i, rung ca`nh
Rung sao cho chuye^?n lo`ng anh vo+'i na`ng

DDo^' ai la(.n xuo^'ng vu+.c sa^u
Ru con kho^ng ha't, em chu+`a nguye^.t hoa

DDo^' anh con ri't ma^'y chu+n
Ca^`u O^ ma^'y nhi.p, cho+. DDinh ma^'y ngu+o+`i
Ma^'y ngu+o+`i ba'n a'o con trai
Cho+. trong ba'n chi?, cho+. ngoa`i ba'n kim

DDo^'t than nu+o+'ng ca' cho va`ng
La^'y tie^`ng mua ru+o+.u cho cha`ng uo^'ng cho+i

DDo^`ng Tha'p Mu+o+`i co` bay tha(?ng ca'nh
Nu+o+'c Tha'p Mu+o+`i lo'ng la'nh ca' to^m
Muo^'n a(n bo^n su'ng ma('m kho
Thi` vo^ DDo^`ng Tha'p a(n no dda~ the`m

DDo^`ng tie^`n Va.n li.ch
Thi'ch bo^'n chu+~ va`ng
Anh tie^'c co^ng anh ga('n bo' vo+'i co^ na`ng ba^'y la^u
Ba^y gio+` co^ la^'y cho^`ng dda^u?
DDe^? anh giu'p ddo+~ tra(m cau nghi`n va`ng

DDo^? lu+?a than ne^n va`ng lo^.n tra^'u
Anh ma?ng thu+o+ng tha^`m chu+a tha^'u da. em

DDo^?ng Kim La^n ho^`i co`n nho?, ddi ba'n gio? nuo^i me.
Anh ga(.p em dda^y kho^ng cu+?a kho^ng nha`
Muo^'n vo^ ga' nghi~a, bie^'t la` dda(.ng cha(ng?

DDo+`i vua Tha'i To^?, Tha'i To^ng
Lu'a ru.ng dda^`y ddo^`ng, ga` cha(?ng ca^`n a(n

DDo+`n co` le^n tru.c ke^u vang
Qua co`n thu+o+ng ba^.u, ba^.u khoan co' cho^`ng
Muo^'n cho nho+n nghi~a dda.o ddo^`ng
Qua dda^y thu+o+ng ba^.u ho+n cho^`ng ba^.u thu+o+ng
Chie^`u nay qua pha?n ba.n ho^`i hu+o+ng
Nghe ba^.u o+? la.i va^`y vu+o+n no+i na`o
Ghe tui to+'i cho^~ ca('m sa`o
Nghe ba^.u co' cho^'n muo^'n nha`o xuo^'ng so^ng

DDu ddu? tia', ba.c ha` cu~ng tia'
Ngo.n lang da^m, ngo.n mi'a cu~ng da^m
Anh tha^'y em to^'t ma~ anh la^`m
Ba^y gio+` anh bie^'t ro~, va`ng ca^`m anh cu~ng buo^ng

DDu+a nhau ddo^? che'n ru+o+.u ho^`ng
Mai sau em co' theo cho^`ng dda^'t xa
Qua ddo` go~ nhi.p che`o ca
Nu+o+'c xuo^i la`m ru+o+.u quan ha` chuo^'c say

DDu+o+`ng tro+n tro+.t gu+o+.ng ddi ke?o te'
A'o co`n nguye^n ai no+~ xe' va' qua`ng
Ho^`i so+'m mai, ga(.p em sao anh kho^ng ho?i
Hay da. cu?a cha`ng nay dda~ he^'t thu+o+ng?

DDu+'t tay mo^.t chu't co`n ddau
Huo^'ng chi nha^n nghi~a, lia` sao cho dda`nh




E

Em ddeo chie^'c kim hu+o+`n
Em co`n cho+`n vo+`n chie^'c kim xuye^'n
Hu+o+`n xuye^'n vuo^.t tay ro^`i, buo^`n nghie^'n, ai thu+o+ng!

Em lie^`u mo^.t ca'i ba'nh bo`
Co`n na`o cho't che't, ca(.p gio` em cha(.t hai

Em lie^`u mo^.t che'n da^`u chanh
Con na`o ho^~n du+~ vuo^'t nanh em be? lie^`n

Em lie^`u mo^.t tra'i sa^`u gie^ng
Con na`o ddo^.c hie^?m, em nghie^`n ra tro

Em nghi~ tha^n em, nhu+ kie^'ng la^'m lem ca't bu.i
Ai ddo' lau chu`i, bie^'t to+'i buo^?i na`o xong?

Em nho+' thu+o+ng ai ma` ma(.t ma`y ngo+ nga'c
Nho+' te^n ho^'t ra'c hay thu+o+ng tha(`ng ve't ddu+o+`ng mu+o+ng?

Em o+i, anh ba?o em na`y
So^ng sa^u cho+' lo^.i, ddo` dda^`y cho+' ddi

Em o+i, em co' thu+o+ng anh
Em ra canh li'nh cho anh leo tu+o+`ng!

Em o+i em o+? la.i nha`
Vu+o+`n da^u em ha'i me. gia` em thu+o+ng
Me. gia` mo^.t na('ng hai su+o+ng
Chi. ddi mo^.t bu+o+'c tra(m ddu+o+`ng xo't xa
Ca^.y em em o+? la.i nha`

Em tha^'y anh em cu~ng muo^'n cha`o
So+. anh cho^`ng cu~ no' ddu+'ng bo+` ra`o no' tro^ng

Em tha^'y anh em cu~ng muo^'n cha`o
So+. ra(`ng chi. a? va('t dao trong mi`nh
Dao trong mi`nh, gu+o+m anh ca(.p na'ch
Thua^.n nho+n ti`nh khoe't va'ch sang cho+i

Em thu+o+ng nho+' ai ngo+ nga^?n be^n dda^`u ca^`u
Lu+o+.c thu+a bie^'ng cha?i, gu+o+ng ta`u bie^'ng soi
Ca'i sa^.p dda' bo? va('ng em kho^ng ngo^`i
Vu+o+`n hoa hoang la.nh ma(.c ngu+o+`i va`o ra

Em ve^` ho?i me. cu`ng cha
Co' cho em la^'y cho^`ng xa hay ddu+`ng

E'n bay tha^'p, mu+a nga^.p bo+` ao
E'n bay cao, mu+a ra`o la.i ta.nh


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G

Gan teo ma^'y ddoa.n, ruo^.t tha('t ma^'y tu+`ng
Mi`nh ba?y buo^i lo^~ mie^.ng dda(.ng ca^`m chu+`ng xa tui

Ga'i Ta^`m Vu ddo^`ng xu ba ddu+'a
Con trai Thu? Thu+`a co+~i ngu+.a xuo^'ng mua

Ga'i Tho+'i Bi`nh lo`ng ngay da. tha(?ng
Trai ba.c ti`nh mo^.t ca(?ng ve^` que^

Ga'i la^'y trai ddu+'ng la` ga'i da.i
Trai la^'y ro^`i trai la.i ba'n rao
Ga'i dda^u co' thu+' ho^~n ha`o
Trai chu+a la`m re^?, ga'i va`o la`m da^u

Ga` na`o hay ba(`ng ga` Cao La~nh
Ga'i na`o ba?nh ba(`ng ga'i Nha Ma^n

Ga.o Ba Tha('t tra('ng nhu+ bo^ng bu+o+?i
Nu+o+'c pho^ng-te^n tie^`n ru+o+~i mo^.t ddo^i
Saigon vui la('m em o+i
La^'y cho^`ng ve^` ddo' mo^.t ddo+`i su+o+'ng tha^n

Ga.o ngon na^'u cha'o chu+a nhu+`
Ma(.t chi. co' the.o a?nh chu+`a ddo^i bo^ng

Ga^~m xem su+. the^' nu+.c cu+o+`i
Mo^.t con ca' lo^.i ma^'y ngu+o+`i buo^ng ca^u

Ga^`n mu+.c thi` dden ga^`n dde`n thi` sa'ng

Ga^.p ghe^`nh nu+o+'c cha?y qua dde`o
Ba` gia` ta^.p te^~nh mua heo cu+o+'i cho^`ng

Ghe anh ddo? mu~i xanh lu+o+`n
O+? tre^n Gia DDi.nh xuo^'ng vu+o+`n tha(m em

Ghe anh mo?ng va'n, bo'ng la'ng nhe. che`o
Xin anh bo+'t ma'i, nu+o+ng le`o ddo+.i em

Ghe em re~ vo^ ngo.n, anh cha(?ng ddo'n cha(?ng cho+`
Ghe anh ta'ch be^'n ta'ch bo+`, em buo^`n cho tra(ng mo+` sao la(.n
Mi`nh la^'y nhau cha(?ng dda(.ng bo+?i ba` mai lu+o+~i va('n i't lo+`i
Ma^.t ddu+o+`ng du` cha(?ng ddi ddo^i
Chu't hu+o+ng ro+'t la.i, mo^.t ddo+`i chu+a que^n

Ghe le^n ghe xuo^'ng da^`m de^`
Sao anh kho^ng go+?i tho+ ve^` tha(m em?

Ghe't con xa^?m lai me^ trai, mi lai nha~n khu+'
O^m bu.ng tro^'ng cha^`u, bo? xu+' ra ddi

Gia` thi` dda(.c bi' bi` bi`
Con ga'i ddu+o+ng thi` ro^~ng toa'c toa`ng toang
Ngoa`i xanh trong tra('ng nhu+ nga`
DDa`n o^ng cu~ng chuo^.ng, dda`n ba` cu~ng ye^u
(DDo^' la` gi`? - cau da^`y)

Gia`u cha gia`u me. thi` ham
Gia`u co^ gia`u ba'c ai la`m na^'y a(n

Gia`u dda^u dde^'n ke? ngu? tru+a
Sang dda^u dde^'n ke? say su+a ru+o+.u che`

Gia? ddo` mua khe^' ba'n chanh
Gia? ddi ddo`i no+. tha(m anh ke?o buo^`n

Gia(.c Ta^y dda'nh to+'i Ca^`n Gio+`
Ba^.u ddu+`ng thu+o+ng nho+' ddo+.i cho+` uo^?ng co^ng

Gia^'y ho^`ng ddo+n ba'n ma^'y
Cho anh mua la^'y mo^.t to+`
Vie^'t tho+ quo^'c ngu+~
Da'n tre^n tra'i bu+o+?i
Tha? xuo^'ng giang ha`
Bo+' co^ ga'nh nu+o+'c be^n bo+`
Xuo^'ng so^ng vo+'t bu+o+?i dde^? ma` xem tho+

Gia^.n cho^`ng xa'ch go'i ra ddi
Cho^`ng theo na(n ni?, khoa'i tu` ti tro+? ve^`

Gio' ddu+a bu.i chuo^'i sau he`
Anh me^ vo+. be' bo? be` con tho+
Con tho+ tay a(~m tay bo^`ng
Tay da('t me. cho^`ng, dda^`u ddo^.i thu'ng bo^ng

Gio' ddu+a bu.i tru'c nga~ qui`
Ba na(m tru+.c tie^'t co`n gi` la` xua^n

Gio' ddu+a ca^y ca?i ve^` tro+`i
Rau ra(m o+? la.i chi.u lo+`i dda('ng cay

Gio' ddu+a gio' dda^?y bo^ng trang
Bo^ng bu'p ve^` na`ng, bo^ng no+? ve^` anh

Gio' ddu+a lie^~u ye^'u, mai qua(`n
Lie^~u ye^'u ma(.c lie^~u, mai qua(`n ma(.c mai

Gio' ddu+a mu. ddo^.i le^n dinh
O^ng ddo^.i buo^`n ti`nh xa'ch no'n cha.y theo
O^ng ddo^.i ddo`i cu+o+'i ba heo
Mu. ddo^.i ddo`i cu+o+'i con me`o cu.t dduo^i

Gio' ddu+a ta`u chuo^'i la dda`
Tie^'ng chuo^ng Thie^n Mu., canh ga` Tho. Xu+o+ng

Gio' ddu+a tra(ng thi` tra(ng ddu+a gio'
Con tra(ng la(.n ro^`i gio' bie^'t ddu+a ai ?

Gio' mu`a thu me. ddu+a con ngu?
Na(m canh da`i thu+'c ddu? na(m canh

Gio' nam non tho^?i lo`n hang de^'
Con ba.n xa ro^`i dde^? nho+' dde^? thu+o+ng

Gio' nam non tho^?i lo`n hang de^'
Em ddi la^'y cho^`ng na^ng tu'i su+?a kha(n

Gio' tho^?i mo^.t nga`y na(m ba?y tra^.n gio^ng
Anh ddi na(`m ba~i sao kho^ng tha^'y ve^`

Gio' va`ng hiu ha('t dde^m thanh
DDu+o+`ng xa, da(.m va('ng xin anh ddu+`ng ve^`
Ma?nh tra(ng dda~ tro't lo+`i the^`
Sao anh dde^? ga'nh na(.ng ne^` rie^ng em

Go` Co^ng gia'p bie^?n, no^?i tie^'ng ma('m to^m cha`
Ma('m to^m chua ai ai cu~ng cha('t lu+o+~i hi't ha`
Saigon, cho+. My~ ai ma` kho^ng hay

Go^'i ro+m theo pha^.n go^'i ro+m
Co' dda^u du+o+'i tha^'p ma` cho^`m le^n cao

Go^~ ca^?m lai ca^.y cu+'ng
Go^~ huy`nh dda`n ca^.y tho+m
Ra'c no. che^ ro+m
Nhu+ ca' co+m ghe't ca' ro'i

gio*`i sinh o^ng tu*o*'ng co' ta`i
co*` ba.c xo'c ddi~a ro^ng da`i ca? dde^m
canh tru*o*'c tu*o*?ng ha~y co`n tie^`n
canh sau co*?i a'o ngo^`i be^n lo. ho^`




H

Ha't bo^.i la`m to^.i ngu+o+`i ta
DDa`n o^ng bo? vo+., dda`n ba` bo? con

He`n ma` la`m ba.n vo+'i sang
Ke? ngo^`i ngu+o+`i ddu+'ng co' ngang nhau bao gio+`

Hoa tho+m ai cha(?ng muo^'n ddeo
Ngu+o+`i kho^n ai no+~ cu+' theo na(.ng lo+`i

Hoa tho+m ai cha(?ng na^ng niu
Ngu+o+`i kho^n ai cha(?ng me^'n ye^u mo.i be^`

Hoa`nh hoa.ch, hoa`nh hoa.ch
Gia(.t a'o cho^`ng tao
Gia(.t a'o pha?i gia(.t cho sa.ch
Pho+i a'o thi` pho+i tre^n sa`o
DDu+`ng pho+i ha`ng ra`o ra'ch a'o cho^`ng tao

Ho.c ha`nh thi cu+? ma` chi
Sa'ng sa'ng a(n no, to^'i ngu? khi`

Ho.c tro` ddi mo` co+m nguo^.i
Lo+~ tru+o+.t vo? du+a, te' ca'i ddu.i, la tro+`i

Ho?i vo+. thi` cu+o+'i lie^`n tay
Cho+' dde^? la^u nga`y la('m ke? de`m pha

Ho^m nay co' dda'm gio^~ ga^`n
Trong bu.ng ba^`n tha^`n, cha(?ng muo^'n na^'u co+m

Ho+n nhau ta^'m ao' ta^'m qua^`n
Co+?i ra mi`nh tra^`n ai cu~ng nhu+ ai

Ho+~i ngu+o+`i ke? ddo'ng then ga`i
Co' hay co' bie^'t ke? ngoa`i tru`ng du+o+ng

Hue^. nho+' thu+o+ng Lan, he'o va`ng xa'c Hue^.
Anh qua' thu+o+ng na`ng, tro^'i ke^. thi. phi

Huy`nh Ca^`m, Huy`nh Ba', Huy`nh Lie^n
Ba Huy`nh hie^.p la.i thi` khie^ng ra ddo^`ng

Huy`nh Lie^n, Huy`nh Ba', Huy`nh Ca^`m
Ba Huy`nh hie^.p la.i thi` na(`m xuo^.i lo+

Hu't sa'ch la` chuye^.n cha(?ng la`nh
Tra^u bo` vu+o+`n ruo^.ng hoa' tha`nh kho'i ma^y




N

Nam Ha` ddi de^~ kho' ve^`
Trai ddi co' vo+., ga'i ve^` co' con

Nam mo^ Bo^` Ta't
Che? la.t ddu+'t tay
DDi ca`y tra^u hu'c
DDi su'c pha?i co.c
DDi ho.c tha`y dda'nh
DDi ga'nh ddau vai
Na(`m da`i nhi.n ddo'i


Na`ng da^u kho^n lanh, na^'u canh cho ngo.t
Canh so^i ho+'t bo.t, the^m o+'t ra('c tie^u
Me. cho^`ng cay dda('ng ddu? ddie^`u
Me. ghe't cu+' ghe't, cho^`ng chie^`u cu~ng vui

Na`ng o+i anh quye^'t vo+'i mi`nh
Co^ng anh dan di'u cha(?ng tha`nh tho+`i tho^i
Con so^ng be^n lo+?, be^n bo^`i
Be^n lo+? thi` ddu.c, be^n bo^`i thi` trong
So^ng kia nu+o+'c cha?y hai do`ng
Bie^'t ra(`ng be^n ddu.c, be^n trong be^n na`o

Na(m canh thi` ngu? la^'y ba
Hai canh coi so'c cu+?a nha` la`m a(n

Na('ng ddo^? chang chang
Tha^'y ma(.t con ba'n khoai lang
Tui ba`ng hoa`ng muo^'n la`m cu+? re't
Tro+`i mu+a sa^'m se't
Tha^'y ma(.t con ba'n ba'nh te't
Tui muo^'n he't ru.ng ro+`i...

Na('ng le^n cho he'o la' lan
Cho dda'ng kie^'p cha`ng, phu. ra^~y ti`nh xu+a
Na('ng le^n cho he'o ngo.n du+`a
DDa'nh che^'t cha(?ng chu+`a ca'i tho'i ddo^?i thay
Na('ng le^n cho he'o nha'nh mai
Tui ru?a to^'i nga`y ke? cha(?ng thu?y chung

Na('ng mu+a la` be^.nh cu?a tro+`i
Tu+o+ng tu+ la` be^.nh cu?a to^i ye^u na`ng

Na(`m giu+o+`ng le`o la.i ddo`i tre`o tru+o+'ng phu.ng
Da^~u ai tre^` nhu'n, no' cu~ng la`m ngang
Mo^.t khi bi. dda.p xuo^'ng sa`n
Ngu? chung vo+'i cho', co`n than no^~i gi`

Ne` em Tie^n Bu+?u o^i
Nho+' em chu+a a(n xo^i ma` anh nhu+ ga(.p ho^`i no bu.ng
Chu+a a(n bu'n ma` anh cu~ng no ho+i
Thu+o+ng em que^n ddu+'ng, que^n ngo^`i
Ngu+'a dda^`u que^n ga~i, ddu+'t ruo^.t ro^`i que^n ddau

Ne^'m muo^~ng ddu+o+`ng om (no^`i dda^'t), mu`i tho+m vi. ngo.t
Qua thu+o+ng nho+' ba^.u thu+'c tro't canh ga`
Pha^.n ba^.u nhu+ ha.t mu+a sa
Pha^.n qua nhu+ gio' tho^?i tuo^'t ra va`m ngoa`i

Ne^'u anh a'c gian, ddem da. phu. pha`ng
Cho con kie^'n ho^i bo` du+o+'i dda^'t
Con kie^'n va`ng bo` tre^n nha'nh ca^y
Ne^'u anh me^ ddo', bo? dda^y
Cho con ca' lo^.i du+o+'i nu+o+'c
Con chim bay tre^n tro+`i

Ne^'u la`m hoa la`m hoa hu+o+'ng du+o+ng
Ne^'u la`m dda' la`m dda' hoa cu+o+ng

Nga`y ddi, tru'c chu+?a mo.c ra(ng
Nga`y ve^`, tru'c dda~ cao ba(`ng ngo.n tre
Nga`y ddi, lu'a chu+?a co' ve`
Nga`y ve^`, lu'a dda~ ddo? hoe ngoa`i ddo^`ng
Nga`y ddi, em chu+?a co' cho^`ng
Nga`y ve^`, em dda~ con qua^'n, con qui't, con bo^`ng, con mang

Nga`y na`o anh no'i em dda`nh
Bu.i tre tru+o+'c ngo~ dde^? da`nh ddan no^i
Ba^y gio+` anh no'i em tho^i
Bu.i tre tru+o+'c ngo~ ddan no^i ai na(`m?

Nga`y na`o anh no'i em dda`nh
Cuo^'c dda^'t tro^`ng ha`nh, gieo ca?i, va~i ke^
Ba^y gio+`, anh no'i em che^
DDe^? ca?i anh he'o, cho ke^ anh ta`n

Nga`y na`o ra ddu+'ng bo+` so^ng
So^ng xa, xa ti't cho lo`ng em ddau

Nga`y qua tha'ng la.i
Va^.t ddo^?i sao do+`i
No`ng no.c ddu+'t dduo^i
Nha?y le^n ma(.t dda^'t
Ro~ ra`ng co'c tha^.t
Cha(?ng pha?i tre^ na`o!
Ca? xo'm xo^n xao
DDo^`n ddi kha('p huye^.n
Co'c cho nghe chuye^.n
Ti`m dde^'n thu+? coi
Nha^.n ro~ con ro^`i
La.i xin lo^~i vo+.
Tra(m nghi`n la.y mo+.
Vi` tro't qua' ghen
O+? kho^ng tro.n nghi~a...

Nga`y ra(`m, mu`ng mo^.t a(n chay
Ghe't con mo? nho.n tu+o+?ng hoa`i cha? nem

Nga`y xu+a anh bu?ng anh beo
Tay bu+ng che'n thuo^'c tay dde`o mu'i chanh
Ba^y gio+` anh kho?i anh la`nh
Anh theo duye^n mo+'i anh dda`nh phu. em

Nga`y xu+a qua? ba'o thi` cha^`y
Nga`y nay qua? ba'o tru+o+'c ngay nha~n tie^`n

Nghe ve? nghe ve
Nghe ve` no'i ngu+o+.c
Ngu+.a ddua du+o+'i nu+o+'c
Ta`u cha.y le^n bo+`
Le^n nu'i dda(.t lo+`
Xuo^'ng so^ng ddo^'n cu?i...

Ngo' le^n nhang ta('t dde`n mo+`
Ma^~u tha^n dda^u va('ng ba`n tho+` la.nh tanh

Ngo' le^n ta`ng ca^y tha^'y ca(.p cu tro^'n na('ng
Ngo' ra ngoa`i ruo^.ng tha^'y ddo^i co` tra('ng bay xa
DDi ve^` la^.p mie^~u tho+` cha
Ca^'t chu`a tho+` me., la^.p trang tho+` ba`

Ngo' qua be^n be^'n To^ Cha^u
Tha^'y em ga'nh nu+o+'c tre^n dda^`u gia('t tra^m

Ngo.c hoa`ng ngo^`i tu+.a ngai va`ng
Tha^'y con uo^'ng ru+o+.u hai ha`ng le^. ro+i

Ngo^`i buo^`n go+?i bu+'c thu+ sang
Co' con ro^`ng ba.ch cha('n ngang giu+~a tro+`i
Va^.y ne^n thu+ cha(?ng to+'i no+i
Trong thu+ ai bie^'t nhu+~ng lo+`i la`m sao

Ngo^`i buo^`n vuo^'t bu.ng tho+? da`i
Nho+' cho^`ng thi` i't, nho+' trai thi` nhie^`u

Nga`y dde^m tro^ng bo'ng tra(ng ta`n
Muo^'n rie^ng vo+'i nguye^.t ma` than mo^.t lo+`i
Nguye^.t ra(`ng: Va^.t ddo^?i sao do+`i
Tha^n na`y va^~n dde^? cho ngu+o+`i soi chung

Ngu+o+`i ta tuo^?i ti' tuo^?i mu`i
Co`n em thi` chi.u bu`i ngu`i tuo^?i (tu?i) tha^n

Ngu+o+`i tre^n o+? cha(?ng chi'nh ngo^i
Khie^'n cho ke? du+o+'i chu'ng to^i ho^~n ha`o
Ngu+o+`i tre^n o+? cha(?ng ddu+o+.c cao
Khie^'n cho ke? du+o+'i lo^.n nha`o le^n tre^n

Ngu+o+`i tro^`ng ca^y ha.nh ngu+o+`i cho+i
Ta tro^`ng ca^y ddu+'c dde^? ddo+`i ve^` sau

Nha` ai cho^`ng qui? vo+. ma
He^~ o^ng a(n cha? thi` ba` a(n nem
DDo'i co+m kha't nu+o+'c te`m lem
No co+m a^'m a'o la.i the`m no. kia

Nha` Be` nu+o+'c cha?y chia hia
Ai ve^` Gia DDi.nh, DDo^`ng Nai thi` ve^`

Nha` em cao, ha`ng ra`o em ki'n
Nha` em ta'm, chi'n, mu+o+`i tu+`ng
Con ong bay vo^ kho^ng lo.t
Bie^?u con bu+o+'m ddu+`ng xo^n xao
Anh ve^` sa('m le^~ cho cao
Ca^.y mai dong cho gio?i
Mo+'i bu+o+'c va`o nha` em

Nha` ha't bo'ng cha`o ra`o cho^.n ro^.n
So+? chu.p hi`nh ngo^`i ddu+'ng chi?nh te^`
Tha(m em mo^.t chu't anh ve^`
Cho+i khuya li'nh ba('t kho' be^` pha^n bua

Nha` ta ba bo^'n chi. em
Me. ta co`n the`m mo^.t chu't re^? xa
Ta ve^` ta ba?o me. ta
Re^? ga^`n cho ruo^.ng, re^? xa cho tie^`n

Nha` to^i co' da~y vu+o+`n hoa
Co' ba da~y nha~n, co' ba da~y du+`a
Du` anh ddi so+'m, ve^` tru+a
Sao anh cha(?ng nghi~ da~y du+`a nha` to^i
Sao anh cha(?ng ddu+'ng, cha(?ng ngo^`i
Hay la` anh pha?i duye^n to^i anh buo^`n
Anh buo^`n, anh la.i ddi buo^n
Co' tie^`n la^'y vo+., tho^i buo^`n la`m chi

Nha^'t si~ nhi` no^ng
He^'t ga.o cha.y ro^ng nha^'t no^ng nhi` si~

Nha^'t thi` bo^. la.i, bo^. binh
Nhi` thi` bo^. ho^., bo^. hi`nh cu~ng xong
Thu+' ba thi` dde^'n bo^. co^ng
Nhu+o+.c ba(`ng bo^. le^~, la.y o^ng xin ve^`

Nhe^.n sa xuo^'ng nu+o+'c no^?i phi`nh
Kie^'u huynh kie^'u dde^. kie^'u ngu+o+`i ti`nh to^i lui

Nhie^~u ddie^`u phu? la^'y gia' gu+o+ng
Ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t nu+o+'c pha?i thu+o+ng nhau cu`ng
Phu the^ trong nghi~a tu+o+ng phu`ng
Cha(n loan, go^'i que^', chu+~ tu`ng cu`ng ai
Ta^'m dda' hoa ghi ta.c dde^? ddo+`i

Nhi`n nhau le^. u+'a ddo^i ha`ng
Ta`u lui o^'c tho^?i, tui cha`ng re~ pha^n

Nhi`n ra sa^.y xa'm, lau va`ng
Nga`y lu, na('ng u'a, bo'ng cha`ng no+i dda^u?

Nho? thi` nho+` me. nho+` cha
Lo+'n le^n nho+` vo+., ve^` gia` nho+` con

Nho+' ai bo^?i ho^?i bo^`i ho^`i
Nhu+ ddu+'ng ddo^'ng lu+?a, nhu+ ngo^`i ddo^'ng than

Nho+' ai con ma('t lim dim
Cha^n ddi tha^'t the^?u nhu+ chim tha mo^`i
Nho+' ai he^'t ddu+'ng la.i ngo^`i
Nga`y dde^m to+ tu+o+?ng mo^.t ngu+o+`i o+? xa

Nho+' ai nho+'ma~i the^' na`y
Nho+' dde^m que^n ngu?, nho+' nga`y que^n a(n

Nho+` co^ nho+` ba'c giu'p lo+`i
Chi. em giu'p cu?a, o^ng tro+`i ddi.nh ddo^i

Nhu+'t thi'ch a(n tra'i chua
Hai u+a mua a'o to^'t
Ba ti`m lo^.t qua^`n trai

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chu+o+'c ddo^.c mu+u tha^m
Tai kia va. no. nga^'m nga^`m dde^'n ngay

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tha('t dda'y lu+ng ong
Vu+`a khe'o chie^`u cho^`ng, vu+`a khe'o nuo^i con
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i be'o tru.c be'o tro`n
A(n vu.ng nhu+ cho+'p, dda'nh con ca? nga`y

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ti hi' ma('t lu+o+n
Trai thi` tro^.m ca('p, ga'i buo^n cho^`ng ngu+o+`i

Non cao cu~ng co' ddu+o+`ng tre`o
Be^.nh da^~u hie^?m nghe`o cu~ng co' thuo^'c tie^n

Non cao cu~ng co' ddu+o+`ng tre`o
DDu+o+`ng co' hie^?m nghe`o cu~ng co' lo^'i ddi

Non kia ai dda('p le^n cao
So^ng kia bie^?n no. ai dda`o chi sa^u

No'i chi'n thi` la`m ne^n mu+o+`i
No'i mu+o+`i la`m chi'n ke? cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i che^

No'i dda^?y ddu+a cho vu+`a lo`ng ba.n
Con so^ng Giang Ha` cho^~ ca.n cho^~ sa^u

No'i lo+`i thi` giu+~ la^'y lo+`i
DDu+`ng nhu+ con bu+o+'m dda^.u ro^`i la.i bay

No'i ngu+o+`i cha(?ng nghi~ dde^'n ta
Thu+? so+` le^n ga'y xem xa hay ga^`n

No'i ra thi` nho+' la^'y lo+`i
DDu+`ng nhu+ ong bu+o+'m dda^.u ro^`i la.i bay

No^`i ddo^`ng ma` u'p vung ddo^`ng
Con ga'i xu+' Ba('c la^'y cho^`ng DDo^`ng Nai
Gia^.m cha^n xuo^'ng dda^'t than da`i
Cho^`ng to^i vo^ Qua?ng bie^'t nga`y na`o ra

No^.i trong lu.c ti?nh Nam Ky`
Tha^'y em a(n no'i nhu mi` anh thu+o+ng
Co' ma(.t tui mi`nh no'i mi`nh thu+o+ng
Tui ve^` cho^'n cu~ mi`nh va^'n vu+o+ng no+i na`o?

Nu'i cao chi la('m nu'i o+i
Nu'i che ma(.t tro+`i, cha(?ng tha^'y ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng

Nu+o+'c chanh gia^'y ru+o+'i vo^ ma('m mu+.c
Rau mu~i vie^'t tro^.n la^~n gia^'m son
Bo^'n mu`i ho.p la.i ca`ng ngon
Cu~ng nhu+ qua ga^`n ba^.u, cha(?ng co`n cho+` tro^ng

Nu+o+'c giu+~a do`ng che^ trong, che^ ddu.c
Vu~ng tra^u dda^`m hi` hu.c khen ngon

Nu+o+'c kho^ng ra nu+o+'c
Da^`u kho^ng ra da^`u
Lo+~ quan lo+~ li'nh lo+~ la`ng
Lo+~ lo`ng da^n gia?, lo+~ ha`ng co^ng khanh

Nu+o+'c la~ ma` va~ ne^n ho^`
Tay kho^ng ma` no^?i co+ ddo^` mo+'i hay

Nu+o+'c le^n, cuo^'n sa'o nho^? dda(ng
Trong tay em co' ngo.c cu~ng kho^ng ba(`ng co' anh

Nu+o+'c le^n ro^`i nu+o+'c la.i ro`ng
DDo^' ai ba('t ddu+o+.c con co`ng trong hang

Nu+o+'c ma('m ngon da^`m con ca' lie^.t
Em co' cho^`ng no'i thie^.t anh hay

Nu+o+'c ma('t nho? sa la^'y kha(n mu xoa na`ng cha(.m
Quye^'n luye^'n nhau ro^`i nga`n da(.m kho' que^n

Nu+o+'c trong khe suo^'i cha?y ra
Mi`nh che^ ta ddu.c, mi`nh dda` trong chu+a?

Nu+?a ddo+`i su+o+ng gio' ngang ta`ng
Tra'i tim lu.y chi? vi` na`ng dda^'y tho^i

Nu+?a ve^` nu+?a muo^'n o+? dda^y
Ve^` nha` nho+' ba.n, o+? dda^y nho+' nha`

Nu+.c cu+o+`i cha^u cha^'u dda' xe
Tu+o+?ng ra(`ng cha^'u nga~ ai de` xe nghie^ng




O

O^i, ba ba?y la' gan, la' tu+o+i la' he'o
Ruo^.t chi'n chie^`u, chie^`u no+? chie^`u teo

O^ng che^'t, thi` thie^.t tha^n o^ng
Ba` to^i sa('p su+?a la^'y cho^`ng nay mai
Ba` che^'t, thi` thie^.t tha^n ba`
O^ng to^i sa('p su+?a la^'y ba na`ng ha^`u

O^'c tu+o+?ng ra(`ng o^'c va('n
De` dda^u ruo^.t o^'c tru+o+`ng
Lu+o+n che^ li.ch, li.ch che^ lu+o+n nho+'t!

O+n du+o+~ng du.c chu+a tho?a ti`nh ba'o bo^?
Nghi~a minh linh nguye^.n ga('ng su+'c ta`i bo^`i

O+n tro+`i mu+a na('ng pha?i tho+`i
No+i thi` ca`y ruo^.ng no+i thi` bu+`a sa^u
Co^ng o+n cha(?ng qua?n bao la^u
Nga`y nay nu+o+'c ba.c, nga`y sau co+m va`ng
Ai o+i cho+' bo? ruo^.ng hoang
Bao nhie^u ta^'c dda^'t ta^'c va`ng ba^'y nhie^u

O+'t na`o la` o+'t cha(?ng cay
Ga'i na`o la` ga'i cha(?ng hay ghen cho^`ng
Vo^i na`o la` vo^i kho^ng no^`ng
Ga'i na`o la` ga'i co' cho^`ng cha(?ng ghen

O+? dda^u ma` cha(?ng bie^'t ta
Ta con o^ng Sa^'m, cha'u ba` Thie^n Lo^i
Xu+a kia ta o+? tre^n tro+`i
DDu+'t da^y ro+i xuo^'ng la`m ngu+o+`i the^' gian

O+? ddo+`i muo^n su+. cu?a chung
Ho+n nhau mo^.t tie^'ng anh hu`ng ma` tho^i

O+? sao cho vu+`a lo`ng ngu+o+`i
O+? ro^.ng ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i, o+? he.p ngu+o+`i che^
Cao che^ ngo^?ng, tha^'p che^ lu`n
Be'o che^ be'o tru.c be'o tro`n
Ga^`y che^ xu+o+ng so^'ng, xu+o+ng su+o+`n pho+i ra

O+? xa anh tu+o+?ng la` tie^n
La.i ga^`n mo+'i bie^'t em cha(?ng hie^`n ho+n ai




P

Pha?i duye^n pha?i kie^'p thi` theo
Ca'm co`n a(n ddu+o+.c, nu+~a be`o nhu+ anh

Pha^'n son to^ ddie^?m so+n ha`
La`m cho ro+~ ma(.t dda`n ba` nu+o+'c Nam

Phong lu+u la` ca.m o+? ddo+`i
Ho^`ng nhan la` ba^~y nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ta`i hoa

Phu+o+.ng hoa`ng dda^.u nha'nh vo^ng nem
Pha?i de` na(m ngoa'i cu+o+'i em cho ro^`i
Nga~ tu+ Cho+. Ga.o nu+o+'c ho^`i
Tui cho^`ng mi`nh vo+. co`n cho+` ddo+.i ai

Phu+o+.ng hoa`ng dda^.u nha'nh sa ke^
O^ng tha^`n o^?ng ho^?ng va^.t ma^'y tha(`ng de^ cho ro^`i

Phu+o+.ng hoa`ng o+? cho^'n cheo leo
Sa co+ lo+~ va^.n pha?i theo dda`n ga`
Bao gio+` gio' thua^.n mu+a ho`a
Thay lo^ng ddo^?i ca'nh la.i ra phu+o+.ng hoa`ng



Q

Qua ddi`nh ghe' no'n tro^ng ddi`nh
DDi`nh bao nhie^u ngo'i thu+o+ng mi`nh ba^'y nhie^u!

Quan va(n ma^'t mo^.t ddo^`ng tie^`n
Xem ba(`ng quan vo~ ma^'t quye^`n qua^.n co^ng

Qua? cau nho nho?, ca'i vo? va^n va^n
Nay anh ho.c ga^`n, mai anh ho.c xa
La^'y anh tu+` thuo+? mu+o+`i ba
DDe^'n na(m mu+o+`i ta'm thie^'p dda` na(m con
Ra ddu+o+`ng thie^'p ha~y co`n son
Ve^` nha` thie^'p dda~ na(m con vo+'i cha`ng

Qua? cau nho nho?, ca'i vo? va^n va^n
Nay anh ho.c ga^`n, mai anh ho.c xa
Tie^`n ga.o thi` cu?a me. cha
Ca'i nghie^n, ca'i bu't tha^.t la` cu?a em

Qua^n tu+? la` qua^n tu+? Ta`u
A(n co+m thi` i't, a(n rau thi` nhie^`u

Qua^n tu+? nha^'t ngo^n la` qua^n tu+? da.i
Qua^n tu+? no'i ddi, no'i la.i la` qua^n tu+? kho^n




R

Ra ddi la` su+. dda~ lie^`u
Na('ng mai pho^' la., mu+a chie^`u tho^n xu+a

Ra ddi ngo' tru+o+'c ngo' sau
Ngo' nha` tha^'y co^.t, ngo' nhau tha^'y buo^`ng

Ra ddu+o+`ng ba` no. ba` kia
Ve^` nha` kho^ng kho?i ca'i nia ca'i sa`ng
Ra ddu+o+`ng vo~ng lo^.ng nghe^ng ngang
Ve^` nha` ho?i vo+. co+m rang dda^u ro^`i

Ra so^ng mo+'i bie^'t ca.n sa^u
O+? trong la.ch ho'i, bie^'t dda^u ma` do`

Ra ve^` bu.ng nho+' ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng
Tay vo^~ thanh giu+o+`ng che'p mie^.ng tho+? than!

Ra ve^` ruo^.t no. qua(.n ddau
Nho+n sa^m sa('c uo^'ng ma^'y ta`u cho nguo^i?

Rau muo^'ng ba('t cuo^'ng rau ra(m
La`m chi dde^'n no^~i cha`ng ca^`m co^? tay

Rau ra(m dda^'t cu+'ng de^~ bu+'ng kho' tro^`ng
Du` thu+o+ng cho la('m cu~ng cho^`ng ngu+o+`i ta

Rau ra(m ha'i ngo.n co`n tu+o+i
La.ng nghe anh no'i ma^'y lo+`i ma` cay
Ke^? chi nhu+~ng chuye^.n tru+o+'c dda^y
Lo`ng em tu+o+?ng nhu+~ng nu'i na`y, non kia

Re`m xu+a ba bu+'c ma`nh manh
Ma('t co^ the^' a^'y tu ha`nh ddu+o+.c dda^u

Ro^`ng cha^`u ngoa`i Hue^', ngu+.a te^' DDo^`ng Nai
Nu+o+'c so^ng trong cha?y lo^.n so^ng ngoa`i
Thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? la.c loa`i to+'i dda^y

Ro^`ng na(`m be^? ca.n pho+i ra^u
Ma^'y lo+`i anh no'i gia^'u dda^`u ho+? dduo^i

Ro^`ng va`ng ta('m nu+o+'c ao tu`
Ngu+o+`i kho^n o+? vo+'i ngu+o+`i ngu bu+.c mi`nh

Ru con con ngu? cho ro^`i
Me. ra cho^~ va('ng, me. ngo^`i than tha^n

Ruo^.ng ai thi` na^'y dda('p bo+`
Duye^n ai na^'y ga(.p, ddu+`ng cho+` uo^?ng co^ng

Ru? nhau ddi ca^'y ddi ca`y
Ba^y gio+` kho' nho.c, co' nga`y phong lu+u
Tre^n ddo^`ng ca.n, du+o+'i ddo^`ng sa^u
Cho^`ng ca`y vo+. ca^'y, con tra^u ddi bu+`a

Ru? nhau xuo^'ng be^? mo` cua
DDem ve^` na^'u qua? me chua tre^n ru+`ng
Em o+i chua, ngo.t dda~ tu+`ng
Non xanh, nu+o+'c ba.c ta ddu+`ng que^n nhau

Ruo^.ng ddo^`ng ma(.c su+'c chim bay
Nu+o+'c so^ng lai la'ng ca' ba^`y ddua bo+i

Ru+o+.u la.t uo^'ng la('m cu~ng say
Ngu+o+`i kho^n no'i la('m, da^~u hay cu~ng nha`m

Ru+o+.u na(`m trong nha.o cho+` nem
Qua na(`m thuye^`n va('ng cho+` em mo^.t mi`nh

Ru+`ng co' ma.ch, va'ch co' tai
Ngu+o+`i trong chu+a to?, ngu+o+`i ngoa`i dda~ hay

Ru+`ng nhu+ bie^?n tha'nh kho^n do`
Nho? ma` kho^ng ho.c, lo+'n mo` sao ra?




S

Sa cha^n bu+o+'c xuo^'ng ruo^.ng du+a
Da^~u ngay cho che^'t cu~ng ngo+` ngu+o+`i gian

sa'ng qua ddi cho*. ca^`u ddo^ng
xem mo^.t que? bo'i lo^.n cho^`ng ddu*o*.c cha(ng?
tha^`y bo'i gieo que? no'i ra(`ng:
"lo^.n thi` lo^.n ddu*o*.c nhu*ng na(ng pha?i ddo`n"
mo^` cha co' ddu*'a so*. ddo`n
mie^~n la` la^'y ddu*o*.c cho^`ng "gio`n" tho*`i tho^i

Sa'ng nga`y ca('p no'n ra ddi
Ga(.p tha(`ng nho? ho?i ra(`ng: Di` ddi dda^u
Di` ra(`ng: Mang gio? ha'i da^u
Ga(.p du+o+.ng tha(`ng nho? ngo^`i ca^u be^n ddu+o+`ng
Tha^'y di`, du+o+.ng no' cu~ng thu+o+ng

Sa'ng tra(ng gia~ ga.o ngoa`i tro+`i
Ca'm bay phu+o+?ng pha^'t nho+' lo+`i em than

Sa'ng tra(ng tra?i chie^'u hai ha`ng
Be^n anh ddo.c sa'ch, be^n na`ng quay to+

Sa'ng ve^` con Hai no' ca('t
Con Ba no' do^.t
Con Tu+ no' lu+o+.c
Con Na(m no' vie^`n
Con Sa'u ke^'t nu't
Con Ba?y no' ddo+m khuy
Sa'ng nga`y anh ca^'t bu+o+'c ra ddi
Con Ta'm no' ke'o
Con Chi'n no' tri`
Mu+o+`i o+i dde^? va^.y co`n gi` a'o anh

So^' gia`u ddem dde^'n du+?ng du+ng
Lo. la` con ma('t tra'o tru+ng mo+'i gia`u

So^' gia`u tay tra('ng cu~ng gia`u
So^' nghe`o chi'n ddu.m mu+o+`i tra^n cu~ng nghe`o

So^ng Cu+?u Long chi'n cu+?a hai do`ng
Ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng anh vo^ so^', nhu+ng anh chi? mo^.t lo`ng vo+'i em

So^ng Mo+, so^ng Ma^.n, so^ng DDa`o
Ba ngo.n so^ng a^'y cha?y va`o so^ng Ri
Em ye^u anh bu.ng dda~ pha't phi`
Thuo^'c thang dda^u kho?i anh thi` chu+~a tho^i
Ye^u anh de^~ ddu+'ng kho' ngo^`i

So^ng da`i ca' lo^.i bie^.t ta(m
Pha?i duye^n cho^`ng vo+. tra(m na(m cu~ng cho+`

So^ng kia ra`y dda~ ne^n ddo^`ng
Cho^~ la`m ruo^.ng lu'a, cho^~ tro^`ng ngo^ khoai
DDe^m nghe tie^'ng e^'ch be^n tai
Gia^.t mi`nh co`n tu+o+?ng tie^'ng ai go.i ddo`

So^ng sa^u ca' la(.n bie^.t ta(m
Chi'n tra(ng cu~ng ddo+.i, mu+o+`i na(m cu~ng cho+`
So^ng sa^u ca' la(.n va`o bo+`
La^'y ai thi` la^'y, ddo+.i cho+` nhau chi

So^ng sa^u co' the^? ba('c ca^`u
Lo`ng ngu+o+`i nham hie^?m bie^'t dda^u ma` mo`

So^ng sa^u nu+o+'c cha?y nga^.p kie^`u
Du` anh phu. ba.c co`n nhie^`u no+i thu+o+ng

So^ng sa^u sa`o ca('m kho^n do`
Ngu+o+`i kho^n i't no'i, kho' ddo ta^'c lo`ng

So^ng sa^u sa`o va('n kho' do`
Na`o ai la^'y thu+o+'c ma` ddo lo`ng ngu+o+`i

So^ng tra`o cho chie^'c la' nho^`i
Ca(n duye^n tra('c tro+? ddu+'ng ngo^`i sao ye^n?

So^'ng tho+`i con cha(?ng ne^n a(n
Che^'t tho+`i xo^i, thi.t la`m va(n te^' ruo^`i

Su'p le^ mo^.t co`n than co`n tho+?
Su'p le^ hai nu+?a o+? nu+?a ve^`
Su'p le^ ba ta`u ra bie^?n Ba('c
Tay vi.n song sa('t mie^.ng cha('c lu+o+~i ke^u tro+`i
Cho^`ng Nam vo+. Ba('c so^'ng ddo+`i dda(.ng sao?

su* ddang tu.ng nie^.m nam mo^
tha^'y co^ xa'ch gio? mo` cua be^n chu`a
lo`ng su* luo^'ng nhu*~ng nga^?n ngo*
bo? kinh bo? ke^. ti`m co^ ho?i cha`o
ai ngo*` co^ ddi ddan`g na`o
tay ca^`m tra`ng ha.t ra va`o ba(n khoa(n




T

tha^'y co^ ye^'m tha('m ra(ng dden
nam mo^ di pha^.t nhu*~ng que^n ma^'t chu`a
ai mua tie^u ca?nh thi` mua
thanh la na~o ba.t tha^`y chu`a ba'n cho
ho^. pha'p thi` mo^.t quan ba
long tha^`n chi'n ru*o*~i, thi'ch ca ba tie^`n
co`n hai mu. thie^.n hai be^n
ai mua ba'n no^'t la^'y tie^`n na.p cheo
le^. la`ng co`n thie^'u bao nhie^u
dda(?n ca^y tre co^.t ca('m ne^u sa^n chu`a

thuye^`n ngu*o*.c hay la` thuye^`n xuo^i
thuye^`n ve^` Nam DDi.nh cho to^i ve^` nho*`
con ga'i chi? no'i o*?m o*`
thuye^`n anh cha^.t cho^.i co`n nho*` la`m sao!
mie^.ng anh no'i, tay anh be? la'i va`o
ru*?a cha^n cho sa.ch bu*o*'c va`o trong khoang
thuye^`n do.c anh tra?i chie^'u ngang
anh thi` na(`m giu*~a hai na`ng na(`m be^n

tre^n tro*`i co' va~y te^ te^
co' o^ng ba?y vo*. cha(?ng che^ vo*. na`o
mo^.t vo*. ta't nu*o*'c bo*` ao
pha?i tra^.n mu*a ra`o ddu*'ng la^'p bu.i tre
mo^.t vo*. thi` ddi buo^n be`
co*n so'ng co*n gio' no' dde` xuo^'ng so^ng
mo^.t vo*. thi` ddi buo^n bo^ng
cha(?ng may co*n ta'p no' gio^ng le^n tro*`i
mo^.t vo*. thi` ddi buo^n vo^i
khi vo^i pha?i nu*o*'c no' so^i a^`m a^`m
mo^.t vo*. thi` ddi buo^n ma^m
kho^ng may ma^m thu?ng la.i na(`m a(n cho*i
mo^.t vo*. thi` ddi buo^n no^`i
kho^ng may no^`i me'o mo^.t no^`i hai vung
mo^.t vo*. thi` ddi buo^n ho^`ng
kho^ng may ho^`ng be.p mo^.t ddo^`ng ba ddo^i
- thu*a ra(`ng "dda^'t ho*~i gio*`i o*i!
gio*`i cho ba?y vo*. nhu* to^i la`m gi`?"

tro*`i mu*a cho u*o*'t la' khoai
co^ng anh la`m re^? dda~ hai na(m ro`ng
nha` em la('m ruo^.ng ngoa`i ddo^`ng
ba('t anh ta't nu*o*'c, cu*.c lo`ng anh thay
tha'ng chi'n mu*a bu.i gio' may
ca^'t la^'y ga`u nu*o*'c cha^n tay ru.ng ro*`i

tu*o*?ng su*. ti`nh ba.c na`y hai sa^'p
cha(?ng ai ngo*` no'i la.i sa^'p ba
ba^y gio*` quan tu*o*'ng thua ra
a'o qua^`n co^' he^'t tro*? ra ve^` tra^`n
ve^` giu*~a sa^n va.ch qua^`n ba('t ra^.n
vo*. o*? nha` gia^.n cha(?ng na^'u co*m
ba^y gio*` tu*o*'ng chu~i o^? ro*m
cha(/ng da'm ha.ch nu*o*'c ha.ch co*m ha.ch tra^`u...



U

Uo^'n tre uo^'n thuo+? co`n ma(ng
Da.y vo+. da.y thuo+? ba(n khoa(n mo+'i ve^`

U+o+'c gi` anh hoa' ra hoa
DDe^? em na^ng la^'y ro^`i ma` ca`i kha(n
U+o+'c gi` anh hoa' ra cha(n
DDe^? cho em dda('p em la(n cu`ng giu+o+`ng

U+o+'c gi` anh hoa' ra gu+o+ng
DDe^? cho em cu+' va^'n vu+o+ng soi mi`nh

U+o+'c gi` so^ng he.p mo^.t gang
Ba('c ca^`u tra?i ga^'m cho cha`ng sang cho+i




V

Va.n Nie^n(1) la` Va.n Nie^n na`o
Tha`nh xa^y xu+o+ng li'nh, ha`o -da`o ma'u da^n.

Va(n thi phu' lu.c cha(?ng hay
Tro+? ve^` la`ng cu~, ho.c ca`y cho xong
Nga`y nga`y va'c cuo^'c tha(m ddo^`ng
He^'t nu+o+'c thi` la^'y ga`u so`ng ta't le^n
He^'t ma. ta la.i qua?y the^m
He^'t lu'a ta la.i mang tie^`n ddi ddong
Nu+~a mai lu'a chi'n dda^`y ddo^`ng
Ga(.t ve^` dda^.p sa?y bo? co^ng ca^'y ca`y

Va('ng dda`n o^ng qua.nh nha`
Va('ng dda`n ba` qua.nh be^'p

Va('ng sao ho^m co' sao mai
Va('ng cha`ng thie^'p dda~ co' trai trong nha`

Va^n Tie^n co~ng me. tro+? ra
DDu.ng pha?i Cha` Va` co~ng me. tro+? vo^
Va^n Tie^n co~ng me. tro+? vo^
DDu.ng pha?i o^ng Ta^y co^` co~ng me. tro+? ra

Va^'t va? co' lu'c thanh nha`n
Kho^ng du+ng ai de^~ ca^`m ta`n che cho

Va^`ng tra(ng ai xe? la`m ddo^i
DDu+o+`ng tra^`n ai ve~ ngu+o+.c xuo^i ho+~i cha`ng
DDu+a nhau mo^.t bu+o+'c, mo^.t dda`ng
Co? xanh hai da~y ma^'y ha`ng cha^u sa

Vi' da^`u ca' bo^'ng hai mang
Ca' tre^ hai nga.nh, to^m ca`ng sa'u ra^u
Sa'u ra^u lo^.t vo? bo? dduo^i
Gia~ ga.o cho tra('ng dda(.ng nuo^i me. gia`

Vi' da^`u ca^`u va'n ddo'ng ddinh
Ca^`u tre la('c le?o gha^.p ghe^`nh kho' ddi
Kho' ddi mu+o+.n che'n a(n co+m
Mu+o+.n ly uo^'ng ru+o+.u, mu+o+.n ddo+`n ke'o cho+i
Ke'o cho+i ba tie^'ng ddo+`n co`
DDu+'t da^y ddu+'t nho+. que^n ho` su+. xang

Vi' da^`u thie^'p cha(?ng ye^u cha`ng
Xin ddu+a thie^'p xuo^'ng ddo` ngang thie^'p ve^`

Vi' da^`u li.ch va('n lu+o+n da`i
Qua. dden, co` tra('ng, tha(`ng cha`i xanh lo^ng

Vi` ma^y ne^n nu'i le^n tro+`i
Vi` co+n gio' tho^?i, hoa cu+o+`i vo+'i tra(ng

Vi` so^ng ne^n pha?i lu.y thuye^`n
Cho+' nhu+ ddu+o+`ng lie^`n ai pha?i lu.y ai!

Vi` ti`nh em pha?i to+'i no+i
Tra(m na(m duye^n pha?i mo^.t nga`y ma` ne^n
La`m trai chi' o+? cho be^`n
DDu+`ng lo muo^.n vo+., ddu+`ng phie^`n muo^.n con

Vi. gi` mo^.t gia?i So^ng Nga^n
La`m cho Chu+'c Nu+~ cha(?ng ga^`n Ngu+u Lang

Vo^ chu`a la.y Pha^.t ca^`u cho^`ng
O^ng Pha^.t o^?ng no'i ddo+`n o^ng he^'t ro^`i

Vui tu+` trong cu+?a vui ra
Buo^`n tu+` nga~ ba?y, nga~ ba buo^`n ve^`

Vu+o+`n ro^.ng ddu+`ng tro^`ng tre nga`
Nha` ro^.ng cho+' chu+'a ngu+o+`i ta

Vu+`a a(n cu+o+'p vu+`a la la`ng

Vu+`a ddi, vu+`a ddo+.i, vu+`a cho+`
Nhanh cha^n thi` ki.p, lo+` ddo+` thi` tho^i




X

Xa xo^i em cho+' nga.i ngu`ng
Xa ngu+o+`i xa tie^'ng nhu+ng lo`ng kho^ng xa

Xa xo^i xi'ch la.i cho ga^`n
La`m tha^n con nhe^.n ma^'y la^`n gia(ng to+

Xa^'u xa cu~ng the^? cho^`ng ta
Du` cho to^'t dde.p cu~ng ra cho^`ng ngu+o+`i

Xa^?m lai a(n chay si`nh bu.ng
A(n vu.ng ru.ng ra(ng
A(n ma(ng ra'ch lu+o+~i
A(n bu+o+?i the the...

Xa^?m lai dda'i go'c xoa`i
Bi. pha.t ddo^`ng hai
Ke^u chu' cai pha.t ddo^`ng chi'n
Ke^u chu' li'nh pha.t hai ddo^`ng...

Xe ngu+.a lu+o+'t bu.i tuo^n bo+`
Ba'nh nie^`n sa('t cu+' khua ro^.t ro^.t
Tui ra cho+. mua ddu+o+`ng tho^'t no^'t
Tui mua ca^n bo^.t cu`ng go'i dda^.u xanh
Tui ve^` na^'u che` tro^i nu+o+'c dda(.t la.i te^n anh
DDe^? cho trong tra`o ngoa`i qua^.n
Bie^'t tie^'ng tha(`ng So+? Khanh ddie^'m dda`ng

Xin ai cho+' ti'nh thie^.t ho+n
Ma^.n nha` du` la.t, co`n ho+n dda`o ngu+o+`i

Xin anh cho+' no'i ye^u thu+o+ng
Mo+~ na.c anh a(n he^'t, ca'i xu+o+ng anh cha(?ng chu+`a :-)

Xin ddu+`ng ra da. Ba('c Nam
DDu+`ng che^ lu+o+n nga('n, cho+' tham tra.ch gia`u

Xin em ddu+`ng gia^.n ddu+`ng ho+`n
Anh lo+~ dda.p cu+'t, cha(.t cho+n sao dda`nh?

Xu+a kia a(n dda^u o+? dda^u
Ba^y gio+` co' bi', che^ ba^`u ra(`ng ho^i

Xu+a kia co' the^' na`y dda^u
Bo+?i vi` so+. vo+., ne^n ra^u qua(.t va`o

Xu+a kia ngo.c o+? tay ta
Bo+?i ta che^?nh ma?ng ngo.c qua tay ngu+o+`i

Xu+a kia ngo.c o+? tay ta
Vi` ta thie^'u ddu+'c ngo.c qua tay ngu+o+`i




Y

Ye^u em anh cu~ng muo^'n vo^
So+. truo^ng nha` Ho^`, so+. pha' Tam Giang

Ye^u con cho roi, cho vo.t
Ghe't con cho ngo.t, cho bu`i

Ye^u nhau chu+~ vi. la` vi`
Chu+~ du.c la` muo^'n, chu+~ tu`y la` theo :-)

Ye^u nhau co+?i a'o cho nhau
Ve^` nha` me. ho?i, qua ca^`u gio' bay

Ye^u nhau dda('p ddie^'m mo.i be^`
Mo^.t tra(m cho^~ le^.ch cu~ng ke^ cho ba(`ng

Ye^u nhau sinh tu+? cu`ng lie^`u
Thu+o+ng nhau lo^.i suo^'i qua dde`o co' nhau

Ye^u nhau tam, tu+' nu'i cu~ng tre`o
Tha^'t, ba't so^ng cu~ng lo^.i
Tam tha^.p lu.c dde`o cu~ng qua

Ye^u nhau tho+`i ne'm mie^'ng tra^`u
Ghe't nhau ne'm dda' vo+~ dda^`u nhau ra
Ye^u nhau cau sa'u bo^? ba
Ghe't nhau cau sa'u bo^? ra la`m mu+o+`i

Ye^u nhau ye^u ca? ddu+o+`ng ddi
Ghe't nhau ghe't ca? to^ng chi ho. ha`ng



___________________________________________________________________
Chu' Thi'ch:

(1) Tha`nh Va.n Nie^n xa^y du+o+'i -do+`i Tu+. -Du+'c la`m che^'t bao nhie^u
binh li'nh va` da^n chu'ng.








Cadao Go'p Nha(.t

Ca Dao 3

Tha(ng Long H� N�.i dd� th�nh
Nu*o*'c non ai ve~ n�n tranh ho.a dd�`
C�' dd� r�`i la.i t�n dd�
Ngh�n na(m va(n v�.t b�y gio*` l� dd�y.

Ru? nhau xem ca?nh ki�'m H�`
Xem c�`u Th� H�c, xem ch�a Ngo.c So*n
��i nghi�n, Th�p B�t chu*a m�n
Ho?i ai g�y du*.ng n�n non nu*o*'c n�y ?.

Gio' ddu*a c�nh tr�c la dd�
Ti�'ng chu�ng Tr�'n Vu~, canh g� Tho. Xu*o*ng
Mi.t m� kho'i to?a ng�n su*o*ng
Nhi.p ch�y Y�n Th�i, ma(.t gu*o*ng T�y H�`.

O^?i Qua?ng B�, c� h�` T�y
H�ng DD�o to* lu.a l�m say l�ng ngu*o*`i .

Bo'ng dd�n l� bo'ng dd�n hoa
Ai v�` v�ng Bu*o*?i vo*'i ta th� v�`
V�ng Bu*o*?i co' li.ch co' l�`
Co' s�ng ta('m m�t co' ngh�` seo can.

Ai qua ph�' Nh�?n. ph�' La
Du*`ng ch�n a(n mi�'ng cha? d�i tho*m ngon
Ngo.t thay c�i qua? cam tr�n
Vu*`a tho*m vu*`a m�t ha~y c�n o*? Canh.

Ga('ng c�ng k�n h�.n c�'m V�ng
K�n h�`ng Ba.ch Ha.c cho l�ng ai vui.

Thanh Tr� co' b�nh cu�'n ngon
Co' g� Ngu~ nha.c co' con s�ng H�`ng
Thanh Tr� ca?nh dde.p ngu*o*`i dd�ng
Co' c�y s�o tr�c b�n dd�`ng l�a xanh.

��`m �a.i Tu*` Hoa sen tho*m ng�t
Gi�'ng �a.i tu*` nu*o*'c m�t trong xanh
D�ng T� u�ng kh�c lu*o*.n quanh
��'t nu�i tre? nho? lu*`ng danh trong ngo�i

S�ng T� nu*o*'c cha?nh trong ng�`n
Con thuy�`n bu�`n tra('ng cha.y g�`n cha.y xa
Thon thon hai mu~i ch�o hoa
Lu*o*'t ddi lu*o*'t la.i nhu* l� bu*o*'m bay.

Lu.a n�y th�.t lu.a C�? ��
Ch�nh t�ng lu.a c�'ng, c�c c� u*a d�ng

Cha(?ng tho*m cu~ng thua hoa da.i
D�~u kh�ng thanh li.ch cu~ng ngu*o*`i Tr�ng An.

�u*o*`ng v�` xu*' La.ng m� xa
Co' v�` H� N�.i vo*'i ta th� v�`
�u*o*`ng thu?y th� ti�.n thuy�`n b�
�u*o*`ng b�. cu*' b�'n B�` ��` m� sang
.
��`ng �a(ng co' ph�' K� Lu*`a
Co' n�ng T� Thi., co' ch�a Tam Thanh
. Em l�n xu*' La.ng c�ng anh
Ti�'c c�ng b�c me. sinh th�nh ra em
Tay c�`m b�`u ru*o*.u na('m nem
Ma?ng vui qu�n h�'t lo*`i em da(.n d�.

Ai o*i ddu*'ng la.i m� tr�ng
K�a n�i Th�nh La.ng, k�a s�ng Tam Co*`.

Tr�n ru*`ng r�u r�t chim k�u
Cu*?a l� ro'c r�ch su�'i reo dd�m ng�y
Thu*o*ng nhau ta ddu*'ng o*? dd�y
Nu*o*'c non l� ba.n , co? c�y l� t�nh.


Ba('c Ca.n co' su�'i dda~i v�ng
Co' h�` Ba B�? co' n�ng �o xanh
Bu*o*?i Chi ��n, qu�t �an H�
C� ph� Ph� H�., dd�`i tr� Th�i Ninh

S�ng L� m�.t da?i trong ng�`n
Tha?nh tho*i ta ru? bu.i tr�`n cu~ng n�n.

S�ng Thao nu*o*'c ddu.c ngu*o*`i dden
Ai l�n ph�' E'n cu~ng qu�n ddu*o*`ng v�`.
Me. em bu�n chi? b�n to*
Bu�n ngo.n s�ng Bo*`, b�n ngo.n s�ng Thao
Nu*o*'c s�ng Thao bi�'t bao gio*` ca.n
N�i Ba V� bi�'t va.n n�o c�y ?
N�o nh� anh t� dd�u dd�y.

Ai qua n�i Ta?n s�ng ��
Gh� qua Tu Vu~ ma(.n m� t�nh thu*o*ng
. B�'i Kh�, Ti�n Lu*~, ch�a Th�`y
�e.p th� tuy�.t dde.p, chu*a t�`y ch�a Hu*o*ng
.
C�ch s�ng c�ch nu*o*'c th� thu*o*ng
C�ch qu�, c�ch qu�n nho*' thu*o*ng Cu*. ��.
S�ng Thu*o*ng nu*o*'c cha?y dd�i d�ng
Trai qu�n vo*., g�i qu�n ch�`ng th� l�n.

N�i �o.i ai dda('p m� cao
Ng� ba s�ng L�.nh ai dd�o m� s�u
Re?, Gu�.t ai ba('c n�n c�`u
Con s�ng Lu.c ��`u ai cho*? dd� ngang?
.
Ho*~i c� tha('t dai lu*ng xanh
Co' v�` Nam �i.nh vo*'i anh th� v�`
Nam �i.nh co' b�'n dd� Ch�
Co' t�u ngo~ kh�ch , co' gh�` u*o*m to*.

Anh ddi anh nho*' non C�i
Nho*' d�ng s�ng Vi., nho*' ngu*o*`i t�nh chung
Quan bao non nu*o*'c nga.i ng�ng
L�'y ai san se g�nh g�`ng ddu*o*`ng xa
.
S�ng Tu�`n m�.t da?i n�ng so*`
H�m R�`ng m�.t da~y lo*` mo*` n�i cao
Vui thay, n�i tha(?m s�ng s�u
Thuy�`n ddi hai da~y nhu* sao h�m ra(`m.

C�`u Quan vui la('m ai o*i
Tr�n th� cho*. ho.p, du*o*'i bo*i thuy�`n r�`ng.

�u*o*`ng v� xu*' Ngh�. quanh quanh
Non xanh nu*o*'c bi�'c nhu* tranh ho.a dd�`.

Khi n�o B�'n Thu?y h�'t d�`u
�� lu*o*ng h�'t ga.o, ta h�'t c�`u duy�n em .

��ng Th�nh l� me. l� cha
�o'i co*m r�ch �o th� ra ��ng Th�nh.

Ai v�` H� Ti~nh th� v�`
Ma(.c lu.a cho*. Ha., u�'ng nu*o*'c ch� Hu*o*ng Sen.

�u*'c Tho. ga.o tra('ng nu*o*'c trong
Ai v�` �u*'c Tho. thong dong con ngu*o*`i.

Nu*o*'c gi�'ng V�ng vu*`a trong vu*`a m�t
N�u cho*. Ch�a nhu�.m la.i l�u phai
C� cu*a Nhu*o*.ng, khoai Mu.c B�i
Khuy�n ai v�` huy�.n C�`m, ke?o m�.t mai ti�'c th�`m.

��'t Thu*`a Thi�n trai hi�`n g�i li.ch
Non xanh, nu*o*'c bi�'c, ddi�.n ngo.c , dd�`n r�`ng
Th�p ba?y t�`ng, Th�nh mi�'u, ch�a O^ng
Chu�ng khua Di�.u ��', tr�'ng run Tam T�a
C�`u Tru*o*`ng Ti�`n Mu*o*`i hai nhi.p ba('c qua
Ta Thanh Long, hu*~u Ba.ch H� ddo*.i kh�ch �u ca th�i b�nh.

N�i Tru�`i ai dda('p m� cao
S�ng Gianh ai bo*'i ai dd�o m� s�u
Nong ta(`m, ao c�, nu*o*ng d�u
�� xu*a b�'n cu? nho*' c�u he.n h�.

��ng Ba, Gia H�., hai c�`u
Co' ch�a Di�.u ��' b�'n l�`u hai chu�ng.

�� tu*` ��ng Ba, �� qua ��.p ��
�� tu*` Vi~ Da., tha(ng nga~ ba S�nh
Lo*` ddo*` bo'ng nga~ tra(ng ch�nh
Ti�'ng h� xa vo.ng, na(.ng t�nh nu*o*'c non.

H�` Ti~nh T�m gi�u sen b�ch di�.p
��'t Hu*o*ng C�`n ngo.t qu�t, tho*m cam
Ai v�` c�`u ngo'i Thanh To�n
�o*.i dd�y v�` vo*'i m�.t dd�an cho vui

. Ho.c tr� trong Qua~ng ra thi
Th�'y c� g�i Hu�' m� ddi kh�ng dd�nh.

Ra(`ng xa cu*?a ngo~, cu~ng xa
Ra(`ng g�`n, Vi~nh �i�.n, La Qua cu~ng g�`n.

Ra v�` nho*' dd�'n cho.c Cu�i
Nho*' l�ng Thanh Thu?y, nho*' ngu*o*`i L�. So*n

Chi�`u chi�`u m�y phu? So*n Tr�
So'ng x� cu*?a �a.i tro*`i dd� chuy�?n mu*a.

Ha?i V�n b�t ng�t ngh�n tr�ng
H�n H�`ng o*? dd�'y l� trong Vi.nh H�n.

Qua?ng Nam co' n�i Ngu~ H�nh
Co' s�ng cho*. Cu?i co' th�nh ��ng Du*o*ng.

Qu� ta co' da?i s�ng H�n
Co' Ch�a Non Nu*o*'c, co' hang So*n Tr�.

��'t ta, b�? ba.c, non v�ng
B�? ba.c Nam Ha?i, non v�ng B�`ng Mi�u.

Tr� Linh nu*o*'c cha?y dda(`m dda(`m
C� ddua du*o*'i vu*.c, r�`ng na(`m �inh O^ng

Ai v�` nha('n vo*' ho. Ngu�`n
M�t non cho*? xu�'ng, c� chu�`n cho*? l�n.

Ai v�` Tuy Phu*o*'c a(n nem
Gh� qua Hu*ng Tha.nh m� xem th�p Ch�m
B�nh �i.nh co' n�i Vo.ng Phu
Co' dd�`m Thi. Na.i, co' c� lao xanh
Em v�` B�nh �i.nh c�ng anh
�u*o*.c a(n b� ddo? n�'u canh nu*o*'c du*`a.

Tam Qun t�'t dd�'t tr�`ng du*`a
Nam thanh nu*~ t� cho vu*`a y' anh.

Tra(ng Ra(`m mu*o*`i t�m tra(ng treo
Anh ddo'ng giu*o*`ng l�o cu*o*'i vo*. Nha Trang.

L�m trai cho dd�ng n�n trai
Ph� Xu�n cu~ng tra?i, ��`ng Nai cu~ng tu*`ng.

N�`i dd�`ng la.i �p vung dd�`ng
Con g�i xu*' Ba('c l�'y ch�`ng ��`ng Nai.

H�'t ga.o th� co' ��`ng Nai
H�'t cu?i th� co' T�n S�i cho*? v�.

Nh� b� nu*o*'c cha?y ph�n hai
Ai v�` Gia �i.nh, ��`ng Nai th� v�`.

Mu�'n a(n b�ng s�ng ma('m kho
Th� v� ��`ng Th�p a(n no dda~ th�m.

��`ng Th�p Mu*o*`i c� bay tha(?ng c�nh
Nu*o*'c Th�p Mu*o*`i l�'p l�nh c� t�m.

G� n�o hay ba(`ng g� Cao La~nh
G�i n�o ba?nh ba(`ng g�i Nha M�n.

Anh thu*o*ng em cha(?ng nga.i xa g�`n
Qu�t h�`ng v�i chu.c, dd�i c�n tr� t�u.

Ai ddu*a s�ng Tru*o*'c th� ddu*a
S�ng Sau co' mi�'u tho*` vua th� ddu*`ng.

Che? tre b�.n s�o cho d�y
Nga(ng ngang s�ng My~ co' ng�y ga(.p nhau.

��'t Ch�u Th�nh anh o*?
Xu*' C�`n Tho* no*. em v�`
B�'y l�u s�ng c�.n bi�?n k�`
Ph�n tay mai tr�c d�`m d�` h�.t ch�u.

Ngo' qua b�n ca?nh T� Ch�u
Th�'y em g�nh nu*o*'c tr�n dd�`u gia('t tr�m.

Ai v�` Ph� Tho. c�ng ta
Vui ng�y gi�~ T�? Th�ng ba m�`ng mu*o*`i
D� ai ddi ngu*o*.c v�` xu�i
Nho*' v�` gi�~ t�~ m�`ng mu*o*`i th�ng ba.

Nho*' xu*a ddu*o*ng thuo*? tri�`u H�ng
Vu~ Ninh n�?i dd�m bu.i h�`ng ne?o xa
Tro*`i thu*o*ng B�ch Vi�.t so*n H�
Trong no*i tha?o ma~ng na?y ra k� t�i
L�n ba ddang tu�?i anh h�i
Roi ng� ngu*.a sa('t ra oai tr�.n ti�`n
M�.t phen kho'i lu*?a de.p y�n
So'c So*n nhe. go't th�`n ti�n l�n tro*`i.

Ai v�` dd�'n huy�.n ��ng Anh
Gh� tha(m phong ca?nh Loa Th�nh Thu.c Vu*o*ng.

C�? Loa h�nh �'c kh�c thu*o*`ng
Tra?i bao na(m th�ng ne?o ddu*o*`ng c�n dd�y.

Ru con con ngu? con l�nh
Cho me. g�nh nu*o*'c ru*?a b�nh con voi.

Mu�'n coi l�n n�i m� coi
Coi b� Tri�.u tu*o*'ng cu*o*~i voi dd�nh c�`ng
T�i g�~m cho l�~n t�i h�`ng
T�m tr�`u c�nh ki�'n cho ch�`ng ddi qu�n.

Sa Nam tr�n cho*. du*o*'i dd�
No*i dd�y Ha('c ��' k�o co*` du*.ng binh.

S�u nh�'t l� s�ng Ba.ch �a(`ng
Ba l�`n gia(.c dd�'n, ba l�`n gia(.c tan
Cao nh�'t l� n�i Lam So*n
Co' �ng L� Lo*.i trong ng�n ti�'n ra.

Non xanh nu*o*'c bi�'c hu*~u t�nh
L�a dd�`ng b�t ng�t rung rinh b�'n m�a
��`n la(ng tho*` ddu*'c vua L�
Nga('m nh�n n�i Co~i kh�c chi con r�`ng
Vo*`n th�m m�.t da~i u�'ng cong
K�a con Thi�n ma~ ddang l�`ng v�` Nam.

M�.t d�ng nu*o*'c nho? xanh lam
M�.t ng�`i ch�a nho? na(`m ngang lu*ng dd�`i.

Nh�'t vui l� h�.i Tr�`n Thu*o*ng
�u? dd�nh, ddu? dd�m th�.p phu*o*ng ti�'ng dd�`n.

Ai l�n Bi�.n Thu*o*.ng, Lam So*n
Nho*' L� Th�i T�? cha(.n ddu*o*`ng qu�n Minh.

Nhong nhong ngu*.a O^ng dda~ v�`
Ca('t co? B�` ��` cho ngu*.a O^ng a(n.

La.y Tro*`i cho ca? gio' l�n
Cho co*` vua B�nh �i.nh bay tr�n kinh th�nh.

�o*`i vua Th�i T�?, Th�i T�ng
Con b�', con b�`ng, con da('t , con mang
B�n dden h�c l�~n b� v�ng
Hai con h�c cha('c , dd�m qu�ng xu�'ng s�ng. Tha(`ng b� cha. v�` ba?o �ng
"B�n dden ta nga~ xu�'ng s�ng m�'t r�`i."

Tra.ng ch�'t , ch�a cu~ng tha(ng h�
Du*a gang ddo? dd�t th� c� ddo? tr�n.

Chi�`u chi�`u �n li�.n tru�ng M�y
Ca?m thu*o*ng ch� L�a bi. v�y trong th�nh.

B�`n gie ddo'm dd�.u s�ng ngo*`i
Ra oai m�.t tr�.n mu�n ddo*`i lu*`ng danh.

Th�ng th�ng tr�'ng dd�nh qu�n sang
Cho*. Gi� tru*o*'c ma(.t, qu�n Nam b�n dd�ng.

Qua Chi�ng th� re~ v�` Gi�ng
Qua qu�n ��ng Th�? v�o l�ng ��nh Hu*o*ng.

Anh ddi theo ch�a T�y So*n
Em v�` c�`y cu�'c m� thu*o*ng me. gi�.

��'ng �a ghi dd�? la.i dd�y
B�n kia Thanh mi�'u, b�n n�y B�.c am.

Tro*`i tro*`i co' �ng sao Tua
O* l�ng Minh Gi�nh co' vua Ba V�nh.

G� C�ng anh du~ng tuy�.t vo*`i
O^ng Tru*o*ng' dd�m l� t�'i tro*`i dd�nh qu�n".

Chi�`u chi�`u tru*o*'c b�'n Va(n L�u
Ai ng�`i ai c�u
Ai s�`u ai tha?m
Ai thu*o*ng ai ca?m
Ai nho*' ai tr�ng
Thuy�`n ai th�'p tho�ng b�n s�ng
�ua c�u m�i dd�y cha.nh l�ng nu*o*'c non.




Ca dao ve^` Cha Me. Vo+. Cho^`ng

Ma^'y ca^u ca dao na`y ddu+o+.c che'p tu+` cuo^'n
"Ca' ti'nh mie^`n nam qua ma^'y va^`n ca dao" (?)
cu?a Dda`o Va(n Bo^.i.

Chim bay ve^` nu'i to^'i ro^`i,
Em kho^ng lo lie^.u la^'y no^`i na^'u co+m

Tra(ng tro`n thi` ma(.c tro`n tra(ng,
Ba^.u xinh ma(.c ba^.u, ba^.u xa(`ng anh che^!

Gio' ddu+a bu.i chuo^'i sau he`,
Anh me^ vo+. be' bo? be^` con tho+!

Me. gia` o+? ta^'m lie^`u tranh,
DDo'i no cha(?ng bie^'t ra'ch la`nh kho^ng hay.

Chie^`u chie^`u e'n lie^.ng tre^n tro+`i,
Ru`a bo` du+o+'i nu+o+'c khi? ngo^`i tre^n ca^y.

Chie^`u chie^`u vi.t lo^.i co` bay,
O^ng voi be? mi'a, cha.y ngay vo^ ru+`ng.

Ngo' le^n dda'm ba('p tro^? co+`,
DDa'm du+a tro^? nu., dda'm ca` tro^? bo^ng.

Ru? nhau xuo^'ng bie^?n ba('t cua,
Le^n non ba('n nha.n, vo^ chu`a nghe kinh.

Con me`o con chuo^.t co' lo^ng,
O^'ng tre co' ma('t, no^`i ddo^`ng co' quai.

Con ga` con vi.t cu~ng kho^ng,
Bo'ng tre co' ma't, ngoa`i ddo^`ng kho^ng ai.

Ba phen qua. no'i vo+'i die^`u,
Vu+o+`n hoang co? ra^.m thi` nhie^`u ga` con.

Ba phen qua. no'i vo+'i die^`u,
Nga? kinh o^ng Ho'ng co' nhie^`u vi.t con.

Ba phen qua. no'i vo+'i die^`u,
Cu` lao o^ng Chu+o+?ng co`n nhie^`u ca' to^m.

Co' kho' mo+'i co' ma` a(n,
Kho^ng du+ng ai de^~ mang pha^`n to+'i cho.

Ngo^`i ro^`i sao cha(?ng xe' gai,
DDe^'n khi co' ca' mu+o+.n cha`i ai cho.

Cha cha`i me. lu+o+'i con ca^u,
Cha`ng re^? ddo'ng dda'y, con da^u ngo^`i no`.

Chu' kia nho^? ma. tre^n co^`n,
Nu+o+'c no^i kho^ng co' mie^.ng mo^`m la^'m lem.

Tra^u anh con co~i con do`ng,
La.i the^m con nghe' cu+.c lo`ng tha(`ng cha(n.

Mo^.t mi`nh vu+`a cho^'ng vu+`a che`o,
Kho^ng ai ta't nu+o+'c ddo+~ nghe`o mo^.t khi.

Co' va^'t va? mo+'i thanh nha`n,
Kho^ng du+ng ai de^? ca^`m ta`n che cho.

Mo^.t tra(m con ga'i Thu?,
Mo^.t lu? con ga'i cho+. anh kho^ng ma`ng,
Ca'm thu+o+ng con ga'i ruo^.ng co+-ha`n na('ng mu+a.

Con qua. tha la' lo+.p nha`,
Con cu che? la.t, con ga` du+`ng phe^n.

Ru+`ng nhu bie^?n tha'nh kho^n do`,
Nho? ma` kho^ng ho.c, lo+'n mo` sao ra.

Bao gio+` ca' ly' ho'a long,
DDe^`n o+n cha me. a(~m bo^`ng nga`y xu+a.

Nghe`o ma` hay chu+~ thi` ho+n,
Gia`u ma` hay chu+~ nhu+ so+n thie^'p va`ng.

Chi. em ai na^'y,
DDu+`ng la^'y ho.c tro`,
Da`i lu+ng to^'n va?i a(n no la.i na(`m.

Gio' na(m non tho^?i lo`n hang de^',
Tie^'ng anh ho.c tro` mu+u ke^' dde^? dda^u?

Mu+u ke^' anh dde^? la.i nha`,
Ai de` em ho?i dda(.ng ma` ddem theo.

Lo+~ quan, lo+~ li'nh, lo+~ la`ng,
Lo+~ be^` da^n gia?, lo+~ ha`ng co^ng khanh.

Na`o khi le^n xuo^'ng vo~ng du`,
Ke^u da^n da^n da., ba^y gio+` da. da^n.

Lo.ng che su+o+ng, da^`u su+o+`ng cu~ng lo.ng,
O^ bi.t va`ng, da^`u tro.ng cu~ng o^.

Quye^'t lo`ng cho+` ddo+.i tro` thi,
Da^`u ba mu+o+i tuo^?i lo+~ thi` cu~ng u+ng.

Do^'c mo^.t lo`ng la^'y cho^`ng hay chu+~,
DDe^? ra va`o kinh su+? ma` nghe.

Do^'c mo^.t lo`ng la^'y cho^`ng do^'t na't,
DDe^? ra va`o ru+?a ba't na^'u co+m!

Sa'ng tra(ng tra?i chie^'u hai ha`ng,
Be^n anh ddo.c sa'ch, be^n na`ng quay to+.

Quay to+ thi` giu+~ mo^'i to+,
Da^`u na(m ba?y mo^'i cu~ng cho+` mo^'i anh.

Khuye^n cha`ng ddo.c sa'ch nga^m tho+,
Da^`u hao thie^'p ro't, dde`n mo+` thie^'p khie^u.

Hai tay bu+ng qua? ba'nh bo`,
Gia^'u cha gia^'u me. cho tro` ddi thi.

Tai nghe quan huye^.n ddo`i ha^`u,
Mua chanh cu`ng khe^' go^.i dda^`u cho tro+n.

Trai kho^n ti`m vo+. cho+. ddo^ng,
Ga'i kho^n ti`m cho^`ng giu+~a dda'm ba qua^n.

Gio' ddu+a mu+o+`i ta'm la' xoa`i,
Be^n va(n be^n vo~ co' ta`i ha't thi.

Ba?ng treo ta.i cho+. Cai Ta`i,
Be^n va(n be^n vo~, co' ta`i ra thi.

Pha?i cho be^`n chi' ca^u cua,
Ma(.c ai ca^u tra.nh ca^u ru`a ma(.c ai.

Ai o+i, ddu+`ng cho'ng cho+' cha^`y,
Ga('ng co^ng ma`i sa('t co' nga`y ne^n kim.

Ai o+i, giu+~ chi' cho be^`n,
Ma(.c ai xoay hu+o+'ng ddo^?i ne^`n ma(.c ai.

Thu?ng-tha(?ng ma` lu+o+.m hoa ro+i,
O+? cho co' chi' ho+n ngu+o+`i tre`o cao.

Ai o+i dda~ quye^'t thi` ha`nh,
DDa~ ddo^'n thi` va'c ca? ca`nh la^~n ca^y.

Ngu+o+`i ddo+`i ai kho?i gian nan,
Gian nan co' thuo+?, thanh nha`n co' khi

To+'i dda^y la. xu+' la. ngu+o+`i,
Tra(m be^` nha^~n nhi.n ddu+`ng cu+o+`i to^i que^!

Chim kho^n ke^u tie^'ng ra?nh rang,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n no'i tie^'ng di.u da`ng de^~ nghe.

Chim kho^n tra'nh ba^~y tra'nh do`,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n tra'nh ke? ho^` ddo^` mo+'i kho^n.

Lo+`i no'i cha(?ng ma^'t tie^`n mua,
lu+.a lo+`i ma` no'i cho vu+`a lo`ng nhau.

Kim va`ng ai no+~ uo^'n ca^u,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n ai no+~ no'i nhau na(.ng lo+`i.

Hoa tho+m ai no+~ bo? ro+i,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n ai no+~ na(.ng lo+`i ma` chi.

Cho^`ng kho^n vo+. dda(.ng ddi gia^`y,
Vo+. kho^n cho^`ng a('t co' nga`y la`m quan.

Ngu+o+`i hie^`n kha'c the^? chi lan,
Ga^`n ho+i cho la('m la.i ca`ng tho+m la^y.

Mie^'ng a(n la` mie^'ng to^`i ta`n,
Ma^'t a(n mo^.t mie^'ng lo^.n gan le^n dda^`u.

Ru+o+.u kia na`o co' say ngu+o+`i,
Ho+~i ngu+o+`i say ru+o+.u, cho+' cu+o+`i ru+o+.u say.

Say la` say nghi~a say nho+n,
Say tho+ Ly'-Ba.ch, say ddo+`n Ba'-Nha.

Va(?ng nghe chim vi.t ke^u chie^`u,
Ba^ng-khua^n nho+' me. chi'n chie^`u ruo^.t ddau.
Thu+o+ng thay chi'n chu+~ cu` lao,
Tam nie^n nhu~ bo^. bie^'t bao nhie^u ti`nh.

Me. gia` o+? ta^'m lie^`u tranh,
DDo'i no cha(?ng bie^'t ra'ch la`nh kho^ng hay.

Me. gia` o+? ta^'m le^`u tranh,
So+'m tha(m to^'i vie^'ng mo+'i dda`nh da. con.

Ngo^`i buo^`n nho+' me. ta xu+a,
Mie^.ng nhai co+m bu'n lu+o+~i lu+`a ca' xu+o+ng.

Ngo' le^n nhang ta('t dde`n lo+`,
Ma^~u tha^n dda^u va('ng ba`n tho+` la.nh tanh.

Le^n non mo+'i bie^'t non cao,
Nuo^i con mo+'i bie^'t co^ng lao ma^~u tu+`.

Gio' mu`a thu me. ru con ngu?,
Na(m canh cha^`y, thu+'c ddu? vu+`a na(m.

Vo^ chu`a tha^'y Pha^.t muo^'n tu,
Ve^` nha` tha^'y me. co^ng phu chu+a dda`nh

Thu+' nhu+'t la` tu ta.i gia,
Thu+' nhi` tu cho+., thu+' ba tu chu`a.

Tu dda^u cho ba(`ng tu nha`,
Tho+` cha ki'nh me. ho+n la` ddi tu (mo+'i la` cha^n tu)

Ba tie^`n mo^.t khu+'a ca buo^i,
Cu~ng mua cho dda(.ng ma` nuo^i me. gia`.

To^m ca`ng lo^.t vo? bo? dduo^i,
Gia~ ga.o cho tra('ng ma` nuo^i me. gia`.

Ngo' le^n tro+`i tha^'y ca(.p cu ddu+o+ng dda',
Ngo' ra ngoa`i bie^?n tha^'y ca(.p ca' ddu+o+ng ddua.
DDi ve^` la^.p mie^~u tho+` vua,
La^.p trang tho+` me., la^.p chu`a tho+` cha.
o+n cha na(.ng la('m ai o+i,
Nghi~a me. ba(`ng tro+`i chi'n tha'ng cu+u mang.

Co' cha co' me. thi` ho+n,
Kho^ng cha kho^ng me. nhu+ ddo+`n ddu+'t da^y,
Ma^'t cha con cu~ng u o+,
Ma^'t me. con cu~ng bo+ vo+ mo^.t mi`nh

Ba.c ba?y dda^u sa'nh va`ng mu+o+`i,
Mo^` co^i dda^u sa'nh cu`ng ngu+o+`i co' cha.

Co`n cha go't ddo? nhu+ son,
Mo^.t mai cha tha'c go't con cho^n bu`n

Mo^~i dde^m mo^~i tha('p dde`n tro+`i,
Ca^`u cho cha me. so^'ng ddo+`i vo+'i con.

Ma' o+i ddu+`ng dda'nh con ddau,
DDe^? con ha't bo^.i la`m dda`o ma' coi;
Ma' o+i ddu+`ng dda'nh con hoa`i,
DDe^? con ca^u ca', ha'i xoa`i ma' a(n.

Con qua. no' ddu+'ng be^n so^ng,
Con ke^u bo+' ma' la^'y cho^`ng bo? con.
Tro+`i mu+a bong-bo'ng ba^.p bo^`ng,
Me. ddi la^'y cho^`ng con o+? vo+'i ai.

Cha me. nuo^i con nhu+ bie^?n ho^` lai la'ng,
Con nuo^i cha me. ti'nh tha'ng ti'nh nga`y!

Da.y con da.y thuo+? co`n tho+,
Da.y vo+. da.y thuo+? ban so+ mo+'i ve^`

DDi dda^u ma` vo^.i ma` va`ng,
Ma` va^'p pha?i dda' ma` qua`ng pha?i da^y!

Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i cho+' kha' cu+o+`i la^u,
Cu+o+`i ta tha'ng tru+o+'c tha'ng sau ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i.

A(n tra'i nho+' ke? tro^`ng ca^y,
Na`o ai vung que't cho ma^`y ddu+o+.c a(n.

Ca' kho^ng a(n muo^'i ca' u+o+n,
Con ca~i cha me. tra(m ddu+o+`ng con hu+.

Mo^.t la^`n cho to+?n to+'i gia`,
DDu+`ng ddi nu+o+'c ma(.n ma` ha` a(n cha^n.

Ra ddi me. co' da(.n ra(`ng,
La`m tha^n con ga'i cho+' a(n tra^`u ngu+o+`i.

Tra(m na(m tra(m tuo^?i may ru?i mo^.t cho^`ng,
Da^`u ai the^u phu.ng ve~ ro^`ng ma(.c ai!

To^'t go^~ ho+n to^'t nu+o+'c so+n,
Xa^'u ngu+o+`i dde.p ne^'t co`n ho+n dde.p ngu+o+`i.

Co^ng cha nghi~a me. cho+' que^n,
O+n vua lo^.c nu+o+'c mong dde^`n con o+i.
Nhu+ va^`y mo+'i go.i ra(`ng trai,
Tre^n lo nghi~a chu'a, du+o+'i ma`i tha?o tha^n.

Chu+~ ra(`ng ho^? tu+? lu+u bi`,
La`m ngu+o+`i pha?i dde^? danh gi` ha^.u lai.

La`m sao giu+~ tro.n dda.o ba,
Sau da^`u co' tha'c cu~ng la` tho+m danh.

To+'i dda^y thu? le^~ nghie^ng mi`nh,
Da^`u kho^ng dda(.ng vo+. cu~ng ti`nh me. cha.

Bi`nh phong ca^?n o^'c xa` cu+`,
Vo+. hu+ dde^? vo+. ddu+`ng tu+` me. cha.

To+'i dda^y cha(?ng ha't thi` ho`,
Cha(?ng pha?i con co` ngo'ng co^? ma` nghe

Muo^'n le^n non ti`m con chim la.,
Cho+' cho^'n thi.-thie^`ng chim cha. thie^'u chi

Le^n non cho.n dda' thu+? va`ng,
Thu+? cho ddu'ng lu+o+.ng ma^'y nga`n cu~ng mua.

DDe^'n dda^y da^`u ddo'i gia? no,
Da^`u kho^n gia? da.i dda(.ng do` y' em.

Tru'c xinh tru'c mo.c dda^`u ddi`nh,
Ba^.u xinh ba^.u ddu+'ng mo^.t mi`nh cu~ng xinh.

To'c em da`i, em ca`i bo^ng hoa ly',
Mie^.ng em cu+o+`i co' y' anh thu+o+ng.

Xa^m xa^m bu+o+'c to+'i ca^y chanh,
La(m le muo^'n be?, so+. nha`nh cho^ng gai.

Tha^'y em nhu+ tha^'y ma(.t tro+`i,
Tha^'y tho+`i tha^'y va^.y (ma`) trao lo+`i kho' trao

Ti`m em nhu+ the^? ti`m chim,
Chim a(n bie^?n ba('c, ddi ti`m bie^?n ddo^ng.

Le^n non be? la' ho.a hi`nh,
Ho.a cho tha^'y ma(.t ke?o ti`nh nho+' thu+o+ng.

DDe^m na(`m to+-tu+o+?ng tu+o+?ng to+,
Chie^m bao tha^'y ba^.u da^.y ro+` chie^'u kho^ng!

Ngo^`i be^n cu+?a so^? cha.m ro^`ng,
Cha(n loan go^'i phu.ng kho^ng cho^`ng cu~ng hu+

Con ca' ddo^'i na(`m trong co^'i dda',
Chim dda-dda dda^.u nha'nh dda dda.
Anh bie^?u em ddu+`ng la^'y cho^`ng xa,
O+? nha` cha ye^'u me. gia`,
Ba't co+m ai ddo+~, ky? tra` ai na^ng.

Ca^y tre^n ru+`ng ho'a kie^?n,
Ca' du+o+'i bie^?n ho'a long,
con ca' lo`ng-tong a^?n bo'ng a(n rong;
Anh ddi lu.c ti?nh gia'p vo`ng,
DDe^'n dda^y tro+`i khie^'n ddem lo`ng thu+o+ng em.

DDi ngang nha` ma',
Tay to^i xa', ca(?ng to^i qui`.
Lo`ng thu+o+ng con ma', sa' gi` tha^n to^i.

Tho^i tho^i bo+'t tha?m gia?m sa^`u,
Go^'i loa.n cha(?ng dda(.ng giao dda^`u tho+`i tho^i!

Lu+?a nhen vu+`a mo+'i be'n tra^`m,
Tra'ch lo`ng cha me. no+~ ca^`m duye^n con.

Cu?i dda^.u na^'u dda^.u ra da^`u,
La^'y em kho^ng dda(.ng ca.o dda^`u ddi tu!

Tho^i tho^i buo^ng a'o em ra,
DDe^? em ddi cho+. ke?o ma` cho+. tru+a.
Tho^i tho^i buo^ng a'o em ra,
DDe^? em ddi ba'n ke?o hoa em ta`n.

Hoa ta`n thi` ma(.c hoa ta`n,
Anh mo+'i ga(.p na`ng, na`ng ba?o anh buo^ng.

Ru+o+.u na(`m trong nha.o cho+` nem,
Anh na(`m pho`ng va('ng cho+` em mo^.t mi`nh.

Linh-ddinh mo^.t chie^'c thuye^`n ti`nh,
Mu+o+`i hai be^'n nu+o+'c, (bie^'t) go+?i mi`nh va`o dda^u

Tha^n em nhu+ ta^'m lu.a dda`o,
Pha^'t pho+ giu+~a cho+. bie^'t va`o tay ai?

Tha^m em nhu+ ha.t mu+a ra`o,
Ha.t sa ba~i ca't, ha.t va`o vu+o+`n hoa

Tha^n em nhu+ ha.t mu+a sa,
Ha.t va`o ddo^`ng no^.i, ha.t sa vu`ng la^`y.

Bo^ng nga^u ru.ng xuo^'ng co^.i nga^u,
Em co`n phu. ma^~u da'm dda^u tu+-ti`nh.

Chuo^ng gia` ddo^`ng ddie^'u chuo^ng ke^u,
Anh gia` lo+`i no'i anh xie^u ta^'m lo`ng.

Ga(.p ma(.t anh dda^y em cha(?ng da'm cha`o,
So+. cha me. ho?i, tha(`ng na`o bie^'t con.

So^ng da`i ca' lo^.i bie^.t ta(m,
Pha?i duye^n phu-phu. nga`n na(m cu~ng cho+`

Chim chuye^`n nha`nh o+'t li'u lo,
Lo`ng thu+o+ng qua^n tu+? o^'m o ga^`y mo`n.

Tra(m na(m ai cho+' bo? ai,
Chi? thie^u ne^n phu.ng, sa('t ma`i ne^n kim.

Ro^`ng cha^`u ngoa`i Hue^',
Ngu+.a te^' DDo^`ng Nai,
Nu+o+'c so^ng trong cha?y lo^.n so^ng ngoa`i,
Thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i xu+' la. la.c loa`i dde^'n dda^y.

Thu+o+ng nhau tam tu+' nu'i cu~ng tre`o,
Tha^'t ba't giang cu~ng lo^.i, cu+?u tha^.p dde`o cu~ng qua.

DDe`n na`o cao ba(`ng dde`n Cha^u-DDo^'c,
DDa^'t na`o do^'c ba(`ng dda^'t Nam-Vang,
Mo^.t tie^'ng anh than ddo^i ha`ng lu.y nho?,
Co' chu't me. gia` bie^'t bo? cho ai!

Gia? ddo` mua khe^' ba'n chanh,
Gia? ddi ddo`i no+., tha(m anh ke?o buo^`n

Gio' bay ca^`u tha^'p ca^`u cao,
Gio' bay ca^`u na`o con chi? me. coi.

Ba phen le^n ngu+.a ma` ve^`,
Ca^`m cu+o+ng ni'u la.i xin dde^` ca^u tho+.
Ca^u tho+ ba bo^'n ca^u tho+,
Ca^u ddo+.i ca^u cho+`, ca^u nho+' ca^u thu+o+ng.

Chie^`u chie^`u la.i nho+' chie^`u chie^`u,
Nho+' ngu+o+`i a'o tra('ng kha(n ddie^`u va('t vai.

Anh ddi dda`ng a^'y xa xa,
DDe^? em o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh;
Ai ddi bo+` dda^'p mo^.t mi`nh,
Pha^'t pho+ che'o a'o, gio^'ng hi`nh lang qua^n.

Anh ve^` Gio^`ng-ddu+'a qua truo^ng,
Gio' lay bo^ng sa^.y dde^? buo^`n cho em.

Tro+`i mu+a va^`n vu~,
Ngo' xuo^'ng a^m phu?,
DDa' du+.ng tu+ be^`;
La`m sao cho tro.n ti`nh nghi~a phu the^,
DDa^y cho^`ng, ddo' vo+., ddi ve^` co' ddo^i.

Na`o khi na(.ng ga'nh em cho+`,
Qua truo^ng em ddo+.i, ba^y gio+` phu. em.

Nha.n dda^.u ca`nh thung,
Giu+o+ng cung ba('n nha.n;
Con nha.n lu.y ro^`i, la`m ba.n vo+'i ai?

Lu.a mu+o+`i la(m (anh) che^ ra(`ng lu.a vu.n,
Anh ma('c lu.a ho^`, dda`nh bu.ng anh chu+a?

Anh ddu+`ng ham bo^ng que^',
Ma` bo? phe^' bo^ng la`i;
Mai sau que^' ru.ng, bo^ng la`i tho+m dai.

Ngo+~i-nha^n mo~ng da'nh,
Nhu+ ca'nh chuo^`n-chuo^`n;
Khi vui no' dda^.u, khi buo^`n no' bay!
DDu+o+`ng da`i ngu+.a cha.y ca't bay,
Ngo+~i-nha^n tha(m tha(~m, mo^.t nga`i mo^.t xa.

Thie^'p than cha me. thie^'p nghe`o,
Thie^'p than pha^.n thie^'p nhu+ be`o tro^i so^ng.

Gio' ddu+a buo^`m ha.nh ra?nh rang,
Tie^'ng nho+ thie^'p chi.u, dde^? cha`ng danh tho+m.

Tra'ch lo`ng qua^n tu+? bia danh,
Cho+i hoa ro^`i la.i be? nha`nh ba'n rao!

O+? xa kho^ng bie^'t ne^n la^`m,
Ba^y gio+` ro~ la.i, va`ng ca^`m cu~ng buo^ng.

So^ng sa^u nu+o+'c cha?y nga^.p kie^`u,
Da^`u anh co' phu., co`n nhie^`u no+i thu+o+ng.

Ga(.p ma(.t anh dda^y em cha(~ng muo^'n cha`o,
Hay la` em co' cho^'n sang gia`u ho+n anh.

Cho.n no+i sang ca?,
Ti'a ma' ga? em nho+`;
Anh dda^y nghe`o kho^?, bie^'t cho+` dda(.ng kho^ng?

Gio' ddu+a bo^ng la'ch bo^ng lau,
Gio' ddu+a em ba^.u xuo^'ng ta`u A(ng-le^.

Tro^'ng treo ai da'm dda'nh thu`ng,
Ba^.u kho^ng ai da'm do+~ mu`ng chun vo^.

Tra(ng tro`n thi` ma(.c tra(ng tro`n,
Ba^.u xinh ma(.c ba^.u, ba^.u xa(`ng anh che^.

Ba^.u no'i vo+'i qua ba^.u kho^ng be? lu+.u ha'i dda`o,
Lu+.u dda^u ba^.u bo.c, dda`o na`o ca^`m tay?

Ga^`n so^ng co^.i mo+'i nga~ ke^`,
Tie^'ng ta(m anh chi.u anh ve^` tay ai!

Tra(m na(m da^`u lo^~i he.n ho`,
Ca^y da co`n ddo', con ddo` kha'c ddu+a.

Chu+`ng na`o dda' no^?i vo^ng chi`m,
Muo^'i chua chanh ma(.n, mo+'i ti`m ddu+o+.c anh.

Ca^y oa(`n vi` bo+?i tra'i sai,
Xa em vi` bo+?i o^ng mai i't lo+`i.

Xa^'u tre uo^'n cha(?ng ne^n ca^`n,
Xa^'u mai anh cha(?ng dda(.ng ga^`n vo+'i em.

Lo^. ba^'t ha`nh ba^'t dda'o,
Chung ba^'t dda? ba^'t minh.
Ba^y gio+` anh mo+'i ro~ ti`nh,
Ta.i ba` mai o+? ddo^.c, hai ddu+'a mi`nh xa nhau.

Bo+' ghe sau, che`o mau anh ddo+.i,
Ke?o gio^ng to+'i ro^`i, tro+`i la.i to^'i ta(m.

Bo+' ghe ai, cho+` ddo+.i em cu`ng,
Ghe em cho+? na(.ng, va^~y-vu`ng kho^ng le^n.

Vai mang kha(n go'i tha(?ng xo^ng,
Me. ke^u ma(.c me., theo cho^`ng (con) pha?i theo.

Ru+o+.u lu+y ly cho+n quy` tay ro't,
Cha me. uo^'ng ro^`i, do+`i go't theo anh.

Ghe ba^`u tro+? la'i ve^` ddo^ng,
Con ga'i theo cho^`ng bo? me. ai nuo^i?

Me. to^i dda~ co' ngu+o+`i nuo^i,
To^i theo chu' la'i cho xuo^i mo^.t be^`.

Con vua la^'y tha(`ng ba'n than,
No' da('t le^n nga`n cu~ng pha?i ddi theo.

La^`u na`o cao ba(`ng la^`u o^ng cha'nh,
Ba'nh na`o tra('ng ba(`ng ba'nh bo` bo^ng,
DDa.o na`o sa^u cho ba(`ng dda.o vo+. cho^`ng,
Na(`m dde^m nghi~ la.i nu+o+'c ma('t ho^`ng tuo^n ro+i.

Phu.ng hoa`ng dda^`u ddo? mo? dden,
Ra ddi me. da(.n, ga(.p em ke^'t nguye^`n.

Tra('ng nhu+ bo^ng lo`ng anh kho^ng chuo^.n,
DDen to+. than ho^`ng lo`ng muo^'n da. u+ng.

Gio' ddu+a gio' dda^?y bo^ng trang,
Bo^ng bu'p ve^` na`ng, bo^ng no+? ve^` anh.

So'ng be^n doi bo? vo`i be^n vi.nh,
DDo^i ddu+'a mi`nh tro+`i ddi.nh dda~ la^u.

Song-song ddo^i cu+?a dde^? cho em ga`i,
Da^`u mu+a gio' ta.t, ta.t ngoa`i ma'i hie^n.

Tra(m na(m u+o+'c ba.n chung ti`nh,
Tre^n tro+`i du+o+'i dda^'t co' mi`nh vo+'i ta.

Chu+`ng na`o dda' na't va`ng phai,
Bie^?n ho^` la^'p ca.n, mo+'i sai lo+`i the^`.
Tra(m na(m lo`ng ga('n da. ghi,
Da^`u ai ddem ba.c ddo^?i chi` cu~ng kho^ng.
Qua. ke^u nam dda'o nu+~ pho`ng,
Ngu+o+`i du+ng kha'c ho., ddem lo`ng nho+' thu+o+ng.
Chi? ddie^`u ai khe'o va^'n vu+o+ng,
Mo^~i ngu+o+`i mo^.t xu+' ma` thu+o+ng nhau ddo+`i.

Chim quye^n a(n tra'i nha~n lo^`ng,
Thia-thia quen cha^.u, vo+. cho^`ng quen ho+i.

Me. cha bu' mo+'m na^ng niu,
To^.i tro+`i thi` chi.u, kho^ng ye^u ba(`ng cho^`ng.

Than ra(`ng go^'i ga^'m kho^ng e^m,
Go^'i lu.a kho^ng me^`m ba(`ng go^'i tay em.

DDo^i ta ddu+'ng tru+o+'c sa^n ddi`nh,
DDi`nh bao nhie^u ngo'i, (anh) thu+o+ng mi`nh ba^'y nhie^u.

Sao vua chi'n ca'i na(`m ke^`,
Thu+o+ng em tu+` thuo+? me. ve^` vo+'i cha.

Sao vua chi'n ca'i na(`m ngang,
Thu+o+ng em ho^`i thuo+? me. mang trong lo`ng.

Le^n xe nhu+o+`ng cho^? (con) ba.n ngo^`i,
Nhu+o+`ng no+i ba.n du+.a, nhu+o+`ng lo+`i ba.n trao.

Tra'ch cha tra'ch me. nha` cho^`ng,
Ca^`m ca^n cha(?ng bie^'t la` va`ng hay thau,
Tha^.t va`ng cha(?ng pha?i thau dda^u,
DDu+`ng ddem thu+? lu+?a ma` ddau lo`ng va`ng.

Va`ng tho+`i thu+? lu+?a thu+? than,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n thu+? tie^'ng, ngu+o+`i ngoan thu+? lo+`i.

Con ga'i la` con ngu+o+`i ta,
Con da^u mo+'i tha^.t me. cha mua ve^`.

Cho^`ng thu+o+ng cha(?ng ne^. chi ai,
DDu~a be^'p cho da`i, ga('p co^? mu. gia.
Thu+o+ng cho^`ng pha?i kho'c mu. gia,
Ga^~m to^i vo+'i mu. co' ba` con chi.

Chi? to+ ro^'i ra^'m trong cuo^`ng,
Ro^'i thi` go+~ ro^'i, em buo^`n vie^.c chi?
Em buo^`n vi` no^?i va^n vi,
Ba.c lo^.n vo+'i chi`, ddo^i cha(?ng xu+'ng ddo^i.

DDe^m khuya thie^'p mo+'i ho?i cha`ng,
Cau kho^ a(n vo+'i tra^`u va`ng xu+'ng cha(ng?

DDo^'n ca^y ai no+~ du+'t cho^`i,
DDa.o cho^`ng nghi~a vo+., gia^.n ro^`i la.i thu+o+ng.

DDang tay dda'nh thie^'p sao dda`nh,
Ta^'m ra'ch ai va', ta^'m la`nh ai may?

Cho^`ng gia^.n thi` vo+. bo+'t lo+`i,
Co+m so^i bo+'t lu+?a, mo^.t ddo+`i kho^ng khe^ (khe't).

O+'t na`o la` o+'t cha(?ng cay,
Ga'i na`o la` ga'i cha(?ng hay ghen cho^`ng.
Vo^i na`o la` vo^i kho^ng no^`ng,
Ga'i na`o la` ga'i co' cho^`ng kho^ng ghen.

So^ng bao nhie^u nu+o+'c cu~ng vu+`a,
Trai bao nhie^u vo+. cu~ng chu+a vu+`a lo`ng.

DDa`n o^ng na(m ba?y la' gan,
La' thi` cu`ng vo+., la' toan cu`ng ngu+o+`i.

To+'i dda^y la.t mie^.ng the`m chanh,
O+? nha` da^`u co' cam sa`nh chi'n ca^y.

Cho+. chie^`u nhie^`u khe^' e^' chanh,
Nhie^`u co^ ga'i la. ne^n anh cha`ng ra`ng.

DDu~a mun bi.t ba.c anh che^,
DDu~a tre lau ca.nh anh me^ no^~i gi`?

Cam sa`nh che^ dda('ng che^ ho^i,
Ho^`ng rim che^ la.t, cha'o bo^`i khen ngon.

Gio' ddu+a bu.i chuo^'i sau he`,
Anh me^ vo+. be' bo? be` con tho+.

Con tho+ tay a(~m tay bo^`ng,
Tay da('t me. cho^`ng, dda^`u ddo^.i thu'ng rau (?)

Ai la`m cho da. em buo^`n,
Cho con bu+o+'m lu.y, chuo^`n chuo^`n lu.y theo.

Lan hue^. sa^`u ai cho ne^n lan hue^. he'o,
Lan hue^. sa^`u cho^`ng trong he'o ngoa`i tu+o+i.

Tra('ng da vi` bo+?i pha^'n gio^`i,
DDen da vi` bo+?i em ngo^`i cho+. tru+a.

Vo+. ba con anh co`n dde^? bo?,
Huo^'ng chi na`ng ngo.n co? pha^'t pho+;
Ngo.n co? pha^'t pho+, ngo.n co+` pho+ pha^'t.
No^`i ddo^`ng so^i, no^`i dda^'t cu~ng so^i;
DDo^i ta duye^n ma(.n ti`nh ro^`i,
Ba^.u pha^n cho pha?i, la.i ro^`i se~ ddi.

Co' con pha?i kho^? vi` con,
Co' cho^`ng pha?i ga'nh giang so+n nha` cho^`ng;
Co' cho^`ng pha?i lu.y vi` cho^`ng,
DDa('ng cay pha?i chi.u ma(.n no^`ng pha?i theo.
Le^n non thie^'p cu~ng le^n theo,
Tay vi.n cha^n tre`o, ha'i tra'i nuo^i nhau.

DDi dda^u cho thie^'p theo cu`ng,
DDo'i no thie^'p chi.u, la.nh lu`ng thie^'p cam.

Anh ddi em o+? la.i nha`,
Hai vai ga'nh na(.ng me. gia` con tho+.

Anh ddi lu+u thu' Ba('c tha`nh,
DDe^? em kho^ he'o nhu+ nha`nh mai kho^,
Phu.ng hoa`ng le~ ba.n sa^`u tu+,
Em dda^y le? ba.n cu~ng nhu+ phu.ng hoa`ng.

Anh o+i pha?i li'nh thi` ddi,
Cu+?a nha` ddo+n chie^'c dda~ thi` co' em.

Ra ddi, em mo^.t ngo' chu+`ng,
Ngo' so^ng, so^ng ro^.ng, ngo' ru+`ng, ru+`ng cao.

Le^n xe tu'c mo^.t tie^'ng co`i,
Thu+o+ng con nho+' vo+., li.nh ddo`i pha?i ddi.

Ta`u xu'p-le^ mo^.t, co`n thu+o+ng co`n nho+',
Xu'p-le^ hai, co`n ddo+.i co`n cho+`,
Xu'p-le^ ba, ta`u ra bie^?n Ba('c.
Tay vi.n song sa('t, da^.m ca(?ng ke^u tro+`i,
DDo^i ta mo+'i ngo^., (ma`) o^ng tro+`i dda`y ddi xa.

Ca'ch mo^.t khu'c so^ng ke^u ba(`ng ca'ch thu?y,
Sa`i go`n xa, cho+. My~ cu~ng xa,
Go+?i tho+ tha(m he^'t no^.i nha`,
Tru+o+'c tha(m phu. ma^~u sau la` tha(m em.

Muo^'n tro^ng ba^.u uo^'n nu+o+'c du+`a,
Muo^'n ne^n co+ nghie^.p, pha?i chu+`a lang-va^n.

Tay bu+ng ddi~a muo^'i che'n gu+`ng,
Gu+`ng cay muo^'i ma(.n xin ddu+`ng bo? nhau.

Ra ddi anh co' da(.n ra(`ng:
So^ng sa^u ddu+`ng lo^.i, ddo` dda^`y ddu+`ng sang.

Ru?i tay xa'ng be^? o^ ddo^`ng,
Cu?a cho^`ng co^ng vo+., be^? ro^`i tho+`i tho^i!

Cu?i tre de^~ na^'u
Vo+. xa^'u de^~ xa`i,
La^'y chi (con) vo+. to^'t, (no') ha`nh ha`i ta^'m tha^n.

La^.p vu+o+`n thi` pha?i khai mu+o+ng,
La`m trai hai vo+. pha?i thu+o+ng cho ddo^`ng.

La`m trai giu+~ tro.n ba gie^`ng,
Tha?o cha, ngay chu'a, vo+. hie^`n cho+' vong.

Thie^.n a'c dda'o dda^`u chung hu+~u ba'o,
Cao phi vie^~n ta^?u da~ nan toa`n,
Anh co' hung hoang dda~ng tu+?,
Em phu' du+~ o^ng tro+`i va`ng,
Em giu+~ tro.n nie^`m phu-phu. ro~-ra`ng anh coi.

Tu+o+?ng la^'y anh cho la`nh manh a'o,
La^'y anh ro^`i ba'n a'o nuo^i anh.

Kho' than kho' tho+?, kho' no^~i pha^n tra^`n,
To'c kho^ng xe la.i ro^'i, ruo^.t kho^ng da^`n la.i ddau.
Tra'ch ai a(n gia^'y bo~ bi`a,
Khi thu+o+ng, thu+o+ng vo^.i, khi li`a, li`a xa.

DDo^`ng ho^` hu+ bo+?i da^y thie^`u,
Xa anh vi` bo+?i chi? ddie^`u xe lo+i.

Kie^?ng hu+ dde^? va^.y sao dda`nh,
Ra tay su+?a kie^?ng kho^ng tha`nh thi` tho^i.

Cu.c dda' la(n nghie^ng la(n ngu+?a,
Khen ai khe'o su+?a,
Cu.c dda' la(n tro`n;
Gia^.n tho+`i no'i va^.y, da. (co`n) thu+o+ng em.

Vi' da^`u ti`nh cha(?ng ye^u-ddang,
Xin ddu+a thie^'p xuo^'ng ddo` ngang thie^'p ve^`.

Mo^.t mai thie^'p co' xa cha`ng,
DDo^i bo^ng thie^'p tra?, ddo^i va`ng thie^'p xin.

Tai me. cha du+'t ti`nh to+ nguye^.t,
Khuye^n em ddu+`ng tru+.c tie^'t uo^?ng co^ng.

Me. vo+'i cha tha^.t la` kho' hie^'m,
(cho+') DDa.o vo+. cho^`ng cha(?ng hie^'m chi no+i.

Qua ca^`u than tho+? cu`ng ca^`u,
Ca^`u bao nhie^u nhi.p, da. sa^`u ba^'y nhie^u!

Me`o la`nh ai no+~ ca('t tai,
ga'i hu+ cho^`ng dde^?, khoe ta`i vo+'i ai.

Tre^n ddo+`i co' bo^'n ca'i ngu,
La`m mai la~nh no+. ga'c cu ca^`m cha^`u.

Tra(m na(m tra(m tuo^?i may ru?i mo^.t cho^`ng,
Da^`u ai thie^u phu.ng ve~ ro^`ng ma(.c ai!

Tro^`ng tra^`u tro^`ng lo^.n vo+'i tie^u,
Con theo ha't bo^.i, me. lie^`u con hu+.

Vi' da^`u ca' bo^'ng xi'ch ddu,
To^m ca`ng ha't bo^.i, ca' thu ca^`m cha^`u.

Mu+o+`i ba tra(ng la(.n ga` ke^u,
Mu+o+`i bo^'n tra(ng la(.n ga` dde^`u ga'y tan.

DDe^m khuya thu+'c da^.y xem tro+`i,
Tha^'y sao be^n Ba('c ddo^?i do+`i qua Nam.

Sao Ho^m cho+` ddo+.i sao Mai,
Tra'ch lo`ng sao Vu+o+.t thu+o+ng ai ba(ng chu+`ng.

Chuo^`n chuo^`n bay tha^'p tro+`i mu+a,
Bay cao tro+`i na('ng dda^.p du+`a em a(n.

Gio' ddua gio' dda^?y ve^` ra^~y a(n co`ng,
Ve^` bu+ng a(n ca', ve^` ddo^`ng a(n cua.

Cu ke^u ba tie^'ng cu ke^u,
Cho mau to+'i Te^'t du+.ng ne^u a(n che`.

DDa.o na`o ba(`ng dda.o ddi buo^n,
Xuo^'ng bie^?n le^n nguo^`ng, ga.o cho+. nu+o+'c so^ng.

Bi`p bi.p ke^u nu+o+'c lo+'n anh o+i,
Buo^n ba'n kho^ng lo+`i, che`o cho^'ng mo~i tay.

Cho+. Dinh ba'n a'o con trai,
Cho+. trong ba'n chi?, cho+. ngoa`i ba'n kim.

Vo^ duye^n chu+a no'i dda~ cu+o+`i,
Chu+a ddi dda~ cha.y, la` ngu+o+`i vo^ duye^n.

DDa`n o^ng ro^.ng mie^.ng thi` sang,
DDa`n ba` ro^.ng mie^.ng, tan hoang cu+?a nha`

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tha('t dda'y lu+ng ong,
Vu+`a khe'o chie^`u cho^`ng, vu+`a khe'o nuo^i con.

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i lo^~ mu~i ve^?nh le^n,
Cu?a xe cha^'t ddo^'ng mo^.t be^n cu~ng nghe`o.

Nha^n trung sa^u to+. nhu+ dda`o,
Danh vang tre^n the^', anh-ha`o ai ddu+o+ng.

DDa^`u ma`y ma` la.i du+?ng ra,
Co' gan co' ruo^.t, gian ta` vo^'n kho^ng.

O+? ddo+`i muo^n su+. cu?a chung,
Ho+n nhau mo^.t tie^'ng anh hu`ng ma` tho^i.

DDem chuo^ng ddi dda'nh xu+' ngu+o+`i,
Cha(?ng ke^u cu~ng dda'ng mo^.t ho^`i cho ke^u.

Ne^n ra tay kie^'m tay co+`,
Cha(?ng ne^n thi` cho+' cha(?ng nho+` tay ai.
La`m trai cho dda'ng ne^n trai,
Xuo^'ng ddo^ng ddo^ng ti~nh, le^n ddoa`i ddoa`i ye^n
(DDi dda^u cu~ng da('t bo^. ba`i sau lu+ng).

Nu+o+'c la~ ma` va~ ne^n ho^`,
Tay kho^ng ma` no^?i co+ ddo^` mo+'i ngoan (hay).

Tu+o+?ng la` dda' na't thi` tho^i,
Hay dda^u dda' na't nung vo^i la.i no^`ng.

Bo^ng tho+m da('t tru+o+'c ma'i hie^n,
Gio' nam tho^?i lo.t, cu+?a huye^`n cu~ng tho+m.

Chim quye^n xuo^'ng dda^'t a(n tru`ng,
Anh-hu`ng lo+~ va^.n le^n ru+`ng ddo^'t than.

DDa^'ng tru+o+.ng phu, ddu+`ng thu` mo+'i dda'ng,
DDa^'ng anh hu`ng ddu+`ng oa'n mo+'i hay.

Non cao ai dda('p ma` cao,
So^ng sa^u ai bo+'i ai dda`o ma` sa^u.

Sa^'m be^n ddo^ng, ddo^.ng be^n ta^y.
Tuy ra(`ng no'i ddo', nhu+ng dda^y ddo^.ng lo`ng.

Nhie^~u ddie^`u phu? la^'y gia' gu+o+ng,
Ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t nu+o+'c pha?i thu+o+ng nhau cu`ng.

Mo^.t ca^y la`m cha(?ng ne^n non,
Ba ca^y chu.m la.i ne^n ho`n nu'i cao.

Muo^'n cho co' ddo' co' dda^y,
So+n la^m chu+a de^~ mo^.t ca^y ne^n ru+`ng.

O+? cho pha?i pha?i pha^n pha^n,
Ca^y da ca^.y tha^`n, tha^`n ca^.y ca^y da.

Vai mang tu'i ba.c ke` ke`,
No'i va^'y no'i va' chu'ng nghe ra^`m-ra^`m.

Mo^` cha ca'i a'o ra'ch na^`y,
Ma^'t chu'ng ma^'t ba.n vi` ma^`y a'o o+i.

Gia`u sang nhie^`u ke? to+'i nha`,
Kho' kha(n ne^n no^?i ruo^.t gia` xa nhau.

Co^`ng co^.c ba('t ca' du+o+'i so^ng,
Ma^'y ddo+`i cha'u ngoa.i gio^~ o^ng bao gio+`.

Co^`ng co^.c ba('t ca' du+o+'i ba`u,
O^ng ngoa.i no' gia`u, no' gio^~ heo quay.

Phu' qui' dda nho+n ho^.i,
Ba^`n cu`ng tha^n thi'ch ly. (Sa'ch nho)
Phu' qui' dda nho+n ho^.i,
Ba^`n cu`ng ba` no^.i cu~ng xa.

Gia`u cha gia`u me. thi` ham,
Gia`u anh gia`u chi., ai la`m na^'y a(n.

Co`n tie^`n co`n ba.c, co`n vo+. co`n cho^`ng,
He^'t tie^`n he^'t ba.c, to+ ho^`ng he^'t xe.

Khi vui thi` vo^~ tay va`o,
DDe^'n khi hoa.n na.n, thi` na`o tha^'y ai.

Thu+'c dde^m mo+'i bie^'t dde^m da`i,
Su+. la^u mo+'i bie^'t lo`ng ngu+o+`i ba.c dden.

O+? sao cho vu+`a lo`ng ngu+o+`i,
O+? ro^.ng ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i, o+? he.p ngu+o+`i che^.
Cao che^ ngo^~ng, tha^'p che^ lu`n,
Ga^`y che^ xu+o+ng so^'ng xu+o+ng su+o+`n pho+i ra.

Ye^u nhau ye^u ca? ddu+o+`ng ddi,
Ghe't nhau, ghe't ca? to^ng chi ho. ha`ng.

Thu+o+ng nhau cau sa'u bu+~a ba,
Ghe't nhau cau sa'u bu+~a ra la`m mu+o+`i.

Thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i kha'c the^? thu+o+ng tha^n,
Ghe't ngu+o+`i kha'c the^? vun pha^n cho ngu+o+`i.

Me. gia` con vi.t cha('t chiu,
Ma^'y ddo+`i me. ghe? na^ng-niu con cho^`ng.
Ma^'y ddo+`i ba'nh ddu'c co' xu+o+ng,
Ma^'y ddo+`i di` ghe? ma` thu+o+ng con cho^`ng.

Tra'ch ai dda(.ng na' quye^n no+m,
DDa(.ng chim be? na' que^n o+n vo^.i thu`!

Tie^'c co^ng xu'c te'p nuo^i co`,
Co` a(n cho lo+'n, co` do` le^n ca^y.

Gio' ddu+a ca^y ca?i ve^` tro+`i,
Rau ra(m o+? la.i chi.u lo+`i dda('ng cay.

No'i dda^?y ddu+a cho vu+`a lo`ng ba.n,
So^ng giang-ha` cho^? ca.n cho^? sa^u.

DDo^' ai la(.n xuo^'ng vu+.c sa^u,
Ma` ddo mie^.ng ca', uo^'n ca^u cho vu+`a.

Do` so^ng do` bie^?n de^~ do`,
Na`o ai be? thu+o+'c ma` ddo lo`ng ngu+o+`i.

Chu+~ ra(`ng ho.a phu+o+'c vo^ mo^n,
Ti`m gia`u thi` de^~, ti`m kho^n kho' ti`m.

Ro^`ng va`ng ta('m nu+o+'c ao tu`,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n o+? vo+'i ngu+o+`i ngu bu+.c mi`nh.

Cho' da^u cho' su?a lo^. kho^ng,
Kho^ng tha(`ng a(n tro^.m, cu~ng o^ng a(n ma`i.

La^.p nghie^m ai da'm dde^'n ga^`n,
Bo+?i quan sa`m so+~ ne^n da^n no' lo+`n.

Ngu+o+`i tre^n o+? cha(?ng ky? cu+o+ng,
Khie^'n cho ke? du+o+'i la`m ddu+o+`ng ma^y mu+a.

Thu+' nha^'t la` tu ta.i gia,
Thu+' nhi` tu cho+., thu+' ba tu chu`a.

Da^~u xa^y chi'n ca^'p phu` ddo^`,
Kho^ng ba(`ng la`m phu+o+'c cu+'u cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i.

Ngu+o+`i ta ba thu+' ngu+o+`i ta,
Ngu+o+`i thi` tie^`n ru+o+~i, ngu+o+`i ba mu+o+i ddo^`ng.

Tra(m na(m bia dda' thi` mo`n,
Nga`n na(m bia mie^.ng va^~n co`n tro+ tro+.

Trong ddo+`i gi` dde.p ba(`ng sen,
Quan ye^u da^n chuo^.ng ra~ be`n cu~ng hu+.

Ngu+o+`i ddo+`i kha'c the^? phu` du,
So+'m co`n to^'i ma^'t, co^ng phu lo+~ la`ng.

O^ng cha kie^'p tru+o+'c khe'o tu,
Ne^n sanh con cha'u vo~ng du` nghinh-ngang.

DDo+`i xu+a tra? ba'o la`m cha^`y,
DDo+`i nay tra? ba'o mo^.t gia^y nha~n tie^`n.

Ca^y kho^ tu+o+'i nu+o+'c cu~ng kho^,
Va^.n nghe`o ddi to+'i no+i mo^ cu~ng nghe`o.

So^' gia`u tay tra('ng cu~ng gia`u,
So^' nghe`o chi'n ddu.n mu+o+`i tra^u cu~ng nghe`o.

Ca`ng cao thi` gio' ca`ng lay,
Ca`ng cao danh vo.ng ca`ng da`y gian nan.

Anh-hu`ng gi`, anh-hu`ng ro+m,
Ta cho mo+' lu+?a, he^'t chu+ng anh hu`ng.

Kho^n ngoan dda' dda'p ga` ngoa`i,
Ga` cu`ng mo^.t me. cho+' hoa`i dda' nhau.

Ga` co^` a(n qua^?n co^'i xay,
Rau ra(m muo^'i o+'t, xe' phai ga` co^`!

Cho+n mi`nh co`n la^'m me^-me^,
La.i ca^`m bo' dduo^'c ma` re^ cha^n ngu+o+`i.

DDe`n khen dde`n to? ho+n tra(ng,
DDe`n ra tru+o+'c gio' co`n cha(ng ho+?i dde`n?
Tra(ng khoe tra(ng to? ho+n dde`n,
Co+' sao tra(ng pha?i chi.u luo^`n dda'm ma^y?

Khoan-khoan qua^`n ti'a xuo^'ng ma`u,
Da^y lu+ng mua chi.u khoe gia`u vo+'i ai.

Co+m a(n kho^ng he^'t thi` treo,
Vie^.c la`m kho^ng he^'t thi` ke^u la'ng gie^`ng.

Tie^'c thay con ga'i mu+o+`i ba,
Lie^`u tha^n ma` la^'y o^ng gia` sao ddang.

A'o da`i cha(?ng ne^. qua^`n thu+a,
Ba?y mu+o+i co' cu?a cu~ng vu+`a mu+o+`i la(m.

Cho^`ng gia` vo+. tre? la` tie^n,
Vo+. gia` cho^`ng tre? la` tie^`n la` xu.

Tie^'c thay ca^y que^' giu+~a ru+`ng,
DDe^? cho tha(`ng ma'n tha(`ng mu+o+`ng no' leo.

Tie^'c ddu+'a con ga'i kho^n la^'y tha(`ng cho^`ng da.i,
Cu~ng nhu+ bo^ng hoa la`i ca(.m ba~i cu+'t tra^u.

Co' mo+. thi` cho+. cu~ng ddo^ng,
Kho^ng mo+. thi` cho+. cu~ng kho^?ng kho^ng bu+~a na`o.

Con me`o dda^.p be^? no^`i rang,
Con cho' cha.y la.i pha?i mang la^'y ddo`n.

Khen ai khe'o na^'u no^`i che` na^`y,
DDa~ ngon la.i ngo.t, co' mu`i khe^ khe^ (khe't).

Thu+' nhu+'t vo+. da.i trong nha`,
Thu+' nhi` tra^u cha^.m, thu+' ba ru+.a cu`n.

Tro+`i sanh hu`m cha(?ng co' va^y,
Cho hu`m co' ca'nh hu`m bay le^n tro+`i.

Ngoa`i mie^.ng thi` tu.ng nam mo^,
Trong bu.ng la.i chu+'a mo^.t bo^` dao ga(m.

Ga^~m trong the^' su+. nu+.c cu+o+`i,
Mo^.t con ca' lo^.i, bao ngu+o+`i buo^ng ca^u.

Con co` no' mo^~ con lu+o+n,
Bo+' chi. ghe lu+o+`ng muo^'n ti'a to^i kho^ng.
Ti'a to^i li.ch su+. li.ch sa`ng,
Ca'i lu+ng mo^'c thi'ch, ca'i dda^`u cho^m bo^m.

Chi. kia bo+'i to'c ca'nh tie^n,
Cho^`ng chi. ddi cu+o+'i mo^.t thie^n ca' mo`i.
Kho^ng tin do+~ ho^.p ra coi,
Rau ra(m o+? du+o+'i ca' mo`i o+? tre^n.

Tra(ng bao nhie^u tuo^?i tra(ng gia`,
Nu'i bao nhie^u tuo^?i, go.i la` nu'i non.

DDo^' anh con re^'t ma^'y chu+n?
Ca^`u O^ ma^'y nhi.p, cho+. Dinh ma^'y ngu+o+`i.

DDo^' ai bie^'t lu'a ma^'y ca^y?
Bie^'t so^ng ma^'y khu'c, bie^'t ma^y ma^'y tu+`ng?

DDo^' ai que't sa.nh la' ru+`ng,
DDe^? ta khuye^n gio', gio' ddu+`ng rung ca^y.

DDo^' ai bie^'t bie^?n bao sa^u?
Bie^'t so^ng ma^'y khu'c bie^'t ca^`u ma^'y no+i?

Chim bay mo~i ca'nh chim ngo+i,
DDo^' ai ba('t dda(.ng chim tro+`i mo+'i ngoan.

Con me`o kho^ng ra'ch sao ke^u me`o va'?
Con ca' kho^ng tho+` sao go.i ca' linh?

Tha^'y anh hay chu+~ em ho?i thu+? mo^.t lo+`i:
Thuo+? ta.o thie^n la^.p ddi.a o^ng Tro+`i ai sanh?

Ai cho sen muo^'ng mo^.t bo^`n,
Ai cho cam qui't sa'nh cu`ng lu+.u le^.

Go^'i ro+m theo pha^.n go^'i ro+m,
Co' dda^u du+o+'i tha^'p ma` cho^`m le^n cao.

DDi cho bie^'t ddo' bie^'t dda^y,
O+? nha` vo+'i me. bie^'t nga`y na`o kho^n.

Ro^.ng ddo^`ng ma(.c su+'c chim bay,
Bie^?n ho^` lai la'ng ma(.c ti`nh ca' ddua.

Ki`nh nghe^ vui thu' ki`nh nghe^,
Te'p to^m thi` la.i vui be^` te'p to^m.

Da.o cho+i qua' cu~ng nhu+ nha`,
Le^`u tranh co' nghi~a ho+n to`a ngo'i to^.

To+'i dda^y la. ca?nh la. ngu+o+`i,
Tra(m be^` nha^?n nhi.n ddu+`ng cu+o+`i to^i que^.

To+'i dda^y xu+'-so+? la. lu`ng,
Chim ke^u cu~ng so+. ca' vu`ng cu~ng kinh.

Ta ve^` ta ta('m ao ta,
Du` trong du` ddu.c ao nha` cu~ng ho+n.

Ro re nu+o+'c cha?y du+o+'i dde`o,
Ba` gia` la^.t dda^.t mua heo cu+o+'i cho^`ng;
Cu+o+'i ve^` cho^`ng bo? cho^`ng do^ng,
Ba` gia` mo+'i tie^'c ba mu+o+i ddo^`ng mua heo.

Con me`o, con me?o, con meo,
Ai da.y ma^`y tre`o, ma^`y cha(?ng da.y tao?

Con qua. no' ddu+'ng dda^`u ca^`u,
No' ke^u bo+' ma' la^'y tra^`u kha'ch a(n.

Vi' da^`u ca' bo^'ng hai mang,
Ca' tre^ hai ngha.nh, to^m ca`ng hai ra^u.

Ru? nhau xuo^'ng bie^?n ba('t cua,
Ba('t cua cua ke.p, ba('t ru`a ru`a bo+i.

Vi' da^`u ti`nh ba^.u muo^'n tho^i,
Ba^.u gieo tie^'ng du+~ cho ro^`i ba^.u ra.
Ba^.u ra ba^.u la^'y o^ng ca^u,
Ba^.u a(n ca' bo^'ng cha(.t dda^`u kho tie^u.

Kho tie^u kho o+'t kho ha`nh,
Kho ba lu+o+.ng thi.t dde^? da`nh em a(n.

Ma' o+i con vi.t che^'t chi`m,
Tho` tay (to^i) vo+'t no', ca' ki`m ca('n to^i.

Em to^i kha't su+~a bu' tay,
Ai cho bu' the'p nga`y ra`y mang o+n.

ai ddem con sa'o qua so^ng,
Cho ne^n con sa'o so^? lo^`ng bay xa.

Bo^`ng em ddi da.o vu+o+`n ca`,
Ca` non cha^'m ma('m ca` gia` la`m du+a,
La`m du+a ba bu+~a chu+a chua,
Chi. kia xa'ch di~a la.i mua ba tie^`n.

Bo^`ng em ddi da.o vu+o+`n du+a,
Du+a dda` co' tra'i chi. chu+a co' cho^`ng.

Chi. Xua^n ddi cho+. mu`a he`,
Mua ca' Thu ve^`, cho+. ha~y co`n DDo^ng.

Chi. Hu+o+u ddi cho+. DDo^`ng-Nai,
Bu+o+'c qua Be^'n-Nghe', ngo^`i nhai thi.t bo`.

Vi' da^`u, vi' da^~u, vi' da^u,
A(n tro^.m be? ba^`u, a(n cu+o+'p ha'i du+a.

Ba('c ca^`u cho kie^'n leo qua,
Cho da^u o^ng xa~ qua nha` to^i cho+i.

Chie^`u chie^`u vi.t lo^.i co` bay,
O^ng voi be? mi'a lo^.i ngay vo^ ru+`ng,
Vo^ ru+`ng bu+'t mo^.t so+.i ma^y,
DDem ve^` tha('t gio'ng cho ma^`y ddi buo^n.

DDi buo^n thie^'u vo^'n anh du`m,
O+? nha` chi ddo' chu' tru`m chu' ve.
Con qua. no' ddu+'ng chuo^`ng heo,
No' ke^u bo+' ma', ba'nh be`o chi'n chu+a?

Em to^i buo^`n ngu~ buo^`ng nghe^,
Con ta^`m dda~ chi'n, con de^ dda~ muo^`i.

Chi. kia bo+'i to'c dduo^i ga`,
Na('m dduo^i chi. la.i, ho?i nha` chi. dda^u.
Nha` to^i o+? du+o+'i dda'm da^u,
O+? be^n dda'm dda^.u, dda^`u ca^`u ngo' qua.

Ngo' qua Cho+.-Lo+'n la`m chay,
Thi?nh o^ng Tie^u-Die^.n, thi?nh ba` Quan-A^m.

Than ra(`ng nha` do^.t co^.t xie^u,
Muo^'n ddi la^'y vo+., so+. nhie^`u mie^.ng a(n.

Ai ve^` nha('n vo+'i o^ng ca^u,
Ca' a(n thi` giu+.t, dde^? la^u he^'t mo^`i.

Chie^`u chie^`u ba('t ke't nho^? lo^ng,
Ke't ke^u bo+' chi., chi. ddu+`ng ba^'t nha^n.

Ba('t con O^-Thu+o+'c ddo^.i ca^`u,
Cho ba` Tha'nh-Ma^~u ve^` cha^`u Thu+o+.ng-Thie^n.

Ca' kho^ng a(n ca^u tha^.t la` con ca' da.i,
Va'c ca^`n ca^u ve^` nghi~ la.i con ca' kho^n.

Ba ddo^`ng mo^.t chu.c dda`n o^ng,
Ta bo? va`o lo^`ng ta xa'ch ta cho+i.

Tro+`i mu+a va^`n vu~, ba.n cu~ xa ro^`i,
Bie^'t ai nu+o+ng du+.a, la^`n ho^`i ta^'m tha^n.
(than cu?i)

Chu'ng chi. la` ga'i chung va`ng,
DDu+'ng tre^n ddi?nh nu'i thi` ngang vo+'i Tro+`i.
(Pha'ch, ho^`n pha'ch, ca(.p pha'ch, nha.c khi')

To+'i dda^y a(n go+?i na(`m cho+i,
O+n o^ng chu+a tra?, la.i ro+` con o^ng.
(ca'i pha~ng)

DDa^`u ro^`ng dduo^i phu.ng le te,
Mu`a xua^n a^'p tru+'ng, mu`a he` no+? con.
(Buo^`ng cau)

Em thi` ddi ca^'y ruo^.ng bo^ng,
Anh ddi ca('t lu'a go'p co^ng mo^.t nha`.
DDem ve^` phu.ng du+o+~ng me. cha,
Muo^n ddo+`i tie^'ng hie^'u, ngu+o+`i ta co`n truye^`n.
(ca'i gu+o+ng soi)

Bao nhie^u la' ru.ng que't do^`n,
Bao nhie^u no+. ba.n ha~y go^`m tra? cho.
(Ca'i bao)

Cha gia` dda~ ta'm mu+o+i tu+,
Nga`y nga`y go^`ng ga'nh co`n du+ su+'c bu+`a.
(Tha^`y Ma.nh)

Ba^'y la^u phong ki'n nhu.y dda`o,
Ba^y gio+` kha'c the^? ha`ng ra`o la^u na(m.
(ca'i qua? hu+)

Em do`n, anh qua' si me^,
Em gia`, anh la.i nhu'n tre^` bo+?i dda^u.
(Ca' cha'n)

Ta dda^u ha' de^~ chi.u nghe`o,
Ho'a co^ng da^~u ddi.nh, ma^'y dde`o cu~ng ba(ng.
(Rau ca?i tro+`i)

Con ddeo, con the.o, con bo^`ng,
A, B chu+a bie^'t, xin (vo+'i) cho^`ng ho.c cho+i.
(Tra'i Me do^'t)

Kho^ng hu+o+ng nhu+ng la.i ddo? lo`ng,
Mo^~i dde^m he' mo+?, bu+o+'m ong kho' ga^`n.
(Hoa dde`n)

Ngoa.i khoa, cu+'u ca^'p da^n ddoa`n,
sao tra tie^'ng du+~ cho cha`ng va^.y vay
(Con ga` a'c)

Nu+~a tra(ng pha^n re~ dda^`u cho^`ng,
Mo^.t ba^`y con tre?, a(~m bo^`ng tre^n tay.
(Ca'i qua.t gia^'y)




Cho+` em

Dde`n Sai` go`n ngon xanh ngo.n ddo?,
Dd`en My~ tho ngon to? ngo.n lu,
Em ve^` em ho.c chu+~ nhu,
Chi'n tra)ng anh ddo+.i, mu+o+`i thu anh cho+`.
Thuye^`n o+i co' nho+' be^'n cha)ng,
Be^'n thi` mo^.t da. kha)ng kha)ng ddo+.i thuye^`n.
Em ddi ddu*o*`ng a^'y xa xa,
DDe^? anh o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh.
Nu*o*'c non mo^.t ga'nh chung ti`nh,
Nho*' ai, ai co' nho*' mi`nh hay kho^ng.
Dde^m dde^m ddo^'t ddi?nh hu+o+ng tra^`m
Kho'i le^n nghi ngu't a^m tha^`m nho+' em.
Nho+' lo+`i nguye^.n u+o+'c ba sinh,
Xa xo^i ai co' bie^'t ti`nh cha(ng ai ?
Khi ve^` ho?i lie^?u Chu+o+ng dda`i
Ca`nh xua^n dda~ be? cho ai mo^.t ca`nh,
Co' ye^u anh thi` be? qua'ch cho anh. :)




Tho^n nu*~ Vie^.t-Nam trong Ca-dao.


Co' the^? noi' kho^ng ngoa ra<`ng muo^'n bie^'t ro~ phong tu.c,ta^.p qua'n, ne^'p so^'ng, ti'nh ti`nh cua? nha^n da^n VN, ta chi? vie^.c ti`m trong ca-dao, tu.c ngu*~. Vi` va^'n dde^` na`y bao qua't, ro^.ng lo*'n qua', ne^n chu'ng to^i xin chi? dde^` ca^.p mo^.t khia' ca.nh cua? va^'n dde^`. Ddo' la` phu. nu*~_hay ddu'ng ho*n_Tho^n nu*~ Vie^.t-Nam trong ca-dao.

Ngay tu*` lu'c co`n a<~m ngu*a? cho dde^'n khi bie^'t la^~y bie^'t bo`, em ga'i que^ VN lo*'n le^n da^`n da^`n trong nhi.p vo~ng, trong tie^'ng ha't cua? ba` ru chau', me. ru con, chi. ru em:

"Ca'i ngu? ma`y ngu? cho la^u,
Me. ma`y ddi ca^'y ddo^`ng sa^u chu*a ve^`.
Ba<'t ddu*o*.c con ca' ro^, tre^,
Tro`ng co^? lo^i ve^` cho ca'i ngu? a
Ma^'y va^`n ca-dao mo^.c ma.c, bi`nh di. dda~ tha^'m va`o tie^`m thu*'c ddu*'a tre? ne^n sau na`y lo*'n le^n tha`nh chi., tha`nh me. ro^`i tha`nh ba`, no' dda~ ha't ddi ha't la.i kho^ng bie^'t la` la^`n thu*' bao nhie^u dde^? ru em, ru con ro^`i ru chau' theo nhi.p vo~ng ddu*a keo~ ke.t dde^`u dde^`u...

Tha^'m thoa't con be' dde^? to'c tra'i dda`o cun cu't nga`y na`o nay dda~ giu'p ddo*~ ddu*o*.c me. trong nhu*~ng vie^.c la<.t va<.t nhu*: que't nha`, be^' em, cha
To^'i qua sa'ng tra Em ddi ga'nh nu*o*'c ti`nh co*` ga<.p anh.
Va`o vu*o*`n ha'i qua? cau xanh,
Bo^? ra la`m sa'u mo*`i anh xo*i tra^`u.
Tra^`u na`y te^m nhu*~ng vo^i ta^`u,
Giu*a~ dde^.m ca't ca'nh, ddo^i dda^`u que^' cay.
Mo*`i anh xo*i mie^'ng tra^`u na`y,
Du` ma<.n, du` nha.t, du` cay, du` no^`ng.
Du` cha Xo*i da
Va` mo^.t chie^`u kia co^ da'm ha't ghe.o ca? cha`ng trai ddi ddu*o*`ng, la.i co`n cu*o*`i khu'c khi'ch la`m cha`ng ta ddo? ma<.t bu*o*'c mau:

Ho*i~ anh ddi ddu*o*`ng ca'i quan,
Du*`ng cha^n ddu*'ng la.i em than va`i lo*`i.
Ddi dda^u vo^.i ma^'y anh o*i!
Co^ng vie^.c dda~ co' chi. to^i o*? nha`...

Tho*`i xa xu*a khi chie^'c vo~ng ddie^`u co`n la` su*. mo* u*o*'c chung
cua? phu. nu*~ VN thi`, o*? la`ng que^, dda so^' tho^n nu*~ dde^`u hu*o*'ng lo`ng ve^` anh ddo^`, tha^`y khoa':

la^'y cho^`ng cho dda'ng ta^'m cho^`ng,
Bo~ co^ng trang ddie^?m ma' ho^`ng ra Cha Tham vi` ca'i bu't ca'i nghie^n anh ddo^`!

su*. thie^n vi. ro~ re^.t a^'y la`m cha`ng no^ng phu cay cu' va` ca
Ai o*i cho*' la^'y ho.c tro`,
Da`i lu*ng to^n' vai? a
Nhu*ng dda^`y mo^.t bu.ng chu*~ nghia~, anh ddo^` dda^u chi.u le'p ve^', la^.p tu*'c pha?n u*'ng ngay:

Hay na<`m dda~ co' vo~ng dda`o,
Da`i lu*ng dda~ co' a'o tra`o nha` vua.
Hay a Vie^.c gi` ma` cha
Ly' lua^.n nghe chu*`ng xuo^i tai, ne^n nhie^`u co^ va^~n u*a anh ddo^`
ma?nh mai ho*n cha`ng no^ng phu vai u thi.t ba<'p, ma<.c da^`u kho^ng phai? anh ddo^` na`o ro^`i ra cu~ng thanh va^n dda<'c lo^. dde^? ma` "ngu*.a anh ddi tru*o*'c, vo~ng na`ng ddi sau". Tuy nhie^n ddu*o*.c la`m vo*. anh ddo^`, ca'c co^ va^~n thi'ch va` chi.u kho' thu*'c khuya so*'m ta^`n ta?o nuo^i cho^`ng a
Canh mo^.t do.n cu*?a do.n nha`,
Canh hai de^.t cu*i?, canh ba ddi na<`m.
Canh tu* bu*o*'c sang canh na Tri`nh anh da^.y ho.c cho*' na<`m la`m chi.
Nu*a~ mai chu'a mo*? khoa thi,
Ba?ng va`ng ra.ng ro*~ kia` dde^` te^n anh.
Bo~ co^ng cha me. sa<'m sanh,
Tie^`n lu*ng ga.o tu'i cho anh va`o tru*o*`ng.
Nghi ve^. ddo'ng hai be^n ddu*o*`ng,
Ngu*.a anh ddi tru*o*'c vo~ng na`ng theo sau.
Ke? chie^n ngu*o*`i tro^'ng ddua nhau,
Tie^'ng khoan ro^.n ri.p tie^'ng mau ra^.p ri`nh.

Nhu*ng kho^ng phai? co^ na`o cu~ng thi'ch la^'y anh ddo^` tha^`y khoa'; cu~ng co' co^ nghi~ kha'c. Va` dda^y ta ha~y nghe mo^.t tho^n nu*~ tho? the? no^i~ lo`ng:

Mo^.t na Em ngo^`i em ti'nh co' gi` cha Tha'ng gie^ng a Tha'ng hai ro^i~ rai~ quay ra nuo^i ta<`m.
Tha'ng ba ddi ba'n vai? tha^m,
Tha'ng tu* ddi ga<.t, tha'ng na Tha'ng sau' em ddi buo^n be`,
Tha'ng bay? tha'ng ta'm tro*? ve^` ddong ngo^.
Chi'n mu*o*`i ca<'t ra. ddo^`ng mua`;
Mo^.t cha.p vo*' phai? anh ddo^` da`i lu*ng.
Anh a Dde^? cho em phai? quanh na Cha Ga.o bo^` tho'c ddo^'ng co`n phie^`n no^i~ chi ?

Song le du` la^'y anh ddo^` anh khoa' hay ga' nghia~ vo*'i no^ng phu, ca'c co^ cu~ng va^~n phai? hai su*o*ng mo^.t na<'ng, dda^`u ta<'t ma<.t to^'i lo ga'nh va'c giang so*n nha` cho^`ng. Vi` anh ddo^` anh khoa' thu*o*`ng nghe`o ma` co^ng vie^.c nha` no^ng thi` quanh na
Mo^.t nga`y hai bu*a~ co*m dde`n,
Co`n gi` ma' pha^'n ra
Dda~ the^', nhie^`u khi la.i vo*' phai? anh cho^`ng kho^ng chi.u cha
Cho^`ng em no' cha To^? to^m, xo'c ddia~ no' thi` cho*i hoang.
Noi' ra xa^'u thie^'p ho^? cha`ng,
No' gia^.n no' pha' tan hoang cu*?a nha`!
Noi' dda^y co' chi. em nha`:
Co`n da Em ba'n ddi tra? no*. cho cho^`ng,
Co`n a
Pha?n u*'ng ba<`ng ca'ch nha` co`n chu't gi` nha<.t nha.nh ddi ba'n he^'t dde^? "tra? no*. co*` ba.c cho cho^`ng", dde^? me. con "he^'t nhi.n" cho ca'm ca?nh vo*'i dda^'t tro*`i, dde^? anh cho^`ng hu* tra<'ng ma<'t ra!

Pha?n u*'ng tie^u cu*.c, nhe. nha`ng nhu* va^.y; co' le~ chi? co' ca'c co^ tho^n nu*~ VN mo*'i la`m ddu*o*.c! Vi` thai' ddo^. na`y ddo`i hoi? nhie^`u ddu*'c ti'nh: kho^ng nhu*~ng nhu mi` hie^`n ha^.u ma` co`n phai? nhie^`u nha^~n nhi.n, gia^`u hy sinh.

Nha^~n nhi.n, hy sinh, thu? thu*o*`ng an pha^.n, e'p mi`nh trong khuo^n
kho^? kha<'t khe cua? le^~ gia'o, cha^'p nha^.n mo.i ba^'t co^ng cua? ne^`n lua^n ly' co^? truye^`n...Ddo' la` ba?n ti'nh cua? phu. nu*~ VN xu*a ddu*o*.c dda`o ta.o kha<'t khe trong gia'o ly' Kho^?ng Ma.nh. Cho ne^n ta kho^ng la. tru*o*'c ca?nh co' le~ chi? co' o*? nu*o*'c ta tru*o*'c dda^y ma` hie^'m tha^'y o*? xa~ho^.i na`o kha'c tre^n the^' gio*'i:

Cho^`ng gia^.n thi` vo*. la`m la`nh,
Mie^.ng cu*o*`i ho*'n ho*? ra<`ng anh gia^.n gi`?
Thu*a anh, anh gia^.n em chi ?
Muo^'n la^'y vo*. le~ em thi` la^'y cho !

Tha^.t la` ngoan, tha^.t la` hie^`n, tha^.t la` "Vie^.t-Nam" o*? ca'i
tho*`i co`n na<.ng ne^` anh? hu*o*?ng Nho gia'o. O*? ca'i tho*`i ma` me. luo^n luo^n nha<'c nho*? con ga'i kho^ng ddu*o*.c "ho.c tho'i chua ngoa", phai? luo^n luo^n "tu*o*i ta<'n", phai? "khoan a
Con o*i! Me. bao? con na`y:
Ho.c buo^n ho.c ba'n cho ta`y ngu*o*`i ta.
Con ddu*`ng ho.c thoi' chua ngoa,
Ho. ha`ng ghe't bo?, ngu*o*`i ta che^ cu*o*`i.
Du` no du` ddo'i cho tu*o*i,
Khoan a Pho`ng khi ddo'ng go'p vie^.c la`ng,
Ddo^`ng tie^`n ba't ga.o lo toan cho cho^`ng...
Tru*o*'c la` dda<'c nghia~ cu`ng cho^`ng,
Sau la` ho. ma.c se~ kho^ng che^ cu*o*`i.
Con o*i! Nho*' ba^'y nhie^u lo*`i...

Trong ca-dao, co^ tho^n nu*~ VN co`n hie^.n ra du*o*'i nhie^`u khia' ca.nh dda'ng ye^u, dda'ng me^'n, dda'ng tro.ng va` cu~ng dda'ng thu*o*ng...Nhu*ng tho^i, xin ngu*ng noi' dde^? mo*`i ba.n ddo.c la<'ng nghe...Vi` tre^n thu*a? ruo^.ng dda<`ng kia, co^ ddang vu*`a la`m vu*`a gu*i? ta^m ti`nh trong gio.ng ca quye^'n ru~:

Co' dde^m ra ddu*'ng dda<`ng ta^y,
Tro^ng le^n chi? tha^'y bo'ng ma^y ta` ta`.
Co' dde^m ra ddu*'ng vu*o*`n hoa,
Tro^ng le^n chi? tha^y' sao ta` xanh xanh.
Co' dde^m tho* tha^?n mo^.t mi`nh,
Mo^.t dde^m thu*'c ca? na Co' dde^m ta.c dda' ghi va`ng,
Nga`y na`o em cha? nho*' cha`ng, cha`ng o*i!
Thu*o*ng mi`nh la<'m la<'m, mi`nh o*i!
Nho*' mie^.ng mi`nh noi', nho*' lo*`i mi`nh than.
Nho*' mi`nh nhu* nho*' la.ng va`ng,
Kha't khao vi` ne^'t, mo* ma`ng vi` duye^n.
Nho*' mi`nh nhu* bu't nho*' nghie^n,
Nhu* mu*.c nho*' gia^'y, nhu* thuye^`n nho*' so^ng.
Nho*' mi`nh nhu* vo*. nho*' cho^`ng,
Nhu* chim nho*' to^?, nhu* ro^`ng nho*' ma^y.

Va` ba^y gio*` mo^i~ khi nho*' ve^` ddo^`ng ruo^.ng na

Ba`ng Ba' La^n




TI`NH YE^U


DDo^i ta nhu* lu*?a mo*'i nhen,
Nhu* tra(ng mo*'i mo.c, nhu* dde`n mo*'i khe^u

Mu*a tu*` trong nu'i mu*a ra,
Mu*a kha('p thie^n ha., mu*a qua chu`a Tha^`y.
DDo^i ta ba('t ga(.p nhau dda^y,
Nhu* con bo` ga^`y ga(.p ba~i co? non.

Vo*. cho^`ng nhu* ddo^i chim cu cu:
Cho^`ng thi` ddi tru*o*'c, vo*. ga^.t gu` theo sau.

Anh co`n son, em cu~ng co`n son,
U*o*'c gi` ta ddu*o*.c la`m con mo^.t nha`!

Ca'nh ho^`ng bay bo^?ng tro*`i thu
Thu*o*ng em chim ga'y cu'c cu trong lo^`ng.
Duye^n may, tay be^' tay bo^`ng,
Thu*o*ng ai vo` vo~ trong pho`ng chie^'c tha^n.

Chim kho^n dda^.u no'c nha` quan
Trai kho^n ti`m vo*., ga'i ngoan ti`m cho^`ng.
Trai kho^n ti`m vo*. cho*. ddo^ng,
Ga'i ngoan ti`m cho^`ng o*? cho^'n ba qua^n.

Tre`o le^n tra'i nu'i Thie^n Thai, (*)
Ga(.p hai con phu*o*.ng a(n xoa`i tre^n ca^y.
DDo^i ta ddu*o*.c ga(.p nhau dda^y,
Kha'c gi` chim phu*o*.ng ga(.p ca^y ngo^ ddo^`ng!

(*) Thuo^.c huye^.n Gia Lu*o*ng, Ha` Ba('c.

DDe^m khuya thie^'p mo*'i ho?i cha`ng:
Cau xanh a(n vo*'i tra^`u va`ng xu*'ng cha(ng?
- Tra^`u va`ng nha' la^~n cau xanh,
Duye^n em sa'nh vo*'i ti`nh anh tuye^.t vo*`i.

DDe^m khuya du*o*'i dda^'t tre^n tro*`i
Mo^.t mi`nh co^ ddu*'ng, co^ ngo^`i, co^ nghe.
Co^ nghe he^'t gio.ng con ve,
DDe^'n lo*`i con cuo^'c go.i he` tie^'c xua^n...

Em ve^` ca('t ra. dda'nh tranh
Cha(.t tre che? la.t cho anh lo*.p nha`.
So*'m khuya ho`a thua^.n ddo^i ta,
Ho*n ai ga'c ti'a la^`u hoa mo^.t mi`nh.

Hai tay bu*ng ddo.i che` ta^`u,
Vu*`a ddo^i thi` la^'y, ham gia`u la`m chi!

DDo*.i cho*` tru'c o*? vo*'i mai
DDo*.i cho*` anh o*? vo*'i ai chu*a cho^`ng.

Ngu*o*`i ta ca^u be^? ca^u so^ng,
To^i dda^y ca^u la^'y con o^ng cha'u ba`.
Co' cho^`ng thi` nha? mo^`i ra,
Kho^ng cho^`ng em ca('n em tha la^'y mo^`i!

Co' tra^`u kho^ng vo? kho^ng vo^i,
Co' cha(n co' chie^'u, kho^ng ngu*o*`i na(`m chung.

Che`o mau cho thie^'p ga(.p cha`ng
Hai ta hie^.p la.i cho tha`nh mo^.t ddo^i

Ruo^.ng ai thi` na^'y dda('p bo*`,
Duye^n ai na^'y ga(.p, ddo*.i cho*` uo^?ng co^ng.

Cho`ng cha`nh nhu* no'n kho^ng khua,
Nhu* thuye^`n kho^ng la'i, nhu* chu`a kho^ng su*.
Kho^ng su* thi` la.i ti`m su*,
Anh kho^ng co' vo*. cu~ng hu* ma^'t ddo*`i.

Mong sao anh bie^'n ra ta(`m,
Em bie^'ng ra no^'ng ta na(`m chung cho*i.
Khi na`o cho ho*.p hai ho*i,
Ghe' tai no'i nho? nhu*~ng lo*`i thu?y chung.

Ngo' ra so^ng Ca'i
Ngo' ngoa'i tha^'y ddi`nh
Ha.c cha^`u tha^`n co`n ddu? ca(.p
Huo^'ng chi mi`nh muo^'n le? ddo^i!

Xa xo^i chi ddo' ma` la^`n,
Pha?i hu*o*ng hu*o*ng be'n, pha?i tra^`m tra^`m tho*m.

DDa^'y co`n kho^ng, dda^y cu~ng co`n kho^ng.
DDa^'y ke'n vo*. dde.p, dda^y tro^ng cho^`ng ma^`u .

Ma^~u ddo*n no*? ca.nh nha` tho*,
DDo^i ta trinh tie^'t ddo*.i cho*` la^'y nhau.

Ti`nh co*` em ga(.p em dda^y,
Nhu* ca' ga(.p nu*o*'c nhu* ma^y ga(.p ro^`ng.
Ma^y ga(.p ro^`ng ma^y lo^`ng cuo^`n cuo^.n,
Ca' ga(.p nu*o*'c con ngu*o*.c con xuo^i.
Cho^`ng Nam vo*. Ba('c anh o*i!
Sao anh cha(?ng la^'y mo^.t ngu*o*`i nhu* em?

Cha(?ng tham nha` ngo'i bu*'c ba`n,
Tra'i duye^n coi ba(~ng mo^.t gian chuo^`ng ga`.
Ba gian nha` xa. loa` xoa`,
Pha?i duye^n coi tu*.a chi'n toa` nha` lim.

DDa^'y ddo^ng thi` dda^y be^n ta^y,
DDa^y chu*a co' vo*., dda^'y nay ti`m cho^`ng.
Con trai chu*a vo*. dda~ xong,
Con ga'i chu*a cho^`ng, buo^`n la('m em o*i!

DDo' co' ddu? ddo^i a(n ro^`i la..i ngu?.
DDa^y co' mo^.t mi`nh thu*'c ddu? na(m canh.

Chim quye^n a(n tra'i nha~n lo^`ng,
Thia thia quen cha^.u, vo*. cho^`ng quen ho*i.

Vo*. cho^`ng la` nghi~a ta`o khang,
Xuo^'ng khe ba('t o^'c, le^n nga`n ha'i rau.

Hai ddu*'a mi`nh gio^'ng the^' ca^y cau,
Anh be. em be. nu*o*ng nhau suo^'t ddo*`i.




Trie^'t ly' da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam qua tu.c ngu+~

Vo~ Thu-Ti.nh

Ve^` y' nghi~a cu?a tu.c ngu+~, trong Vie^.t-Nam va(n-ho.c su+? ye^'u, Du+o+ng Qua?ng Ha`m dda~ nha^.n xe't: " Ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~ la` do nhu+~ng ddie^`u kinh nghie^.m cu?a co^? nha^n dda~ chung ddu'c la.i, nho+` dda^'y ma` ngu+o+`i da^n vo^ ho.c cu~ng co' mo^.t tri' thu+'c tho^ng thu+o+`ng dde^? la`m a(n va` cu+ xu+? o+? ddo+`i... ". (1)

Pha.m The^' Ngu~, trongVie^.t Nam Va(n ho.c su+? gia?n u+o+'c ta^n bie^n dda~ ghi: "Tu.c ngu+~ la` kho ta`ng kinh nghe^.m va` hie^?u bie^'t cu?a ngu+o+`i xu+a ve^` vu~ tru. cu~ng nhu+ ve^` nha^n sinh....Co' the^? no'i ddo' la` mo^.t quye^?n sa'ch kho^n mo+? ngo? va` lu+u truye^`n trong gio+'i bi`nh da^n tu+` xu+a dde^'n nay. " (2)

To'm la.i, theo ca'c nha` bie^n kha?o na^`y thi` ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~ la` mo^.t "quye^?n sa'ch kho^n, mo^.t kho ta`ng kinh nghie^.m va` hie^?u bie^'t ve^` vu~ tru. va` ve^` nha^n sinh" giu'p cho da^n gian ta "co' ddu+o+.c mo^.t tri thu+'c tho^ng thu+o+`ng dde^? la`m a(n va` cu+ xu+? o+? ddo+`i".

Trong ca'c tu.c ngu+~ cu?a chu'ng to^i dda~ su+u ta^.p, ngoa`i nhu+~ng ca^u no'i ve^` "mu+u sinh" va` "ta^m ly' ngu+o+`i ddo+`i" ra (nhu+ canh no^ng, tho+`i tie^'t, nghe^` nghie^.p, phong tu.c, lua^n ly', ly' su+. ddu+o+ng nhie^n..., ma` o+? va(n chu+o+ng truye^`n kha^?u nu+o+'c na`o cu~ng co'), thi` pha^`n nhie^`u la` nhu+~ng ca^u ve^` "ca'i bie^'t", ve^` "ca'i kho^n" cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`i, ro^`i dde^'n nhu+~ng ca^u ve^` "vu~ tru." (nhu+ dda.o Tro+`i, va^.n me^.nh con ngu+o+`i, Pha^.t, tu ha`nh, phu'c ddu+'c...), ve^` "nha^n sinh" (nhu+ trung vo+'i vua, quan la.i tham nhu~ng, ca'c kinh nghie^.m u+'ng xu+? kho^n ngoan giu+~a xa~ ho^.i vo+'i nhau).

Chu'ng to^i nghi~ ra(`ng dda^y la` ca^?m nang, la` ba?n chu'c thu+ cu?a tie^`n nha^n, truye^`n la.i cho con cha'u ca? mo^.t "trie^'t ly' da^n to^.c" xa^y du+.ng tre^n ca'i "bie^'t" va` ca'i "kho^n", dde^? cu+ xu+? cho ddu'ng "dda.o la`m ngu+o+`i", theo "Le~ Tro+`i va` Ti`nh ngu+o+`i". Tuy tie^`n nha^n kho^ng no'i ro~ ra, nhu+ng con cha'u chu'ng ta pha?i hie^?u ra(`ng du.ng y' cu?a ca'c Nga`i kho^ng ngoa`i mu.c ddi'ch to^'i thu+o+.ng la` chi? ddu+o+`ng cho chu'ng ta "tranh dda^'u ba?o to^`n no`i gio^'ng, dda^'t nu+o+'c, cho^'ng xa^m la(ng cho kho?i bi. ddo^`ng ho'a, die^.t chu?ng".

Ca'c nha` Nho, ca'c tha`nh pha^`n sang gia`u, ca'c thi. da^n co' nhu+~ng sa'ch vo+? cu?a Nho gia'o dde^? ca(n cu+' va`o dda^'y ma` u+'ng xu+? vo+'i nhau. Co`n da^n gian no^ng tho^n kho^ng co' chu+~, ne^n trong su+. giao thie^.p, u+'ng xu+? thu+o+`ng nga`y, chi? ca(n cu+' va`o ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~, la` kho ta`ng hie^?u bie^'t, kho^n ngoan, kinh nghie^.m ma` tie^`n nha^n dda~ truye^`n mie^.ng la.i cho chu'ng ta. Tu.c ngu+~ nu+o+'c ta ra^'t nhie^`u, kho^ng co' mo^.t tru+o+`ng ho+.p na`o ma` da^n gian kho^ng co' the^? du`ng mo^.t va`i ca^u tu.c ngu+~ dde^? minh chu+'ng cho tha'i ddo^., ha`nh vi cu?a mi`nh.



O+? ba`i Pare'miologie vie^tnamienne et compare'e ("Tu.c-ngu+~- ho.c Vie^.t Nam va` ddo^'i chie^'u"), ho.c gia? Tha'i Va(n Kie^?m co' ke^? la.i ca^u chuye^.n ve^` co^ng du.ng cu?a tu.c ngu+~ trong mo^.t vie^.c tranh cha^'p giu+~a da^n gian vo+'i nhau, to'm lu+o+.c nhu+ sau:

" Tru+o+'c dda^y co' mo^.t la'i buo^n ba'n cho ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Thu+o+.ng mo^.t ca'i a'o ba(`ng va?i bo^ng gia' 50 ddo^`ng, tra? ddu+o+.c 30, co`n thie^'u 20 ddo^`ng, thi` ngu+o+`i Thu+o+.ng bo? le^n nu'i kho^ng tha^'y quay la.i thanh toa'n. Sau mo^.t tho+`i gian kha' la^u, ngu+o+`i la'i buo^n ga(.p la.i ngu+o+`i Thu+o+.ng xuo^'ng ddi cho+., lie^`n tu'm la^'y da^~n dde^'n vie^n cai tri. ngu+o+`i Pha'p dde^? kie^.n. Ngu+o+`i Thu+o+.ng no'i a'o mua, va?i kho^ng to^'t, kho^ng xu+'ng 50 ddo^`ng, nay y chi.u tra? the^m 10 ddo^`ng nu+~a ma` tho^i. Co`n ngu+o+`i la'i buo^n nha^'t ddi.nh ddo`i cho ddu+o+.c 20. Vie^n cai tri. Pha'p xe't vie^.c cu~ng kho^ng co' gi` ra('c ro^'i, ma` y la.i no'i tie^'ng Vie^.t va` tie^'ng Thu+o+.ng tho^ng tha.o, tha^'y kho^ng ca^`n go.i vie^n chu+'c Vie^.t dde^'n giu'p. Kho^ng ngo+` suo^'t ca? buo^?i mai y gia?i thi'ch lua^.t le^., khuye^n du. ddu? mo.i ca'ch, ma` ca? hai be^n nguye^n bi. va^~n kho^ng ai chi.u nghe theo. Cu`ng la('m, y cho go.i vie^n chu+'c Vie^.t
dde^'n.

Vie^n chu+'c Vie^.t chi? no'i qua no'i la.i co' ma^'y phu't ma` ngu+o+`i la'i buo^n ba(`ng lo`ng nha^.n 10 ddo^`ng. Vie^n cai tri. Pha'p la^'y la`m la., ho?i, thi` vie^n chu+'c Vie^.t ke^? la.i la` dda~ du`ng ca'c ca^u tha`nh ngu+~, tu.c ngu+~ dde^? no'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i la'i buo^n ra(`ng: "Anh cho ngu+o+`i Thu+o+.ng ma('c chi.u nhu+ va^.y cu~ng nhu+ "tha? tra^u vo^ ru'", nay ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i Thu+o+.ng ba(`ng lo`ng tra? the^m 10 ddo^`ng, la` nhu+ "cu?a ddo^? ma` ho^'t" la.i tho^i. Xu+a nay anh co' tha^'y ai ho^'t cu?a ro+i la.i cho ddu? kho^ng? O^ng ba` ta thu+o+`ng no'i: "ga.o ddo^? lu+o+.m cha(?ng dda^`y thu'ng". Ba^y gio+` ho. ba(`ng lo`ng tra? 10 ddo^`ng la` ddu+o+.c ro^`i, cho+' ba`y chuye^.n kie^.n ca'o vi` tu.c ngu+~ ta co' ca^u: "ddu+o+.c kie^.n mu+o+`i bo^'n quan na(m, thua kie^.n mu+o+`i la(m quan cha(?n ". Kho^n da.i, ho+n thie^.t the^' na`o, la` mo^.t thu+o+ng gia, anh ha(?n tha^'y ro~." Ngu+o+`i la'i buo^n cho la` pha?i, ne^n nghe theo." (3)



1- Kho^n da.i trong thi ca

Va^'n dde^` "kho^n da.i" ra^'t quan tro.ng trong vie^.c xu+? the^', cho ne^n trong va(n tho+ cu?a ca'c ba^.c thu+'c gia? xu+a nay, va^~n thu+o+`ng tha^'y ddu+o+.c no'i dde^'n.

Tu+` the^' ki? thu+' XV, Nguye^~n Tra~i, trong Quo^'c-a^m thi ta^.p, dda~ ne^u le^n va^'n dde^` "kho^n da.i" na^`y:

"Cha(?ng kho^n cha(?ng da.i, chi? u+o+ng u+o+ng,

"Cha(?ng da.i ngu+o+`i ho`a (ta^'t ca?) la.i cha(?ng thu+ong."

dda.i y' no'i ra(`ng ne^'u ta cha(?ng chi.u nha^.n la` da.i thi` ta^'t ca? mo.i ngu+o+`i cha(?ng ai thu+o+ng mi`nh...

dde^'n the^' ki? thu+' XVI, trong Ba.ch-Va^n am quo^'c ngu+~ thi ta^.p, Tra.ng Tri`nh cu~ng pha^n bie^.t hai chu+~ "kho^n da.i" nhu+ sau:

"Kho^n thi` ngu+o+`i da'i (so+., ne^?), da.i thi` thu+o+ng,

"Nha('n ba?o bao nhie^u ngu+o+`i o+? the^',

"Cha(?ng kho^n dda`nh do+?, cho+' u+o+ng u+o+ng."

Nghi~a la`: Kho^n thi` tha^.t kho^n cho ngu+o+`i ta so+., da.i thi` ro~ ra`ng da.i ddi cho ngu+o+`i ta thu+o+ng, ne^'u kho^ng kho^n ddu+o+.c thi` dda`nh chi.u da.i, cho+' kho^ng ne^n u+o+ng nga.nh.

Va`o cuo^'i the^' ki? thu+' XIX, khi ngu+o+`i Pha'p ba('t dda^`u dda(.t quye^`n tho^'ng tri. o+? nu+o+'c ta, Nguye^~n Khuye^'n ca'o be^.nh tu+` quan, la`m ra ve? nga^y ngo^ dde^? kho?i bi. e'p ra la`m vie^.c la.i. O+? Nam ddi.nh tho+`i ba^'y gio+`, co' mo^.t ngu+o+`i dda`n ba` te^n la` Me. Mo^'c, cho^`ng ddi ma^'t ti'ch (co' thuye^'t cho la` theo kha'ng chie^'n), ba` gia? ddie^n gia? cuo^`ng va` hu?y hoa.i nhan sa('c dde^? kho?i bi. cho.c ghe.o. Nguye^~n Khuye^'n tha^'y ta^m su+. cu?a ba` gio^'ng vo+'i ta^m su+. cu?a mi`nh, ne^n ca?m ta'c ra mo^.t ba`i ha't no'i, co' ca^u ke^'t nhu+ sau:

"Ma?nh gu+o+ng trinh va(`ng va(.c quye^'t kho^ng nho+,

"dda('p tai, nga?nh ma(.t la`m ngo+,

"Ra(`ng kho^n cu~ng ke^., ra(`ng kho+` cu~ng tha^y.

"Kho^n kia de^~ ba'n da.i na^`y..." (4)

Ro^`i dde^'n dda^`u the^' ki? thu+' XX, Tra^`n The^' Xu+o+ng cu~ng than le^n:

"Thie^n ha. ddua nhau no'i da.i kho^n,

"Bie^'t ai la` da.i, bie^'t ai kho^n?

"Kho^n nghe^` co+` ba.c la` kho^n da.i,

"Da.i cho^'n va(n chu+o+ng, a^'y da.i kho^n..."

Va^'n dde^` "kho^n, da.i" na^`y, tu+` tho+`i xa xu+a, o+? Trung Hoa, Kho^?ng Tu+? (551- 479 t.T.L.) cu~ng dda~ ne^u ra dde^? gia?ng da.y cho ca'c mo^n dde^., ra(`ng: "Ninh Vo~ Tu+?, khi trong nu+o+'c co' dda.o ly' thi` o^ng ta to? ra co' ta`i tri' (dde^? ra la`m vie^.c), nhu+ng ga(.p khi chi'nh quye^`n vo^ dda.o, thi` o^ng la`m nhu+ ngu da.i (dde^? kho?i bi. e'p ra co.ng ta'c, tie^'p tay vo+'i qua^n cu+o+`ng ba.o sa't ha.i nha^n da^n). Ca'i kho^n cu?a o^ng nhie^`u ngu+o+`i la`m ddu+o+.c, dde^'n nhu+ ca'i ngu cu?a o^ng thi` kho^ng ma^'y ai bi` ki.p." (5)



2- Kho^n da.i trong tu.c ngu+~

Trong ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~ cu?a ta, da^n gian dda~ no'i nhie^`u ve^` "kho^n" da.i", va` dda(.c bie^.t, cu~ng co' mo^.t ca^u gio^'ng nhu+ ca'c ca^u tho+ cu?a Nguye^~n Tra~i va` Nguye^~n Bi?nh Khie^m vu+`a tha^'y tre^n dda^y:

"Kho^n cho ngu+o+`i da'i (ne^?, so+.), da.i cho ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng

"Do+? do+? u+o+ng u+o+ng, to^? cho ngu+o+`i ta ghe't."

Nhu+ng vi` sao da^n ta cho ra(`ng ca^`n pha?i pha^n bie^.t du+'t khoa't "kho^n", "da.i" nhu+ the^'?

Nguye^n la` tra?i qua bao the^' ki?, da^n to^.c Vie^.t thu+o+`ng xuye^n pha?i cho.n lu+.a giu+~a hai con ddu+o+`ng: dda^`u ha`ng, co.ng ta'c vo+'i ddi.ch, hay kha'ng chie^'n cho^'ng la.i vo+'i ngoa.i xa^m va` ba.o quye^`n ddo^.c ta`i ta`n a'c. Con ddu+o+`ng na`o la` kho^n? Con ddu+o+`ng na`o la` da.i?

Nhu+ng kho^n hay da.i, thu+o+`ng bi. ca'c tha`nh kie^'n chu? quan thie^n le^.ch cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`i chi pho^'i. La('m khi, ddie^`u ma` ta cho la` kho^n, thi` ngu+o+`i kha'c la.i cho la` da.i, hay ngu+o+.c la.i, nhu+ trong co^? ti'ch "Tra^u ru+`ng vo+'i tra^u nha` ":

"Tra^u ru+`ng che^ tra^u nha` la` da.i, vi` dde^? cho chu? ba('t la`m vie^.c cu+.c nho.c, ro^`i cuo^'i cu`ng cu~ng bi. chu? la`m thi.t, va` cho mi`nh la` kho^n vi` dda~ cho.n cuo^.c so^'ng tu+. do, kho^ng bi. cu+o+~ng ba'ch lao lu+.c. Co`n tra^u nha` thi` che^ la.i tra^u ru+`ng la` da.i, vi` o+? ru+`ng bi. ddo'i kha't, nha^'t ddi.nh co' nga`y se~ bi. beo co.p a(n thi.t, va` cho mi`nh la` kho^n vi` thu+o+`ng nga`y co' co? dde^? a(n, co' nha` dde^? o+?, kho?i bi. da~i da^`u mu+a na('ng, kho?i bi. thu' du+~ sa't ha.i. Be^n na`o cu~ng tu+. cho mi`nh la` kho^n ho+n be^n kia, va` ca?nh ca'o la^~n nhau: "Kho^n thi` so^'ng, mo^'ng (da.i) thi` che^'t". (Truye^.n co^? nu+o+'c Nam, Nguye^~n Va(n Ngo.c, ta^.p 2, to'm lu+o+.c truye^.n so^' 28).

Trong suo^'t bao nhie^u the^' ki? bi. ngoa.i thuo^.c hay hay bi. ke^`m ha~m du+o+'i ca'c che^' ddo^. ba.o ngu+o+.c, ca'i "kho^n tha^.t", "kho^n gia?", va` ca'i "da.i tha^.t", "da.i gia?" thu+o+`ng bi. la^~n lo^.n vo+'i nhau.

Tuy va^.y, da^n gian kho^ng pha?i la` kho^ng pha^n bie^.t ddu+o+.c, song kho^ng da'm no'i ro~ ra, ma` tra'i la.i, thu+o+`ng co`n la`m nhu+ da.i kho+` kho^ng bie^'t dde^'n. Cu~ng nhu+ Nguye^~n Khuye^'n, da^n gian dda~ co' ca^u ki'n dda'o tu+. ha`o ra(`ng:

"Ru` dda^`u, gia? da.i, la`m nga^y,

"Kho^n kia de^~ ba'n da.i na^`y ma` a(n !"

Sau dda^y, chu'ng to^i xin mu+o+.n lo+`i cu?a Le^ Va(n Sie^u, ta'c gia? Va(n-minh Vie^.t-Nam, dde^? gia?i thi'ch the^m ve^` va^'n dde^` na^`y:

"La`m the^' na`o kha'c ho+n ddu+o+.c? khi mo^.t da^n to^.c bi. so^'ng trong hoa`n ca?nh dde do.a die^.t to^.c thu+o+`ng xuye^n, bo+?i mo^.t ke? ma.nh ga^'p tra(m nga`n la^`n mi`nh, o+? ngay be^n na'ch mi`nh, ne^'u cha(?ng nghi~ tha thie^'t dde^'n su+. so^'ng co`n, dde^'n con ca'i no^'i nghie^.p, thi` chi? so+ sa^?y dde^? dda^`u o'c vie^~n vo^ng mo^.t chu't tho^i, cu~ng ddu? ma^'t ti'ch va`o trong ba?n ddo^` cu?a ddi.ch thu?. Cho ne^n Tra.ng Tri`nh, mo^.t vi. hie^`n trie^'t ddu+o+.c da^n chu'ng ki'nh tro.ng la` co' ta`i tie^n tri, dda~ chi? da.y co' mo^.t ddie^`u ra^'t go.n:

"Kho^n cu~ng che^'t, da.i cu~ng che^'t, bie^'t thi` so^'ng".

Bie^'t tu+o+ng quan lu+.c lu+o+.ng giu+~a mi`nh va` ngu+o+`i, bie^'t ta^m ly' kha't vo.ng giu+~a mi`nh va` ngu+o+`i, bie^'t da(`n lo`ng cho+` co+ ho^.i thua^.n tie^.n dde^? thu+.c hie^.n y' ddi.nh, bie^'t gia? do^'i dde^? che dda^.y bi' ma^.t ha`nh ddo^.ng cho kho?i ha.i, bie^'t cu+o+ng quye^'t tie^'n lui, bie^'t cu+'ng me^`m tu`y lu'c, bie^'t thi'ch u+'ng hoa`n ca?nh dde^? so^'ng co`n, bie^'t la^?n tra'nh mu~i du`i cu?a ddi.ch... toa`n la` nhu+~ng ca'i bie^'t ra^'t thu+.c te^', co' the^? kie^?m ddie^?m la.i qua mo.i su+. kie^.n li.ch su+?, va` co' the^? tha^'y ra^'t ro~ ra`ng la` chi'nh nho+` ca'i bie^'t a^'y ma` nu+o+'c Vie^.t Nam chu'ng ta co`n ddu+o+.c to+'i nga`y nay". (6) "Kho^n cu~ng che^'t " nhu+ Tra.ng Tri`nh no'i, ddo' la` ca'i "kho^n gia?"; va` "da.i cu~ng che^'t " nhu+ Tra.ng Tri`nh no'i, ddo' la` ca'i "da.i tha^.t". Chi? ai bie^'t pha^n bie^.t ddu+o+.c "kho^n tha^.t" vo+'i "kho^n gia?", "da.i tha^.t" vo+'i "da.i gia?", thi` mo+'i co' the^? so^'ng ddu+o+.c ma` tho^i.

Cu~ng nhu+ Tra.ng Tri`nh, tu.c ngu+~ dda~ ke^'t thu'c ra(`ng:

"Kho^n cu~ng che^'t, da.i cu~ng che^'t, bie^'t thi` so^'ng."

Xem nhu+ the^', "bie^'t" la` ddie^`u kie^.n chi'nh ye^'u dde^? bie^.n bie^.t ca'i "kho^n" vo+'i ca'i "da.i", giu'p cho chu'ng ta co' the^? thu+.c hie^.n ddu+o+.c "dda.o la`m ngu+o+`i", giu'p cho da^n va` nu+o+'c Vie^.t Nam chu'ng ta kho?i bi. die^.t vong.

Cho ne^n tu+o+?ng tru+o+'c he^'t, chu'ng ta ne^n ti`m hie^?u qua ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~ : "Bie^'t la` the^' na`o?" va` "Kho^n la` the^' na`o?"

A) "Bie^'t " la` the^' na`o?

1- Bie^'t la` suy xe't cho ddu'ng phe'p: suy chi'n, xe't xa, bie^'t ro~ go^'c ngo.n, va('n da`i, dda('n ddo na(.ng nhe., no^ng sa^u:

"La`m ngu+o+`i suy chi'n, xe't xa,

"Cho tu+o+`ng go^'c ngo.n, cho ra va('n da`i"

..."La`m ngu+o+`i pha?i dda('n, pha?i ddo,

" Pha?i ca^n na(.ng nhe., pha?i do` no^ng sa^u."

Bie^'t suy nghi~ ra^'t quan tro.ng, cho ne^n da^n gian thu+o+`ng nha('c ddi nha('c la.i cho chu'ng ta ghi nho+' ra(`ng:

"La`m ngu+o+`i ma` cha(?ng bie^'t suy,

"dde^'n khi nghi~ la.i, co`n gi` la` tha^n."

2- Bie^'t co`n la` suy ddoa'n pha^n bie^.t dde^? nha^.n die^.n ddu'ng su+. va^.t. Suy ddoa'n la` so+? tru+o+`ng cu?a nhu+~ng ca^u ddo^'.

Ca^u ddo^' - Ca^u ddo^' co' hi`nh thu+'c mo^.t ca^u go.n nga('n co' va^`n hay kho^ng co' va^`n, co' ba?n va(n nha^'t ddi.nh, nhu+ng ca^u ddo^' cu~ng co' hi`nh thu+'c mo^.t chuye^.n ke^? nga('n, kho^ng co' lo+`i va(n nha^'t ddi.nh. Tuy va^.y vi` no^.i dung hoa`n toa`n thuo^.c ve^` tri' tue^., suy lua^.n, ne^n chu'ng to^i va^~n xem ca^u ddo^' nhu+ la` mo^.t loa.i tu.c ngu+~.

Ca^u ddo^' thu+o+`ng du`ng dde^? mua vui, gia?i tri' sau nhu+~g gio+` la`m vie^.c me^.t nho.c, nhu+ng ca^u ddo^' cu~ng go'p pha^`n kho^ng nho? vo+'i tu.c ngu+~ dde^? luye^.n ta^.p, mo^.t ca'ch linh ddo^.ng, tinh tha^`n va` le^` lo^'i suy ddoa'n, bie^.n bie^.t cho da^n gian.

O+? dda^y chu'ng to^i kho^ng the^? ddi sa^u va`o vie^.c nghie^n cu+'u toa`n the^? ca'c ca^u ddo^', ma` chi? da^~n ra mo^.t so^' ca^u ddo^' lie^n he^. ho+n ca? vo+'i ca'ch suy ddoa'n bie^.n bie^.t, bo^? tu'c the^m ve^` ca'i "bie^'t" trong ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~ ma` tho^i. Chu'ng to^i chu' tro.ng nhie^`u dde^'n ca'c ca^u ddo^' go.i la` ddo^' me.o, nghi~a la` du`ng nhu+~ng ca'ch ki'n dda'o, khe'o le'o dde^? "ga`i ba^?y", la`m cho ngu+o+`i nghe hoa(.c kho^ng tha^'y ddu+o+.c, hoa(.c hie^?u sai le^.ch chu? dde^`, ne^n kho^ng bie^'t dda^u ma` suy ddoa'n gia?i dda'p.

a) Ve^` loa.i ca^u ddo^' me.o na^`y, tru+o+'c he^'t, co' nhu+~ng ca^u ddo^' "vu+`a do^' vu+`a gia?ng" ra^'t dung di., song ngu+o+`i nghe qua tu+o+?ng la^`m la` va^'n dde^` kho' kha(n, ra('c ro^'i, ne^n suy nghi~ xa xo^i, ddi ti`m lo+`i gia?i o+? ngoa`i lo+`i ddo^', kho^ng ngo+` lo+`i gia?ng la.i na(`m so+` so+` trong ca^u ddo^' ro^`i:

"Con cua ta'm ca(?ng hai ca`ng, mo^.t mai hai ma('t, ro~ ra`ng con cua "

"To^? kie^'n, kie^?n to^', vu+`a ddo^' vu+`a gia?ng"

ddo^': La` nhu+~ng con gi`, va^.t gi`?

Gia?i: La` con cua va` to^? kie^'n (co' ghi ro~ trong ca'c lo+`i ddo^').

Ngu+o+`i Pha'p cu~ng co' mo^.t ca^u ddo^' me.o nhu+ the^': "Quelle est la couleur du cheval blanc d'Henri IV?" (Ma`u lo^ng con ngu+.a tra('ng cu?a Henri IV la` ma`u gi?). Gia?i: Ma`u tra('ng (co' ghi ro~ trong lo+`i ddo^').

b) Co' ca'c ca^u ddo^' me.o kha'c, trong lo+`i ddo^' co^' ti`nh la`m la^~n lo^.n ca'c y' nie^.m "ddo^`ng tho+`i" vo+'i "la^`n lu+o+.t", "tro.ng lu+o+.ng" vo+'i "kho^'i lu+o+.ng" khie^'n cho ngu+o+`i nghe na`o so+ y', ha^'p ta^'p se~ gia?i dda'p sai:

"Luo^.c 1 ca'i tru+'ng 4 phu't la` chi'n, va^.y muo^'n luo^.c chi'n 8 ca'i tru+'ng pha?i to^'n bao nhie^u phu't?"

"Mo^.t ta. sa('t vo+'i mo^.t ta. go`n, ta. na`o na(.ng ho+n ta. na`o?"


Gia?i: Luo^.c chi'n 8 qua? tru+'ng cu~ng 4 phu't tho^i (bo? 8 tru+'ng chung va`o mo^.t no^`i ma` luo^.c ddo^`ng tho+`i vo+'i nhau). Mo^.t ta. sa('t va` mo^.t ta. go`n, kho^ng ta. na`o na(.ng ho+n ta. na`o. (Vi` ta. la` 100 ca^n, thi` ta. sa('t cu~ng na(.ng 100 ca^n, ta. go`n cu~ng na(.ng 100 ca^n nhu+ nhau).

c) Co' ca^u ddo^' me.o co^' ti`nh la`m cho la^~n lo^.n ca'c y' nghi~a (ddo^`ng a^m di. nghi~a) dde^? dda'nh la.c hu+o+'ng ngu+o+`i nghe:

"Tru.c tru.c nhu+ con cho' thui,

"Chi'n ma('t, chi'n mu~i, chi'n dda^`u, chi'n dduo^i."

ddo^' la` con va^.t gi?

Gia?i: Con cho' thui (Vu+`a ddo^' vu+`a gia?ng; chu+~ "chi'n" o+? ca^u na^`y kho^ng pha?i la` so^' 9, ma` nghi~a la` "thui chi'n", tra'i nghi~a vo+'i "so^'ng")

d) Cu~ng co' ca^u ddo^' me.o dda~ co^' ti`nh sa('p dda(.t sa(~n mo^.t ca^u gia?i dda'p kho^i ha`i nghe qua cu~ng ho+.p ly', ma` tha^.t ra thi` "la~ng nha'ch" (tra? lo+`i kho^ng dda^u va`o dda^u ca?) va` ngo^. nghi~nh, dde^? "cho.c que^" ngu+o+`i gia?i ca^u ddo^':

"Vi` sao khi ha`nh nghe^`, mo.i te^n a(n ca('p, mo'c tu'i pha?i nhi`n tru+o+'c ro^`i nhi`n sau? "

Gia?i: Vi` ha('n kho^ng the^? nhi`n tru+o+'c va` nhi`n sau cu`ng mo^.t lu+o+.t.

dd) dda(.c bie^.t co' ca^u ddo^' ma` co' the^? co' nhie^`u lo+`i gia?i ddu'ng, nhu+:

"Con gi` ddu+'ng thi` tha^'p, ngo^`i thi` cao? "

Trong sa'ch, tha^'y ghi lo+`i gia?i dda'p la`: "Con cho'". Nhu+ng tha^.t ra, lo+`i gia?i co' the^? la` "con me`o" vi` me`o cu~ng "ddu+'ng thi` tha^'p, ngo^`i thi` cao", nhu+ con cho'. Ma` con beo, con co.p cu~ng va^.y.

Ve^` "ddo^' toa'n so^'" cu~ng co' tru+o+`ng ho+.p mo^.t ca^u ddo^' ma` co' the^? co' vo^ so^' lo+`i gia?i ddu'ng. Cha(?ng ha.n nhu+:

"Ba ngu+o+`i mua tru+'ng. Ngu+o+`i thu+' nha^'t mua nu+?a gio? va` nu+?a qua?, ngu+o+`i thu+' hai cu~ng the^' (mua nu+?a so' tru+'ng co`n la.i trong gio? va` nu+?a qua?). Ngu+o+`i thu+' ba mua so^' tru+'ng co`n la.i. Ho?i so^' tru+'ng la` bao nhie^u? "

Trong sa'ch chi? tha^'y ghi co' mo^~i mo^.t lo+`i gia?i nhu+ sau: So^' tru+'ng trong gio? la` 7, ro^`i gia?ng the^m:

Ngu+o+`i thu+' nha^'t: Ba qua? ru+o+~i + nu+?a qua? = 4 qua?

Ngu+o+`i thu+' hai : (co`n la.i: 7 - 4 = 3. Pha^n nu+?a cu?a 3 = 1 qua? ru+o+?i) mo^.t qua? ru+o+~i + nu+?a qua? = 2 qua?.

Ngu+o+`i thu+' ba: (7 - 4 - 2) = 1 qua?.

Nhu+ng tha^.t ra co' vo^ so^' lo+`i gia?i ddu'ng kha'c nu+~a, nhu+ so^' tru+'ng trong gio? la` 11, 15, 19, 23, 27... cha(?ng ha.n.

So^' tru+'ng la` 11: thi` ngu+o+`i thu+' nha^'t 6, thu+' hai 3, thu+' ba 2 qua?.

So^' tru+'ng la` 15: thi` - 8, - 4, - 3 qua?-

So^' tru+'ng la` 19: thi` - 10, - 5, - 4 qua?.

So^' tru+'ng la` 23: thi` - 12, - 6 , - 5 qua?.

So^' tru+'ng la` 27: thi` - 14, - 7, - 6 qua?...

Ca'i me.o trong ca^u ddo^' na^`y la` ddu+a ra vie^.c mua the^m "nu+?a qua?" tru+'ng. ddo' la` ddie^`u tre^n thu+.c te^' kho^ng the^? la`m ddu+o+.c. ddie^`u na^`y la`m cho ngu+o+`i gia?i ca^u ddo^' bi. hoang mang. Cho ne^n tru+o+'c tie^n, pha?i ti`m hie^?u vi` sao la.i co' vie^.c mua the^m "nu+?a qua?", thi` mo+'i tie^'p tu.c suy ddoa'n ddu+o+.c.

La` vi` so^' tru+'ng trong gio? la` mo^.t so^' le?, ne^'u chia tha`nh hai pha^`n dde^`u nhau (nu+?a gio?) thi`, tre^n ly' thuye^'t ke^' toa'n, trong mo^~i pha^`n se~ co' "nu+?a qua?". Cho tie^.n vie^.c mua ba'n, ngu+o+`i mua, ngoa`i pha^`n nu+?a gio? tru+'ng ra, la.i mua the^m "nu+?a qua?" nu+~a, cho co' ddu+o+.c tro.n y mo^.t qua?.

Nhu+ va^.y, so^' tru+'ng trong gio? pha?i la` mo^.t so^' le?. Tu+` ddie^`u kie^.n tie^n quye^'t na^`y, ngu+o+`i gia?i ca^u ddo^' mo` ma^~m vo+'i nhu+~ng con so^' le?, tu+` so^' nho? dde^'n so^' lo+'n, tu+` 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 dde^'n 27 cha(?ng ha.n ..., thi` tha^'y ca'c con so^' dda'p u+'ng vo+'i ca'c tie^u chua^?n trong ca^u ddo^', la` 7,11, 15, 19, 23, 27.

Va` nha^.n tha^'y the^m ra(`ng: la^'y so^' 7 ma` co.ng vo+'i 4, hay co.ng vo+'i ca'c bo^.i so^' cu?a 4 (cho dde^'n vo^ ta^.n), thi` chu'ng ta se~ co' ra^'t co' vo^ so^' lo+`i gia?i ddu'ng.

Ca'i hay cu?a ca^u ddo^' na^`y la` o+? cho^~ giu'p cho ta hie^?u ddu+o+.c ra(`ng:

1- Ca^`n ddo^'i chie^'u vo+'i thu+.c te^' ma` kie^?m soa't su+. vie^.c mo+'i co' the^? suy ddoa'n hu+~u hie^.u.

2- Thu+o+`ng kho^ng pha?i chi? co' mo^.t lo+`i gia?i (cu?a mi`nh) la` ddu'ng ma` tho^i, cu~ng co' nhie^`u lo+`i gia?i kha'c ddu'ng nu+~a. Pha?i co' su+. "truye^`n tho^ng" vo+'i nhau giu+~a nhu+~ng tha`nh pha^`n nha^n loa.i.

e) dde^? ke^'t thu'c pha^`n na^`y, chu'ng to^i xin da^~n ra mo^.t va`i ca^u "ddo^' tu.c, gia?ng thanh", cha(?ng ha.n nhu+:

"Bo^. ti.ch quan anh xa^'u la. lu`ng

"Khom lu+ng, uo^'n go^'i, ca? ddo+`i cong

"Lu+o+~i to ma` su+'c a(n ra khoe't,

"Ca'i kie^'p theo dduo^i co' the.n kho^ng?"

Ca^u ddo^' nghe qua, thi` tha^'y ro~ ra`ng la` mo^.t tho'a ma." mo^.t o^ng quan "co' ha`nh ddo^.ng xa^'u xa la. lu`ng, be^n tre^n thi` ca? ddo+`i khom lu+ng, uo^'n go^'i ni.nh bo+., phi'a du+o+'i thi` ra su+'c ha` hie^'p, ddu.c khoe't da^n dden, thu+? ho?i ca'i kie^'p no^ le^. theo dduo^i a^'y, tu+. mi`nh co' tha^'y ho^? the.n kho^ng?"

Lo+`i che^ bai, ha.ch to^.i co' pha^`n tu.c ta(`n, so^'ng su+o+.ng, nhu+ng khi gia?ng gia?i kha'c ddi, thi` nghe thanh nha~:

Ca^u na^`y ta? ca'i ca`y. "Ca'i ca`y hi`nh da'ng kho^ng dde.p, ca'n uo^'n cong, lu+o+~i ca`y to, bao gio+` cu~ng pha?i theo dduo^i con tra^u dde^? ca`y". Ro^`i da^n gian, nha^n ca'ch ho'a ca'i ca`y, ma` le^n tie^'ng ho?i ra(`ng: "So^'ng cuo^.c ddo+`i theo dduo^i con tra^u nhu+ va^.y, "quan anh" co' the.n kho^ng?" (Chu+~ "quan" trong "quan anh", chi? "ngu+o+`i co' ddi.a vi. kho^ng pha?i ddi phu, ta.p di.ch trong la`ng, du+o+'i tho+`i Pha'p thuo^.c" (theo Tu+`dddie^?n tie^'ng Vie^.t, Nguye^~n La^n, 1991).

Kinh nghie^.m: Mo^.t chuye^.n mo+'i nghe qua cho la` chu+o+'ng tai, bie^'t dda^u ne^'u ddu+'ng va`o mo^.t la^.p tru+o+`ng na`o kha'c ma` nhi`n, thi` kho^ng pha?i va^.y.

Da^n gian bie^'t du`ng lo^'i vu+`a ddu`a co+.t gia?i tri', vu+`a dda`o luye^.n cho nhau ve^` suy ddoa'n va` ca^n nha('c trong nha^.n ddi.nh, mo^.t ca'ch kho^ng ke'm pha^`n sa^u sa('c.



B) Kho^n la` the^' na`o?

Khi dda~ "bie^'t" suy xe't, nha^.n ddi.nh, suy ddoa'n, thi` co' the^? pha^n bie^.t ddu+o+.c "kho^n" vo+'i "da.i", dde^? ha`nh ddo^.ng cho kho?i sai la^`m:

1- Kho^n kho^ng pha?i la` la`m kho^n, (tie^'ng Vie^.t, co' chu+~ "la`m kho^n" nghi~a la` to? ra mi`nh kho^n ngoan ho+n ngu+o+`i va` can thie^.p, xi'a va`o vie^.c cu?a ngu+o+`i kha'c), nhu+ the^' chi? co' ha.i cho mi`nh.

"Kho^n vu+`a chu+', kho^n la('m la.i che^'t non."

Tu+` the^' ki? thu+' XV, Nguye^~n Tra~i dda~ co' ca^u tho+ dda.i y' nhu+ the^':

"He^~ ke? la`m kho^n thi` pha?i kho'."

Va` Tra.ng Tri`nh cu~ng khuye^n ddu+`ng "tranh kho^n" ma` co' ha.i:

"Tranh kho^n a('t co' be^` lo la('ng."

Ma` tra'i la.i, tu.c ngu+~ ba?o ta pha?i bie^'t cu+ xu+? cho nhu'n nhu+o+`ng, khie^m to^'n:

"Ai nha^'t thi` to^i thu+' nhi`,

"Ai ma` ho+n nu~a to^i thi` thu+' ba."

2- Ma` kho^n la` tha^.n tro.ng bie^'t giu+~ gi`n lo+`i a(n tie^'ng no'i.

Chi? vi` thie^'u tinh tha^`n ca?nh gia'c, kho^ng tha^.n tro.ng, ne^n ngu+o+`i ta thu+o+`ng tho^'t ra nhu+~ng ca^u ho+' he^nh, vo^ y' thu+'c, ga^y ra bao nhie^u tai ho.a cho ba?n tha^n va` cho co^ng cuo^.c dda^'u tranh cu?a toa`n da^n:

" Va. o+? mie^.ng ra, be^.nh qua mie^.ng va`o."

..." Thu+' nha^'t la` to^.i mie^.ng ma`..."

Cho ne^n:

"Kho^n thi` nga^.m mie^.ng, khoe? thi` ca('p tay."

..."Ngu+o+`i kho^n ddo'n tru+o+'c ra`o sau,

"dde^? cho ngu+o+`i da.i bie^'t dda^u ma` do`."

..."Chim kho^n tie^'c lo^ng, ngu+o+`i kho^n tie^'c lo+`i."

"So^ng sa^u, sa`o nga('n kho^n do`,

"Ngu+o+`i kho^n i't no'i, kho^n ddo ta^'c lo`ng."...

..."Ngu+o+`i kho^n no'i ma'nh, ngu+o+`i da.i dda'nh ddo`n."

O^ng cha chu'ng ta co' ca'ch no'i ga^`n, no'i xa, ra`o tru+o+'c ddo'n sau, dde^? kho?i pha^.t lo`ng ngu+o+`i nghe va` nha^'t la` dde^? kho^ng ai co' the^? ba('t be?, hay buo^.c to^.i mi`nh ddu+o+.c. ddo' go.i la` "no'i ma'nh".

(Trong dda.i Nam quo^'c a^m tu+. ddie^?n, 1896, Huy`nh Ti.nh Cu?a ddi.nh nghi~a chu+~ "ma'nh" la` "y' tu+', ti`nh y', ma`ng do`" va` "no'i ma'nh" la` "no'i y' tu+', xa ga^`n, no'i u+o+'m thu+?" dde^? ngu+o+`i nghe suy nghi~ ma` hie^?u la^'y).

3- Kho^n kho^ng pha?i la` qui? quye^.t dde^? la`m thie^.t ha.i ngu+o+`i kha'c:

"dda~ kho^n la.i ngoan,

"dda~ ddi la`m ddi~ la.i toan ca'o la`ng."

Ne^'u kho^n ma` qui? quye^.t, thi` tru+o+'c sau gi` cu~ng:

"Kho^n ngoan qui? quye^.t che^'t lao, che^'t tu`..."

"Ca`ng kho^n ngoan la('m, ca`ng oan tra'i nhie^`u."

O+? tie^'ng Vie^.t, tu+` "ngoan" vo^'n co' hai nghi~a tra'i ngu+o+.c nhau: "ngoan" la` kho^n, nho+n la`nh, (nhu+ ngoan dda.o, ddu+'a be' ngoan), ma` "ngoan" cu~ng co' nghi~a la` kho' tri., qui? qua'i (nhu+ ngoan co^', gian ngoan), (dda.i Nam quo^'c a^m tu+. vi., Huy`nh Ti.nh Cu?a, Saigon, 1896). Trong ma^'y ca^u tre^n dda^y, tu+` "ngoan" ddu+o+.c hie^?u theo nghi~a thu+' hai, tu+'c la` "gian tham, qui? quye^.t".

4- Ma` kho^n la` tha^.t tha` ngay tha(?ng, vi` cuo^'i cu`ng ca'i kho^n ngay tha^.t bao gio+` cu~ng ho+n ca'i kho^n gian tra':

"Kho^n ngoan cha(?ng ddo. tha^.t tha`,

"Lu+o+`ng thu+ng, tra'o dda^'u cha(?ng qua ddong dda^`y."

(dda^'u: thu`ng ba(`ng go^~ dde^? ddong lu'a, ga.o; thu+ng: 1/10 dda^'u).

Tu+'c la`: Kho^n ngoan kho^ng ba(`ng tha^.t tha`, ngay tha(?ng; co' gian la^.n, tra'o ddo^?i cu~ng kho^ng ba(`ng la`m a(n ddu+'ng dda('n, lu+o+ng thie^.n: ddong dda^`y, ca^n ddu'ng.

Chu+a ke^?, "kho^n" ma` la`m ddie^`u gian ngoan, ba^'t nha^n, tha^'t ddu+'c, che^'t ddi se~ bi. xuo^'ng ddi.a ngu.c; co`n o+? ddo+`i na^`y da.i ma` hie^`n la`nh, che^'t ddi se~ ddu+o+.c le^n thie^n dda`ng:

"Kho^n the^' gian, la`m quan ddi.a ngu.c,

"Da.i the^' gian , la`m quan thie^n dda`ng"

5- Kho^n kho^ng du`ng dde^? ha.i da^n, ba'n nu+o+'c: kho^ng pha?i la` ddem ca'i kho^n ra cho^'ng la.i vo+'i ddo^`ng ba`o, pha?n la.i quye^`n lo+.i chung:

"Kho^n ngoan ddo^'i dda'p ngu+o+`i ngoa`i,

"Ga` cu`ng mo^.t me. cho+' hoa`i dda' nhau."...

..."Chim kho^ng dda'nh chim cu`ng mo^.t to^?

"Tra^u mo^.t chuo^`ng, dda^u co' hu'c nhau.

"Cu`ng chung mo^.t gio.t ma'u dda`o,

"No+~ na`o ha.i nu+o+'c, no+~ na`o ha.i da^n."

Va`

"Tie^'c thay con chim phu+o+.ng hoa`ng co`n da.i chu+?a co' kho^n,

"Nu'i Tam So+n cha(?ng dda^.u, la.i ddi dda^.u co^`n co? may !"

Da^n gian o+? vu`ng cu?a chu'ng to^i cu~ng co' mo^.t ca^u nu+~a tu+o+ng tu+. nhu+ the^':

"Chim kia da.i la('m kho^ng kho^n,

"Nu'i Lam So+n kho^ng dda^.u, la.i dda^.u co^`n co? may."

Lam So+n la` no+i nga`y xu+a Le^ Lo+.i kho+?i nghi~a, o+? dda^y "Lam So+n" du`ng dde^? tu+o+.ng tru+ng cho "kha'ng chie^'n". Ca^u na^`y dda.i y' no'i: Thu+o+ng ha.i cho nhu+~ng ke? da.i do^.t kho^ng bie^'t theo kha'ng chie^'n cu+'u nu+o+'c, ma` la.i ddi theo phu+o+`ng Vie^.t gian (dda^.u co^`n co? may la` mo^.t thu+' co?, mo^~i la^`n ta ngang qua, thi` bi. nhu+~ng ha.t nho? cu?a co? mo'c va`o qua^`n, ra^'t do+ ba^?n, pha?i ma^'t thi` gio+` mo+'i go+~ he^'t ddu+o+.c).

Va` cu~ng co' ca^u:

"Ga'o ddo^`ng mu'c nu+o+'c gie^'ng ta^y,

"Kho^n ngoan cho la('m to+' tha^`y ngu+o+`i ta."

"Gie^'ng ta^y" la` "gie^'ng o+? phi'a ta^y" ma` cu~ng co' the^? hie^?u la` "ngu+o+`i Ta^y"; "mu'c nu+o+'c gie^'ng Ta^y" co' the^? hie^?u la` "ddem nu+o+'c da^ng cho Ta^y". dda.i y' ca^u na^`y la`: Co.ng ta'c vo+'i Ta^y, ma` tu+. cho la` mi`nh kho^n, nhu+ng co' kho^n cho la('m, cu~ng chi? la` ddem tha^n ra la`m no^ le^. cho ngoa.i nha^n ma` tho^i!


6- Ma` kho^n du`ng dde^? giu+~ vu+~ng la^.p tru+o+`ng, ddu+`ng dde^? cho ddo^'i phu+o+ng lung la.c, mua chuo^.c, du. do^~ ddu+a va`o con ddu+o+`ng ba'n nu+o+'c, pha?n da^n:

"Ngu+o+`i ddo+`i pha?i xe't thie^.t ho+n,

"ddu+`ng nghe tie^'ng sa'o, tie^'ng ddo+`n ma` sai."...

"dda^y ta nhu+ ca^y giu+~a ru+`ng,

"Ai lay kho^ng chuye^?n, ai rung kho^ng do+`i"

7- Kho^n ma` y' thu+'c ddu+o+.c gio+'i ha.n cu?a ca'i kho^n.

Chi'nh tu.c ngu+~ dda~ va.ch ra cho ta tha^'y ro~ nhu+~ng hoa`n ca?nh kha'ch quan va` chu? quan dda~ ha.n che^' ca'i kho^n cu?a ngu+o+`i ddo+`i:

a) Hoa`n ca?nh kha'ch quan dda~ ha.n che^' ca'i "kho^n", nhu+: tie^`n ba.c, le~ pha?i, may ma('n, thie^n tho+`i, ddi.a lo+.i... :

"Ca'i kho', bo' ca'i kho^n."

..."Kho^n nhu+ tie^n, kho^ng tie^`n cu~ng da.i."...

..."Kho^n cha(?ng qua le~, khoe? cha(?ng qua lo+`i."...

..."May ho+n kho^n."...

..."Che? vo? (bie^'t nhie^`u) va^~n thua va^.n ddo?."...

..."Ngu+o+`i ddo+`i ai co' da.i chi,

"Khu'c so^ng eo he.p pha?i tu`y khu'c so^ng."

..."Kho^n ngoan o+? dda^'t nha` bay,

"Du` che, ngu+.a cu+o+~i, dde^'n dda^y pha?i luo^`n."

b) Hoa`n ca?nh chu? quan dda~ ha.n che^' ca'i "kho^n", nhu+: du.c ti`nh, nhe. da., ba?n ti'nh tro+`i sinh, gia` nua lu' la^~n...

"Mie^.ng kho^n, tro^n da.i."

..."Kho^n ba na(m, da.i mo^.t gio+` "

..."Kho^n tu+` trong tru+'ng kho^n ra,

"Da.i da^~u dde^'n gia` cu~ng da.i."

..."Tre? kho^n qua, gia` lu' la.i."



To^?ng ke^'t



Qua tu.c ngu+~, chu'ng ta tha^'y ddu+o+.c ddu+o+`ng lo^'i nghi`n na(m cu?a o^ng cha chu'ng ta, la` tru+o+`ng ky` tranh dda^'u cho su+. so^'ng co`n cu?a da^n to^.c, cu?a quo^'c gia, ma` trie^'t ly' ca(n ba?n la`: "bie^'t thi` so^'ng", bie^'t "pha^n bie^.t da.i va` kho^n" dde^? ba?n tha^n, no`i gio^'ng kho?i bi. die^.t vong, mo^.t trie^'t ly' xa^y du+.ng tre^n ti`nh ngu+o+`i , tre^n su+. la`m la`nh, ddu`m bo.c, giu'p ddo+~, cu+'u vo+'t la^~n nhau, mo^.t le^` lo^'i u+'ng xu+? chu+`ng mu+.c vu+`a pha?i, bie^'t tha^.n tro.ng, a^?n nha^~n, chi.u ddu+.ng dde^? thi'ch nghi ho'a vo+'i mo.i hoa`n ca?nh dde^? so^'ng, dde^? to^`n ta.i, dde^? cho+` tho+`i, cho+` co+ ho^.i thua^.n lo+.i ma` vu`ng le^n.

Nguye^~n Thu`y, trong Tinh tha^`n Vie^.t Nam, cho ra(`ng: "Co' nhu+ the^', da^n to^.c ta mo+'i to^`n ta.i, mo+'i ba?o ve^. ddu+o+.c tinh tha^`n cu?a mi`nh, mo+'i tie^'p thu ddu+o+.c mo.i thu+' cu?a ngu+o+`i dde^? co' the^? the^? hie^.n ddu+o+.c mo^.t ho^.i nha^.p tro`n dda^`y ca'i ly' di.ch ho'a cu?a vu~ tru. va.n va^.t va` cu?a con ngu+o+`i va`o tho+`i ky` cuo^'i cu?a ki? nguye^n. Ca'i ti'nh "cha^'p nha^.n dde^? tu+` khu+o+'c", "ho`a ma` kho^ng ddo^`ng", "to? ra thua thie^.t dde^? kho^ng dda^`u ha`ng", "chi.u thie^.t tho`i dde^? kho^ng ma^'t ta^'t ca?", ne^'u co' ddu+a da^n to^.c dde^'n cho^~ pha?i ga'nh chi.u nhie^`u tra^`m lua^n, nhu+ng chi'nh la` mo^.t cuo^.c "cha.y tro^'n ve^` dda(`ng tru+o+'c" ra^'t te^' nhi. cu?a da^n to^.c ta dde^? su+?a soa.n cho mo^.t bu+o+'c ddi to^'t dde.p va`o ho^`i chung cu.c. Chi.u ddu+.ng ta^'t ca? dde^? kho?i bi. tie^u die^.t." (7)

Tinh tha^`n ke^'t ho+.p ca'i "kho^n" va` ca'i "bie^'t" trong tu.c ngu+~, dda~ chi pho^'i mo.i xu+? su+., tho^ng truye^`n giu+~a da^n gian nu+o+'c ta. Tinh tha^`n a^'y cu~ng pha^`n na`o gio^'ng vo+'i quan nie^.m ke^'t ho+.p "kho^n" va` "bie^'t" trong trie^'t ho.c hie^.n dda.i Ta^y phu+o+ng. Mo^.t gia'o su+ Pha'p, Didier Julia, cu~ng xa'c nha^.n ra(`ng: "Ca'i "kho^n", theo nghi~a xu+a, la` ca'i "bie^'t" ba(`ng tru+.c gia'c ve^` nhu+~ng qui lua^.t cu?a vu~ tru., va` theo ddi.nh nghi~a hie^.n dda.i, la` ca'i "bie^'t" ve^` nhu+~ng va^'n dde^` cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kha'c. No'i mo^.t ca'ch tho^ng thu+o+`ng ho+n, ca'i "kho^n" la` mo^.t kha'i nie^.m lua^n ly' chi? su+. "tha(ng ba(`ng" cu?a pha^?m ca'ch con ngu+o+`i : su+. "tie^'t ddo^." (theo Platon), hay su+. "chu+`ng mu+.c" cu?a mo.i ham muo^'n. Theo nghi~a a^'y, ca'i "kho^n" tra'i la.i vo+'i su+. "say me^", cu~ng nhu+ tra'i la.i vo+'i ca'i "da.i". Ca'i "kho^n" co' khuynh hu+o+'ng ho'a ddo^`ng vo+'i su+. "tha^.n tro.ng". (8)

Tu+`dddie^?n ve^` Trie^'t-ho.c Pha'p cu~ng dda~ ddi.nh nghi~a: "La sagesse est le but de la philosophie", nghi~a la` "ca'i kho^n la` cu+'u ca'nh cu?a trie^'t ho.c". (8)

To'm la.i, da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam qua? dda~ co' mo^.t trie^'t ly' rie^ng cu?a mi`nh, trie^'t ly' ma` o^ng cha chu'ng ta du.ng y' tro^'i gu+?i la.i qua ca'c ca^u tu.c ngu+~. Bo^?n pha^.n con cha'u chu'ng ta la` kha'm pha' cho tha^'y ddu+o+.c trie^'t ly' a^'y, dde^? ha`nh ddo^.ng cho ddu'ng, ha^`u tie^'p tu.c dda^'u tranh ba?o to^`n no`i gio^'ng va` que^ hu+o+ng. Va` danh tu+` "trie^'t ly'" trong dda^`u dde^` "Trie^'t ly' da^n to^.c Vie^.t Nam" ma` chu'ng to^i du`ng tre^n dda^y, tu+o+?ng kho^ng pha?i la` la.m xu+ng!?


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CHU' THi'CH

(1)- Du+o+ng Qua?ng Ha`m, Vie^.t Nam Va(n ho.c su+? ye^'u, q. I, Paris, SudAsie, 1986, Tu.c ngu+~, tr. 6,7.

(2)- Pha.m The^' Ngu~, Vie^.t-Nam va(n-ho.c su+? gia?n u+o+'c ta^n bie^n, q. I, dda.i Nam ta'i ba?n, Glendale,CA., na(m ?, tr. 22, 23. (3)- Tha'i Va(n Kie^?m, Pare'miologie vie^.tnamienne compare'e , in Pre'sence Indochinoise, Paris, No1 - Avril 1979, pp. 81 - 117.

(4)- Nguye^~n Khuye^'n - Me. Mo^'c:

So danh gia' ai ba(`ng Me. Mo^'c,

Ngoa`i hi`nh ha`i ga^'m vo'c cu~ng the^m ra.

Ta^'m ho^`ng nhan ddem bo^i la^'m xo'a nho`a,

La`m the^' dde^? cho qua ma('t tu.c.

Ngoa.i ma.o ba^'t ca^`u nhu+ my~ ngo.c,

Ta^m trung thu+o+`ng thu? tu+. kie^m kim.(a)

Nho+' cho^`ng con muo^n da(.m xa ti`m,

Giu+~ son sa('t e^m dde^`m mo^.t tie^'t.

Sa.ch nhu+ nu+o+'c, tra('ng nhu+ nga`, trong nhu+ tuye^'t;

Ma?nh gu+o+ng trinh va(`ng va(.c quye^'t kho^ng nho+.

dda('p tai nga?nh ma(.t la`m ngo+,

Ra(`ng kho^n cu~ng ke^., ra(`ng kho+` cu~ng tha^y.

Kho^n kia de^~ ba'n da.i na^`y !

(a)- Kie^m kim = va`ng ro`ng

(5)- Lua^.n Ngu+~, ba?n di.ch cu?a ddoa`n Trung Co`n, Paris, SudAsie, na(m ?, chu+o+ng Co^ng Da? Tra`ng, tie^'t 20, trang 76: "Tu+? vie^'t: Ninh Vo~ Tu+?, bang hu+~u dda.o ta('c tri', bang vo^ dda.o ta('c ngu. Ky` tri' kha? ca^.p gia~, ky` ngu ba^'t kha? ca^.p gia~"

(6)- Le^ Va(n Sie^u, Va(n minh Vie^.t Nam, Saigon, Nam Chi tu`ng thu+, 1964, ta'i ba?n Glendale CA., dda.i Nam, na(m ?, tr. 92, 93.

(7)- Nguye^~n Thu`y va` Tra^`n Minh Xua^n, Tinh tha^`n Vie^.t Nam, San Jose' CA, Me'kong Ty. na.n, 1992, tr.195-196.

(8)- Didier Julia, Dictionnaire de la Philosophie, France Loisirs, Paris, 1992, p. 252: Sagesse , "Cette de'finition est certainement la plus rigoureuse: la sagesse est, au sens antique, la connaissance des lois du monde et, au sens moderne, la compre'hension des proble`mes d'autrui. Plus commune'ment, la sagesse est une notion morale qui de'signe l'"e'quilibre" de la personnalite' : la "tempe'rance" (Platon) ou la mode'ration des de'sirs. En ce sens, la sagesse s'oppose a` la passion, autant qu'a` la be^tise. Elle tend a` s'identifier a` la prudence."




Xa~ ho^.i

Ai ve^` Bi`nh DDi.nh ma` coi
Dda`n ba` con ga'i ca^`m roi ddi quye^`n

A(n ca^y na`o ra`o ca^y na^'y.

A(n tro^ng no^`i, ngo^`i tro^ng hu+o+'ng

A(n buo^?i gio^~, lo^~ buo^?i ca`y
Mo^.t nga`y a(n gio^~, ba nga`y hu't nu+o+'c

Ai o+i ddu+`ng cho'ng cho+' cha^`y
Co' co^ng ma`i sa('t, co' nga`y ne^n kim

Ai ddem con sa'o sang so^ng
DDe^? cho con sa'o xo^? lo^`ng no' bay

Ai o+i bu+ng ba't co+m dda^`y
De?o tho+m mo^.t ha.t, dda('ng cay muo^n pha^`n

A(n, thi` a(n nhu+~ng mie^'ng ngon,
La`m thi` cho.n vie^.c co?n con ma` la`m

Tu+o++?ng ra(`ng ta`u la(.ng, ta`u bay
Ne^n anh bo? vie^.c ca^'y ca`y anh ddi .
Bie^'t ra(`ng cu-li't, cu-li,
Tha` ra(`ng cu+' o? nha` que^ vo+'i na`ng
Nha` que^ co' ho., co' ha`ng
Co' la`ng, co' xo'm, lo+~ la`ng co' nhau .

Co' he`n cu~ng ngu+.a nha` quan,
Kie^`u kha^'u ra'ch na't ho^`ng nhang va^~n co`n.

Chim quye^n xuo^'ng dda^'t a(n tru`n,
Anh hu`ng lo+~ va^.n le^n nguo^`n ddo^'t than

Nho+' lo+`i nguye^.n u+o+'c ba sinh,
Xa xo^i ai co' bie^'t ti`nh cha(ng ai ?
Khi ve^` ho?i lie^?u Chu+o+ng dda`i
Ca`nh xua^n dda~ be? cho ai mo^.t ca`nh,
Co' ye^u anh thi` be? qua'ch cho anh.

Nhie^~u ddie^`u phu? la^'y gia' gu+o+ng,
Ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t nu+o+'c pha?i thu+o+ng nhau cu`ng.

Lo+~ bu+o+'c xuo^'ng ddo`,
So^ng sa^u, sa`o nga('n, kho^n do` to+'i no+i\.
Thuye^`n buo^`n gio' dda'nh ta? to+i,
Mo^.t con che`o que^' xa bo+i so^ng ho^` .
Tro^ng le^n ho`n dda' lo^ xo^,
Ma(.t so^ng lai la'ng be^? ho^` trong
xanh.

Ngo^`i dde^m trong bo'ng tra(ng ta`n,
Muo^'n ddoan vo+'i nguye^.t ma`than mo^.t lo+`i\.
Nguye^.t ra(`ng:"Va^.t ddo^?i sao do+`i,
Tha^n na`y va^~n dde^? cho ngu+o+`i soi chung."

Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i cho+' vo^.i cu+o+`i la^u
Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i ho^m tru+o+'c ho^m sau ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i

Con vua thi` la.i la`m vua
Con sa~i o+? chu`a la.i que't la' dda
Bao gio+` da^n no^?i can qua
Con vua tha^'t the^' la.i ra que't chu`a

Ta ve^` ta ta('m ao ta
Du` trong du` ddu.c ao nha` va^~n ho+n

Co`n duye^n ke? ddo'n ngu+o+`i ddu+a
He^'t duye^n ddi so+'m ve^` tru+a mo^.t mi`nh

Dde^m dde^m ddo^'t ddi?nh hu+o+ng tra^`m
Kho'i le^n nghi ngu't a^m tha^`m nho+' que^\.

Ai o+i cho+' la^'y ho.c tro`,
Da`i lu+ng to^'n va?i, a(n no la.i na(`m.

Anh na`y so^' pha^.n ra tro`,
Ve^` nha`, ca? ca.o, ca? mo` trong nie^u\.

Bie^'t ngu+o+`i bie^'t ta
Tra(m tra^.n tra(m tha('ng.

Ba` co`ng ddi cho+. tro+`i mu+a
Ca'i to^m ca'i te'p ddi ddu+a ba` co`ng

Bao gio+` ddo^`ng ruo^.ng tha?nh tho+i,
Na(m tra^u tho^?i sa'o vui ddo+`i Thua^'n, Nghie^u\.
Mu+`ng nay co' chu? Thua^'n, Nghie^u,
Mu+a Nha^n, gio' Hue^. tha?y dde^`u muo^n da^n.
So^ng lo^ mo^.t da~i trong nga^`n,
Tha?nh tho+i, ta ru~ bu.i tra^`n cu~ng ne^n.

Mo^` co^i cha a(n co+m vo+'i ca'
Mo^` co^i me. lie^'m la' ngoa`i ddu+o+`ng

Ma^'y ddo+`i ba'nh ddu'c co' xu+o+ng
Ma^'y ddo+`i di` ghe? ma` thu+o+ng con cho^`ng

Ba('c thang le^n ho?i o^ng Tro+`i
DDem tie^`n cho ga'i co' ddo`i ddu+o+.c kho^ng ?

Da^~u xa^y chi'n ba^.c phu` ddo^`
Kho^ng ba(`ng la`m phu+o+'c cu+'u cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i

Bo'i ra ma que't nha` ra ra'c

Buo^?i cho+. ddo^ng, con ca' ho^`ng, che^ la.t,
Buo^?i cho+. ta`n, con te'p ba.c cu~ng pha?i mua

Co' thu+.c mo+'i vu+.c ddu+o+.c dda.o

Ba'n anh em xa mua la'ng gie^`ng ga^`n

* Quan he^. gia ddi`nh

Con ngu+o+`i co' to^? co' to^ng
Nhu+ ca^y co' co^.i, nhu+ so^ng co'nguo^`n

Co' cha co' me. thi` ho+n
Kho^ng cha kho^ng me. nhu+ ddo+`n ddu+'t da^y

Co`n cha go't ddo? nhu+ son,
Mo^.t mai cha che^'t, go't con nhu+ chi`

Me. gia` o+? cho^'n le^`u tranh
So+'m tha(m to^'i vie^'ng mo+'i dda`nh da. con

Co^ng cha nhu+ nu'i Tha'i So+n
Nghi~a me. nhu+ nu+o+'c trong nguo^`n cha?y ra
Mo^.t lo`ng tho+` me. ki'nh cha,
Cho tro`n chu+~ hie^'u mo+'i la` dda.o con.

Ca' kho^ng a(n muo^'i ca' u+o+n
Con ca~i cho me. tra(m ddu+o+`ng con hu+

Tra^u heo khi che^'t te^' ruo^`i
Cha(?ng ba(`ng khi so^'ng ngo.t bu`i co`n ho+n

Ai ve^` to^i go+?i ddo^i gia`y,
Pho`ng khi mu+a gio' dde^? tha^`y me. ddi

A(n chanh ngo^`i go^'c ca^y chanh,
Ba'c me. ga? e'p cho anh ho.c tro`

Anh ddi ddu*o*`ng a^'y xa xa
DDe^? em o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh
Nu*o*'c non mo^.t ga'nh chung ti`nh
Nho*' ai ai co' nho*' mi`nh hay cha(ng

* Ti`nh Me.

Dda`n o^ng ddi bie^?n co' ddo^i,
Dda`n ba` "ddi bie^?n" mo^`co^i mo^.t mi`nh

Nga`y dde^m me. a(~m me. bo^`ng
Be^n u+o+'t me. na(`m, be^n ra'o cho con

Mie^'ng a(n mie^'ng ma(.c me. lo
La`m sao con ddu+o+.c a^'m no me. mu+`ng

Gio' mu`a thu me. ru con ngu?
Na(m canh cha`y thu+'c ddu? na(m canh

Cu~ng vi` con chi'nh vi` con
Mo^~i nga`y me. mo^.t ga^`y mo`n ta^'m tha^n

Mo^` co^i cha a(n co+m vo+'i ca'
Mo^` co^i me. lie^'m la' ngoa`i ddu+o+`ng

Ma^'y ddo+`i ba'nh ddu'c co' xu+o+ng
Ma^'y ddo+`i di` ghe? ma` thu+o+ng con cho^`ng

Chie^`u ho^m mo+'i tro+? ve^` nha`
Tie^`n xe da`nh dde^? mua qua` cho con

Con bie^'t no'i, me. so'i dda^`u

Vi' da^`u ca^`u va'n ddo'ng ddinh
Ca^`u tre la('t le?o ga^.p ghe^`nh kho' ddi
Kho' ddi me. da('t con ddi
Con ddi tru+o+`ng ho.c , me. ddi tru+o+`ng ddo+`i

Mai mo^'t thie^'p co' xa cha`ng
Ddo^i bo^ng thie^'p tra?, con cha`ng thie^'p xin

Ru con con ngu? cho la^u
Dde^? me. ddi ca^'y ruo^.ng sa^u la^u ve^`
Ru con con ngu? cho me^
Me. co`n lo chuye^.n le^ the^ ke'o ca`y
Ru con con ngu? cho say
Me. co`n va^'t va? cha^n tay ngoa`i ddo^`ng
Ru con con ngu? cho no^`ng
Me. co`n nho^? ma. tra? co^ng cho ngu+o+`i

Me. gia` to'c ba.c pha su+o+ng
Vi` con da^`u da~i tra(m ddu+o+`ng dda('ng cay

Con o+i, muo^'n ne^n tha^n ngu+o+`i
La('ng nghe la^'y ngu+~ng lo+`i me. khuye^n

Ai ra(`ng co^ng me. ba(`ng non
Thu+.c ra co^ng me. la.i co`n lo+'n ho+n





Ai ddi dda^u dda^'y ho+~i ai ?
Hay la` tru'c dda~ nho+' mai ddi ti`m
Ti`m em nhu* the^? ti`m chim
Chim bay bie^?n Ba('c, ddi ti`m bie^?n DDo^ng

Ai ve^` ai o+? ma(.c ai
Thie^'p nhu+ sa^`u ddu+o+.m tha('p hoa`i na(m canh

Cha me. anh co' dda'nh qua(`n dda'nh qua.i
Ba('t anh ra treo ta.i nha`nh du*o*ngA
Bie^?u tu*` ai, anh tu*` dda(.ng
Cho*' bie^?u anh tu*` ngu*o*`i thu*o*ng, anh kho^ng tu*`

Cho^`ng em a'o ra'ch em thu+o+ng
Cho^`ng ngu+o+`i a'o ga^'m, xo^ng hu+o+ng ma(.c ngu+o+`i

Co`n ddang cho.n dda' thu+? va`ng.
Ngo.c la`nh ai qua^?y ra dda`ng ba'n rao\.
Quan quan bo^'n tie^'ng thu+ cu+u
Mong ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? ha?o ca^`u ke^'t duye^n.
Pha^'n son cho phi? ta^'m nguye^`n,
Anh hu`ng sa'nh vo+'i thuye^`n quye^n mo+'i ti`nh.
Pha.t kha tho+ a^'y ra`nh ra`nh,
Phi? mo^i ba^'t dda('c xin anh lie^.u lu+o+`ng.

Bo? thi` thu+o+ng, vu+o+ng thi` to^.i !

Nho+' lo+`i nguye^.n u+o+'c ba sinh,
Xa xo^i ai co' bie^'t ti`nh cha(ng ai ?
Khi ve^` ho?i lie^?u Chu+o+ng dda`i
Ca`nh xua^n dda~ be? cho ai mo^.t ca`nh,
Co' ye^u anh thi` be? qua'ch cho anh.

Phu the^ tro.ng nghi~a tu+o+ng phu`ng,
Cha(n loan, go^'i que^' ra('p lo`ng cho+` ai .

Ngo^`i dde^m trong bo'ng tra(ng ta`n,
Muo^'n ddoan vo+'i nguye^.t ma` than mo^.t lo+`i\.
Nguye^.t ra(`ng:"Va^.t ddo^?i sao do+`i,
Tha^n na`y va^~n dde^? cho ngu+o+`i soi chung."

Ba^y gio+` Ma^.n mo+'i ho?i Dda`o
Vu+o+`n ho^`ng dda~ co' ai va`o hay chu+a
Ma^.n ho?i thi` DDa`o xin thu+a
Vu+o+`n ho^`ng co' lo^'i nhu+ng chu+a ai va`o !

Thua^.n vo+., thua^.n cho^`ng ta't bie^?n DDo^ng cu~ng ca.n

Ho^m qua ta't nu+o+'c dda^`u ddi`nh
Bo? que^n chie^'c a'o tre^n ca`nh hoa sen
Em lu+o+.m thi` cho anh xin
Hay la` em dde^? la`m tin trong nha`
A'o anh su+'t chi? ddu+o+`ng ta`
Vo+. anh chu+a co', Me. gia` chu+a kha^u
A'o anh su+'t chi? dda~ la^u
Mai mu+o+.n co^ a^'y sang kha^u cho du`m
Kha^u ro^`i anh se~ tra? co^ng
Mai mo^'t la^'y cho^`ng anh se~ giu'p cho
Giu'p em mo^.t thu'ng xo^i vo`
Mo^.t con lo+.n be'o, mo^.t vo` ru+o+.u ta(m
Giu'p em ddo^i chie^'u em na(`m
DDo^i cha(n em dda('p, ddo^i ta(`m em ddeo
Giu'p em quan ta'm tie^`n treo
Quan na(m tie^`n cu+o+'i la.i dde`o buo^`ng cau !

Ra^u to^m na^'u vo+'i ruo^.t ba^`u
Cho^`ng chan, vo+. hu'p ga^.t dda^`u khen ngon

Lo^~ mu~i em thi` ta'm ga'nh lo^ng
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o ra^u ro^`ng tro+`i cho
DDe^m na(`m thi` nga'y o o
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o nga'y cho vui nha`
DDi cho+. thi` hay a(n qua`
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o ve^` nha` ddo+~ co+m
Tre^n dda^`u nhu+~ng ra'c cu`ng ro+m
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o hoa tho+m gia('t dda^`u

Thu+o+ng nhau ma^'y nu'i cu~ng tre`o
Ma^'y so^ng cu~ng lo^.i, ma^'y dde`o cu~ng qua

Ye^u nhau thi` ne'm mie^'ng tra^`u
Ghe't nhau ne'm dda' vo+~ dda^`u nhau ra
Ye^u nhau cau bo^? la`m ba
Ghe't nhau cau sa'u bo^? ra la`m mu+o+`i

Cha`ng ve^` dde^? a'o la.i dda^y
Pho`ng khi em nho*' ca^`m tay ddo*~ buo^`n

Anh dda~ co' vo*. hay chu*a?
Ma` anh a(n no'i gio' ddu*a ngo.t nga`o
Me. gia` anh o*? no*i nao
DDe^? em ti`m va`o ha^`u ha. thay anh

Anh ddi ddu*o*`ng a^'y xa xa
DDe^? em o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh
Nu*o*'c non mo^.t ga'nh chung ti`nh
Nho*' ai ai co' nho*' mi`nh hay cha(ng

Be^'n em co' go^'c du*`a to*
DDe^m tra(ng em ddu*'ng em cho*` ddo*.i ai?

Tay Em ca^m\ hai tra/i ca\
Tra/i dda(ng/ pha^n\ cho^\ng trai/ ngo.tt pha^n\ trai.

Anh ve^` cuo^c' dda^t' tro^ng` rau
cho anh dda^m ke^' da^y tra^u` moc. le^n
chu*ng` nao` tra^u` dda~ le^n xanh
ca^u kia ra trai' thi` anh cu*o*i' nang```

Chim phu*o*ng. hoang` bay ngan dda^u` cho*.
Em hoi? anh co' vo*. hay chu*a ?
Ta^y ca^m` to*` gia^y' che mu*a
Che chu*a khoi? u*o*c' em chu*a co' cho^ng``

Hon` ddo' du*o*i' nu*o*c' fu? nhie^u` rong fe^u
hon` ddo' tre^n bo*` fu? nhie^u` su*o*ng khoi''
anh thu*o*nh em cha(ng? giam' noi ra
so*. me. ba(ng` bie^n? so*. cha ba(ng` tro*i```
em thu*o*ng anh cha(ng? giam' noi' ne^n lo*i`
so*. luo^n` ma^y bac. giu*a~ tro*i` mau tan

A(n rui` na(m` ngu*a? chinh hinh
kho^ng ai na(m` up' le^n minh` cho vui

Co^? tay em tra('ng la.i tro`n
-De^? cho ai go^'i no' mo`n mo^.t be^n
Go^'i go`n, go^'i va?i kho^ng e^m
Go^'i lu.a kho^ng me^`m ba(`ng go^'i tay anh

Con kie^'n va`ng bo` quanh mie^ng che'n
-Do^i lu*'a mi`nh le'n me. thu*o*ng nhau
Ma(.c cho hai ho. xi` xa`o
Ye^u nhau ta cu*' leo ra`o le?n ddi

am sa`nh ddu*`ng lo^.n vo*'i chanh
U*ng ai cu~ng va^.y u*ng anh cho ro^`i
La^'y anh kho?i pha?i sa('m no^`i
Ngu? kho?i tra?i chie^'u, ngu? ngo^`i tha^`n tie^n

DDe^m qua cho*'p be^? mu*a nguo^`n
Ho?i ngu*o*`i tri ky? co' buo^`n hay cha(ng ?
Ca' buo^`n ca' lo^.i tung ta(ng
Em buo^`n em bie^'t dda~i dda(`ng cu`ng ai ?

Con o+i ho.c la^'y nghe^` cha
Mo^.t dde^m a(n tro^.m ba(`ng ba na(m la`m

Tho` tay ma` nga('t ngo.n ngo`
Thu*o*ng em -du*'t ruo^.t gia~ -do` ngo' ngo*




YE^U DDU*O*NG

1. Be'n duye^n:

Ti`nh anh nhu* nu*o*'c da^ng cao,
Ti`nh em nhu* da?i lu.a dda`o ta^?m hu*o*ng.

Le^nh dde^nh mo^.t chie^'c thuye^`n ti`nh,
Mu*o*`i hai be^'n nu*o*'c bie^'t go*?i mi`nh va`o dda^u?

Ai ve^` cho em ve^` theo,
Ngo' truo^ng truo^ng ra^.m, ngo' dde`o dde`o cao!

U*o*'c gi` so^ng ro^.ng mo^.t gang,
Ba('c ca^`u da?i ye^'m dde^? cha`ng sang cho*i!

Co^ kia ddu*'ng o*? be^n so^ng,
Muo^'n sang, anh nga? ca`nh ho^`ng cho sang!

Nghe lo*`i ba.n no'i dda^.m dda`,
Cho^`ng con cha(?ng pha?i, ru*'a ma` em thu*o*ng...

Co^ kia a'o tra('ng loa` xoa`,
La.i dda^y dda^.p dda^'t tro^`ng ca` vo*'i anh!
Bao gio*` ca` chi'n ca` xanh,
Anh cho mo^.t qua? dde^? da`nh mo*'m con!

DDe^'n dda^y cha(?ng le~ ngo^`i kho^ng,
Nho*` cha`ng gia~ ga.o cho ddo^ng tie^'ng ho`.

Nho*' cha`ng nhu* vo*. nho*' cho^`ng,
Nhu* chim nho*' to^?, nhu* ro^`ng nho*' ma^y.
Ma^'y khi ro^`ng ga(.p ma^y dda^y,
DDe^? ro^`ng than tho*? vo*'i ma^y va`i lo*`i.
Nu*~a mai ro^`ng ngu*o*.c ma^y xuo^i,
Bie^'t bao gio*` la.i no^'i lo*`i ro^`ng ma^y?

DDa^`u na(m a(n qua? thanh ye^n,
Cuo^'i na(m a(n bu*o*?i cho ne^n dde`o bo`ng.
Vi` cam cho qui't dde`o bo`ng,
Vi` em nhan sa('c cho lo`ng nho*' thu*o*ng.

Ho*~i anh ma` ddi o^ tha^m!
O^ nhie^~u, o^ vo'c hay la^`m o^ em?
O^ em, em dde^? trong nha`
Khen ai mo*? kho'a ddu*a ra cho cha`ng!

Kha(n dda`o va('t ngo.n ca`nh mo*,
Mi`nh xuo^i dda(`ng a^'y, bao gio*` mi`nh le^n?
- Em xuo^i, em la.i ngu*o*.c ngay,
Sa^`u rie^ng em dde^? tre^n na`y cho anh.

Vi` so^ng ne^n pha?i lu.y ddo`
Vi` chie^`u to^'i, pha?i lu.y co^ ba'n ha`ng.
Vi` ti`nh ne^n pha?i dda mang
Vi` duye^n thie^'p bie^'t que^ cha`ng o*? dda^y.

Xa xo^i di.ch la.i cho ga^`n
La`m tha^n con nhe^.n ma^'y la^`n vu*o*ng to*.
Chuo^`n chuo^`n ma('c pha?i to* vu*o*ng
Na`o ai qua^'n qui't thi` thu*o*ng nhau cu`ng.

U*o*'c ao a(n o*? mo^.t nha`
Ra va`o ddu.ng cha.m ke?o ma` nho*' thu*o*ng.

U*o*'c gi` anh ho'a ra du*a
DDe^? em ddem ta('m nu*o*'c mu*a cha^.u ddo^`ng.
U*o*'c gi` em ho'a ra do*i,
Bay ddi bay la.i tre^n no*i anh na(`m.

U*o*'c gi` co' ca'nh nhu* chim
Bay cao lie^.ng tha^'p ddi ti`m ngu*o*`i thu*o*ng!

U*o*'c gi` anh ho'a ra hoa
DDe^? em na^ng la^'y ro^`i ma` ca`i kha(n.
U*o*'c gi` anh ho'a ra cha(n,
DDe^? cho em dda('p, em la(n, em na(`m!
U*o*'c gi` anh hoa' ra gu*o*ng
DDe^? cho em cu*' nga`y thu*o*`ng em soi.
U*o*'c gi` anh ho'a ra co*i,
DDe^? cho em ddu*.ng cau tu*o*i, tra^`u va`ng.

Nu*o*'c so^ng To^ vu*`a trong vu*`a ma't
Em ghe' thuye^`n va`o ddo^~ sa't thuye^`n anh.
Du`ng che`o muo^'n ngo? ta^m ti`nh
So^ng bao nhie^u nu*o*'c, thu*o*ng mi`nh ba^'y nhie^u.

DDo^i ta nhu* tu*o*.ng mo*'i to^
Nhu* chuo^ng mo*'i ddu'c, nhu* chu`a mo*'i xa^y.

DDo^i ta nhu* the^? con ba`i
DDa~ dda'nh thi` quye^'t, ddu*`ng na`i tha^'p cao
DDo^i ta nhu* dda' ma`i dao,
Na(ng lie^'c, na(ng sa('c, na(ng cha`o, na(ng quen.

DDo^i ta nhu* nga~i Phan Tra^`n
Khi xa nga`n da(.m, khi ga^`n be^n ddo^i.

DDo^i ta nhu* ru*o*.u vo*'i men
DDang say nga^y nga^'t, ai de`m cho*' xa!

DDo^i ta nhu* lu'a ddo`ng ddo`ng
DDe.p duye^n nhu*ng cha(?ng dde.p lo`ng me. cha.

DDo^i ta nhu* chi? xe ba
Tha^`y me. xe i't, ddo^i ta xe nhie^`u.

Thu*o*ng em, anh cu~ng muo^'n thu*o*ng
Nu*o*'c thi` muo^'n cha?y nhu*ng mu*o*ng cha(?ng dda`o.
Em ve^` lo lie^.u the^' na`o
DDe^? cho nu*o*'c cha?y la.i va`o trong mu*o*ng.

DDo'i lo`ng a(n nu*?a tra'i sim
Uo^'ng lu*ng ba't nu*o*'c ddi ti`m ngu*o*`i thu*o*ng.
Ngu*o*`i thu*o*ng o*i ho*~i ngu*o*`i thu*o*ng!
DDi dda^u ma` dde^? buo^`ng hu*o*ng la.nh lu`ng?

DDe^m tra(ng thanh anh mo*'i ho?i na`ng:
Tre non ddu? la', ddan sa`ng ne^n cha(ng?
- DDan sa`ng thie^'p cu~ng xin va^ng,
Tre vu*`a ddu? la', non cha(ng ho*~i cha`ng?

Ho*~i anh ddi ddu*o*`ng ca'i quan
Du*`ng cha^n ddu*'ng la.i em than va`i lo*`i:
DDi dda^u vo^.i ma^'y, anh o*i!
Vie^.c quan dda~ co' chi. to^i o*? nha`.

DDu*o*`ng xa thi` tha^.t la` xa
Mu*o*.n mi`nh la`m mo^'i cho ta mo^.t ngu*o*`i,
Mo^.t ngu*o*`i mu*o*`i chi'n ddo^i mu*o*i
Mo^.t ngu*o*`i vu*`a dde.p vu*`a tu*o*i nhu* mi`nh!

Ho*~i co^ tha('t da?i lu*ng xanh
Nga`y nga`y tha^'p thoa'ng be^n ma`nh ddo*.i ai?
Tru*o*'c ddu*o*`ng xe ngu*.a bo*`i bo*`i
Bu.i ho^`ng mo*` mi.t, ai ngu*o*`i ma('t xanh?

Co^ kia ddi ddu*o*`ng na`y vo*'i ta
Tro^`ng da^u da^u to^'t, tro^`ng ca` ca` sai.
Co^ kia ddi dda(`ng a^'y vo*'i ai,
Tro^`ng bo^ng bo^ng he'o, tro^`ng khoai khoai ha`!

Gio' dda^.p ca`nh tre, gio' dda'nh ca`nh tre
Chie^'c thuye^`n anh va^~n le te ddo*.i na`ng.
Gio' dda^.p ca`nh ba`ng, gio' dda'nh ca`nh ba`ng
Du`ng che`o anh ha't, co^ na`ng ha~y nghe!

Chie^'c thuye^`n kia no'i co'
Chie^'c gia~ (1) no. no'i kho^ng.
Pha?i chi mie^~u o*? ga^`n so^ng
Em the^` mo^.t tie^'ng ke?o lo`ng anh nghi.
(1) Mo^.t loai ghe dda'nh ca'

Lu*?ng lo* vu*`ng que^' soi the^`m
Hu*o*ng ddu*a ba't nga't ca`ng the^m ba^.n lo`ng.
Dao va`ng bo? dda^~y kim nhung
Bie^'t ra(`ng qua^n tu*? co' du`ng ta cha(ng?
DDe`n ta tha^'p thoa'ng bo'ng tra(ng
Ai ddem ngu*o*`i ngo.c thung tha(ng cho^'n na`y?

Em la` con ga'i Ke? Mo*
Em ddi ba'n ru*o*.u, ti`nh co*` ga(.p anh.
Ru*o*.u ngon cha(?ng qua?n be sa`nh,
A'o ra'ch khe'o va' ho*n la`nh vu.ng may.
Ru*o*.u la.t uo^'ng la('m cu~ng say,
A'o ra'ch co' mu.n va' ngay la.i la`nh.


Tri'ch trong

Ti`nh ye^u trong ca dao - tu.c ngu*~ - da^n ca

Kie^`u Va(n bie^n soa.n
do nha` xua^'t ba?n DDo^`ng Nai xua^'t ba?n na(m 1995.








Ca Dao Tu.c Ngu+~ by So+n Nguyen

1- Gia\-d-i`nh

Tre? ca^.y cha, gia` ca^.y con.

Chim co' to^? ngu+o+`i co' to^ng.

Hie^'u d-e^? ho+n le^~ ba~i

Tre? ca^.y cha, gia` ca^.y con.

Cha me. sinh con, Tro+`i sinh ti'nh.

Con ho+n cha, la` nha` co' phu'c.



Ye^u thi cho roi cho vo.t,
Ghe't thi` cho ngo.t cho bu`i\.

Chie^`u chie^`u ra d-u+'ng bo+` ao,
Nho+' ve^` que^ me. ruo^.t d-au chi'n chie^`u\.

Con ngu+o+`i co' to^? co' to^ng,
Nhu+ ca^y co' co^.i, nhu+ so^ng co' nguo^`n.

Ca^y xanh thi` la' cu~ng xanh,
Cha me. hie^`n la`nh d-e^? d-u+'c cho con.

Co' cha co' me. thi` ho+n
Kho^ng cha kho^ng me. nhu+ d-o+`n d-u+'t da^y

Co`n cha go't d-o? nhu+ son,
Mo^.t mai cha che^'t, go't con nhu+ chi`

Me. gia` o+? cho^'n le^`u tranh
So+'m tha(m to^'i vie^'ng mo+'i d-a`nh da. con
Ca' kho^ng a(n muo^'i ca' u+o+n
Con ca~i cho me. tra(m d-u+o+`ng con hu+

Tra^u heo khi che^'t te^' ruo^`i
Cha(?ng ba(`ng khi so^'ng ngo.t bu`i co`n ho+n

Ai ve^` to^i go+?i d-o^i gia`y,
Pho`ng khi mu+a gio' d-e^? tha^`y me. d-i\.

A(n chanh ngo^`i go^'c ca^y chanh,
Ba'c me. ga? e'p cho anh ho.c tro`\.

Co^ng cha nhu+ nu'i Tha'i So+n
Nghi~a me. nhu+ nu+o+'c trong nguo^`n cha?y ra
Mo^.t lo`ng tho+` me. ki'nh cha,
Cho tro`n chu+~ hie^'u mo+'i la` d-a.o con.

1a\- Me.

Con bie^'t no'i, me. so'i d-a^`u\.

D-a`n o^ng d-i bie^?n co' d-o^i,
D-a`n ba` "d-i bie^?n" mo^` co^i mo^.t mi`nh

Nga`y d-e^m me. a(~m, me. bo^`ng,
Be^n u+o+'t me. na(`m, be^n ra'o cho con.

Mie^'ng a(n mie^'ng ma(.c me. lo,
La`m sao con d-u+o+.c a^'m no me. mu+`ng.

Gio' mu`a thu me. ru con ngu?,
Na(m canh cha`y thu+'c d-u? na(m canh.

Cu~ng vi` con chi'nh vi` con,
Mo^~i nga`y me. mo^.t ga^`y mo`n ta^'m tha^n.

Mo^` co^i cha a(n co+m vo+'i ca',
Mo^` co^i me. lie^'m la' ngoa`i d-u+o+`ng.

Ma^'y d-o+`i ba'nh d-u'c co' xu+o+ng,
Ma^'y d-o+`i di` ghe? ma` thu+o+ng con cho^`ng.

Chie^`u ho^m mo+'i tro+? ve^` nha`,
Tie^`n xe da`nh d-e^? mua qua` cho con.

Mai mo^'t thie^'p co' xa cha`ng,
D-o^i bo^ng thie^'p tra?, con cha`ng thie^'p xin.

Me. gia` to'c ba.c pha su+o+ng,
Vi` con da^`u da~i tra(m d-u+o+`ng d-a('ng cay\.

Con o+i, muo^'n ne^n tha^n ngu+o+`i,
La('ng nghe la^'y ngu+~ng lo+`i me. khuye^n.

Ai ra(`ng co^ng me. ba(`ng non,
Thu+.c ra co^ng me. la.i co`n lo+'n ho+n.

Vi' da^`u ca^`u va'n d-o'ng d-inh,
Ca^`u tre la('t le?o ga^.p ghe^`nh kho' d-i\.
Kho' d-i me. da('t con d-i,
Con d-i tru+o+`ng ho.c, me. d-i tru+o+`ng d-o+`i\.

Ru con (1)

Ru con con ngu? cho la^u,
D-e^? me. d-i ca^'y ruo^.ng sa^u la^u ve^`\.
Ru con con ngu? cho me^ ,
Me. co`n lo chuye^.n le^ the^ ke'o ca`y .
Ru con con ngu? cho say,
Me. co`n va^'t va? cha^n tay ngoa`i d-o^`ng .
Ru con con ngu? cho no^`ng ,
Me. co`n nho^? ma. tra? co^ng cho ngu+o+`i\.

Ru con (2)

Bao gio+` cho d-e^'n tha'ng ba,
E^'ch ca('n co^? ra('n tha ra ngoa`i d-o^`ng.
Hu`m na(`m cho lo+.n lie^'m lo^ng,
Mo^.t chu.c qua? ho^`ng nuo^'t la~o ta'm mu+o+i\.
na('m xo^i nuo^'t tre? le^n mu+o+`i;
Con ga`, be ru+o+.u nuo^'t ngu+o+`i lao\-dao\.
Lu+o+n na(`m cho tru'm bo` va`o;
Mo^.t d-a`n ca`o\-ca`o d-uo^?i ba('t ca' ro^\.
Lu'a ma. nha?y le^n a(n bo`;
Co? na(n, co? la'c ri`nh-mo` ba('t tra^u\.
Ga` con d-uo^?i ba('t die^`u\-ha^u;
Chim ri d-uo^?i d-a'nh vo+~ d-a^`u bo^`\-no^ng.


1a\- D-a.o vo+. cho^`ng

Ca'i ne^'t d-a'nh che^'t ca'i d-e.p.

Cho^`ng ta a'o ra'ch ta thu+o+ng,
Cho^`ng ngu+o+`i a'o ga^'m xo^ng hu+o+ng ma(.c ngu+o+`i\.

Khi thu+o+ng qua'n cu~ng nhu+ nha`,
Le^`u tranh co' nghi~a ho+n to`a ngo'i xa^y\.

D-o^'n ca^y ai no+~ du+'t cho^`i,
D-a.o cho^`ng nghi~a vo+. gia^.n ro^`i la.i thu+o+ng.

Anh d-i d-u+o+`ng a^'y xa xa,
D-e^? em o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh.

Nu+o+'c non mo^.t ga'nh chung ti`nh,
Nho+' ai ai co' nho+' mi`nh hay cha(ng.

Thua^.n vo+. thua^.n cho^`ng, ta't be^? D-o^ng cu~ng ca.n.

Phu the^ tro.ng nghi~a tu+o+ng phu`ng,
Cha(n loan, go^'i que^', ra('p lo`ng cho+` ai .

Ra^u to^m na^'u vo+'i ruo^.t ba^`u,
Cho^`ng chan, vo+. hu'p ga^.t d-a^`u khen ngon.

Ca?nh cho^`ng con

Cho^`ng con no' cha(?ng ra gi`,
To^?\-to^m so'c d-i~a no' thi` cho+i hoang,
No'i ra, xa^'u thie^'p ho^? cha`ng,
No' gia^.n, no' pha' tan hoang cu+?a nha`\.
No'i d-a^y, co' chi. em nha`,
Co`n na(m ba thu'ng tho'c vo+'i mo^.t va` ca^n bo^ng.
Em ba'n d-i tra? no+. cho cho^`ng,
Co`n a(n he^'t nhi.n cho ha? lo`ng cho^`ng con.
D-a('ng cay nga^.m qua? bo^`\-ho`n,
Cu+?a nha` gia the^', cho^`ng con ke'm ngu+o+`i\.
No'i ra, so+. chi. em cu+o+`i :
Con nha` nho\-gia'o la^'y pha?i ngu+o+`i d-a^`n ngu\.
Ro^`ng va`ng ta('m nu+o+'c ao tu`,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n o+? vo+'i ngu+o+`i ngu na(.ng mi`nh.

Cho^`ng khuye^n vo+.

Nha` anh chi? co' mo^.t gian,
Nu+?a thi` la`m be^'p, nu+?a toan la`m buo^`ng.
Anh ca^.y em coi so'c tra(m d-u+o+`ng,
D-e^? anh buo^n ba'n tra^?y\-tru+o+ng tho^ng-ha`nh,
Co`n chu't me. gia`, nuo^i la^'y cho anh,
D-e^? anh buo^n ba'n tho^ng-ha`nh d-u+o+`ng xa\.
Lie^.u ma` tho+` ki'nh me. gia`,
D-u+`ng tie^'ng na(.ng nhe., ngu+o+`i ta che^ cu+o+`i\.
Du` no, du` d-o'i cho tu+o+i,
Khoan a(n, bo+'t ngu?, lie^.u ba`i lo toan,
Cho anh d-a`nh da. ba'n buo^n.

Vo+. khuye^n cho^`ng

Canh mo^.t do.n cu+?a, do.n nha`;
Canh hai de^.t cu+?i, canh ba d-i na(`m.
Canh tu+ bu+o+'c sang canh na(m.
Tri`nh anh da^.y ho.c, cho+' na(`m la`m chi\.
Nu+~a mai chu'a mo+? khoa thi\.
Ba?ng va`ng cho'i\-lo.i ki`a d-e^` te^n anh.
Bo~ co^ng cha me. sa('m-sanh,
Sa('m nghie^n, sa('m bu't cho anh ho.c-ha`nh.

Che`o d-o`

Cha(?ng gia^.m thi` thuye^`n cha(?ng d-i,
Gia^.m ra va'n na't, thuye^`n thi` long d-anh.
D-o^i ta le^n tha'c, xuo^'ng ghe^`nh,
Em ra d-u+'ng mu~i d-e^? anh chi.u sa`o\.

1b- Hie^'u tha?o

Co' cha me. mo+'i co' ta,
La`m ne^n la` bo+?i me. cha vun tro^`ng.

Co' nghe`o mo+'i bie^'t con hie^'u,
Co' thie^'u mo+'i bie^'t ba.n hie^`n.

Ca' kho^ng a(n muo^'i ca' u+o+n,
Con ca~i cha me. tra(m d-u+o+`ng con hu+

Ga'i ma` chi, trai ma` chi,
Sinh ra co' nghi~a co' nghi` la` ho+n.

Nha` nghe`o, mo+'i hay con tha?o,
Nu+o+'c loa.n mo+'i ro~ to^i trung.

Me. da.y con ga'i

Con o+i ! Me. ba?o d-a^y na`y :
Ho.c buo^n ho.c ba'n cho ta`y ngu+o+`i ta\.
Con d-u+`ng ho.c tho'i chua nhoa,
Ho. ha`ng ghe't bo?, ngu+o+`i ta che^ cu+o+`i\.
Du` no,du` d-o'i, cho tu+o+i :
Khoan a(n, bo+'t ngu?, lie^.u ba`i lo toan.
Pho`ng khi d-o'ng go'p vie^.c la`ng :
D-o^`ng tie^`n, ba't ga.o, lo toan cho cho^`ng.
Tru+o+'c la` d-a('c nghi~a cu`ng cho^`ng.
Sau la` ho. ma.c cu~ng kho^ng che^ cu+o+`i,
Con o+i ! Nho+' ba^'y nhie^u lo+`i\.

1c- Ti`nh anh, em

Ye^u nhau la('m ca('n nhau d-au

Anh em nhu+ the^? tay cha^n

Chi. nga~ em na^ng,
Cho+' d-u+`ng chi. nga~, em bu+ng mie^.ng cu+o+`i\.

Ma'u cha?y ruo^.t me^`m.

Mo^i ho+? ra(ng la.nh.

Tay d-u+'t, ruo^.t xo't.

Con chi. co~ng con em.

1e\- Hie^'u d-e^~

Tre non de^~ uo^'n.

Cha truye^`n, con no^'i

Con u't tru't gia ta`i\.

Tre? ca^.y cha, gia` ca^.y con.

Con co' cha nhu+ nha` co' no'c,
Con kho^ng cha nhu+ no`ng no.c d-u+'t d-uo^i\.

Cha me. nuo^i con ba(`ng tro+`i ba(`ng be^?,
Con nuo^i cha me. ke^? tha'ng ke^? nga`y

Cha me. nuo^i con ba(`ng tro+`i ba(`ng be^?,
Con nuo^i cha me. con ke^? tu+`ng nga`y\.



2- Xa~\-ho^.i

Mie^.ng hu`m, gan su+'a\.

Cho' nga'p pha?i ruo^`i\.

Ma^.t ngo.t che^'t ruo^`i

Co' chi' thi` ne^n.

Cu?a i't, lo`ng nhie^`u\.

Mie^.ng a(n, nu'i lo+?\.

Nha^'t qui?, nhi` ma,
Thu+' ba ho.c tro`\.

Tham thi` tha^m.

La' ru.ng ve^` co^.i\.

Nu+o+'c cha^?y d-a' mo`n.

Go'p gio' tha`nh ba~o\.

Cho+? cu?i ve^` ru+`ng.

La' la`nh d-u`m la' ra'ch.

Ca'i kho' bo' ca'i kho^n.

A(n ca^y na`o ra`o ca^y na^'y.

Ne'n ba.c d-a^m toa.c to+` gia^'y\.

Ma.nh vi` ga.o, ba.o vi` tie^`n.

Tra'nh vo? du+a, ga(.p vo? du+`a!

Bo^n ba, kho^ng qua so^' tro+`i\.

Sai mo^.t ly, d-i mo^.t da(.m.

Kie^'n tha la^u cu~ng d-a^`y to^?\.

Lu`i mo^.t bu+o+'c tie^'n ba bu+o+'c.

Tha^'t ba.i la` me. tha`nh co^ng.

Bo'i ra ma que't nha` ra ra'c.

Co' thu+.c mo+'i vu+.c d-u+o+.c d-a.o\.

Tra'nh voi cha(?ng xa^'u ma(.t na`o\.

Cu?a mo^.t d-o^`ng, co^ng mo^.t ne'n.

A(n tro^ng no^`i, ngo^`i tro^ng hu+o+'ng.

Ba'n anh em xa mua la'ng gie^`ng ga^`n.
Mo^.t con ngu+.a d-au ca? ta`u bo? co?\.

Gia(.c d-e^'n nha` d-a`n ba` pha?i d-a'nh.

Nha` sa.ch thi` ma't, ba't sa.ch ngon co+m.

D-u+o+.c la`m vua, thua la`m gia(.c!

D-o^?i ba't mo^`\-ho^i, la^'y ba't co+m!

Con nha` li'nh, ti'nh nha` quan.

Gia^`u nho+` ba.n, sang nho+` vo+.\.

Gia^`u d-o^?i ba.n, sang d-o^?i vo+.!


Ga^.y o^ng, d-a^.p lu+ng o^ng.

Mo^.t nu. cu+o+`i ba(`ng thang thuo^'c bo^?

Ca^y muo^'n la(.ng gio' cha(?ng d-u+`ng.

Con muo^'n nuo^i cha me. d-a~ khua^'t.


O+? ba^`u thi` tro`n, o+? o^'ng thi` da`i\.

Tro+`i co`n khi na('ng khi mu+a,
Nga`y co`n khi so+'m, khi mu+a nu+~a ngu+o+`i\.

Ho.c a(n ho.c no'i,
Ho.c go'i ho.c mo+?\.

Co' phu+o+'c la`m quan,
Co' gan la`m gia^`u\.

Co`n thuye^`n co`n che`o,
Co`n nu+o+'c co`n ta't.

Nha` kho' ca^.y vo+. hie^`n,
Nu+o+'c loa.n nho+` tu+o+'ng gio?i\.

Nha` nghe`o, mo+'i hay con tha?o,
Nu+o+'c loa.n mo+'i ro~ to^i trung.

Cu?a re? la` cu?a o^i,
Cu?a d-a^`y no^`i la` cu?a kho^ng ngon.

Mo^.t ca^y la`m cha(?ng ne^n non,
Ba ca^y chu.m la.i ne^n ho`n nu'i cao\.


Tri. nu+o+'c ca^`n d-u+o+.c lo`ng da^n,
Nhu+ lu+.a da^y vu~, da^y va(n ca^y d-a`n.

D-e`n khoe d-e`n to? ho+n tra(ng,
D-e`n ra cho^~ gio', co`n cha(ng ho+~i d-e`n.

Du` ai no'i d-o^ng, no'i ta^y,
Ta d-a^y va^~n vu+~ng nhu+ ca^y giu+~a ru+`ng.


Chuo^ng kha'nh co`n cha(?ng a(n ai,
Nu+~a la` ma?nh chi~nh, vu+'t ngoa`i bu.i tre\.

Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i chu+o+'c d-o^.c mu+u tha^m,
Tai kia va. no., nga^'m nga^`m d-e^'n ngay\.

Phu+o+.ng-hoa`ng d-a^.u cho^'n cheo leo,
Sa co+ tha^'t the^', pha?i theo d-a`n ga`\.

D-i vo+'i bu.t ma(.c a'o ca` sa,
D-i vo+'i ma ma(.c a'o gia^'y\.

Ho.c ma` kho^ng nghi~ la` la^`m,
Nghi~ ma` kho^ng ho.c la` nguy\.

Tha'ng na(m chu+a na(`m d-a~ sa'ng,
Tha'ng mu+o+`i chu+a cu+o+`i d-a~ to^'i\.

Ta ve^` ta ta('m ao ta,
Du` trong du` d-u.c ao nha` va^~n ho+n.

Lo+`i no'i kho^ng ma^'t tie^`n mua,
Lu+.a lo+`i ma` no'i cho vu+`a lo`ng nhau\.

D-a~ mang tie^'ng o+? trong tro+`i d-a^'t ,
Pha?i co' danh gi` vo+'i nu'i so^ng.

Ba^`u o+i thu+o+ng la^'y bi' cu`ng,
Tuy ra(`ng kha'c gio^'ng nhu+ng chung mo^.t gia`n.

Ai ve^` Bi`nh D-i.nh ma` coi,
D-a`n ba` con ga'i ca^`m roi d-i quye^`n.

A(n buo^?i gio^~, lo^~ buo^?i ca`y ,
Mo^.t nga`y a(n gio^~, ba nga`y hu't nu+o+'c.

Ai o+i d-u+`ng cho'ng cho+' cha^`y,
Co' co^ng ma`i sa('t, co' nga`y ne^n kim.

Ai d-em con sa'o sang so^ng,
D-e^? cho con sa'o xo^? lo^`ng no' bay\.

Ai o+i bu+ng ba't co+m d-a^`y,
De?o tho+m mo^.t ha.t, d-a('ng cay muo^n pha^`n.

A(n, thi` a(n nhu+~ng mie^'ng ngon,
La`m thi` cho.n vie^.c co?n con ma` la`m.

Co' he`n cu~ng ngu+.a nha` quan,
Kie^`u kha^'u ra'ch na't ho^`ng nhan va^~n co`n.

Chim quye^n xuo^'ng d-a^'t a(n tru`n,
Anh hu`ng lo+~ va^.n le^n nguo^`n d-o^'t than.

Nhie^~u d-ie^`u phu? la^'y gia' gu+o+ng,
Ngu+o+`i trong mo^.t nu+o+'c pha?i thu+o+ng nhau cu`ng.

Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i cho+' vo^.i cu+o+`i la^u,
Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i ho^m tru+o+'c ho^m sau ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i\.

Co`n duye^n ke? d-o'n ngu+o+`i d-u+a,
He^'t duye^n d-i so+'m ve^` tru+a mo^.t mi`nh.

D-e^m d-e^m d-o^'t d-i?nh hu+o+ng tra^`m,
Kho'i le^n nghi ngu't a^m tha^`m nho+' que^\.

Ai o+i cho+' la^'y ho.c tro`,
Da`i lu+ng to^'n va?i, a(n no la.i na(`m.

Anh na`y so^' pha^.n ra tro`,
Ve^` nha`, ca? ca.o, ca? mo` trong nie^u\.

Ba` co`ng d-i cho+. tro+`i mu+a,
Ca'i to^m ca'i te'p d-i d-u+a ba` co`ng.

Mo^` co^i cha a(n co+m vo+'i ca',
Mo^` co^i me. lie^'m la' ngoa`i d-u+o+`ng.

Ma^'y d-o+`i ba'nh d-u'c co' xu+o+ng,
Ma^'y d-o+`i di` ghe? ma` thu+o+ng con cho^`ng.

Ba('c thang le^n ho?i o^ng Tro+`i,
D-em tie^`n cho ga'i co' d-o`i d-u+o+.c kho^ng ?

Da^~u xa^y chi'n ba^.c phu` d-o^`,
Kho^ng ba(`ng la`m phu+o+'c cu+'u cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i\.

Buo^?i cho+. d-o^ng, con ca' ho^`ng, che^ la.t,
Buo^?i cho+. ta`n, con te'p ba.c cu~ng pha?i mua\.

Ke? xa xi' thi` gia`u co' ma` tie^u du`ng va^~n thie^'u,
Ngu+o+`i ca^`n kie^.m thi` nghe`o ma` chi tie^u va^~n co' thu+`a\.

D-u+`ng ham gia`nh giu+.t cu?a tie^`n,
Ngu+o+`i hung hay go.i ke? hie^`n la` ngu\.

Pha^.t Ta^y phu+o+ng tha^.t qua' xa xa(m,
Pha?i ti`m kie^'m o+? trong tri' tue^.\.

Tre^n cao d-a~ co' tha'nh tri,
Ngu+o+`i nha^n nghi~a cha(?ng ha`n vi bao gio+`\.

Chi? d-a^u ma` buo^.c ngang tro+`i,
Tay d-a^u ma` d-a^.y mie^.ng ngu+o+`i the^' gian.

Sa cha^n bu+o+'c xuo^'ng ruo^.ng du+a,
Da^`u ngay cho che^'t cu~ng ngo+` ra(`ng gian.

Ca^?u tha? trong ca'c bo^?n pha^.n nho?,
La` do.n d-u+o+`ng cho ca'c lo^~i la^`m to\.

Kho^n ngoan d-o^'i d-a'p ngu+o+`i ngoa`i,
Ga` cu`ng mo^.t me. cho+' hoa`i d-a' nhau\.

Chuye^.n d-o+`i nghi~ cu~ng nu+.c cu+o+`i,
Mo^.t con ca' lo^.i ma^'y ngu+o+`i buo^ng ca^u\.

Khi a(n thi` pha?i lu+.a mu`i,
Khi no'i thi` pha?i lu+.a lo+`i cho+' sai\.

Lo+`i la`nh cu+?a Pha^.t truye^`n soi,
D-o.c qua suy nghie^.m xe't coi cha'nh ta`\.

Kho^ng co' d-a`n ba` xa^'u,
Chi? co' d-a`n ba` kho^ng bie^'t la`m cho mi`nh tro+? tha`nh quye^'n ru~ ma` tho^i\.

Thu+'c la^u mo+'i bie^'t d-e^m da`i,
O+? la^u mo+'i bie^'t la` ngu+o+`i co' nha^n.

Thu+? d-em ngo.c to^'t ra bu`n,
Ngo.c kia va^~n tra('ng luo^n luo^n cha(?ng mo+`\.

Xa xo^i em cho+' nga.i ngu`ng,
Xa ngu+o+`i, xa tie^'ng nhu+ng lo`ng kho^ng xa\.

Kho^? d-a` d-i d-e^'n nhu+ te^n,
Ra'ng lo tu nie^.m ti`m ne^`n Vinh Hoa\.

Kho^n ngoan d-e^'n cu+?a quan mo+'i bie^'t,
Gia`u co' ba mu+o+i te^'t mo+'i hay\.

Ca^y kho^ xuo^'ng nu+o+'c cu~ng kho^,
Pha^.n nghe`o d-i to+'i cho^~ mo^ cu~ng nghe`o\.

Gia d-i`nh tre^n thua^.n du+o+'i hoa`,
Quy' ho+n tie^`n cu?a ngo.c nga` muo^n xe\.

Khi vui thi` vo^~ tay va`o,
D-e^'n khi hoa.n na.n thi` na`o tha^'y ai\.

Lo+`i la`nh cu?a Pha^.t truye^`n soi,
D-o.c qua suy nghie^.m xe't coi cha'nh ta`\.

Ta^'t ca? hoa quy' tre^n d-o+`i,
Kho^ng ru+.c ro+~ ba(`ng nu. cu+o+`i cu?a Me.\.

La`m trai quye^'t chi' tang bo^`ng,
Sao cho to? ma(.t anh hu`ng mo+'i cam.

Nu+o+'c giu+~a d-o^`ng che^ trong che^ d-u.c,
Vu~ng tra^u d-a^`m hi` hu.c khen ngon.

Ca^y cao thi` gio' ca`ng lay,
Ca`ng cao danh vo.ng, ca`ng da`y gian nan.

Hoa tho+m nho+` hu+o+ng nhu.y,
Ngu+o+`i co' gia' tri. nho+` d-a.o d-u+'c ta'c phong.

Ca`ng tha('m thi` la.i ca`ng phai,
Thoang thoa?ng hoa la`i, ca`ng d-u+o+.c tho+m la^u

O+? nha` nha^'t me., nhi` con,
Ra d-u+o+`ng, cha'n va.n ke? do`n ho+n ai!

Nu+o+'c la.nh pha?i d-e^'n gie^'ng,
Nu+o+'c no'ng pha?i ha^m so^i

Bo^. binh, bo^. ho^., bo^. hi`nh,
Ba bo^. d-o^`ng ti`nh, bo'p vu' con to^i\.

Tu+o+?ng ra(`ng ta`u la(.n, ta`u bay
Ne^n anh bo? vie^.c ca^'y ca`y anh d-i .
Bie^'t ra(`ng cu\-li't, cu\-li,
Tha` ra(`ng cu+' o+? nha` que^ vo+'i na`ng!
Co' la`ng, co' xo'm, lo+~ la`ng co' nhau .

Nho+' lo+`i nguye^.n u+o+'c ba sinh,
Xa xo^i ai co' bie^'t ti`nh cha(ng ai ?
Khi ve^` ho?i lie^~u Chu+o+ng d-a`i,
Ca`nh xua^n d-a~ be? cho ai mo^.t ca`nh,
Co' ye^u anh thi` be? qua'ch cho anh.

Lo+~ bu+o+'c xuo^'ng d-o`,
So^ng sa^u, sa`o nga('n, kho^n do` to+'i no+i\.
Thuye^`n buo^`n gio' d-a'nh ta? to+i,
Mo^.t con che`o que^' xa bo+i so^ng ho^` .
Tro^ng le^n ho`n d-a' lo^ xo^,
Ma(.t so^ng lai la'ng be^? ho^` trong xanh.

Ngo^`i d-e^m trong bo'ng tra(ng ta`n,
Muo^'n d-oan vo+'i nguye^.t ma` than mo^.t lo+`i\.
Nguye^.t ra(`ng: "Va^.t d-o^?i sao do+`i,
Tha^n na`y va^~n d-e^? cho ngu+o+`i soi chung."

Con vua thi` la.i la`m vua,
Con sa~i o+? chu`a la.i que't la' d-a\.
Bao gio+` da^n no^?i can qua,
Con vua tha^'t the^' la.i ra que't chu`a\.

Bao gio+` d-o^`ng ruo^.ng tha?nh tho+i,
Na(`m tra^u tho^?i sa'o vui d-o+`i Thua^'n, Nghie^u\.
Mu+`ng nay co' chu? Thua^'n, Nghie^u,
Mu+a Nha^n, gio' Hue^. tha?y d-e^`u muo^n da^n.
So^ng lo^ mo^.t da?i trong nga^`n,
Tha?nh tho+i, ta ru~ bu.i tra^`n cu~ng ne^n.

2a\- Tu tha^n

Co' chi' thi` ne^n.

Na(ng no'i na(ng va^'p.
Tre^n ki'nh du+o+'i nhu+o+`ng.

D-o'i cho sa.ch, ra'ch cho tho+m.

Gia^'y ra'ch pha?i giu+~ la^'y le^`\.

Co' ho.c pha?i co' ha`nh.

Che^'t trong ho+n so^'ng d-u.c.

To^'t go^~ ho+n to^'t nu+o+'c so+n.

La^'y cu?a che tha^n,
D-u+`ng la^'y tha^n che cu?a

Kie^'n tha la^u cu~ng d-a^`y to^?\.

O+? cho.n no+i, cho+i cho.n ba.n.

No ma^'t ngon, gia^.n ma^'t kho^n.

D-u+`ng ne^n tro.ng cu?a ho+n ngu+o+`i\.
Ho.c tha^`y cha(?ng ta^`y ho.c ba.n.

Tie^`n ba.c nhu+ nu+o+'c thu?y trie^`u\.

Cu?a phu` va^n kho^ng cha^n ma` cha.y\.

Cu?a re^` re^`, kho^ng ba(`ng mo^.t nghe^` trong tay.\.

Kho^ng ai gia`u ba ho., kho^ng ai kho' ba d-o+`i\.

Ti'n Pha^.t d-a~i nha^n, nha^n ki'nh tro.ng.
Cho+' tha^'y so'ng ca? ma` nga~ tay che`o\.

Lu+?a thu+? va`ng, gian nan thu+? d-u+'c.

Vo? qui't da^`y co' mo'ng tay nho.n.

D-i mo^.t d-a`ng ho.c mo^.t sa`ng kho^n.

Ga^`n mu+.c thi` d-en, ga^`n d-e`n thi` sa'ng.

Mie^'ng ngon nho+' la^u, lo+`i d-au nho+' d-o+`i\.

Ngu+o+`i d-i d-a^`u cu'i vai vu`ng,
Trong da. d-o^.c hie^?m cho+' cu`ng tha^m giao\.

Ga^`n mu+.c thi` d-en, ga^`n d-e`n thi` sa'ng.
A(n ma(.n no'i ngay ho+n a(n chay no'i do^'i

Thu+o+ng nhau la('m, ca('n nhau d-au

No'i tra(m thu+o+'c kho^ng ba(`ng bu+o+'c mo^.t gang.

Ghe't cu?a na`o tro+`i trao cu?a d-o'\.

Uo^'ng nu+o+'c nho+' ke? d-a`o gie^'ng.

Bie^'t thi` thu+a tho^'t,
Kho^ng bie^'t thi` du+.a co^.t ma` nghe

Du` xa^y chi'n ba^.c phu` d-o^`,
Kho^ng ba(`ng la`m phu'c cu+'u cho mo^.t ngu+o+`i

Non cao cu~ng co' d-u+o+`ng tre`o,
D-u+o+`ng da^~u hie^?m nghe`o cu~ng co' lo^'i d-i

Thu+o+ng thi` qua? a^'u cu~ng tro`n,
Kho^ng thu+o+ng thi` bo^` ho`n cu~ng me'o

Chim kho^n lu+.a ca^y ma` d-a^.u
Ngu+o+`i kho^n ke^'t nghi~a ba.n hie^`n

La`m trai chi' o+? cho be^`n
D-u+`ng lo muo^.n vo+., cho+' phie^`n muo^.n con

D-a.o d-o+`i hai le~ na`o ho+n
Con ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? cho+' so+`n da. tu

Co' ngu+o+`i la`m a'c nha~n tie^`n
Mau thi` mi`nh chi.u, la^u thi` cha'u con

Khoan ho`a ma` cha(?ng kie^u ca(ng
Tie^'ng ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? vang lu+`ng ga^`n xa

D-u+`ng no'i ho.c nga`y nay cha(?ng ga^'p
D-o+.i nga`y mai ho.c ta^.p cu~ng xong

Hoa tho+m ma^'t nhu.y d-i ro^`i
Co`n tho+m d-a^u nu+~a ma` ngu+o+`i u+o+'c ao

D-u+o+`ng tu ne^'u ga(.p cho+n su+ da.y
Mo^.t kie^'p gia co^ng a('t d-u+o+.c tha`nh

Lo+`i tha'nh hie^`n d-e^? la.i bie^'t bao
Sao trai ga'i cha(?ng coi ma` su+?a

Thu+o+ng ai ba(`ng me. thu+o+ng con
Nho+' ai ba(`ng ga'i co`n son nho+' cho^`ng

Giu'p d-o+`i d-u+`ng d-o+.i tra? o+n
Mie^~n tro`n bo^?n pha^.n hay ho+n ba.c va`ng

Tu la` su+?a d-o^?i tinh tha^`n
Tu cho gia?i thoa't d-u+o+.c tha^n thanh nha`n

Co+m a(n mo^~i bu+~a mo^.t lu+ng
Ho+i d-a^u ma` gia^.n ngu+o+`i du+ng the^m phie^`n

Ti'n Pha^.t d-a~i nha^n, nha^n ki'nh tro.ng
Tu+. khi khi nha^n su+. vo^ tha`nh

O^i ! Ca? sang he`n cha(?ng ai thong tha?
Sao nha^n sanh cu+' ma~i d-a('m say

Ba^y gio+` chu+a bie^'t va`ng thau
D-o+`i sau ki'nh tro.ng ngu+o+`i cao tu ha`nh

Lo`ng cu?a tro+`i sie^u vi huye^`n a?o
Lo`ng con ngu+o+`i d-ie^n d-a?o nga? nghie^ng

Tie^n, Pha^.t thu+o+`ng khuye^n tu gia?i thoa't
Do.n mi`nh tro+? la.i ca?ng tie^u dao

Tuy tu ha`nh chi.u chu+~ nghe`o na`n
Sau d-a('c d-a.o ga(.p d-ie^`u cao quy'

Tro+`i na`o co' phu. ai d-a^u
Hay la`m thi` gia`u co' chi' thi` ne^n

Ai thu+o+ng ai ghe't ma(.c ti`nh
Pha^.n mi`nh cu+' giu+~ ta^m mi`nh tha^.t ngay

Du+o+ng tra^`n pha?i ra'ng la`m hie^`n
D-u+`ng tro.ng ba.c tie^`n bo? nghi~a bo? nha^n

Mo^.t lo+`i hu+ng thi.nh quo^'c gia
Mo^.t lo+`i no'i qua^'y nu+o+'c nha` suy vong

Ga(.p tay kie^'m kha'ch a^u ba`n kie^'m
Cha(?ng pha?i thi nha^n cho+' ta(.ng thi

Ho.c cao kho^ng muo^'n tranh gia`nh
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ho.c i't u+a sanh su+. phie^`n

La`m gi` ne^n nghi~ tru+o+'c, no'i pha?i do` vie^.c sau
D-u+'c thu+o+`ng giu+~ vu+~ng d-u+o+.c, hu+'a he.n cha(?ng sai d-a^u

Tro+`i xanh con nu+o+'c cu~ng xanh
D-o^' ai bie^'t d-u+o+.c nha^n ti`nh e'o le

Khi tu d-u+`ng gia^.n cho+' ho+`n
D-e^? ta^m thanh ti.nh cho ho^`n thoa't sie^u

Tru+'ng ro^`ng la.i no+? ra ro^`ng
Liu d-iu la.i no+? ra do`ng liu d-iu

Lo`ng ngu+o+`i mo+'i tha^.t hie^?m sa^u,
Chi? trong gang ta^'c bie^'t d-a^u ma` lu+o+`ng.

So^ng sa^u co`n co' ke? do`,
Lo`ng ngu+o+`i nham hie^?m ai d-o cho cu`ng.

So^ng sa^u sa`o nga('n kho^n do`,
Ngu+o+`i kho^n i't no'i kho' d-o ta^'c lo`ng.

Thay qua^`n thay a'o, thay ho+i
Thay da'ng, thay da^'p nhu+ng ngu+o+`i kho^ng thay

To'c qua(n cha?i lu+o+.c d-o^`i mo^`i,
Cha?i d-u+'ng, cha?i ngo^`i qua(n va^~n hoa`n qua(n.

Lu'c nghe`o thi` cha(?ng ai nhi`n,
D-e^'n khi d-o^~ tra.ng chi'n nghi`n anh em.

Co`n tie^`n ke? ru+o+'c ngu+o+`i mo+`i,
He^'t tie^`n cha(?ng tha^'y mo^.t ngu+o+`i na`o u+a\.

Lo^~ mie^.ng thi` no'i nam mo^,
Trong lo`ng thi` d-u+.ng mo^.t bo^` dao ga(m.

La`m ngu+o+`i suy chi'nh, xe't xa,
Cho tu+o+`ng go^'c ngo.n cho ra va('n da`i\.

Xin d-u+`ng ghe.o ga'i co' cho^`ng
Cu~ng d-u+`ng pha' hoa.i vo+. cho^`ng ngu+o+`i ta

Tro+`i na`o co' phu. ai d-a^u
Hay la`m thi` gia`u co' chi' thi` ne^n

Nu+o+'c la~ ma` vo^~ ne^n ho^`
Tay kho^ng ma` no^?i co+ d-o^` mo+'i ngoan

Co' cha me. mo+'i co' ta
La`m ne^n la` bo+?i me. cha vun tro^`ng

Ho.c cao kho^ng muo^'n tranh gia`nh
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ho.c i't u+a sanh su+. phie^`n

2b- Su+? the^'

Lo+`i tha^.t ma^'t lo`ng.

Ga^`n lu+?a, ra't ma(.t.

Ai la`m na^'y chi.u\.

Cho+. co' le^`, que^ co' tho'i

Nhi.n mie^.ng d-a~i kha'ch.

A(n qua? nho+' ke? tro^`ng ca^y\.

D-i ho?i gia`, ve^` nha` ho?i tre?\.

Buo^n co' ba.n, ba'n co' phu+o+`ng.

No'i co' sa'ch ma'ch co' chu+'ng.

Mo^.t su+. nhi.n la` chi'n su+. la`nh.

Kho' nhi.n mie^.ng, mo^` co^i nhi.n lo+`i\.

D-u+o+`ng mo`n nha^n nghi~a kho^ng mo`n.

Con sa^u la`m ra^`u no^`i canh.

Mo^.t d-ie^`u nhi.n, chi'n d-ie^`u la`nh.

Gio.t ma'u d-a`o ho+n ao nu+o+'c la~\.

Bie^'t ngu+o+`i bie^'t ta
Tra(m tra^.n tra(m tha('ng.

Xin d-u+`ng ghe.o ga'i co' cho^`ng
Cu~ng d-u+`ng pha' hoa.i vo+. cho^`ng ngu+o+`i ta

O+n ai mo^.t chu't de^~ que^n,
Oa'n ai mo^.t chu't d-e^? be^n da. na`y\.

Tru+'ng ro^`ng la.i no+? ra ro^`ng
Liu d-iu la.i no+? ra do`ng liu d-iu

D-o so^ng d-o be^? kho' d-o lo`ng ngu+o+`i\.

D-i mo^.t nga`y d-a`ng, ho.c mo^.t sa`ng kho^n.

Tra^u ta a(n co? d-o^`ng ta
Tuy ra(`ng co? cu.t nhu+ng ma` co? tho+m.

Thu+'c d-e^m mo+'i bie^'t d-e^m da`i,
O+? la^u mo+'i bie^'t con ngu+o+`i pha?i cha(ng.

Ai o+i cho+' vo^.i cu+o+`i nhau,
Cu+o+`i ngu+o+`i ho^m tru+o+'c ho^m sau ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i

2b- Ba(`ng hu+~u

Kho' giu'p nhau mo+'i tha?o

Co' nghe`o mo+'i bie^'t con hie^'u,
Co' thie^'u mo+'i bie^'t ba.n hie^`n.




3- Ti`nh ye^u


Lu+?a ga^`n ro+m, la^u nga`y cu~ng be'n.

Bo? thi` thu+o+ng, vu+o+ng thi` to^.i !

Anh d-i d-u+o+`ng a^'y xa xa,
D-e^? em o^m bo'ng tra(ng ta` na(m canh.

Nu+o+'c non mo^.t ga'nh chung ti`nh,
Nho+' ai ai co' nho+' mi`nh hay cha(ng?

Be^'n em co' go^'c du+`a to+,
D-e^m tra(ng em d-u+'ng em cho+` d-o+.i ai\.

Cha`ng ve^` d-e^? a'o la.i d-a^y,
Pho`ng khi em nho+', ca^`m tay d-o+~ buo^`n.

Thu+o+ng nhau ma^'y nu'i cu~ng tre`o,
Ma^'y so^ng cu~ng lo^.i, ma^'y d-e`o cu~ng qua\.

Ba('c thang le^n ha'i hoa va`ng,
Vi` ai cho thie^'p bie^'t cha`ng tu+` d-a^y!

Cha(?ng tham vu+.a lu'a anh d-a^`y,
Tham na(m ba chu+~ cho ta^`y the^' gian.

Ye^u nhau cha(?ng qua?n la^`m than,
Ma^'y so^ng cu~ng lo^.i, ma^'y nga`n cu~ng qua\.

Nho+' ai bo^?i ho^?i bo^`i ho^`i,
Nhu+ d-u+'ng d-o^'ng lu+?a, nhu+ ngo^`i d-o^'ng than !

Ai ve^` ai o+? ma(.c ai,
Thie^'p nhu+ sa^`u d-u+o+.m tha('p hoa`i na(m canh.

D-e^m d-e^m tu+o+?ng da.ng Nga^n-ha`,
Bo'ng sao tinh d-a^?u d-a~ ba na(m tro`n,
D-a' mo`n nhu+ng da. cha(?ng mo`n,
Ta`o\-khe^ nu+o+'c cha?y lo`ng co`n tro+ tro+

Co^ kia ca('t co? mo^.t mi`nh,
Cho anh ca('t vo+'i chung ti`nh la`m d-o^i\.
Co^ co`n ca('t nu+~a hay tho^i,
Cho anh ca('t vo+'i la`m d-o^i vo+. cho^`ng.

Ai d-i d-a^u d-a^'y ho+~i ai ?
Hay la` tru'c d-a~ nho+' mai d-i ti`m.
Ti`m em nhu+ the^? ti`m chim,
Chim bay bie^?n Ba('c, d-i ti`m bie^?n D-o^ng.

Cha me. anh co' d-a'nh qua(`n d-a'nh qua.i,
Ba('t anh ra treo ta.i nha`nh du+o+ng.
Bie^?u tu+` ai, anh tu+` d-a(.ng,
Cho+' bie^?u anh tu+` ngu+o+`i thu+o+ng, anh kho^ng tu+`\.

Co`n d-ang cho.n d-a' thu+? va`ng.
Ngo.c la`nh ai qua^?y ra d-a`ng ba'n rao\.
Quan quan bo^'n tie^'ng thu+ cu+u,
Mong ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+? ha?o ca^`u ke^'t duye^n.
Pha^'n son cho phi? ta^'m nguye^`n,
Anh hu`ng sa'nh vo+'i thuye^`n quye^n mo+'i ti`nh.
Pha.t kha tho+ a^'y ra`nh ra`nh,
Phi? mo^i ba^'t d-a('c xin anh lie^.u lu+o+`ng.

Nho+' lo+`i nguye^.n u+o+'c ba sinh,
Xa xo^i ai co' bie^'t ti`nh cha(ng ai ?
Khi ve^` ho?i lie^~u Chu+o+ng d-a`i
Ca`nh xua^n d-a~ be? cho ai mo^.t ca`nh,
Co' ye^u anh thi` be? qua'ch cho anh.

- Ba^y gio+` Ma^.n mo+'i ho?i D-a`o,
Vu+o+`n ho^`ng d-a~ co' ai va`o hay chu+a\.
- Ma^.n ho?i thi` D-a`o xin thu+a,
Vu+o+`n ho^`ng co' lo^'i nhu+ng chu+a ai va`o !

Lo^~ mu~i em thi` ta'm ga'nh lo^ng,
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o ra^u ro^`ng tro+`i cho\.
D-e^m na(`m thi` nga'y o o,
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o nga'y cho vui nha`\.
D-i cho+. thi` hay a(n qua`,
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o ve^` nha` d-o+~ co+m.
Tre^n d-a^`u nhu+~ng ra'c cu`ng ro+m,
Cho^`ng ye^u cho^`ng ba?o hoa tho+m gia('t d-a^`u\.

Ye^u nhau thi` ne'm mie^'ng tra^`u,
Ghe't nhau ne'm d-a' vo+~ d-a^`u nhau ra\.
Ye^u nhau cau bo^? la`m ba,
Ghe't nhau cau sa'u bo^? ra la`m mu+o+`i\.

Anh d-a~ co' vo+. hay chu+a
Ma` anh a(n no'i gio' d-u+a ngo.t nga`o
Me. gia` anh o+? no+i nao
D-e^? em ti`m va`o ha^`u ha. thay anh

3a\- Con trai ngo? y' vo+'i con ga'i

Ho^m qua ta't nu+o+'c d-a^`u d-i`nh,
Bo? que^n chie^'c a'o tre^n ca`nh hoa sen.
Em lu+o+.m thi` cho anh xin,
Hay la` em d-e^? la`m tin trong nha`\.
A'o anh su+'t chi? d-u+o+`ng ta`,
Vo+. anh chu+a co', Me. gia` chu+a kha^u\.
A'o anh su+'t chi? d-a~ la^u,
Mai mu+o+.n co^ a^'y sang kha^u cho du`m.
Kha^u ro^`i anh se~ tra? co^ng,
Mai mo^'t la^'y cho^`ng anh se~ giu'p cho\.
Giu'p em mo^.t thu'ng xo^i vo`,
Mo^.t con lo+.n be'o, mo^.t vo` ru+o+.u ta(m.
Giu'p em d-o^i chie^'u em na(`m,
D-o^i cha(n em d-a('p, d-o^i tra(`m em d-eo\.
Giu'p em quan ta'm tie^`n treo,
Quan na(m tie^`n cu+o+'i la.i d-e`o buo^`ng cau !

3b- Con ga'i ngo? y' vo+'i con trai

Va`o vu+o+`n ha'i qua? cau xanh,
Bo^? ra la`m sa'u, mo+`i anh xo+i tra^`u\.
Tra^`u na`y te^m nhu+~ng vo^i ta`u,
Giu+~a d-e^.m ca't ca'nh, hai d-a^`u que^' cay\.
Tra^`u na`y a(n thie^.t la` say,
Du` ma(.n, du` nha.t, du` cay, du` no^`ng,
Du`ng cha(ng ne^n d-a.o vo+. cho^`ng,
Xoi da(m ba mie^'ng ke?o lo`ng nho+' thu+o+ng !

3c- Tie^'c su+. bie^'t nhau qua' cha^.m

- Tre`o le^n ca^y bu+o+?i ha'i hoa,
Bu+o+'c xuo^'ng vu+o+`n ca` ha'i nu. ta^`m-xua^n.
Nu. ta^`m xua^n no+? ra xanh bie^'c,
Em d-a~ co' cho^`ng, anh tie^'c la('m thay !
- Ba d-o^`ng mo^.t mo+' tra^`u cay,
Sao anh kho^ng ho?i nhu+~ng nga`y co`n kho^ng.
Ba^y gio+` em d-a~ co' cho^`ng,
Nhu+ chim va`o lo^`ng, nhu+ ca' ca('n ca^u\.
Ca' ca('n ca^u, bie^'t d-a^u ma` go+~,
Chim va`o lo^`ng bie^'t thuo+? na`o ra\.

3d\- Tra'ch su+. sai lo+`i nguye^.n-u+o+'c

D-o^`ng tie^`n Va.n-li.ch thi'ch bo^'n chu+~ va`ng,
Anh tie^'c co^ng anh ga('n bo' vo+'i co^ na`ng ba^'y la^u\.
Ba^y gio+` co^ la^'y cho^`ng d-a^u ?
D-e^? anh giu'p d-o+~ tra(m cau nghi`n va`ng :
Na(m tra(m anh d-o^'t cho na`ng,
Co`n na(m tra(m nu+~a gia?i oan lo+`i the^`\.
Xu+a kia no'i no'i, the^` the^`,
Ba^y gio+` be? kho'a, trao chi`a cho ai ?
Ba^y gio+` na`ng d-a~ nghe ai,
Ga(.p anh ghe' no'n, cha.m vai, cha(?ng cha`o ?

3e\- No^~i ly\-bie^.t

D-o^i duye^n ta nhu+ loan vo+'i phu+o+.ng.
No+~ lo`ng na`o d-e^? phu+o+.ng li`a ca^y\.
Muo^'n cho co' d-o' co' d-a^y,
Ai la`m ne^n no^~i nu+o+'c na`y, cha`ng o+i !
Tha` ra(`ng cha(?ng bie^'t thi` tho^i,
Bie^'t chi go^'i chie^'c le?\-loi the^m phie^`n.




4- Linh tinh

Bao gio+` to^i ga(.p em la^`n nu+~a,
Nga`y a^'y thanh bi`nh cha('c no+? hoa\.
D-a~ he^'t sa('c mu`a chinh chie^'n cu~,
Co`n co' bao gio+` em nho+' ta ?
1949
Quang Du~ng

D-u+o+`ng d-i kho', kho^ng kho' vi` nga(n so^ng ca'ch nu'i, ma` kho' vi` lo`ng ngu+o+`i nga.i nu'i e so^ng
Nguye^~n Ba' Ho.c

Tha` la`m quy? nu+o+'c Nam, co`n ho+n la`m vua d-a^'t Ba('c
Tra^`n Bi`nh Tro.ng

Ye^u gio^'ng no`i mi`nh la^`m than ma~i ro^`i
Ye^u khie^'n lo`ng cha(?ng bie^'t sao nguo^i
Du Ca

Su'c-sa('c su'c-se?


Nha` na`o nha` na`y, co`n d-e`n co`n lu+?a,
Mo+? cu+?a cho anh em chu'ng to^i va`o\.
Bu+o+'c le^n giu+o+`ng cao, tha^'y d-o^i ro^`ng a^'p;
Bu+o+'c xuo^'ng giu+o+`ng tha^'p, tha^'y d-o^i ro^`ng cha^`u;
Bu+o+'c ra d-a(`ng sau, tha^'y nha` ngo'i lo+.p.
Voi o^ng co`n buo^.c, ngu+.a o^ng co`n ca^`m,
O^ng so^'ng mo^.t tra(m, the^m na(m tuo^?i le?\.
Vo+. o^ng sinh d-e?, nhu+~ng con to^'t la`nh,
Nhu+~ng con nhu+ tranh, nhu+~ng con nhu+ ro^'i\.


Tha(`ng Bo+`m


Tha(`ng Bo+`m co' ca'i qua.t mo,
Phu'\-o^ng xin d-o^?i ba bo` chi'n tra^u\.
Bo+`m ra(`ng : Bo+`m cha(?ng la^'y tra^u\.
Phu'\-o^ng xin d-o^?i mo^.t xa^u ca' me`\.
Bo+`m ra(`ng : Bo+`m cha(?ng la^'y me`\.
Phu' o^ng xin d-o^?i mo^.t be` go^~ lim.
Bo+`m ra(`ng : Bo+`m cha(?ng la^'y lim.
Phu' o^ng xin d-o^?i con chim d-o^`i\-mo^`i\.
Bo+`m ra(`ng : Bo+`m cha(?ng la^'y mo^`i\.
Phu'\-o^ng xin d-o^?i na('m xo^i, Bo+`m cu+o+`i\.



Cha(.t cu?i


Tay ca^`m con dao
La`m sao cho sa('c,
D-e^? ma` de^~ ca('t,
D-e^? ma` de^~ cha(.t,
Cha(.t la^'y cu?i ca`nh.
Tre`o le^n ru+`ng xanh,
Cha.y quanh su+o+`n nu'i,
Mo^.t mi`nh thui\-thu?i,
Cha(.t ca^y cha(.t cu?i,
Ti`m cho^'n ma` ngo^`i,
Ki`a mo^.t d-a`n chim,
O+? d-a^u bay d-e^'n.
O+? d-a^u bay la.i;
Con d-ang ca('n tra'i\.
Con d-ang tha mo^`i,
Qua lo^'i no. no' a(n,
Ca'i con hu+o+u kia,
Ma`y d-ang a(n lo^.c,
Lo^.c va?, lo^.c sung,
Ma`y tro^ng tha^'y to+',
To+' kho^ng d-uo^?i ma`y,
Ma`y qua lo^'i no. la`m chi ?



Tho'i hay che^'\-gie^~u

O+? sao cho vu+`a lo`ng ngu+o+`i:
O+? ro^.ng ngu+o+`i cu+o+`i, o+? he.p ngu+o+`i che^ ;
Cao che^ ngo?ng tha^'p che^ lu`n,
Be'o che^ be'o tru.c be'o tro`n,
Ga^`y che^ xu+o+ng so^'ng xu+o+ng su+o+`n pho+i ra\.

Tho'i ham danh lo+.i

Ca'i vo`ng danh lo+.i cong cong,
Ke? ho`ng ra kho?i, ngu+o+`i mong bu+o+'c va`o\.

Su+. d-o+`i nghi~ cu~ng nu+.c cu+o+`i :
Mo^.t con ca' lo^.i, ma^'y ngu+o+`i buo^ng ca^u\.

Ti`nh ca?nh ngu+o+`i nha` que^


La`ng ta phong ca?nh hu+~u ti`nh,
Da^n-cu+ giang khu'c nhu+ hi`nh con long.
Nho+` tro+`i ha. ke^' sang d-o^ng,
La`m nghe^` ca`y ca^'y vun tro^`ng to^'t tu+o+i\.
Vu. na(m cho d-e^'n vu. mu+o+`i,
Trong la`ng ke? ga'i ngu+o+`i trai d-ua nghe^`\.
Tro+`i ra, ga('ng ; tro+`i la(.n , ve^`,
Nga`y nga`y, tha'ng tha'ng, nghie^.p nghe^` trua^n-chie^n.
Du+o+'i da^n ho., tre^n quan vie^n,
Co^ng-bi`nh giu+~ mu+.c ca^`m quye^`n cho thay\.
Ba^y gio+` ga(.p pha?i ho^.i na`y,
Khi tro+`i ha.n ha'n, khi hay mu+a da^`m ;
Khi tro+`i gio' ba~o a^`m a^`m,
D-o^`ng d-ie^`n lu'a tho'c mu+o+`i pha^`n d-u+o+.c ba\.
La^'y gi` d-a(ng na.p nu+~a ma`,
La^'y gi` co^ng vie^.c nu+o+'c nha` cho d-ang.
La^'y gi` su+u thue^' phe'p thu+o+`ng,
La^'y gi` bo^? tro+. d-ong lu+o+`ng la`m a(n.
Tro+`i la`m kho^? cu+.c ha.i da^n,
Tro+`i la`m ma^'t-ma't co' pha^`n na`o cha(ng.



Vie^.c la`m ruo^.ng


Tha'ng cha.p la` tha'ng gio^`ng khoai,
Tha'ng gie^ng gio^`ng d-a^.u, tha'ng hai gio^`ng ca`\.
Tha'ng ba ca`y vo+~ ruo^.ng ra,
Tha'ng tu+ la`m ma., mu+a sa d-a^`y d-o^`ng.
Ai ai cu`ng vo+. cu`ng cho^`ng,
Cho^`ng ca`y, vo+. ca^'y trong lo`ng vui thay !
Tha'ng na(m ga(.t ha'i d-a~ xong,
Nho+` tro+`i mo^.t ma^~u na(m nong tho'c d-a^`y\.
Na(m nong d-a^`y, em xay, em, gia~\.
Tra^'u u? pha^n, ca'm ba~ nuo^i heo\.
Sang na(m lu'a to^'t tie^`n nhie^`u,
Em d-em d-o'ng thue^', d-o'ng su+u cho cho^`ng.
D-o'i no co' thie^'p co' cha`ng,
Co`n ho+n chung-d-i?nh gia`u sang mo^.t mi`nh.



Ba mu+o+i sa'u pho^' o+? Ha`\-no^.i


Ru? nhau cho+i kha('p Long-tha`nh.
Ba mu+o+i sa'u pho^' ra`nh ra`nh cha(?ng sai ;
Ha`ng Bo^`, ha`ng Ba.c, ha`ng Gai,
Ha`ng Buo^`m, ha`ng Thie^'c, ha`ng Ha`i, ha`ng Khay\.
Ma~ -vi~, ha`ng D-ie^'u, ha`ng Gia^`y,
Ha`ng Lo+`, ha`ng Co't, ha`ng Ma^y, ha`ng D-a`n,
Pho^' Mo+'i, Phu'c-kie^'n, ha`ng Ngang,
Ha`ng Ma~, ha`ng Ma('m, ha`ng Than, ha`ng D-o^`ng,
Ha`ng Muo^'i, ha`ng No'n, Ca^`u D-o^ng,
Ha`ng Ho`m, ha`ng D-a^.u, ha`ng Bo^ng, ha`ng Be`,
Ha`ng Thu`ng, ha`ng Ba't, ha`ng Tre,
Ha`ng Vo^i, ha`ng Gia^'y, ha`ng The, ha`ng Ga`\.
Quanh d-i d-e^'n pho^' ha`ng Da,
Tra?i xem ha`ng pho^', tha^.t la` cu~ng xinh.
Pho^' hoa thu+' nha^'t Long-tha`nh,
Pho^' da(ng ma('c cu+?i, d-a`ng quanh ba`n co+`\.
Ngu+o+`i ve^` nho+' ca?nh nga^?n-ngo+,
Bu't hoa xin che'p ne^n tho+ lu+u\-truye^`n.



Ba`i ha't d-o^'


- O+? d-a^u na(m cu+?a, na`ng o+i !
So^ng na`o sa'u khu'c nu+o+'c cha?y xuo^i mo^.t do`ng ?
So^ng na`o be^n d-u.c be^n trong ?
Nu'i na`o tha('t co^? bo^`ng ma` co' tha'nh sinh ?
D-e^`n na`o thie^ng nha^'t ti?nh Thanh ?
O+? d-a^u la.i co' ca'i tha`nh tie^n xa^y ?
O+? d-a^u la` chi'n tu+`ng ma^y ?
O+? d-a^u la('m nu+o+'c, o+? d-a^u nhie^`u va`ng ?
Chu`a na`o ma` la.i co' hang ?
O+? d-a^u la('m go^~ tho+`i na`ng bie^'t kho^ng ?
Ai ma` xin la^'y tu'i d-o^`ng ?
O+? d-a^u la.i co' con so^ng Nga^n-Ha` ?
Nu+o+'c na`o de^.t ga^'m the^u hoa ?
Ai ma` sinh ra cu+?a, ra nha`, na`ng o+i ?
Ki`a ai d-o^.i d-a' va' tro+`i ?
Ki`a ai tri. thuy? cho d-o+`i d-u+o+.c ye^n ?
Anh ho?i em trong ba^'y nhie^u lo+`i,
Xin em gia?ng ro~ tu+`ng no+i tu+`ng ngu+o+`i\.

- Tha`nh Ha`\-no^.i na(m cu+?a, cha`ng o+i !
So^ng Lu.c-d-a^`u sa'u khu'c nu+o+'c cha?y xuo^i mo^.t do`ng.
Nu+o+'c so^ng Thu+o+ng be^n d-u.c be^n trong,
Nu'i d-u+'c tha'nh Ta?n tha('t co^? bo^`ng ma` la.i co' tha'nh sinh.
D-e^`n So`ng thie^ng nha^'t ti?nh Thanh,
O+? tre^n ti?nh La.ng, co' tha`nh tie^n xa^y\.
Tre^n tro+`i co' chi'n tu+`ng ma^y,
Du+o+'i so^ng la('m nu+o+'c, nu'i nay la('m va`ng.
Chu`a Hu+o+ng-ti'ch ma` la.i o+? hang ;
Tre^n ru+`ng la('m go^~ tho+`i cha`ng bie^'t kho^ng ?
O^ng Nguye^~n Minh-Kho^ng xin d-u+o+.c tu'i d-o^`ng,
Tre^n tro+`i la.i co' con so^ng Nga^n-ha`\.
Nu+o+'c Ta`u de^.t ga^'m the^u hoa;
O^ng Hu+~u\-Sa`o sinh ra cu+?a, ra nha`, cha`ng o+i !
Ba` Nu+~\-Oa d-o^.i d-a' va' tro+`i ;
Vua D-a.i\-Vu~ tri. thu?y cho d-o+`i ye^n vui\.
Anh ho?i em trong ba^'y nhie^u lo+`i,
Em xin gia?ng ro~ tu+`ng no+i tu+`ng ngu+o+`i\.



Tu.c-ngu+~, ca\-dao go^'c chu+~ Ha'n


Nha^'t tu+. vi su+, ba'n tu+. vi su+\.
(Du` da.y mo^.t chu+~, hay nu+?a chu+~; cu~ng pha?i coi la` tha^`y\.)

Tie^n ho.c le^~, ha^.u ho.c va(n.
(Tru+o+'c ho.c le^~, nghi~a; sau mo+'i ho.c va(n-chu+o+ng).

Huynh d-e^. nhu+ thu? tu'c.
(Anh em nhu+ cha^n tay)

D-a.i phu' do Thie^n, tie^?u phu' do ca^`n.
(Gia^`u to do Tro+`i, gia^`u nho? do ca^`n-kie^.m).

Mu+u su+. ta.i nha^n, tha`nh su+. ta.i Thie^n.
(Con ngu+o+`i mu+u toan, Tro+`i d-i.nh su+. tha`nh, ba.i).

Nam thu+.c nhu+ ho^?, nu+~ thu+.c nhu+ mie^u\.
(Con trai a(n nhu+ ho^?, con ga'i a(n nhu+ me`o\.

Tie^?u ba^'t nha^~n ta^'t loa.n d-a.i mu+u
(Kho^ng nhi.n vie^.c nho? thi` loa.n mu+u to).

Thu+o+.ng ba^'t chi'nh, ha. ta('c loa.n.
(Tre^n kho^ng ngay tha(?ng, du+o+'i se~ la`m ba^.y\.)

Thie^n ba^'t dung gian.
(Tro+`i kho^ng tha ke? la`m ba^.y\.)

Phu+o+'c ba^'t tru`ng lai, ho.a vo^ d-o+n chi'\.
(Vie^.c la`nh kho^ng d-e^'n hai la^`n, vie^.c du+~ kho^ng d-e^'n mo^.t mi`nh.)

Tri tu'c d-a~i tu'c, ha` tho+`i tu'c,
Tri nha`n d-a~i nha`n, ha` tho+`i nha`n.
(Bie^'t the^' na`o la` d-u?, thi` se~ tha^'y d-u?,
Bie^'t the^' na`o la` nha`n, thi` se~ tha^'y nha`n.)

Ho^? phu. sinh ho^? tu+?\.
(Cha la` co.p, sinh con la` co.p.)




5- Tu.c-ngu+~, ca\-dao ta^n tho+`i

Tha^'y va^.y, ma` kho^ng pha?i va^.y\.

Co`n que^\-hu+o+ng, thi` co`n ta^'t ca?,
Ma^'t que^\-hu+o+ng, la` ma^'t ta^'t ca?!

D-u+`ng nghe nhu+~ng gi` Co^.ng-Sa?n no'i,
Ha~y nhi`n ky~ nhu+~ng gi` Co^.ng-Sa?n la`m.

Ma^'t mu`a la` bo+?i thie^n-tai,
D-u+o+.c mu`a la` bo+?i thie^n-ta`i D-a?ng ta\.

Chie^`u chie^`u ra be^'n Ninh-Kie^`u,
Du+o+'i cha^n tu+o+.ng Ba'c, d-i~ nhie^`u ho+n da^n!


Ba'c cu+'u muo^n da^n qua no^\-le^.,
To^i da^~n na(m cha^u to+'i D-a.i\-d-o^`ng.

D-a^`u d-u+o+`ng d-a.i\-ta' va' xe,
Cuo^'i d-u+o+`ng trung-ta' ba'n che` d-a^.u d-en!




Tu.c-ngu+~, ca dao


Chu'\-Thi'ch

To^i la^'y y' ve^` ca dao khi to+'i trang nha` cu?a " Dragonfly Corner. Pha^`n na`y d-u+o+.c vie^'t du+o+'i da.ng VIQR, pha?i co' Wvn7to8.exe cha.y ke`m thi` mo+'i d-o.c d-u+o+.c. Ma` Wvn7to8 chi? du`ng vo+'i Windows 3.1. Ta'c gia? co' lie^n la.c vo+'i to^i d-e^? tham kha?o y' kie^'n ve^` vie^.c su+?a d-o^?i nhu lie^.u tre^n d-e^? co' the^? du`ng d-u+o+.c vo+'i Windows 95, 98, NT. To^i hie^.n va^~n du`ng Windows 3.1, ne^n kho^ng bie^'t ta'c gia? d-o' d-a~ la`m xong vie^.c na`y hay chu+a\?
Nha^.n tha^'y co' qua' nhie^`u tie^u chua^?n la`m gia?m d-i co^ng lao cu?a ke? d-i ti`m, va` cu?a ngu+o+`i d-em va`o ma.ng lu+o+'i, ne^n to^i d-a~ la`m pha^`n ca dao na`y tu+` nhu+~ng ta`i lie^.u sau:
1/ To^n tro.ng y' kie^'n ban d-a^`u cu?a Dragonfly, to^i cu~ng chia la`m 3 mu.c: Gia\-d-i`nh, Xa~\-ho^.i, Ti`nh ye^u (la^'y tu+` trang nha` cu?a Dragonfly); sau the^m pha^`n Linh-tinh.
2/ Du`ng the^m pha^`n Ca Dao tu+` href=ftp://ftp.media\.mit.edu/pub/Vietnet/Visci\i/win3/cadao11.zip.
3/ Du`ng pha^`n Tu.c ngu+~, ca dao trong quye^?n Vie^.t-Nam Thi\-va(n ho+.p tuye^?n cu?a gia'o\-su+ Du+o+ng-qua?ng-Ha`m. D-a^y la` quye^?n in la.i o+? ha?i ngoa.i bo+?i nha` xua^'t-ba?n So^'ng Mo+'i\. Sa'ch co' no'i ro~ la` Bo^. quo^'c-gia gia'o\-du.c giu+~ ba?n quye^`n.
4/ The^m tha('t mo^.t so^' ca^u ma` to^i co`n nho+'\. Ta^'t ca? chi? vi` mu.c d-i'ch muo^'n duy tri` sa?n pha^?m tinh tha^`n cu?a tie^`n-nha^n. Ra^'t mong d-u+o+.c su+. bo^? tu'c cu?a nhu+~ng ai co`n thie^'t tha vo+'i tie^`n d-o^` cu?a que^\-hu+o+ng Vie^.t-Nam Me^'n Ye^u\.
Nha^.n tha^'y nhu+~ng ca\-dao, tu.c-ngu+~ la` pha?n-a?nh nhu+~ng kinh-nghie^.m hoa(.c nhu+~ng nha^.n xe't ve^` mo^.t giai\-d-oa.n cu?a lich-su+?; cha(?ng ha.n ca^u:

Bo^. binh, bo^. ho^., bo^. hi`nh,
Ba bo^. d-o^`ng ti`nh, bo'p vu' con to^i\.

d-a~ la` mo^.t nha^.n xe't, pha'n d-oa'n ve^` mo^.t giai\-d-oa.n ma` d-a^'t nu+o+'c ta d-ang so^'ng du+o+'i tho+`i qua^n-chu? chuye^n-che^' ma` "Thu+o+.ng ba^'t chi'nh". Mo^.t ngu+o+`i na`o d-o' d-a~ d-a(.t ra hai ca^u tre^n, va` vi` no' la` pha`n-a?nh trung thu+.c cu?a xa~\-ho^.i lu'c d-o'; ne^n hai ca^u tho+ tre^n d-a~ d-u+o+.c truye^`n kha^?u cho to+'i nga`y nay\.
Chu'ng ta d-ang chu+'ng kie^'n nhu+~ng su+. vie^.c co' mo^.t kho^ng hai trong li.ch-su+? que^ nha`:
La^`n d-a^`u tie^n, ngu+o+`i Vie^.t-Nam cai\-tri. ngu+o+`i Vie^t-Nam; ma` ngu+o+`i Vie^.t-Nam la.i pha?i bo? nu+o+'c ra d-i!
Mo^.t so^' ngu+o+`i d-a~ d-a(.t ra mo^.t so^' ca^u co' trie^?n vo.ng tro+? tha`nh tu.c-ngu+~, ca\-dao trong tu+o+ng-lai\. Ne^n to^i the^m pha^`n thu+' 5, ta.m go.i la` tu.c-ngu+~, ca\-dao ta^n-tho+`i\.








Tu.c Ngu+~

A

Ao co' bo+`, so^ng co' be^'n

A(n ca' nha? xu+o+ng, a(n ddu+o+`ng nuo^'t cha^.m

A(n ca^y na`o, ra`o ca^y na^'y

A(n coi no^`i, ngo^`i coi hu+o+'ng

A(n co' nhai, no'i co' nghi~

A(n co+m kho^ng rau nhu+ nha` gia`u che^'t kho^ng co' nha.c

A(n co+m co' canh nhu+ tu ha`nh co' ba.n

A(n co+m mo+'i, no'i chuye^.n cu~

A(n ddi tru+o+'c, lo^.i nu+o+'c theo sau

A(n gio^~ ddi tru+o+'c, lo^.i nu+o+'c theo sau

A(n go+?i na(`m nho+`

A(n he^'t dda'nh ddo`n, a(n co`n ma^'t vo+.

A(n ky~ no la^u, ca`y sa^u to^'t lu'a

A(n ma`y quen ngo~

A(n mie^'ng cha?, tra? mie^'ng nem

A(n ngay o+? tha^.t, mo.i ta^.t mo.i la`nh

A(n nhu+ xa'ng xu'c, la`m nhu+ lu.c bi`nh tro^i

A(n o^'c, no'i mo`

A(n thi` vu`a, thua thi` cha.y




B

Ba'n anh em xa, mua la'ng gie^`ng ga^`n

Ba'n tro+`i kho^ng mo+`i thie^n lo^i

Ba'n tro+`i kho^ng va(n tu+.

Ba'n vo+., ddo+. con

Ba` chu'a ddu+'t tay ba(`ng a(n ma`y ddo^? ruo^.t

Ba?o so^i u+` so^i, ba?o thi.t u+` thi.t

Ba?o mo^.t ddu+o+`ng, la`m mo^.t ne?o

Ba?y mu+o+i chu+a go.i la` la`nh

Be' xe' ra to

Bie^'t mo^.t ma` cha(?ng bie^'t hai

Bi.nh qui? co' thuo^'c tie^n

Bo'i ra ma, que't nha` ra ra'c

Bo? thi` thu+o+ng, vu+o+ng thi` to^.i

Bo+'i dda^'t, nha(.t co?

Bo+'i lo^ng, ti`m ve^'t

Bo+?i ham mo+'i ma('c, bo+?i me^ mo+'i la^`m

Buo^n ga(.p cha^`u, ca^u ga(.p cho^~

Bu't sa ga` che^'t

Bu.ng ddo'i tai ddie^'c

Bu.ng la`m da. chi.u

Bu.t nha` kho^ng thie^ng




C

Ca'i a'ch giu+~a dda`ng ddem mang va`o co^?

Ca'i kho' no' bo' ca'i kho^n

Ca'i ne^'t dda'nh che^'t ca'i dde.p

Ca? vu' la^'p mie^.ng em

Ca^m hay ngo'ng, ngo.ng hay no'i

Ca^y kho^ kho^ng co' lo^.c, ngu+o+`i ddo^.c kho^ng co' con

Ca^y muo^'n la(.ng, gio' cha(?ng muo^'n ngu+`ng

Cha na`o con na^'y, rau na`o sa^u na^'y

Cha(?ng ai gia`u ba ho., cha(?ng ai kho' ba ddo+`i

Cha(?ng o^'m, cha(?ng ddau la`m gia`u ma^'y cho^'c

Cha^n tro+`i, go'c bie^?n

Chim kho?i lo^`ng kho^ng mong tro+? la.i

Chim tro+`i ca' nu+o+'c, ai ba('t ddu+o+.c na^'y a(n

Chi. em da^u nhu+ ba^`u nu+o+'c la~

Cho' treo, me`o dda^.y

Chu+a ho.c bo`, dda~ lo ho.c cha.y

Chu+a la`m gia`u, dda~ lo a(n cu+o+'p

Chu+?a ddui, chu+?a que`, ddu+`ng khoe ra(`ng to^'t

Con ca' sa^?y la` con ca' lo+'n

Con ngu+.a ddau ca? ta`u kho^ng a(n co?

Co' chi' la`m quan, co' gan la`m gia`u

Co' ho.c pha?i co' ha.nh

Co' ma(.t thi` ma('ng, va('ng ma(.t thi` thu+o+ng

Co' qua co' la.i mo+'i toa.i lo`ng nhau

Co' ta^.t gia^.t mi`nh

Co' thu+.c mo+'i vu+.c ddu+o+.c dda.o

Co' tie^'ng, kho^ng co' mie^'ng

Co' tie^`n mua tie^n cu~ng ddu+o+.c

Co' ti'ch mo+'i di.ch ne^n tuo^`ng

Cu?a phu` va^n kho^ng cha^n hay cha.y

Cu?a thie^n, tra? ddi.a

Cu?a va`o nha` quan nhu+ than ddo^? lo`

Cu?i kho^ de^~ na^'u, cho^`ng xa^'u de^~ xa`i

Cu?a kho, kho^ng lo cu~ng he^'t

Cu+'u va^.t va^.t tra? o+n, cu+'u nho+n nho+n tra? oa'n

Ca'o che^'t ba na(m quay dda^`u ve^` nu'i

Chim kho^n lu+.a ca`nh ma` dda^.u

Co' duye^n kho^ng pha^.n

Co? mo^` chu+a ra'o

Cu?a kho^ng ngon ddo^ng con cu~ng he^'t

Cha'y nha` ra ma(.t chuo^.t

Co^' dda^'m a(n xo^i




D

Da mo^`i to'c ba.c

DDi mo^.t dda`ng, ho.c mo^.t sa`ng kho^n

DDo'i a(n rau, ddau uo^'ng thuo^'c

DDo'n cu+?a tru+o+'c, ru+o+'c cu+?a sau

DDo`n xo'c hai dda^`u

DDo^ng sao tho+`i na('ng, va('ng sao tho+`i mu+a

DDo^ng tay ho+n hay la`m

DDu+o+.c la`m vua, thua la`m gia(.c

DDu+o+.c voi, ddo`i tie^n

DDu+'ng mu~i chi.u sa`o




G

Ga` dde?, ga` cu.c ta'c

Ga.o cho+., nu+o+'c so^ng, cu?i ddo^`ng, no^`i dda^'t

Gia`u tu+` trong tru+'ng gia`u ra

Gia`u u't a(n, kho' u't chi.u

Gia(.c dde^'n nha`, dda`n ba` pha?i dda'nh

Gio.t ma'u dda`o ho+n ao nu+o+'c la~




H

Ha't hay kho^ng ba(`ng hay ha't

Hoa. vo^ ddo+n chi', phu'c ba^'t tru`ng lai

Ho.c tha^`y kho^ng ta^`y ho.c ba.n

Ho^? phu. sanh ho^? tu+?, la^n ma^~u xua^'t la^n nhi

Hu`m du+~ cha(?ng a(n thi.t con




N

Na't go^~ ha~y co`n bo+` tre

Na(m he^'t, Te^'t dde^'n

Na('ng ho^?ng u+a, mu+a ho^?ng chi.u

Na('ng to^'t du+a, mu+a to^'t lu'a

Na^ng nhu+ na^ng tru+'ng, hu+'ng nhu+ hu+'ng hoa

Nha` co' nga.ch, va'ch co' lo^~ tai

Nha` gia`u tham vie^.c, tha^'t nghie^.p tham a(n

Nha` kho^ng chu? nhu+ tu? kho^ng kho'a

Nha` sa.ch thi` ma't, ba't sa.ch thi` ngon

Nha^'t con, nhi` cha'u, thu+' sa'u ngu+o+`i du+ng

Nha^'t qui?, nhi` ma, thu+' ba ho.c tro`

Nha^'t me., nhi` cha, thu+' ba ba` ngoa.i

Nha^'t tha^n, nhi` the^', tam nga^n, tu+' che^'

Nha^.p giang tu`y khu'c, nha^.p gia tuy` tu.c

Nhi.n ddo'i na(`m co co`n ho+n a(n no va'c na(.ng

Nhu+'t nu+o+'c, nhi` pha^n, tam ca^`n, tu+' gio^'ng

No ma^'t ngon, gia^.n ma^'t kho^n

No'i bo'ng no'i gio'

No'i ga^`n, no'i xa, cha(?ng qua no'i tha^.t

No'i nhu+ du`i ddu.c cha^'m nu+o+'c ma('m

No'i nhu+ nu+o+'c ddo^? dda^`u vi.t

No'i toa.c mo'ng heo

No'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i say nhu+ vay kho^ng tra?

Nu+o+'c cha?y dda' mo`n

Nu+o+'c dde^'n cha^n mo+'i nha?y

Nu+o+'c so^ng ga.o cho+.




S

Sa co+ lo+~ bu+o+'c

Sai mo^.t ly, ddi mo^.t da(.m

Sanh nghe^` tu+? nghie^.p

Sao va('ng thi` mu+a, sao thu+a thi` na('ng

Sa^?y cha co`n chu', sa^?y me. co`n di`

So^ng co' khu'c, ngu+o+`i co' lu'c




U

Uo^'ng nu+o+'c pha?i nho+' la^'y nguo^`n




V

Va.n su+. kho+?i dda^`u nan

Va(n hay cha(?ng lo. da`i do`ng

Va('ng chu? nha` ga` mo.c dduo^i to^m

Vie^.c ngu+o+`i thi` sa'ng, vie^.c mi`nh thi` qua'ng




X

Xa mo?i cha^n, ga^`n mo?i mie^.ng

Xay lu'a thi` kho?i bo^`ng em

Xa^'u hay la`m to^'t, do^'t hay no'i chu+~

Xo? la' ba que




Y

Ye^u nhau chi'n bo? la`m mu+o+`i

Ye^u nhau la('m, ca('n nhau ddau








Danh Ngo^n


Kho^ng so+. ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng du`ng mi`nh, chi? so+. mi`nh kho^ng ta`i khi ho. ca^`n dde^'n

Trong nhu+~ng ha.nh phu'c lo+'n nha^'t tre^n ddo+`i la` ti`nh ba.n, va` trong nhu+~ng ha.nh phu'c cu?a ti`nh ba`.n la` co' ngu+o+`i dde^? go+?i ga^'m ta^m su+.

Ngo.c kho^ng du~a kho^ng tha`nh ddo^` dde.p, ngu+o+`i kho^ng ho.c kho^ng bie^'t le~ pha?i

He^'t su+'c la`m lu.m sinh so^'ng, bie^'t de` da(.n o+? vie^.c tie^u du`ng thi` kho^ng ai co'the^? la`m cho mi`nh ddo'i kha't ddu+o+.c

Phu' qu'y ma` kie^u nga.o co^' nhie^n kho^ng pha?i, Ho.c thu+'c ma` kie^u nga.o thi` qua? ha.i qua' to.

Do+? nha^'t trong dda.o su+? the^' la` kho^ng tha^'y ca'i lo^~i cu?a mi`nh.

Hay no'ng gia^.n, na?n lo`ng la` trie^.u tru+'ng cu?a mo^.t ta^m ho^`n ye^'u dduo^'i

Du` trong la~nh vu+.c na`o ti`nh nghi~a cu~ng kho^ng the^? bo? ddu+o+.c

Me^`m qua' thi` ye^'u, cu+'ng qua' thi` ga~y

Ba?n na(ng con ngu+o+`i la` mo^.t mo+' phu+'c ta.p ma` ddo+`i so^'ng con ngu+o+`i kho^ng bao gio+` ddu+o+.c thoa? ma~n

Ti'nh ti`nh vui ve? la` duye^n da'ng cu?a cuo^.c so^'ng

Ne^'u ba.n muo^'n vui su+o+'ng trong cho^'c la't thi` ne^n tra? thu` ne^'u ba.n muo^'n ye^n vui ma~i ma~i thi` ne^n tha thu+'

Chi? trong lu'c hoa.n na.n ta mo+'i tha^'y va` ga(.p ngu+o+`i ba.n to^'t.

Ca'i gi` cu~ng bie^'t ma` dda.o ddu+'c con ngu+o+`i kho^ng bie^'t thi` chu+a go.i la` kho^n.

Kho^ng co' gi` ddau kho^? ba(`ng ho^`i tu+o+?ng la.i mo^.t tho+`i ha.nh phu'c trong lu'c ddang ddau kho^?...

Nhu+~ng ve^'t thu+o+ng lo`ng chi? chu+~a kho?i do ngu+o+`i ga^y ra ma` tho^i

Muo^'n hie^?u y' nghi~a ve^` cuo^.c so^'ng, xin quay ve^` qua' khu+', muo^'n so^'ng cho ddu'ng so^'ng thi` ha~y quay ve^` tu+o+ng lai

DDau kho^? se~ la`m cho con ngu+o+`i kho^n ngoan sa'ng suo^'t ho+n la` ha.nh phu'c

DDo+`i da.y ta pha?i cu+o+`i khi ba('t dda^`u kho'c, ti`nh da.y ta ta. tu+` khi ba('t dda^`u ye^u.

Lo^.t ma(.t na. ngu+o+`i ye^u ddi ba.n se~ tra? la.i cho the^' gian su+. ye^n ti~nh

DDie^`u ddau kho^? nha^'t tre^n ddo+`i la` ye^u ngu+o+`i ma~i ma` ngu+o+`i cha(?ng ye^u.

Kho^ng hu+'a ba^.y ne^n mi`nh kho^ng phu. ai, kho^ng tin ba^.y ne^n kho^ng ai phu. mi`nh

Trong ha^`u he^'t ca'c tru+o+`ng ho+.p, bu+o+'c dda^`u va` bu+o+'c cuo^'i kho' tha`nh co^ng nha^'t.

Cha(?ng co' ti`nh ye^u na`o ba(`ng ti`nh tuye^.t vo.ng a^m tha^`m.

Ho.c la` mo^.t quye^?n sa'ch kho^ng co' trang cuo^'i cu`ng.

Ng` ta thu+o+`ng hay ly' su+. ve^` ha.nh phu'c, nhu+ng co' ma^'y ai hie^?u ha.nh phu'c chi'nh la` su+. hie^?u nhau.

Ng` ta ghen la` vi` tu+. a'i ho+n la` vi` ye^u.

Nu+o+'c trong qua' thi` kho^ng co' ca', ng` khe'p ne'p qua' thi` kho^ng co' ba.n.

Khi ta ti`m kie^'m ti`nh ye^u cho ke? kha'c thi` ta dda~ vo^ ti`nh ti`m ddu+o+.c ti`nh ye^u cho chi'nh mi`nh

Ta kho^ng tha^'y ti`nh ye^u khi ta ti`m kie^'m no', ti`nh ye^u dde^'n vo+'i ta khi kho^ng ddo+.i kho^ng cho+`

Trong mo^.t nu+o+'c kho^ng the^? co' hai vua, cu~ng nhu+ trong ti`nh ye^u kho^ng the^? co' ba ngu+o+`i ...


Ta thu+o+`ng la`m dde.p lo`ng ngu+o+`i kha'c kho^ng
pha?i vi` ca ngo+.i nhu+~ng gia' tri. ho. vo^'n co' ma` la`
vi` nhu+~ng gia' tri. ho. tu+o+?ng ho. kho^ng co'.

Ly' tri' ti`m kie^'m nhu+ng chi'nh con tim mo+'i ti`m tha^'y.

Qua' khu+' ca^`n ddu+o+.c su+? du.ng nhu+ mo^.t chie^'c ca^`u nha?y chu+' kho^ng pha?i so+.i da^y ra`ng buo^.c tu+o+ng lai.
Harold Mc. Clinton

Ca'i nguy hie^?m cu?a tho+`i dda.i chu'ng ta kho^ng pha?i la` tha^'y ma'y mo'c suy nghi~ nhu+ mo^.t con ngu+o+`i, ma` la` tha^'y con ngu+o+`i suy nghi~ nhu+ mo^.t ca'i ma'y!
P.D

Ngu+o+`i phu. nu+~ ddu+'c ha.nh dda'nh ghen ba(`ng nu+o+'c ma('t.
John Gay

Chu'ng ta dda'nh gia' ba?n tha^n qua nhu+~ng gi` chu'ng ta ca?m tha^'y co' kha? na(ng thu+.c hie^.n, trong khi ngu+o+`i ngoa`i dda'nh gia' chu'ng ta qua nhu+~ng gi` chu'ng ta dda~ la`m.
Longfellow

DDa`n o^ng chi.u ddu+.ng su+. ddau kho^? nhu+ the^? ddo' la` mo^.t hi`nh pha.t kho^ng dda'ng nha^.n la~nh, phu. nu+~ nha^.n la~nh no' nhu+ mo^.t di sa?n ddu+o+ng nhie^n.

Tra'i tim pha?i thu+.c hie^.n su+. ba'c a'i khi ba`n tay kho^ng la`m ddu+o+.c.
Pasquier Quesnel

Ba(`ng hu*~u nguy hie^?m o*? cho^~ ho. khie^'n cho ba.n ha`nh ddo^.ng, cu~ng nhu* nga(n cha(.n ba.n ha`nh ddo^.ng.
H. IBSEL

Khi ddo^'i ma(.t, ngu*o*`i phu. nu*~ no'i to vo*'i ngu*o*`i dda`n o^ng ma` na`ng du*?ng du*ng, no'i khe~ kha`ng vo*'i ngu*o*`i ma` na`ng ba('t dda^`u ye^u va` giu*~ im la(.ng vo*'i ngu*o*`i ma` na`ng ye^u.
ROCHEBRUME

Ta^m ho^`n nho? kho^ng giu*~ ddu*o*.c ti`nh ye^u lo*'n.
NGA.N NGU*~ NGA

DDie^`u dda'ng so*. nha^'t trong ddo*`i: ddo' la` khi ngo.n lu*?a nhie^.t ti`nh dda~ ta('t.
NIETZCHE

Ngu*o*`i dda`n ba` chi? ye^u hoa(.c ghe't. Vo*'i ho. kho^ng co' thu*' ti`nh ca?m nu*?a vo*`i.
SYRUS

Cha('p tay la.i la` hay, nhu*ng mo*? tay ra la.i co`n hay ho*n.
RATIBON

Mo^.t gu*o*ng ma(.t dde.p ro^`i cu~ng se~ thay ddo^?i. Mo^.t lu*o*ng ta^m to^'t va^~n to^'t ho*n.
MME DE LAMBERT

Cha^n ly' nhu* a'nh sa'ng la`m cho'a ma('t...co`n su*. gia? do^'i tra'i la.i; no' gio^'ng nhu* buo^?i hoa`ng ho^n, la`m cho mo.i va^.t dde^`u tro*? ne^n dde.p dde~.
ALBERT CAMUS

To? ra mi`nh ho*n ngu*o*`i kha'c chu*a pha?i la` hay, ca'i cha^n gia' tri. la` co' the^? nha^.n ra ra(`ng: ho^m nay mi`nh dda~ ho*n chi'nh mi`nh nga`y ho^m qua.
TU.C NGU*~ A^'N DDO^.

DDu*`ng ca('t ddu*'t nhu*~ng gi` ba.n co' the^? go*~ ddu*o*.c.
JOUBERT

Danh du*. cu~ng gio^'ng nhu* mo^.t con ma('t: no' kho^ng chi.u ddu*.ng ddu*o*.c mo^.t chu't nho* ba^?n na`o.

BOSSUET



Ti`nh ba.n la` ca'i ca^`n thie^'t nha^'t ddo^'i vo+'i cuo^.c so^'ng, vi`
kho^ng ai la.i momg muo^'n cuo^.c so^'ng kho^ng co' ba.n be`, du` cho
nguo+`i ddo' co' mo.i ha.nh phu'c kha'c cha(ng nu+~a.
Aristop (Hy La.p)

Ca'ch duy nha^'t dde^? co' ba.n la` chi'nh ba?n tha^n mi`nh pha?i la` mo^.t nguo+`i ba.n.
R. Emason (My~)

Trong ti`nh ba.n ne^'u kho^ng sa(~n lo`ng tha thu+' cho nhau nhu+~ng lo^~i la^`m nho? mo.n thi` kho^ng sao tha^n thie^'t dduo+.c .
Labruye (Pha'p)

Ta ye^u ta ma(.c nhu+~ng lo^~i la^`m cu?a ta, va` ta cu~ng pha?i ye^u ba.n ta nhu+ va^.y.
Nga.n ngu+~ Pha'p

Nhu+~ng nguo+`i ba.n cu`ng chi' huo+'ng thu+.c su+. kho^ng the^? gia^.n nhau la^u, khi na`o ddo' ho. la.i ke^'t tha^n.
W.Gott ( DDu+'c)

Ca'i gi` xua^'t pha't tu+` tra'i tim thi` se~ ddi dde^'n tra'i tim
G. Piet (Pha'p)

Ke? na`o cha^.m no'ng gia^.n co' su+. kho^n sa'ng lo+'n. Nhu+ng ai hay no'ng na?y to^n le^n su+. ddie^n cuo^`ng.
Chu'a Jesus

Bo? mo^.t ngu+o+`i ba.n trung tha`nh, tu+'c la` ma^'t ddi ca'i quy' ba'u nha^'t trong cuo^.c ddo+`i.
Sophocles ( Hy La.p)

Kho^ng pha?i cu~a ca?i la` ba.n ma` ba.n la` cu~a ca?i
G. Stobay ( Hy la.p)

Ne^'u ba.n ye^u ddo+`i, ha~y ddu+`ng phung phi' tho+`i gian, vi` cha^'t lie^.u cu?a cuo^.c so^'ng la`m ba(`ng tho+`i gian
B. Franklin ( My~)

Chie^'n tranh cu~ng co' nhu+~ng vi. ngo.t cu?a no', ho^n nha^n cu~ng co' nhu+~ng lo a^u cu?a no' .
Laphonten ( Pha'p)

Kho^ng bie^'t bao nhie^u chie^'c thuye^`n ti`nh cho+? dda^`y hy vo.ng dda~ tan vo+~ chi? vi` vo+. cho^`ng hay chi? tri'ch la^~n nhau.
Nga.n ngu+~ Nga

Nguo+`i ha.nh phu'c nha^'t la` nguo+`i ddem la.i ha.nh phu'c cho nhie^`u nguo+`i nha^'t.
D. Dudro ( Pha'p)

Kho^ng co' thu+' my~ pha^?m na`o to^ ddie^?m cho sa('c dde.p ba(`ng ha.nh phu'c.
J.Minton (Anh)

Nguo+`i ta thi'ch ly' su+. vo+'i nhau ve^` ha.nh phu'c, nhu+ng i't ai hie^?u dduo+.c ra(`ng ha.nh phu'c lo+'n nha^'t la` hie^?u dduo+.c nhau.
K.Paustopki ( Nga)


Su*. tha`nh co^ng o*? tre^n ddo*`i do tay nhu*~ng ngu*o*`i na(ng da^.y so*�m.
-J.DULiES.

Qua^n tu*? ddo^�i vo*�i ngu*o*`i tre^n kho^ng ni.nh. ddo^�i vo*�i ngu*o*`i du*o*�i kho^ng khinh.
-KHO^?NG TU*? GiA NGU*~.

Dda~ mang tie^�ng ddu*�ng trong tro*`i dda^�t.
Pha?i co� danh gi` vo*�i nu�i so^ng.
-NGUYE^~N CO^NG TRU*�.

Hoa la` ngu*o*`i dde.p, sa�ch la` ba.n tha^n.
-PHU*O*NG SO*N.

DDu*`ng no�i vie^.c na`y kho�. Ne^�u kho^ng kho� dda~ kho^ng tha`nh va^�n dde^`.
-THO^�NG CHE^� FOCH.

Su*. ho.c trang hoa`ng ddo*`i so^�ng va` la`m ta ye^u ddo*`i ho*n.
-J.ViENNOT.

Tha`nh dda.t kho^ng pha?i o*? ngu*o*`i ngoa`i giu�p ddo*~ ma` chi�nh do lo`ng tu*. tin.
-ABRAHAM LiNCOLN.

Ke? na`o muo^�n ca^`m dda^`u mo.i ngu*o*`i, ha~y ddu*�ng sau mo.i ngu*o*`i va` phu.ng su*. mo.i ngu*o*`i.
-SAiNT MARC.

Thie^n dda`ng o*? chi�nh trong lo`ng ta. Ddi.a ngu.c cu~ng do lo`ng ta ma` co'. -JE�SUS CHRIST.

Tu*. khie^m thi` ngu*o*`i ta ca`ng phu.c. Tu*. khoe thi` ngu*o*`i ta ca`ng khinh.
-LU*~ HO^`i.

Ngu*o*`i kho^ng mu.c ddi�ch, kho^ng ly� tu*o*?ng nhu* ngu*.a kho^ng cu*o*ng, nhu* thuye^`n kho^ng la�i, lo^ng bo^ng kho^ng ra gi` ca?.
-LE^? KY�.

DDu*o*`ng ddi kho�, kho^ng kho� vi` nga(n so^ng ca�ch nu�i. Ma` kho� vi` lo`ng ngu*o*`i nga.i nu�i e so^ng.
-NGUYE^~N BA� HO.C.

Trong ddo*`i co� mo^.t ddie^`u te^. ho*n tha^�t ba.i; la` kho^ng da�m thu*.c hie^.n.
-FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.

Chi�nh nha^n ca�ch la`m ne^n con ngu*o*`i.
-LOCKE.

Kho^ng gi` dde.p ho*n su*. tha^.t.
-BOILEAU.

Ba.n co� ye^u ddo*i` kho^ng? Ne^�u co� thi` ddu*`ng phi� thi` gio*`. Vi` ddo*`i so^�ng la`m ba(`ng thi` gio*`.
-FRANKLIN.

Ca�c ddie^`u chu�ng ta bie^�t chi? la` gio.t nu*o*�c. Ca�c ddie^`u chu�ng ta kho^ng bie^�t la` ca? mo^.t dda.i du*o*ng.
-NEWTON.

Lu�c gia^.n ba.n ddu*`ng ne^n la`m gi` he^�t. Co� khi na`o ba.n gia(ng buo^`m giu*~a lu�c ba~o to^� kho^ng.
-POSDSLUY.

Lo*`i no�i co� hie^.u qua? ho*n mu*o*`i va.n kha^?u tha^`n co^ng. -NAPOLE�ON.

Nhu*~ng ca^y ma.nh nha^�t, cao nha^�t, mo.c tre^n nhu*~ng dda^�t ca(`n co^~i nha^�t.
-J.G.HOLLAND.

Ca�i to^i la` ca�i dda�ng ghe�t.
-PASCAL.

Ngu*o*`i ta so*. lu*?a ho*n so*. nu*o*�c, cho ne^n che^�t cha�y thi` i�t ma` che^�t dduo^�i thi` nhie^`u.
-NGA.N NGU*~.

Mo^.t tro*? nga.i lo*�n tre^n ddu*o*`ng ti`m ha.nh phu�c la` tro^ng cho*` mo^.t ha.nh phu�c lo*�n ho*n.
-FONTENELLE.

Mo^.t ca�ch hay nha^�t dde^? ta tha`nh co^ng trong ddo*`i la` kho*?i su*. la`m nhu*~ng gi` ma` ta thu*o*`ng khuye^n ke? kha�c.
-ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Muo^�n ddu*o*.c mo^.t ngu*o*`i ba.n chi? co� mo^.t phu*o*ng pha�p; chi�nh mi`nh pha?i la`m mo^.t ngu*o*`i ba.n.
-EMERSON.

Bi� quye^�t tha`nh co^ng tre^n ddu*o*`ng ddo*`i la` lo rie^ng mo^.t vie^.c cho tha^.t chu dda�o va` tra(m nghi`n vie^.c kha�c vu*`a ddu? Tho^i .
-HUGH WALPOLE.

Tha thu*' la` hi`nh thu*'c te^' nhi. nha^'t cu?a su*. tra? thu`.
-TON. ET.


Kho^ng ti`nh ba.n, ti`nh thu*o*ng na`o gio^'ng nhu* ti`nh cha me. ddo^'i vo*'i con ca?
Henry Ward Beecher

Ki'nh tro.ng cha ngu*o*i va` me. ngu*o*i cho cuo^.c ddo*`i ngu*o*i ddu*o*.c la^u da`i.
Matthew

Kho^ng gi` cao qu'y ho*n, kho^ng gi` dda'ng ki'nh ho*n lo`ng chung thu?y
Cicero

Ho*~i o^i! Ti`nh ye^u cu?a dda`n ba` ai cu~ng bie^'t la` vu*`a de^~ thu*o*ng vu*`a de^~ so*.
Byron

Ba.n trong co*n hoa.n na.n mo*'i la` ba.n cha^n ti`nh
Proverb

Tru*o*'c khi ke^'t ba.n vo*'i ai, ha~y cu`ng ho. a(n he^'t va`i dda^'u muo^'i dda~
Proverb

Tra? thu`, ban dda^`u tuy kha' ngo.t nga`o, cha(?ng bao la^u, cay dda('ng se~ chie^'m cho^~ cu?a no'
Milton

Ta^'t ca? nhu*~ng va^.t la^'p la'nh kho^ng pha?i la` va`ng ca?.(DDu*`ng vo^.i tin o*? be^` ngoa`i)
Cervantes

Mo^~i ngu*o*`i la` mo^.t pho sa'ch, ne^'u anh bie^'t ca'ch ddo.c no'
William Ellery Channing

DDu*`ng cho ra(`ng co* ho^.i se~ go~ cu*?a nha` anh hai la^`n
Chamfort

Mo^.t ngu*o*`i cha^n tha^.t la` mo^.t co^ng tri`nh cao qu'i cu?a Thu*o*.ng DDe^'
Pope

Cha(?ng co' gi` dda'ng ye^u ho*n o*? mo^.t ngu*o*`i dda`n ba` ba(`ng ho.c nhu*~ng co^ng vie^.c no^.i tro*. tinh vi va` khi'ch le^. cho^`ng nhu*~ng co^ng vie^.c la`m to^'t dde.p
John Milton

Lo*`i va(n na`o la`m vui thi'ch cho ngu*o*`i ddo.c. Thu*o*`ng dda~ la`m ma^'t bao nu*o*'c ma('t cu?a ngu*o*`i vie^'t.
N.Boileau

Ta^'t ca? mo.i ngu*o*`i vo^'n la` thi si~ tu*. trong tim.
Emerson

Mo^~i ngu*o*`i la` mo^.t thi nha^n khi ddang ye^u.
Plato



Nghe`o va^.t cha^'t de^~ chu+~a; nghe`o ta^m ho^`n kho^ng chu+~a dduo+.c.

Lo`ng tu+. a'i la` o^? kho'a con tim,lo+i` khen ni.nh la` chi`a.

Con tim co' nhu+~ng ly' le~ cu?a no' ma` ly' tri' kho^ng he^` bie^'t dde^'n.
ti`nh ye^u ca^`n su+. mo+ mo^.ng cho cu~ng nhu+ la' pho^?i ca^`n duo+~ng khi'

Vo+'i dda`n o^ng, so^'ng va` ye^u rie^ng bie^.t .
Vo+'i dda`n ba`,ye^u la` ca? cuo^.c ddo+`i.

Tha` ye^u ma` ma^'t ma't co`n ho+n cha(?ng ma^'t gi`

Thuo+.ng dde^' ta.o du+.ng nguo+`i nam , tha^'y no' chu+a ddu? co^ ddo+n , be`n cho no'
mo^.t nguo+`i nu+~ la`m ba.n dduo+`ng dde^? no' ca?m tha^'y tha^'m thi'a no^~i co^ ddo+n
cu?a mi`nh ho+n .

DDa`n ba` vi' nhu+ ca'i bo'ng cu?a anh. Anh cha.y theo na`ng, na`ng cha.y tro^'n. Anh
cha.y tro^'n na`ng, na`ng la.i theo.
DDa`n o^ng xa^y nha`, dda`n ba` xa^y to^? a^'m.

Muo^'n dda'nh dda`n ba` ba(`ng mo^.t ca`nh hoa,ba.n ha~y du`ng hoa ho^`ng.Vi` no' co'
gai.

Nhu+~ng ca'i ho^n vu.ng tro^.m bao gio+` cu~ng ngo.t nga`o nha^'t
Truo+'c khi cuo+'i, co^ da^u pha?i ho^n cha`ng trai dde^? giu+~ cha`ng; sau khi cuo+'i,
na`ng pha?i giu+~ cha`ng dde^? ho^n cha`ng.

Ti`nh ye^u la` bi`nh minh cu?a ho^n nha^n,va` dda'm cuo+'i la` hoa`ng ho^n cu?a ti`nh
ye^u.

Ho^n nha^n la` mo^.t cuo^.c xo^? so^' trong ddo' dda`n o^ng dda'nh cuo+.c ba(`ng su+.
tu+. do, co`n dda`n ba` dda'nh cuo+.c ba(`ng ha.nh phu'c.


Ho^n nha^n gio^'ng nhu+ mo^.t chie^'c lo^`ng : Nguo+`i ta tha^'y nhu+~ng con chim be^n
ngoa`i kha('c khoa?i muo^'n va`o va` nhu+~ng con chim be^n trong kha('c khoa?i muo^'n ra.


Ho^n nha^n la` mo^.t cuo^'n tie^?u thuye^'t ma` nha^n va^.t chi'nh che^'t ngay o+? chuo+ng
dda^`u tie^n.

DDa`n ba` la^'y cho^`ng dde^? va`o ddo+`i, dda`n o^ng la^'y vo+. dde^? ra kho?i cuo^.c
ddo+`i .

Ve? dde.p dda'nh va`o a'nh ma('t, nhu+ng pha^?m gia' chinh phu.c ta^m ho^`n.

Chu'ng ta ha~y nhuo+`ng dda`n ba` dde.p cho nhu+~ng ga~ dda`n o^ng nghe`o tri' tuo+?ng
tuo+.ng.

Nguo+`i ta chi? hie^?u he^'t gi'a tri. ha.nh phu'c khi nguo+`i ta dda'nh ma^'t no' .

Ti`nh ye^u, tin tuo+ng ddem lai. ha.nh phu'c,
Ca'ch to^'t nha^'t dde^? giu+? ha.nh phu'c la` cha^'p nha^.n nhu+ng gi+` mi`nh co'

Co' hai ta^'m tha?m ki.ch trong ddo+`i so^'ng . Mo^.t la` ma^'t ddi kha't vo.ng cu?a con
tim, hai la` dda.t dduo+.c no' .

Trong ca'i ghen tuo^ng co' nhie^`u tu+. a'i ho+n la` ti`nh a'i.
Kho^ng ye^u la` kho^ng ghen.

Phu. nu+~ ta^`m thuo+`ng luo^n luo^n ghen cho^`ng mi`nh. Phu. nu+~ xinh dde.p ghen cho^`ng
nguo+`i kha'c.

Tho+`i gian nuo^'t tro^i ta^'t ca?
Tho+`i gian chu+~a la`nh mo.i ve^'t thuo+ng .

Tu+` cho^'i lo+`i khen la` muo^'n dduo+.c khen ga^'p ddo^i.

Lo+`i khen ni.nh la` ddo^`ng ba.c gi?a chi? lu+u ha`nh dduo+.c nho+` tho'i tu+. phu. cu?a
chu'ng ta.




Danh Ngo^n Pha'i DDe.p

Co`n tre? thi` ye^u nhu+ -die^n
Ve^` gia`, hoa. la` -die^n mo+'i ye^u.
Nga.n ngu+~ Pha'p

No+i ngu+o+`i phu. nu+~, ca'i me^ hoa(.c lo`ng ngu+o+`i kho^ng pha?i la` ve? -de.p, ma` la` su+. cao qui'.
Euripide

-Do^'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i cha, kho^ng gi` e^m di.u cho ba(`ng mo^.t -du+'a con ga'i. Ta^m ho^`n cu?a -du+'a con trai cao ho+n nhu+ng kho^ng di.u da`ng mo+n tro+'n ba(`ng.
Euripide

O+? phu. nu+~, -die^`u gi` de^~ hie^?u nha^'t thi` cu~ng co`n -de^'n pha^n nu+?a pha?i pho?ng -doa'n.
J.N Vernier

Sa('c -de.p la`m vui ma('t, su+. di.u hie^`n thu hu't lo`ng ngu+o+`i.
Voltaire

Nha^'t vo+. nhi` tro+`i.
Tu.c ngu+~ Vie^.t Nam

Thie^'u nu+~ kho^ng co' ba.n be` la` mu`a xua^n kho^ng co' hoa ho^`ng.
A. De Moniluc

Ngu+o+`i ta -dem -de^'n cho ca'c thie^'u nu+~ mo^.t ne^`n gia'o du.c giu'p ho. de^~ da`ng quye^'n ru~ mu+o+`i ngu+o+`i ti`nh ho+n la` tro'i buo^.c mo^.t o^ng cho^`ng. Ngu+o+`i ta da.y cho ca'c co^ bie^'t -da(.t ba^~y ba('t nhu+~ng con chim nhu+ng kho^ng bie^'t -dan lo^`ng -de^? nho^'t chu'ng.
Alphose Karr

Con ga'i la` con ngu+o+`i ta
Con da^u mo+'i tha^.t me. cha mua ve^`
Ca dao Viet Nam

Ngu+o+`i con ga'i co' duye^n thi` ti'nh ti`nh o^n ho`a, hoa` khi' pha?i le~, ma(.t mu~i tu+o+i cu+o+`i, ma` tu+o+i cu+o+`i co^'t -de^? vui lo`ng ngu+o+`i.
The'rry

Ho^`i tre?, ngu+o+`i ta nho+` -da`n ba` -de^? hie^?u the^' na`o la` ti`nh ye^u. Khi gia` ngu+o+`i ta nho+` -de^'n ti`nh ye^u -de^? hie^?u the^' na`o la` -da`n ba`.
Roland Dorgeies

La. cho ca'i so'ng khuynh tha`nh.
Lam` cho -do^? qua'n xie^u -di`nh nhu+ cho+i.
Nguye^~n Du

Ba thu+' cho'ng qua: tie^'ng vo.ng, ca^`u vo`ng va` sa('c -de.p phu. nu+~.
Nga.n ngu+~ -Du+'c

Ca'i -de.p kho^ng -de^'n tu+` tha^n xa'c -de.p ma` tu+` ha`nh vi -de.p.
Thales de Milet

Tie^'ng tho+? nhe. cu?a na`ng con ga'i -de.p vang xa ho+n tie^'ng ga^`m su+ tu+?.
Nga.n ngu+~ A Ra^.p

Kho^ng gi` la`m cho ngu+o+`i -da`n ba` tu+. tin cho ba(`ng khi ho. bie^'t mi`nh trang -die^?m -de.p.
Christian Dior

Phu. nu+~ -de.p la`m vui ma('t. phu. nu+~ -du+'c ha.nh la`m vui lo`ng ngu+o+`i. Ngu+o+`i -de.p la` va^.t ba'u. ngu+o+`i -du+'c ha.nh la` kho ba'u.
Napoleon

Ha`ng nga`n o^ng cho^`ng -da~ bi. gie^'t vi` co' vo+. -de.p.
Nga.n ngu+~ Grudia

Khuo^n ma(.t -de.p la` chi`a khoa' mo+? nhu+~ng ca'i cu+?a -do'ng ki'n.
Nga.n ngu+~ Ba Tu+

-Da`n ba duye^n da'ng -da.t -du+o+.c vinh hie^?n. -Da`n o^ng nghi. lu+.c -doa.t -du+o+.c gia`u sang.
Kinh tha'nh

Ai xinh -de.p ha~y a(n o+? xu+'ng vo+'i ve? -de.p cu?a mi`nh, ai xa^'u xi' ha~y la`m cho ngu+o+`i ta que^n ca'i xa^'u a^'y ba(`ng kie^'n thu+'c cu?a mi`nh.
Socrate

Ma.o ngoa.i ba^'t ca^`u nhu+ my~ ngo.c
Ta^m trung thu+o+`ng thu? tu+. thie^n kim.
( Ve? ngoa`i kho^ng ca^`n -de.p nhu+ ngo.c nhu+ng trong lo`ng ha(`ng giu+~ be^`n nhu+ va`ng.)
Nguye^~n Khuye^'n

Va`ng trau ngo.c chuo^'t.
Giu+~ ne't tro+`i cho
Pha^'n son -die^?m to^
Qui' chi tuo^`ng a^'y.
Phan Bo^.i Cha^u

Vu~ vo^ ke^`m toa? na(ng lu+u kha'ch
Sa('c ba^'t ba -da`o di. ni.ch nha^n.
( Mu+a kho^ng co' xie^`ng xi'ch ma` giu+~ -du+o+.c kha'ch. Sa('c -de.p kho^ng co' so'ng to nhu+ng la`m ngu+o+`i say -da('m.)
Nguye^~n Gia?n Thanh

Mo^.t tra`, mo^.t ru+o+.u , mo^.t -da`n ba`.
Ba ca'i la(ng nha(ng no' qua^'y ta
Chu+`a -du+o+.c ca'i na`o hay ca'i na^'y.
Co' cha(ng chu+`a ru+o+.u vo+'i chu+`a tra`.
Tra^`n Te^' Xu+o+ng

Phu. nu+~ tro+. giu'p mo^.t ca'ch -da('c lu+.c cho su+. tha`nh co^ng. Ngu+o+`i na`o ye^u ho. thi` -du+o+.c ho. truye^`n cho su+'c ma.nh, nghi. lu+.c: va` ngu+o+`i na`o -du+o+.c ho. ye^u se~ co' mo^.t ha`o quang uy the^' bao bo.c.
Andre' Maurois

Phu. nu+~ la`m cho ca'ch xu+? the^' tro+? ne^n sa'ng -de.p va` la`m cho phe'p li.ch su+. tha('m -du+o+.m ti`nh ca?m: ho. la` tha^`y da.y cha^n chi'nh ve^` my~ quan va` la` ngu+o+`i khi'ch le^. mo.i hy sinh...
Gabriel Lagcuve




DDi.nh Nghi~a Ti`nh Ie^u

Madeleine de Scudery
a'i ti`nh la` ca'i gi`, tu+` dda^u dde^'n va` ke^'t thu'c ra sao, to^i kho^ng bie^'t.

Robert Browning
ti`nh ie^u la` ddie^`u tuye^.t ha?o.

Stendhal
ti`nh ie^u la` phe'p la. cu?a va(n minh.

Samuel Bulter
ti`nh ie^u la` ddu+'a tre? do ca'c nha` tho+ sinh ra. the^' ne^n kho^ng roi vo.t la` no' se~ hu+ tha^n.

Jerome K. Jerome
ti`nh ie^u gio^'ng nhu+ be^.nh so+?i, ngu+o+`i na`o cu~ng pha?i tra?i qua.

Douglas Jerrold
ti`nh ie^u gio^'ng nhu+ be^.nh so+?i, luo^'ng tuo^?i ro^`i be^.nh mo+'i pha't thi` tha^.t cha(?ng hay ho gi`.

William Congreve
ne^'u kho^ng co' u+o+'c vo.ng, ie^u ddu+o+ng chi? la` su+. ye^'u dduo^'i cu?a ta^m ho^`n.

John Dryden
ti`nh ie^u la` su+. ye^'u dduo^'i cao qui' nha^'t cu?a tinh tha^`n.

Plato
ie^u ddu+o+ng la` mo^.t chu+'ng be^.nh ta^m tha^`n nghie^m tro.ng.

Benard Grasset
ie^u nghi~a la` kho^ng so sa'nh nu+~a.

Jacques Dyssord
trong ti`nh ie^u, so sa'nh la` he^'t ie^u ro^`i.

Samuel Johnson
a'i ti`nh la` ca'i kho^n cu?a ngu+o+`i da.i, la` ca'i da.i cu?a ngu+o+`i kho^n.

Erich Segal
ie^u nghi~a la` kho^ng bao gio+` pha?i no'i ra^'t tie^'c.

Victor Hugo
ti`nh ie^u la` su+. cha`o ho?i cu?a thie^n tha^`n tru+o+'c ca'c vi` tinh tu'.

Saint Exupery
ie^u nhau kho^ng pha?i la` nhi`n nhau, nhu+ng la` cu`ng nhau nhi`n ve^` mo^.t hu+o+'ng.

Madeleine de Scudery
ti`nh ie^u la` no^~i ddam me^ kho^ng qui phu.c mo^.t ddie^`u gi`, tra'i la.i, mo.i thu+' qui phu.c no'.

Shakespeare
a'i ti`nh la` kho'i sinh ra cu`ng vo+'i ho+i tho+? muo^.n phie^`n.

La Rochefoucauld
chi? co' mo^.t thu+' a'i ti`nh ma` tho^i, nhu+ng no' co' ha`ng nghi`n ba?n sao kha'c nhau.




Ie^u va` Ghe't

M. Desbordes - Valmore
ne^'u ie^u thu+o+ng co' ddau buo^`n thi` oa'n thu` co' da(`n va(.t .

Victor Hugo
co' nhu+~ng ke? he^~ ie^u be^n na`y thi` pha?i ghe't be^n kia .

G. Bernard Shaw
ca'i to^.i lo+'n nha^'t xu'c pha.m dde^'n ddo^`ng loa.i cu?a chu'ng ta kho^ng pha?i la` khinh ghe't ho., nhu+ng la` du+?ng du+ng vo+'i ho. . ba?n cha^'t co^'t lo^~i cu?a su+. vo^ nha^n dda.o la` the^' .

Soren Kierkegaard
oa'n ghe't la` ie^u thu+o+ng dda~ dda('m chi`m .




Ie^u va` So^'ng

O. Pirmez
khi ta ie^u, ta la` vu~ tru. va` vu~ tru. so^'ng trong ta .

Victor Hugo
che^'t vi` thie^'u ti`nh ie^u thi` ghe^ so+. qua'. ddo' la` su+. che^'t nga.t cu?a ta^m ho^`n.

Madeleine de Scudery
ti`nh ie^u la`m ne^n nhu+~ng vi. ngo.t tuye^.t vo+`i nha^'t va` nhu+~ng nghi.ch ca?nh ddau kho^? nha^'t tre^n ddo+`i.

Byron
vo+'i dda`n o^ng, so^'ng va` ie^u rie^ng bie^.t. vo+'i phu. nu+~, ie^u la` ca? cuo^.c ddo+`i.

John Gay
phu. nu+~ chu+a ie^u la` chu+a so^'ng.

G.B. Shaw
mo^'i ti`nh dda^`u chi? ddo`i ho?i mo^.t chu't kho+` da.i va` nhie^`u to` mo`.

La Bruyere
ngu+o+`i ta chi? ie^u co' mo^.t la^`n tho^i : ddo' la` mo^'i ti`nh dda^`u. co`n nhu+~ng mo^'i ti`nh ke^' tie^'p chi? la` mie^~n cu+o+~ng.

Duc De Levis
co' the^? ie^u nhie^`u la^`n nhu+ng kho^ng the^? ie^u nhie^`u la^`n cu`ng mo^.t ngu+o+`i.

La Rochefoucauld
kho^ng the^? ie^u thu+o+ng ddu+o+.c mo^.t la^`n thu+' hai ngu+o+`i ma` mi`nh dda~ he^'t thu+o+ng ie^u .

Etienne Rey
co' nhu+~ng ti`nh ca?m ma` ngu+o+`i ta go.i la` ti`nh ie^u, cu~ng nhu+ co' nhu+~ng thu+' nu+o+'c thuo^'c ma` ngu+o+`i ta dda(.t te^n la` ru+o+.u ma.nh.

Honore de Balzac
khi lo`ng kho^ng ie^u, phu. nu+~ co' ta^'t ca? su+. bi`nh ti~nh cu?a mo^.t lua^.t su+ bie^.n ho^. la~o tha`nh.

Jules B. D'Aurevilly
ddo^'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i phu. nu+~, khoa?ng ca'ch tu+` ba?n tha^n mi`nh dde^'n ngu+o+`i ti`nh thu+' nha^'t xa xo^i ho+n khoa?ng ca'ch tu+` ngu+o+`i ti`nh thu+' nha^'t dde^'n ngu+o+`i ti`nh thu+' mu+o+`i .

Guilleragues
tha` ra(`ng ie^u em ma` ddau kho^? co`n ho+n ca? mo^.t ddo+`i ta kho^ng bie^'t em .

Victor Hugo
ai kho^? vi` ie^u ha~y ie^u ho+n nu+~a . che^'t vi` ie^u la` so^'ng trong ti`nh ie^u .

Victor Hugo
lo`ng buo^`n bie^'t bao khi buo^`n vi` ti`nh ie^u .

Charles Nodier
trong ta^m ho^`n ngu+o+`i phu. nu+~ cho+'m ie^u co' mo^.t nhu ca^`u ra^'t lo+'n la` ddu+o+.c chi.u ddau kho^? .



Nu. Ho^n

Alfred de Musset
ngo^n ngu+~ ddi'ch thu+.c duy nha^'t o+? ddo+`i la` nu. ho^n

M. Maeterlinck
co' nhu+~ng ddie^`u chi? no'i ra ddu+o+.c khi ho^n nhau ... bo+?i vi` nhu+~ng ddie^`u sa^u ki'n va` thua^`n khie^'t nha^'t kho^ng the^? thoa't ra kho?i ta^m ho^`n khi chu+a co' mo^.t ca'i ho^n ke^u go.i chu'ng .

Victor Hugo
nu. ho^n cu?a em la` gi` ? la` ngo.n lu+?a lie^'m qua .

Soren Kierkegaard
oa'n ghe't la` ie^u thu+o+ng dda~ dda('m chi`m .

B. Rostand
ho^n ... la` mo^.t ddie^?m son dda(.t tre^n chu+~ "i" cu?a ddo^.ng tu+` "ie^u", la` mo^.t ddie^`u bi' ma^.t ddem tho^? lo^. vo+'i bo+` mo^i thay vi` va`nh tai ...

M. Maeterlinck
kho^ng co' gi` ha(m do.a ta ho+n ha.nh phu'c. mo^~i nu. ho^n ta trao ddi dde^`u co' the^? dda'nh thu+'c mo^.t ke? thu` ...

Leigh Hunt
nhu+~ng ca'i ho^n vu.ng tro^.m bao gio+` cu~ng ngo.t nga`o nha^'t ...

George Meredith
ve^` la^u ve^` da`i kho^ng pha?i chuye^.n ho^n nhau, ma` la` chuye^.n be^'p nu'c ki`a !

Raymond Radiguet
hu+o+ng vi. cu?a nu. ho^n dda^`u dda~ khie^'n to^i tha^'t vo.ng nhu+ mo^.t thu+' tra'i ca^y ma` ngu+o+`i ta mo+'i ne^'m thu+? la^`n dda^`u . Kho^ng pha?i trong su+. mo+'i me? nhu+ng chi'nh trong tho'i quen ma` ta ti`m ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng la.c thu' lo+'n lao ...

S. Guitry
ho^n ai nghi~a la` muo^'n ddu+o+.c ngu+o+`i a^'y ho^n ...

Goldoni
khi ngu+o+`i phu. nu+~ no^?i gia^.n, bo^'n nu. ho^n nhe. nha`ng ddu? la`m nguo^i lo`ng na`ng ...

Alfred de Musset
o^i nu. ho^n ! thu+'c uo^'ng nhie^.m ma^`u ma` nhu+~ng bo+` mo^i ro't cho nhau nhu+ nhu+~ng chie^'c ly khao kha't ...

Khuye^'t danh
phu. nu+~ khi bi. ho^n, co' ngu+o+`i ddo? ma(.t, co' ngu+o+`i ke^u ca?nh sa't, co' ngu+o+`i ma('ng chu+?i, co' ngu+o+`i ca('n ca^'u, nhu+ng to^`i te^. nha^'t la` nhu+~ng ke? cu+o+`i ...

Ha`i hu+o+'c My~
tru+o+'c khi cu+o+'i, co^ ga'i pha?i ho^n cha`ng trai dde^? giu+~ cha`ng; sau khi cu+o+'i, na`ng pha?i giu+~ cha`ng dde^? ho^n cha`ng ...

P. Louys
ti`nh ie^u cu?a con ngu+o+`i chi? kha'c vo+'i su+. ddo^.ng co+~n ngu xua^?n cu?a thu' va^.t nho+` va`o hai vie^.c tha^`n tha'nh la`: a^u ye^'m va` ho^n ...

Ha`i hu+o+'c My~
ddu+`ng bao gio+` dde^? cho ke? kho+` da.i ho^n mi`nh hoa(.c dde^? nu. ho^n bie^'n mi`nh tha`nh ke? da.i kho+` ...




Ti`nh Ie^u va` Ti`nh Ba.n

Gustave Lebon
ti`nh ba.n thu+o+`ng la` cu+?a ra ho+n la` cu+?a va`o cu?a ti`nh ie^u .

Khuye^'t danh
ke? si~ che^'t vi` ngu+o+`i tri ky? . con ga'i la`m da'ng vo+'i ngu+o+`i ie^u mi`nh.

Khuye^'t danh
dda(.c tru+ng cu?a ngu+o+`i dda`n ba` la` da^ng hie^'n cho ti`nh ie^u .

Madeleine de Scudery
ne^'u ti`nh ba.n cu~ng co' lu+?a nhu+ ti`nh ie^u; co' the^? no'i ti`nh ba.n pha't sa'ng ma` kho^ng pha't nhie^.t, trong khi ddo' ti`nh ie^u ddo^'t cha'y va` to?a sa'ng cu`ng mo^.t lu'c.








Danh Ngo^n-English

Danh Ngo^n - English

Love - 365 Ways To Say "I Love You"

Please, feel free to change or elaborate on these ideas to suit you and
your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, fiance, fiancee, lover, etc.
1. Begin each day with a smile, a kiss and a loving greeting.
2. Slip a scented note into his/her briefcase if he's going on a
business trip. 3. Invite him/her to lunch unexpectedly.
4. Have a bouquet of his/her favorite flowers delivered to his/her office.
5. Arrive at his/her office at 5:00 on Friday to whisk him/her away for
a romantic weekend.
6. Prepare his/her favorite breakfast and serve him/her in bed, with a
note from you tucked under the plate.
7. Send him/her a card for no reason at all. Just say that you love
him/her!
8. When you see his/her favorite wine on sale, buy several bottles.
9. Cook healthier meals for the two of you and keep a supply of
nutritious snacks on hand. 10. Go for an early morning walk together.
11. Support him/her in all his/her endeavors. Encourage him/her to
pursue his/her dreams. 12. Proudly display his/her picture in your office.
13. Surprise him/her one Saturday by washing and waxing his/her car.
14. Let him/her sleep late one day on the weekend. You walk the dog
that morning!
15. If his/her favorite sports team is in town, surprise him/her with
two tickets. 16. Listen to all his/her ideas, and all his/her jokes.
17. Don't complain every time you visit his/her family. In fact,
suggest a visit yourself. 18. Write a poem about the love you share.
19. Let him/her steal the covers every now and then.
20. Be willing to hear about his/her day - both the good and the bad.
21. Hold hands often. 22. Hire a musician to serenade him/her.
23. Compliment him/her every day.
24. Present him/her with a pair of plane tickets to a romantic destination.
25. Celebrate even the very smallest occasions: the 100th Wednesday of
your marriage, your first snowfall as husband and wife, etc.
26. Focus on his/her positive traits, not the negative ones.
27. Welcome his/her ideas when setting up your first home.
28. Accept his/her old couch with open arms. Look for ways to recover
and revitalize it for a new look.
29. Buy his/her favorite tape or compact disc and welcome him/her home
to beautiful music.
30. Place a favorite tape in his/her car so he'll have relaxing sounds
for his/her daily commute.
31. Have a snapshot of his/her dog enlarged and framed for his/her desk.
32. Remember his/her mother's/father's birthday because she/he was
wonderful enough to raise such a special son/daughter.
33. Leave a romantic message for him/her on your home answering machine.
34. Develop new interests that the two of you can pursure together.
Learn to cook together, take golf lessons or join a health club together.
35. Set aside time to share your thoughts and feelings every day.
36. A spontaneous hug or kiss goes a long way!
37. Be cooperative - remember your marriage/relationship is a partnership.
38. Have fun and remain playful - just as you were during your early
courtship. 39. Leave the last brownie for him/her.
40. Treat him/her with the same respect and consideration you treat others.
41. Always put each other before the rest of the world.
42. Don't hold a grudge.
43. Rent a bicycle built for two for a weekend outing.
44. Have a singing Valentine delivered to his/her office.
45. Cook him/her a candlelit dinner after a particularly stressful day.
46. Schedule one night a week just for each other. Don't make any other
plans. 47. Take a midnight stroll and enjoy the moonlight together.
48. Save articles from newspapers and magazines that you think
he'll or she'll enjoy.
49. Begin your own traditions with a favorite vacation spot or
restaurant that will help you fall in love all over again whenever you
visit there.
50. Fill his/her car with helium balloons and a great big card that says
you care.
51. Whenever you shop for yourself, remember to buy a little something
for him/her. 52. Leave chocolate kisses by the bed with a sweet note from you.
53. Dedicate a song to him/her on his/her favorite radio station.
54. Don't be afraid to say you're sorry after an argument.
55. Never keep him/her waiting; show him/her how valuable his/her time
is to you. 56. Call him/her at work just to see how his/her day is going.
57. Read a book about his/her favorite sport so you can talk about it
with him/her and watch events with more enthusiasm.
58. Call if you're working late and won't be home for dinner. Promise
to bring a special dessert for later.
59. Attend school reunions with him/her and share in his/her memories.
60. Send mail to him when he's/she's away on business. Be sure to
enclose a picture of you!
61. Try to never raise your voice - even during an argument.
62. Place lamps on both sides of the bed so each of you can read without
disturbing each other.
63. Let him/her warm his/her cold feet on your leg under the covers.
64. When he/she requests time alone, be understanding.
65. Try to prepare his/her all-time favorite dish. It may not taste
quite like his/her mother/father makes it, but he'll/she'll appreciate
your efforts. 66. Trade your old T-shirts for some pretty lingerie/boxers.
67. While on vacation, arrange a parasailing lesson, massage or anything
else he/she wouldn't normally do on his/her own.
68. Je t'aime, in the words of the French.
69. Ti amo, as the Italians would say.
70. Se agapo, from the mouths of Greek lovers.
71. Buy him/her that puppy he's/she's always wanted.
72. Take massage lessons and indulge him/her once in a while.
73. If possible, invite him/her to come along with you on a business
trip. He/she could join you for the weekend when you've finished working.
74. Go shopping with him/her. Show him/her you're interested in helping
him/her select the most flattering styles.
75. If he's/she's home sick, leave him/her a homemade card and a stack
of his/her favorite magazines.
76. Split the household chores between you. Do together the things you
both really hate.
77. Buy two Sunday papers so you don't fight over the movie review section.
78. Arrange a morning schedule that gives you each time alone in the
bathroom. 79. If he's/she's extra busy at work, offer to pick up his/her
drycleaning, fill his/her car with gas or stop by the bank for him/her.
80. Organize a "dream" file, saving articles and photographs of vacation
destinations or new home ideas that the two of you could work toward
together.
81. Accompany him/her on that weekend camping trip even if you'd rather
be staying at a hotel. 82. Let him/her win at Scrabble - once in a while.
83. Visit his/her elderly grandparents. Take a framed photograph of the
two of you.
84. Spend on Saturday a month at home together - with the door locked
and the answering machine on.
85. Don't be afraid to give him/her a quick kiss in public.
86. Give him/her a break from rush-hour traffic. Offer to take him/her
to work one day and pick him/her up that afternoon.
87. During your wedding rehearsal, tuck a small note in his/her pocket
that tells him/her you can't wait to be his/her wife/husband.
88. While you're on vacation, collect postcards, restaurant menus,
brochures and maps to create a scrapbook. Include some photographs
of your trip and years later, it will evoke wonderful memories for the
two of you.
89. Take him/her out to see that action/romance movie he's/she's been
dying to see.
90. Have his/her car washed, including the tires and the interior.
91. Say you're sorry for ruining his/her oxford shirts with bleach, and
give him/her a coupon redeemable for two new shirts.
92. Tuck a book of "Love" stamps in his/her briefcase.
93. Every now and then, watch his/her favorite TV show with him/her,
even if it's that science fiction theatre/romance that you hate.
94. Call his/her mother/father, just to see how she's/he's doing.
95. If he's/she's dieting, skip the cookie counter and bring home fresh
vegetables for his/her snacking pleasure.
96. One night a week, let him/her have his/her real favorite dinner - a
peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You can enjoy not having to cook!
97. Share that best-selling novel you just read with him/her.
98. Don't complain about the worn out shirt from college that he/she just
won't give away.
99. When you're travelling on business, always bring him/her back a
little something, so he'll/she'll know you really did miss being together.
100. Be flexible when his/her old college buddies come into town.
101. Help him/her trace his/her family history.
102. For your anniversary, put together a grab bag of sentimental
mementos from your wedding celebration.
103. Buy him/her a year's supply of golf or tennis balls.
104. Surprise him/her with a Christmas stocking embroidered with his/her
name.105. Make an effort to enjoy the holidays at his/her parents' house.
106. Bring home some of those tiny marshmallows he/she simply must have
in his/her hot chocolate.
107. Tell him/her if there's a stain on his tie/blouse.
108. Always ask before you borrow his/her sweater.
109. Don't make decisions that affect the two of you as a couple without
consulting him/her.
110. Write "I Love You" in soap on the bathroom mirror before he/she goes
in to shower.
111. Buy some kid's bathtub soap confetti and toss it into his/her shower
on his/her birthday - or any day you want to celebrate.
112. Celebrate every holiday - give him/her a tiny candy-filled Easter
basket, carve a pumpkin together at Halloween, bake gingerbread
cookies together at Christmas. You'll establish holiday traditions
for your family that you'll cherish for many years.
113. Take time in the morning to chat instead of always rushing out of
the house.114. Massage his/her scalp after a long day at work. It's a great
tension reliever for him/her and you'll enjoy running your fingers through
his/her hair.
115. If he's/she's conservative, buy him/her a slightly wild tie to spice
up his/her navy suit.
116. Include his/her family in your wedding planning as much as possible.
117. To let your husband/boyfriend/wife/girlfriend know that his/her
family is important to you, begin sending cards from the two of you on
special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries.
118. Plant a tree to commemorate a very special occasion such as your
wedding day, your first house, or the birth of your first child.
Then watch the tree grow along with your love.
119. Compliment him/her in front of others.
120. Don't assume he/she knows how much he's/she's appreciated; tell him/her!
121. Repeat your wedding vows on your first/tenth/twentieth anniversary.
They become even more meaningful as each year passes.
122. Wear his/her favorite perfume/cologne.
123. Lightly scent your scarf/tie with his/her favorite fragrance and
hide it between his/her briefcase and jacket. The lingering bouquet will
remind him/her of you.
124. Involve your fiance in selecting your china, crystal and silver
patterns.
125. Send his/her parents a handwritten note as soon as you become
engaged, letting them know how happy you are to be joining their family.
126. Open a bottle of champagne in honor of his/her promotion.
127. Always return his/her phone calls - even on the busiest days.
128. Place a vase of his/her favorite flowers on the dinner table.
129. Carry his/her favorite grandmother's/grandfather's hankerchief on
your wedding day.
130. In the midst of his/her holiday gifts, hide a sentimental Chrismas
ornament with your initials engraved on the back.
131. Surprise him/her during your wedding with a rendition of his/her
favorite love song.
132. Suggest that he/she invite his/her childhood minister, or a close
friend who is a clergy member, to participate in your wedding.
133. Help him/her find just the right spot in your new home for his/her
golf/tennis (any sport) trophies.
134. Surprise him/her with a subscription to his/her favorite magazine.
135. Always think before you speak - especially when you're about to
criticize your mate.136. Be his/her best friend.
137. Don't mutter that you had steak for lunch if he's/she's just walked
in the door with steaks to grill for a romantic dinner.
138. Rent his/her favorite movie and make his/her favorite popcorn.
139. Let him/her play golf Saturday and Sunday.
140. Let him/her watch an entire week of John Wayne/Meg Ryan movies.
141. Help him/her with the yard work all day one Saturday.
142. Don't fret if he/she insists on smothering the filet mignon you just
prepared with ketchup.
143. Invite his/her best friend to your home for the weekend.
144. Let him/her be a couch potato on Sunday. (Remember it will be your
turn next!)145. Keep the checkbook balanced.
146. Let him/her drive your car with the new CD player for a week.
147. Always discuss a major purchase together.
148. Be as excited about his/her new purchase as he/she is - even though
it's a new set of golf clubs or camping equipment.
149. Don't lose your temper if his/her annual hiking trip with the guys/
girls falls on the same weekend as your annual family reunion.
150. Write "I Love You" with chalk on his/her parking space at work.
151. If you can't be home for dinner, leave him/her a romantic note in
the refrigerator.
152. Send him/her a Father's/Mother's Day card from his/her dog.
153. If you wake up first in the mornings, try to dress in another room
so you won't disturb him/her.154. Don't keep secrets.
155. Frame a photograph of the two of you for his/her desk at work.
156. Deliver muffins or bagels to his/her office one morning.
157. Fax him a love note.
158. Drive by his/her office and leave a note on his/her car windshield
inviting him/her to a romantic dinner.
159. Establish seasonal traditions such as a picnic on the first day of
spring, or an annual trip to a mountain hideaway the first cool day
of fall.
160. Set the breakfast table with your fine china. After all, don't the
two of you deserve the best?
161. If your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend is a student, offer to help
quiz him/her before final exams.
162. Always check with him/her before making a social commitment for the
two of you.
163. If he/she has trouble with organizing important papers, buy him/her
colorful folders that he'll/she'll actually enjoy keeping track of.
164. If he/she runs late in the mornings, set his/her alarm clock for a
half hour earlier and greet him/her with his/her favorite fresh-squeezedjuice.
165. Make sure he/she never runs out of his/her favorite cologne/perfume.
166. Bake him/her heart shaped cookies for Valentine's Day.
167. Make a note of his/her boss' birthday and remind him/her the day before.
168. Let it be your idea to visit his/her great aunt who he/she hasn't
seen in two years.
169. With a little help from his/her mother/father, create a collage of
photographs from his/her childhood.
170. On your first anniversary, surprise him/her with a limosine ride for
the night. The two of you can cuddle in the back just like you did
on your wedding day and enjoy a night on the town.
171. Present him/her with a couple of easy-care plants for his/her new
office.172. Enjoy a sunset together.
173. Make the most of the free time you have together.
174. Let him/her use his/her "secret" sauce the next time you barbeque.
175. Listen with interest to his/her college stories - again and again!
176. Invite his/her family over for his/her birthday dinner, that you
cook yourself, of course.
177. Limit his/her birthday candles to one - no matter how old he/she is.
178. Fill the cookie jar with those chocolate-covered graham crackers
he/she loved as a child.
179. Let him/her test drive that new, expensive sports car - just once!
180. When you watch TV together, let him/her be in charge of the remote
control.
181. If he/she tends to fall asleep in front of the TV, offer him/her the
couch and you take the chair.
182. Invite him/her to curl up with you in front of a roaring fire.
183. Etch the words "I Love You" in the snow.
184. Knit him/her a colorful scarf for your first winter together.
185. Watch for sales at his/her favorite ski shop.
186. Write "I Love You" in the sand outside your beach cottage.
187. Build a snowman together.
188. Send him/her to work with a plate of your famous homemade oatmeal
cookies for everyone to enjoy with their morning coffee.
189. Be happy to attend his/her company picnic with him/her.
190. Bring him/her a mug of hot soup while he's/she's shoveling snow.
191. Surprise him/her by renting a bus and inviting a group of his/her
friends along for a road trip to a hockey game.
192. If he/she forgot to stop by the dry cleaner's, iron a shirt for
him/her to wear to work.
193. Surprise him/her with an engraved luggage tag for his/her next
business trip.
194. Spruce up his/her navy blazer with monogram gold buttons.
195. After a hot day of yard work, have a cool sprinkler and an even
colder glass of his/her favorite beverage waiting.
196. If you'll be out of town, fill the freezer with dinners ready to pop
in the oven or microwave.197. Offer to feed the cats every day for a month.
198. Join a book club in his/her name.
199. Let him/her make a wish list of what he/she really wants for Christmas.
200. Give him/her your wish list to make his/her shopping easier, too!
201. Join him/her on his/her morning jog so you'll have more time together.
202. Have his/her wedding band engraved to read "I Love You".
203. If he/she has a long drive to work, stock his/her car with tapes of
best selling novels.
204. Record a romantic message of your own and sneak it into his/her
cassette player.
205. Wake him/her up in the middle of the night, just to say "I Love You".
206. Treat him/her to an ice cream come or his/her favorite popsicle.
207. Make a donation to his/her favorite charity in his/her honor.
208. For his/her birthday, present him/her with engraved notepaper and a
good supply of envelopes to enhance his/her correspondence.
209. Throw him/her a surprise party, complete with balloons and noise makers.
210. Help him/her update his/her resume.
211. Let him/her teach you how to fish. (But bring along a picnic lunch
just in case!)
212. Brush up on your French speaking skills and romance him/her in a
foreign language.
213. Write him/her at least one long letter every month explaining your
love for him/her and how your love has grown.
214. Volunteer to assist his/her favorite charity organization.
215. If you sew, or know someone who does, surprise him/her with throw
pillows for his/her office couch in his/her favorite colors.
216. Offer to shop for his/her mother's/father's birthday present.
217. Carry his/her photograph in your wallet.
218. Invite his/her softball/hockey team over for pizza after the big game.
219. Help him/her convert that garage you don't use into an workshop or
exercise room.
220. Present him/her with a novelty apron to wear while he/she barbeques/
cooks.221. Rub sunscreen on his/her back if he/she can't reach that far.
222. If he/she likes Chinese cuisine, take a course and cook some of
his/her favorite dishes.
223. Remember that you're in this marriage for the long haul: patience
and understanding will take you a lot further than harsh words.
224. Arrange an overnight bike trip.
225. Put together an anniversary dinner with a menu and ambience that
will remind him/her of your romantic honeymoon.
226. Get to know your husband/wife better: read a book that explains how
women and men speak different languages, then try to understand what
he/she means to say, not what he/she actually says.
227. A week before his/her birthday, start sending him/her birthday
cards, so he'll/she'll know how much you appreciate the event that brought
him/her into this world.
228. Replace the worn out batteries in his/her travel alarm; switch the
burned out bulb in his/her reading light.
229. If he/she collects something - bottles/caps - always be on the lookout
for exotic additions to his/her collection.
230. Leave a loving message on his/her voicemail at work.
231. If he's/she's sometimes abrupt on the phone during office hours,
accept it. Make your conversations brief and to the point.
232. Plan a weekend of fun activities without leaving town. Go to the
farmer's market on Saturday morning; eat a leisurely brunch; go
swimming in the afternoon; see a movie; eat at the new neighborhood
restaurant.
233. Make an event out of inventing a new flavor of ice cream with that
ice cream freezer you received as a wedding present: mint julep Creole
vanilla or peanut butter surprise anyone?
234. Rent a canoe on his/her next birthday. Bring along a picnic and a
pillow so he/she can relax while you paddle.
235. Leave fun messages that flash up when he/she turns on his/her home
computer.236. Oil his/her bike for him/her.
237. Drop by his/her office when you know he's/she's out to lunch and
leave a provocative note that makes him/her want to rush home that evening.
238. Buy him/her some fun underwear.
239. Invite him/her to dinner and show up in that miniskirt/dress shirt
he/she adores you in.
240. Make a composite tape of all his/her favorite songs.
241. For a really special surprise, contact an old friend he/she hasn't
seen in a while and arrange a surprise meeting.
242. On the night before your first anniversary make a cake that resembles
his/her groom's cake/wedding cake.
243. Surprise him/her with funny animal slippers to keep his/her feet
warm in the winter.
244. Go on an old fashioned date to the skating rink or bowling alley.
245. Present him/her with some computer software he/she hasn't had time
to pick up.246. Get him/her some fun athletic socks.
247. Let him/her pick the video next time.
248. Root through Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for wonderful
expressions that describe how you feel about him/her. Hide cards inscribed with
the quotations where he'll/she'll find them.
249. Say yes to his/her marriage proposal.
250. Find a scale model of that Ferrari or Porsche he's/she's always
wanted, so he/she can have the car of his/her dreams.
251. Get tickets to see his/her favorite rock/country group when they
visit your area, and try to look like you're enjoying yourself.
252. Don't nag him/her about that pile of smelly socks. Eventually
he'll/ she'll run out of clean ones and have to put them in the wash.
253. Turn a birthday gift into a treasure hunt. Get the dog to participate.
254. Whenever things get rough, don't forget the value of humor and plain
old fun.
255. Put together little inspirational packages with novelty items: if
he's/she's facing a crisis at work, get a little toy lion for
courage and a pillow for a punching bag.
256. Keep things interesting. Let him/her know you're dependable without
being predictable.
257. Let him/her know you respect as well as love him/her.
258. Take an interest in his/her work.
259. Try not to offer advice unless he/she asks for it.
260. When he/she wants to talk, give him/her your full attention.
261. Write him/her a real love letter once in a while, just as if you
were away and hadn't seen him/her for a while.
262. Learn the value of playing games together - Trivial Pursuit,
Monopoly, etc. It's a great way to laugh together.
263. Do something crazy: see who can blow the biggest soap bubble; buy a
kiddie pool and spend a summer evening soaking in it.
264. Be someone your husband/wife can trust - as trustworthy as you want
your husband/wife to be.
265. Make your home a wonderful place where you can enjoy your life
together. Make it a safe haven for the two of you.
266. Set mutual goals periodically. Talk about where you want your
careers and family to be in five years.
267. When he/she returns home from a business trip, get the Welcome Home
banners out and have a private celebration.
268. Get him/her a fun accessory for his/her office, like a theme clock,
so that he'll/she'll be thinking of you while he/she works.
269. Save up a couple of really good jokes for the next time you argue
and use them as comic relief to break the tension.
270. Learn to ask questions about why he/she does things that annoy you.
Then see if you can work out an alternate behavior acceptable to
both of you.
271. To reciprocate, offer to try to modify some things that bother him/her.
272. Order free catalogs of some of his/her favorite athletic or computer
equipment.
273. On your honeymoon flight, make arrangements for the airline to serve
his/her favorite beer or wine.
274. Buy him/her a wild swimsuit for your honeymoon.
275. Make an effort to love his/her siblings; arrange to meet them
occasionally on your own for lunch or dinner.
276. If you find that conversations about politics and religion
inevitable result in angry words, either avoid the topics or learn to have
fun with them.
277. Be observant. Notice when he/she makes an effort to compromise or
please you, then thank him/her for his/her gesture.
278. If you've got a problem with money, see a financial counselor before
you dig a hole and blame each other for the mess.
279. Try not to assign blame. Always look for solutions rather than
establishing his/her guilt or your vindication.
280. Read some of his/her favorite books and then talk about them with
him/her.
281. When you're having a fight, don't postpone your activities together.
Try to work through it as quickly as possible.
282. When a fight is over, let it go.
283. Don't harp on his/her past mistakes. Otherwise there's no place for
your future.
284. For a wedding gift, write the story of your love as if it were a fairy
tale. Include some of the reasons why you love him/her in it.
285. Keep a weekly diary of your life together. Then every year on your
anniversary write a little synopsis of the highlights - the fun
you've had, the problems you've overcome, the way you've grown together.
286. Make courtesy a habit.
287. Put together a video of all your favorite moments together.
288. Every now and then, put your cares and worries aside and enjoy an
evening back in time: treat him/her to a 50's night. Be Donna Reed
and pamper him/her by making dinner, bringing him/her his/her
slippers, etc.
Or meet him/her at the door after a fight, dressed in 60's garb and
holding a sign decorated with a peace symbol and these words: "Make
Love Not War".
289. Slip some of his/her favorite candy into his/her briefcase.
290. The sense of smell is a powerful inducement for romance; indulge
him/her by getting a leather ring for a light bulb and putting a few drops
of perfume/cologne on it. The heat will permeate the air with your scent.
291. If he's/she's always losing his/her keys, have several sets made and
leave them hanging on assorted hooks near the front, side and back
doors.
292. If you have certain special skills, treat him/her to a gift that
shows your affection: silkscreen a T-shirt with his/her name or the logo
of his/her favorite band; embroider or paint his/her name anywhere you
think he'll/she'll appreciate it; sew a plaid vest/skirt for him/her
in his/her favorite colors.
293. Photograph some of his/her favorite natural wonders and frame the
shots for his/her office.294. Write his/her biography and add to it yearly.
295. Bite your tongue and remember how much you love this man/woman
before you ever blurt out "I told you so".
296. Be the one person he/she can count on.
297. Sit down once a month and schedule a couple of interesting dates.
Always have something to look forward to as a couple.
298. Fulfill one of his/her teenage fantasies: borrow or rent a
convertible and surprise him/her with a moonlit ride.
299. Let him/her make a huge mess in the kitchen and don't complain.
300. Find out who your husband/wife is and give him/her the freedom to be
himself/herself.
301. Offer to drive him/her to the doctor's office if he's/she's under
the weather.
302. During your engagement, surprise him/her with the beginnings of
his/her own honeymoon "trousseau" - crisp new khaki shorts, a snuggly
monogram bathrobe, a wild swimsuit, a hooded windbreaker in his/her favorite
color.303. After your wedding, have his/her boutonniere/bouquet pressed or
dried.304. Plan now to reaffirm your wedding vows on your 10th anniversary.
305. If he's/she's dieting, remember to compliment him/her on how baggy
his/her clothes are becoming.
306. Treat him/her to an old fashioned banana split.
307. Leave a path of rose petals that leads to your bedroom. Naturally
he'll/she'll find you waiting there!
308. Make a special toast to him/her the next time you're having dinner
with friends.
309. Know all of his/her sizes so you can shop for him/her successfully.
310. Tape his/her favorite comic strip to the bathroom mirror every
morning.
311. Always have a romantic greeting card on hand. Always carry stamps
in your wallet.
312. Hide a small gift or his/her favorite candy in the glove compartment
of his/her car.
313. Carefully open a new box of his/her favorite cereal. Insert a love
note and reseal the package.
314. Freeze a note that says "I Love You" in an ice cube.
315. Exchange valentine conversation hearts just like you did as a child.
316. If he/she likes crossword puzzles, create a custom puzzle for
him/her, including private jokes between the two of you and some of
his/her favorite things.317. Place a rose under the windshield of his/her car.
318. Have his/her portrait painted from a photograph as a surprise for
his/her birthday.
319. One weekend cover up all the clocks in the house, creating a mini-
vacation for the two of you.320. Share a bubble bath.
321. Take a nap together.
322. Send his/her mother/father a thank you card on his/her birthday.
323. Give him/her a roll of Life Savers candies with a note that reads
"You're My Lifesaver".
324. Splurge and have your next meal at home together catered.
325. Leave him/her a wake up call when he's/she's traveling on business.
326. Write "I Love You" on the eggs in the refrigerator.
327. For your honeymoon, surprise him/her with a bottle of wine complete
with a custom-made label - bearing your names and the date, of course!
328. Buy a book on time management. Make as much time for your marriage
as you do for your job.
329. Order 10 boxes of his/her favorite Girl Scout cookies.
330. Frame a greeting card that you know he/she spent time choosing for you.
331. Always be at the airport to greet him/her when he/she returns from a
business trip.
332. Memorize his/her favorite poem to recite during private moments.
333. Know every anniversary: your first kiss, your first date, the first
time he/she whispered "I Love You".
334. Go to a carnival together. Spend all your change on silly games.
335. Reproduce your wedding vows in calligraphy for a treasured keepsake.
336. Plan now for a second and even third honeymoon!
337. Dress up for Saturday dinner at home.
338. Make friends with his/her secretary or assistant. This will make
surprising him/her at the office much easier.
339. Take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the city.
340. Rent an automated bubble machine for your anniversary. Of course
you'll need champagne to complete the mood.
341. Tape his/her favorite TV show for him/her when he's/she's working late.
342. Wrap his/her birthday gifts in his/her favorite Sunday comics.
343. If you're always late, be on time.
344. Switch roles for a day or weekend - you'll learn a lot about each other.
345. Memorize his/her favorite season of the year, his/her favorite song,
his/her favorite snack food.
346. Get a first edition book signed by his/her favorite author.
347. Share an outdoor concert under the stars.
348. Flirt with him/her as if you were still single.
349. Get to know the manager/owner of his/her favorite clothing store and
have them notify you of sales, new arrivals, etc.
350. Rent a billboard for a birthday card he'll/she'll never forget!
351. Mail him/her a menu from that new restaurant you've been anxious to
try - along with an invitation to dinner - your treat.
352. Send him/her a musical greeting card.
353. Write him/her a poem and cut the piece of paper into puzzle-shaped
pieces. Mail the envelope to his/her office.
354. Find out what his/her idea of a true fantasy vacation is. Then call
your travel agent immediately.
355. Surprise him/her with a favorite toy or book from his childhood.
356. Plan your weekend together, arranging to get chores out of the way
early so there will be plenty of time to enjoy each other.
357. Plan surprises well in advance - not when he's/she's in the midst of
a huge project at work.
358. For a soothing end to the day, read aloud to each other just before
bedtime.
359. After a long day at the office, offer to give him/her a full body
massage, complete with a warm bubble bath.
360. For a surprise, buy two fish and make an event out of giving them
cute and interesting names.
361. Buy him/her something for Father's Day/Mother's Day with a note
saying "You're Going To Be The Best Father/Mother In The World".
362. Go out and splurge on that new suit/dress for him/her, leave it
where he'll/she'll see it when he/she gets home from work, with a note
that says "Put This On". Then show up at the door and whisk him/her away
on a romatic dinner.
363. One night every month, plan a "Pick-Me-Up Night". Play some
romantic music and just sit on the couch (or in bed) and tell each other what
you like the most about each other. Take turns. Finish the night off
with a little dancing.
364. Be spontaneous! Whenever you feel like monotany is setting in, do
something little (but very special) for your man/woman.
365. Never go to sleep without saying "I Love You".




Love is ...

Love is a slow kiss goodnight.
It's anticipation
Love is an imperfection in yourself not bothering you.
It's acceptance.
Love is passing up an opportunity because the time isn't right yet. Love is a back massage that starts above the hairline and ends around the insoles.
It's exploration.
Love is not having to say "Let's make love," because you know what the other person wants.
It's understanding.
Love is being given an honest chance to say no when you thought you were committed.
It's consideration.
Love is both of you remembering protection.
Love is saying the perfect phrase to make a solemn embrace dissolve into giggles.
It's humor.
Love is being told "Stop and I'll kill you"
It's desire
Love is reviewing the damage to your living room and realizing personal effects are strewn in a clockwise pattern from the front door to the bedroom.
It's abandonment.
Love is seeing what your lover really looks like for the first time.
It's truth.
Love is knowing what time it is and not caring.
It's joy.
Love is the arms around you tightening their embrace.
It's ecstasy.
Love is seeing a new side of a person you thought you knew.
It's renewal
Love is telling a person if you have to leave, you will let them sleep, and being told they would rather be woken
It's tenderness.
Love is waking up to find the subject of the dream you were having asleep on your shoulder.
It's where fantasy meets reality.
Love is being there to wake your lover. Slowly.
It's sensuousness.
Love is belatedly knowing why you bothered to buy a queen-sized bed three years ago.
It's practicality.
Love is two people only taking up a third of a queen-sized bed.
It's closeness.
Love is knowing you gave the extra set of keys to your apartment to the right person.
It's trust.
Love is saying good-bye and knowing you will be back by mutual consent.
It's faith.
Love is stretching your arms and discovering the real meaning of the word "sore".
It's a lesson in human frailty.
Love is opening your medicine cabinet and finding your tube of toothpaste turned into a pretzel.
It's adaptation.
Love is sitting at the window, looking out and remembering who you were with the night before.
It's reflection.
Love is hearing the weather forecast for a winter storm and wishing you could spend it in bed with your lover.
It's loneliness.
Love is stories that will never be told
It's personal.
Love is a slow kiss goodnight.



Love means ...

Love takes time, It needs a history of giving and receiving, laughing
and crying.
Love never promises instant gratification, only ultimate fulfillment.
Love means believing in someone, in something. It supposes a
willingness to struggle, to work, to suffer and to rejoice. Satisfaction
and ultimate fulfillment are by products of dedicated love. They belong
only to those who can reach beyond themselves: to whom giving is more
important then receiving.
Love is doing everything you can to help others build whatever dreams
they have.
Love involves much careful and active listening. It is doing whatever
needs to be done, and saving whatever will promote the other's happiness,
security, and well-being. Sometimes, love hurts.
Love is on a constant journey to what others need. It must
be attentive, caring and open, both to what others say and to what others
cannot say. Love says no with empathy and great compassion.
Love is firm, but when needed it must be tender. When other
have tried and failed, love is the hand in your moments of discouragement
and disappointment. Love is reliable
Love is a choice and commitment to other's true and lasting happiness.
It is dedicated to growth and fulfillment. Love is not selfish.
Love sometimes fails for lack of wisdom or abundance of weakness, but
it forgives, knowing the intentions are good.
Love does not attach conditions. Genuine love is always a free gift.
Love realizes and accepts that there will be disagreements and
disturbing emotions. There may be times when miles lay between, but love is a
commitment. It believes, and endures all things.
Love encourages freedom of self.
Love shares positive and negative reactions to warm and cold feelings.
Love, intimated love, will never reject others. It is the first to
encourage and the last to condemn.
Love is a commitment to growth, happiness, and fulfillment of one.



Quotation


Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you plan to stop pedaling. - CLAUDE PEPPER -

May all your troubles last as long as you New Year's resoluions. - JOEY ADAMS -

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. - MARGARET THATCHER -

The word impossible is not in my dictionary. - NAPOLEON BONAPARTE -

Champions keep playing untill they get it right. - BILLIE JEAN KING -

It's a funny thing about life: If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. - W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM -

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. - RUTH GORDON -

There is one difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist - the taxidermist leaves the hide. - MORTIMER CAPLIN -

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. - BERNARD BERENSON -

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. MARY KAY ASH -

Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny. - KIN HUBBARD -

To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. - DAVID VISCOTT, MD -

I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate. - GEORGE BURNS -

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. - BEVERLY SILLS -

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. - MOTHER TERESA -

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!". - ROBIN WILLIAMS -

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. - MICHAEL JORDAN -

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. - ROBERT FROST -

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right. - jill ruckelshaus -

To see what is in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle. - GEORGE ORWELL -

A friends is a lot f things, but a critic he isn't - BERN WILLIAMS -

Winners never quit and quitters never win. - VINCE LOMBARDI -

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts the moment you get up and doesn't stop until you get into the office. - ROBERT FROST -

Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do some thing that you said couldn't be done. - SAM EWING -

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. - J. JACKSON BROWN -

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. - GEN. H. HORMAN SCHWARZKOPF -

The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people. - LUCILLE S. HARPER -

My father always told me, "Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. - JIM FOX -



I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the
more I have of it. Stephen Butler Leacock

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. Katharine Hepburn

A problem is a chance for you to do your best. Duke Ellington

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit of
doing them. Benjamin Jowett

Four steps to achievement: plant purposefully, prepare prayerfully,
proceed positively, pursue persistently. William A. Ward

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.
Sister Mary Lauretta

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart. Mencius

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I don't have an attitude problem. You have a perception problem.

Not everything that can be counted counts; and not everything that counts can be counted. --A. Einstein

There are two ways to be rich --, make more or need less.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Opportunities are often lost because they are not recognized.

Just because you're smart does not mean that the other guy is stupid.

Indecision is the key to flexibility.

He who is not busy being born is busy dying.

Time is Nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.

We has met the enemy, and it is us.

Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.

A job worth doing is worth complaining about.

A job worth doing is worth obsessing over.

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.

The best vitamin for making friends, B-1.

One thing you can't reccle is wasted time.

Lost time is never found again.

Frogs have it easy, they can eat what bugs them.

The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a life time.

If the going gets easy you may be going downhill.

If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.

Money talks and often just says, "Good Bye".

Swallowing your pride seldom leads to indigestion.

People don't fail, they give up.

When looking for faults, use a mirror, not a telescope.

Smile, it takes only 13 muscles; A frown takes 64.

Kindness, a language deaf people can hear and blind see.

Heaviest thing to carry - a grudge.

A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.

A small leak can sink a great ship.

You can't direct the wind but you can adjust your sails.

We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

A bad conscience has a very good memory.

One thing you can give and still keep is your words.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image.

Make friends before you need them.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Too many of us speak twice before we think.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

Feed your faith and doubt will starve to death.

Patience carries a lot of wait.

One who lacks courage to start has already finished.

A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits.

Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.

By failing to prepare we prepare to fail.

Past failures are guideposts to success.

There is no right way to do a wrong thing.

Money is a good servant but it is a cruel master.

Seek joy in what you give not in what you get.

Success comes in cans... Failure comes in can'ts.

Anger is one letter short of danger, greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Having a sharp tongue will cut your throat.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is most important.








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