[lo+`i ba`i ha't] To^i nghe giai ddie^.u to^? quo^'c to^i

[AnHai Doan <anhai@cs.washington.edu>]

Cha`o ca'c ba'c Tra'c, Toa`n, Ian Bu`i, va` ca'c ba'c kha'c,

Xin ca?m o+n ca'c ba'c ve^` vu. "ti`nh ca". DDo^?i la.i, to^i tha^'y ba`i
ha't "to^i nghe giai ddie^.u to^? quo^'c to^i" cu~ng ra^'t hay va` ca?m
ddo^.ng.  To^i chi? co' mo^.t ddoa.n, ma` cu~ng kho^ng co' he^'t, nhu+ng
che'p le^n dda^y cho ca'c ba'c xem. Ba`i na`y tru+o+'c o+? DDo^ng A^u thi?nh
thoa?ng co' party to^i tha^'y anh chi. em ta hay ha't. Ne^'u co' ba'c na`o
chu+a nghe ha't bao gio+` thi` cha('c se~ co' lu'c ddu+o+.c nghe. 

O+? Hung 6 na(m to^i chu+a nghe ddu+o+.c ba`i ha't Hung na`o ca ngo+.i hoa(.c
no'i le^n ti`nh ca?m cu?a da^n Hung vo+'i dda^'t nu+o+'c cu?a ho.  Co' ba'c
na`o o+? Hung bie^'t ba`i na`o cha(ng?  Kho^ng hie^?u vu. na`y co' lie^n quan
gi` to+'i chuye^.n n'c Hung co' ty? le^. tu+. tu+? cao nha^'t the^' gio+'i
kho^ng? Sang My~ tha^'y My~ co' nhie^`u ba`i hay ca ngo+.i n'c My~ ("America
the Beautiful" for example). To^i cha('c Nga cu~ng co' nhie^`u ba`i hay ca
ngo+.i dda^'t nu+o+'c ho. ("Di.a Chi? Cu?a To^i Lie^n Bang Xo^ Vie^'t" pha?i
cha(ng la` mo^.t ba`i?). Chuye^.n na`y o+?  ca'c n'c lo+'n kho^ng co' gi` la. 

Nhu+ng Vie^.t Nam la` mo^.t n'c be' ma` co' ra^'t nhie^`u ba`i ha't, ba`i
tho+ hay, tru+~ ti`nh ca ngo+.i dda^'t nu+o+'c, ca ngo+.i cuo^.c so^'ng no'i
chung. Co the^? ke^? to+'i "Cuo^.c ddo+`i va^~n dde.p sao, ti`nh ye^u va^~n
dde.p sao, du` dda.n bom man ro+. the't ga`o...", hoa(.c "Ba.n o+i ha~y
dde^'n que^ hu+o+ng chu'ng to^i, nga('m ma(.t bie^?n xanh xa ti't cha^n
tro+`i...", hoa(.c "DDu+o+`ng ve^` bie^n gio+'i, ti`nh dda^'t nu+o+'c dde.p
nu'i ddo^`i...", hoa(.c ba`i tho+ "DDa^'t Nu+o+'c" cu?a Ng~ Khoa DDie^`m,
hoa(.c ba`i ha't "To^i nghe giai ddie^.u to^? quo^'c to^i"  du+o+'i dda^y. 

DDa`nh ra(`ng cu~ng co' mo^.t so^' ba`i sa'ng ta'c do nhu ca^`u 
propaganda. Nhu+ng ne^'u kho^ng ke^? dde^'n xua^'t xu+' thi` co' nhie^`u 
ba`i hay, ddu+o+.c thie^n ha. u+a thi'ch. Pha?i cha(ng nhu+~ng ba`i ha't va`
tho+ hay na`y go'p pha^`n ta.o ne^n ti'nh ca'ch la.c quan, ye^u ddo+`i, 
ye^u dda^'t nu+o+'c sa^u dda^.m cu?a da^n Vie^.t ta, hay ngu+o+.c la.i?
Co' ba'c na`o nghie^n cu+'u Viet sentiments co' lo+`i bi`nh gi` cha(ng?

Vie^.t Nam la` mo^.t tru+o+`ng ho+.p ca' bie^.t (n'c be' ma` co' nhie^`u 
ba`i hay ve^` ti`nh ye^u dda^'t n'c va` cuo^.c so^'ng), hay ca'c nu+o+'c
be' kha'c cu~ng nhu+ ta ? Ba'c na`o o+? Tha'i, Trie^`u Tie^n, DDa`i Loan, 
Ha` Lan, vv co' y' kie^'n gi` kho^ng?

Du` the^' na`o cha(ng nu+~a thi` nhu+~ng ba`i ha't ba`i tho+ hay ve^` dda^'t
nu+o+'c cu~ng la`m cho ti`nh ye^u to^? quo^'c trong nhie^`u ngu+o+`i 
xa Vie^.t Nam nhu+ chu'ng ta ca`ng the^m sa^u na(.ng.

TO^I NGHE GIAI DDIE^.U TO^? QUO^'C TO^I	

Pha^`n I:

To^i nghe giai ddie^.u to^? quo^'c to^i
DDa^.m dda` (?) bao no^~i vui buo^`n
To^i nghe giai ddie^.u to^? quo^'c to^i
Ro^.n ra`ng (?)  nhu+ tie^'ng chim no^`ng (?)

To^i nghe trong lo+`i ye^u nhau
To^i nghe trong lo+`i tha thie^'t
Khu'c ha`nh qua^n me. tie^~n ddu+a con
Giai ddie^.u nho+', giai ddie^.u thu+o+ng
                       dda^'t nu+o+'c vo^ va`n

Va` to^i ye^u, va` to^i ha't
  Lo+`i ye^u thu+o+ng, lo+`i no^`ng cha'y
  Tha'ng nga`y nga`y 
  dda^'t nu+o+'c o+i
                   To^? Quo^'c cu?a chu'ng ta

Pha^`n II:

La(.p la.i lo+`i Pha^`n I

...
Va` to^i ye^u, va` to^i ha't
  Lo+`i ye^u thu+o+ng, lo+`i no^`ng cha'y
  Tha'ng nga`y nga`y
  dda^'t nu+o+'c o+i
                   To^? Quo^'c cu?a chu'ng ta

A'aa...aa'a`...a'aa...aa`a?...a'aa`...
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