Re: Flamenco in Carmen

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

On Mon, 12 May 1997, Minh Dang wrote:

> He` na`y to^i ddi.nh ddi cho+i kie^?u "du li.ch ba lo^" o+? Spain va`
> Marocco tu+` 4 dde^'n 5 tua^`n ne^n hie^.n ta.i ddang ti`ch cu+.c ddo.c
> sa'ch ve^` ca'c nu+o+'c na`y. Tha^'y ca'c ba'c no'i chuye^.n ve^\ Flamenco
> cu~ng muo^'n ddo'ng go'p ma^'y ddie^`u vu+`a mo+'i ddo.c ddu+o+.c, chu+' 
> tru+o+'c dda^y thi` cu~ng mu` ti.t.

Cha`o ca'c ba'c, 

Ba'c Thanh (Auburn) vu+`a tha^'y to^i tho` ma(.t ra vnsa la` vo^.i va`ng 
kho'a cha(.t ca'i thread Flamenco va` Spain na`y la.i (final thoughts gi` 
gi` dda^'y). Y' chu+`ng ba'c so+. to^i va`o a(n no'i lung tung. Ba'c 
kho'a the^' dde^'ch na`o ddu+o+.c! Thi'ch la` to^i cu+' cho~ mo^`m va`o 
no'i tho^i.

Ba'c Minh no'i chuye^.n ddi du li.ch ba lo^ o+? Spain
la`m to^i nho+' chuye^.n tay Phillips Carey, nha^n va^.t chi'nh trong "Of
Human Bondage" cu?a Maugham.

Tay na`y cu~ng la` mo^.t ke? co' ta^m ho^`n "vui vo+'i tra(ng, va` mo+
mo^.ng cu`ng ma^y". Ha('n ho.c y o+? Lua^n DDo^n nhu+ng suo^'t nga`y mo+
se~ ddi du li.ch ta^y ba lo^ o+? Spain. Vi` the^' ho.c xong ddu+o+.c job
be'o bo+? ha('n tu+` cho^'i ca'i pha('t, ba?o ra(`ng ha('n co`n pha?i ddi
xem dda^'u bo` to't, dde^'n tha(m xu+' so+? cu?a Golya va` vv..Cha('c
ha('n cu~ng co' du+. ddi.nh ddi nghe nha.c Flamenco nhu+ ca'c ba'c.

DDu`ng mo^.t ca'i, mo^.t dde^m mu`a ha. tro+`i kho^ng tra(ng kho^ng ma^y,
chi? co' nhu+~ng vi` sao tha('p ne^'n tre^n cao ti't, ha('n hu+'ng chi'
lo^i con ba'c chu? nha` va`o bu.i (tha(`ng la'o tha^.t!). The^' la` va`i
ho^m sau em tho? the? ba?o ha('n: "Anh o+i, anh ddi.nh ddi ta^y ba lo^
o+?  Spain, nhu+ng em dda~ lo+~ ddeo ba lo^ ngu+o+.c ro^`i thi` gio+` la`m
the^' na`o?". 

Phillips ddu+o+.c mo^.t qua? choa'ng va'ng. Khi ddi.nh tha^`n la.i thi`,
ta^'t nhie^n la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i qua^n tu+?, ha('n ca('n ra(ng bo? y'
ddi.nh ddi Spain, ti`m dde^'n em kia dde^? ngo? lo+`i xin cu+o+'i.
Nhu+ng ha('n vu+`a dde^'n thi` em ma(.t ho+'n ho+? ba?o ra(`ng vu+`a
ro^`i la` ba'o ddo^.ng gia?, kho^ng co' gi`.

Tha^.t la` la., Philips nghe xong ma` kho^ng ca?m tha^'y vui. Ha('n ba^y
gio+` la.i hoa`n toa`n tu+. do nhu+ tru+o+'c, co'the^? ddi dde^'n ba^'t cu+'
no+i na`o ha('n muo^'n, ma` ta.i sao ha('n cu+' tha^'y ba^ng khua^ng nhu+
vu+`a ma^'t mo^.t ca'i gi`. Philips mo+'i vo+~ le~ ra(`ng ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng
gi` ha('n tu+`ng mong muo^'n tu+` xu+a dde^'n nay, na`o ho^.i ho.a, na`o a^m
nha.c, na`o Spain, na`o xem dda^'u bo` to't,..vv chi?  la` chuye^.n phu`
phie^'m. Ca'i ma` ha('n thu+.c su+. mong muo^'n la` mo^.t ma'i a^'m gia
ddi`nh, mo^.t cuo^.c ddo+`i bi`nh di., vo+'i nhu+~ng ddu+'a con, va` nhu+~ng
no^~i vui buo^`n ddo+`i thu+o+`ng. Ha('n quye^'t ddi.nh kho^ng ddi Spain
nu+~a, se~ la^.p gia ddi`nh vo+'i co^ kia, se~ nha^.n ca'i job ba'c si~ be'o
bo+?  ma` ngu+o+`i ta mo+`i ha('n, va` se~ a(n ho^'i lo^. cu?a be^.nh nha^n
nhu+ muo^n nga`n o^ng ba'c si~ kha'c. 

Chuye^.n co' nhu+ the^' ma` ba'c Maugham cu~ng ve~ voi le^n ddu+o+.c va`i 
tra(m trang. The^' mo+'i tha^'y ca'c ba'c nhai va(n ga(.m chu+~ qua? la` 
dda'ng so+. tha^.t!

Ke^'t lua^.n:

1) The^' thi` thu+.c ra co' ca^`n ddi Spain kho^ng nhi?
2) Ne^'u va^~n quye^'t chi' ddi Spain thi` pha?i ca^?n tha^.n nhu+~ng
ddie^?m na`o?

Ha?i.