Re: Be^'n My La(ng

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

On Sat, 21 Jun 1997, Tran Minh Tien wrote:

> > DDo.c qua ba`i tho+ nha('c dde^'n be^'n My La(ng to^i co' suy nghi~
> > ho+i kha'c mo^.t chu't. Thu+.c ra ca^u chu' nga('n go.n "O+? Bi`nh
> > DDi.nh" kho^ng nha^'t thie^'t pha?i hie^?u la` mo^.t chu' thi'ch ve^`
> > ma(.t ddi.a ly' theo nghi~a physical. Ta'c gia? ba`i tho+ na`y bie^'t
> 
> To^i nghi~ ddo' la` chu' thi'ch ddi.a ly'\. Ne^'u coi "be^'n My La(ng"
> la` ddie^?n ti'ch va(n ho.c thi` hoa(.c kho^ng chu' thi'ch, hoa(.c
> chu' thi'ch la` xua^'t xu+' tu+` Ye^'n Lan. To^i chu+a nghi~ ai la^?m
> ca^?m la.i ddi chu' thi'ch "o+? Bi`nh DDi.nh" vo+'i nghi~a Ye^'n
> Lan vo^'n que^ o+? Bi`nh DDi.nh. 

Hi ba'c Tie^'n, ca^u chuye^.n xoay quanh va^'n dde^` ne^n hie^?u ca'c
chu' thi'ch trong tho+, va(n nhu+ the^' na`o. To^i cho ra(`ng kho^ng
nha^'t thie^'t bao gio+` cu~ng ne^n hie^?u ca'c chu' thi'ch na`y theo
nghi~a dden, va` chu' thi'ch "O+? Bi`nh DDi.nh" cu?a ba`i tho+ mu+.c
ti'm kia la` trong tru+o+`ng ho+.p na`y. Nhu+ dda~ no'i, to^i cho ddo'
chi?  la` mo^.t technique dde^? (1) focus imagination cu?a ngu+o+`i
ddo.c va`o BD, va` (2) ddan tha^.t gia? la^~n lo^.n va`o ba`i
tho+/ma?nh dda^'t BD. 

Ne^'u ba`i tho+ tre^n kho^ng ddu+o+.c chu' thi'ch thi` y' tho+ loa~ng
vi` no'i ve^` mo^.t gia?i dda^'t mie^`n Trung qua' chung chung. Ne^'u
ba`i tho+ ddu+o+.c chu' thi'ch la` la^'y ddie^?n ti'ch be^'n My La(ng
tu+` Ye^'n Lan thi` co`n gi` la` mo^.t gia?i dda^'t Bi`nh DDi.nh no+i
tha^.t va` a?o trong nhau la^~n lo^.n nu+~a. Y' ta'c gia? o+?  ma^'y
ca^u tho+ dda^`u muo^'n no'i dda~ lo+'n le^n tre^n mo^.t gia?i dda^'t
ma` huye^`n thoa.i va` su+. tha^.t hoa` va`o nhau, dda~ co' la^`n nghe
ve^` be^'n My La(ng, tu+`ng mo+ ma`ng nhu+~ng dde^m tra(ng tre^n be^'n
My La(ng, cha('c cu~ng dda~ tu+`ng ddi ti`m be^'n My La(ng... Ca'i
na`y thi` co' gi` la. dda^u, tuo^?i tho+ mo^~i chu'ng ta ai cha(?ng
the^'. Ke? nghe ke^? Ta^'m Ca'm ro^`i mang co+m ra gie^'ng go.i
bo^'ng, ke? lang thang ddi ti`m la' die^u bo^ng, ke? ddi ti`m Santa
Clause, ke? ddi ti`m con ga'i thu?y tha^`n... vv

The^' ma` la.i bo^~ng so^? toe.t mo^.t ca^u chu' la` be^'n My La(ng
kho^ng co' tha^.t, chi? la^'y tu+` mo^.t ba`i tho+ ra thi` co`n gi`
la` tuo^?i tho+, la` the^' gio+'i tha^`n tie^n cu?a tre?  con nu+~a. 

Cho ne^n chu' thi'ch ddi.a ly' cu~ng co' the^? hie^?u kho^ng pha?i la`
chu' thi'ch ve^` ddi.a ly'. 

Sang chuye^.n kha'c. Trong ba`i tho+/ha't no^?i tie^'ng "Tru+o+`ng
So+n DDo^ng, Tru+o+`ng So+n Ta^y" cu?a Pha.m Tie^'n Dua^.t co' kho^?
tho+ sau: 

"Tru+o+`ng So+n ta^y anh ddi, thu+o+ng em 
Be^n a^'y mu+a nhie^`u, con ddu+o+`ng ga'nh ga.o 
Muo^~i bay ru+`ng gia` cho da`i tay a'o 
Rau he^'t ro^`i, em co' la^'y ma(ng kho^ng?" 

Rau dda~ he^'t la` he^'t mu`a mu+a, he^'t mu+a thi` co`n dda`o dda^u
ra ma(ng! Ai dda~ o+? vu`ng ru+`ng ru' ma` kho^ng bie^'t chuye^.n
na`y, no'i gi` dde^'n ca'c ba'c dda~ tu+`ng o+? Tru+o+`ng So+n. Va^.y
cu~ng co' the^? tra'ch ba'c PTD tri`nh ddo^. No^ng Tua^'n Giang,
kho^ng bie^'t ma` cu+' thi'ch no'i, tha^'y ngu+o+`i ta ba?o ha'i ma(ng
cu~ng ba?o ha'i ma(ng la('m chu+'. The^' nhu+ng ba'c PTD dda~ thanh
minh thanh nga cho ca^u na`y dda.i dde^? nhu+ sau: "He^'t rau thi`
he^'t ma(ng tha^.t, bo^. ddo^.i chi? co`n dda`o ddu+o.c cu? mo'ng
ngu+.a. Nhu+ng cha(?ng nhe~ la.i vie^'t "He^'t rau ro^`i em co' dda`o
cu? mo'ng ngu+.a kho^ng". Cho ne^n ddo^i khi tho+ chi? ca^`n go+.i ma`
kho^ng ca^`n thu+.c va^.y." 

DDoa.n na`y to^i ddo^`ng y' vo+'i ba'c PTD. 

Ta^'t nhie^n to^i cu~ng ddo^`ng y' vo+'i ba'c Tie^'n la` kho^ng bie^'t
ma` cu+' no'i theo thi` tha^.t so^'ng su+o+.ng. Nhu+ng to^i kho^ng cho
tru+o+`ng ho+.p cu?a ba`i tho+ mu+.c ti'm tre^n la` nhu+ va^.y. 

> Cu~ng nhu+ ne^'u ai ddo' vi' nhu+ 
> vie^'t "con bo^'ng cu?a co^ Ta^'m" thi` kho^ng the^? chu' thi'ch 
> ddo' la` "con bo^'ng o+? ca'i gie^'ng Quy`nh Lu+u, Nghe^. An", 
> cha(?ng ha.n\. 

Nha('c dde^'n Quy`nh Lu+u to^i la.i nho+', ba'c Tie^'n vie^'t truye^.n
DDe^`n Co+`n dde^'n dda^u ro^`i? Vie^'t xong ba'c co' the^? tri`nh
la`ng cho bo.n to^i thu+o+?ng thu+'c ddu+o+.c kho^ng? 

> Chu' thi'ch ve^` 1 danh tu+` la. la` ddie^`u
> to^'i quan tro.ng va` pha?i ca^?n tha^.n vi` dda^'y la` ca(n
> ba?n dde^? hie^?u tho+\. Hu+ se~ ca?m thu. hu+, tha^.t
> se~ ca?m thu. tha^.t, kho^ng bao gio+` la.i gio^'ng nhau\.

Ca?m thu. tho+ la`m qua'i gi` co' chuye^.n hu+ tha^.t ha? ba'c? Tra(m
ngu+o+`i mu+o+`i y'. Tho+ va(n chi? la` cha^'t xu'c ta'c cho ca'c ca?m
gia'c, tri' tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng. Nhe't cha^'t xu'c ta'c va`o ca'c mo^i
tru+o+`ng kha'c nhau thi` ra ca'c ke^'t qua? kha'c nhau, chu+' hu+
tha^.t the^' na`o? 

> Vi' nhu+ ca^u tho+ cu~ ri'ch "minh nguye^.t so+n dda^`u
> khie^'u, hoa`ng khuye^?n ngo.a ta^m hoa", ne^'u kho^ng
> bie^'t hu+, thu+.c thi` la`m sao ma` hie^?u ddu+o+.c.

Ca^u tho+ na`y cha(?ng ca^`n bie^'t hu+ tha^.t, chi? ca^`n kho^ng
bie^'t tie^'ng Ha'n tho^i la` dda~ kho^ng la`m sao hie^?u ddu+o+.c
ro^`i. 

> Co' mo^.t da.o ngu+o+`i ta ddua nhau du`ng "tha.ch tha?o" 
> (ba('t chie^'c Pha.m Duy, co' le~, "anh nga('t ddi mo^.t 
> chu`m hoa tha.ch tha?o, em hay cha(ng mu`a thu dda~ che^'t
> ro^`i ..."), kho^ng nhu+~ng chu+a bao gio+` tha^'y hoa
> tha.ch tha?o, ma` tha^.m chi' co`n cha? bie^'t no' to nho?
> ma`u sa('c ra la`m sao\. Co' mo^.t tho+`i co' ba`i ha't
> ve^` "nga~ 3 so^ng", nhie^`u ngu+o+`i tha^'y hay, co' le~,
> ddua nhau la`m tho+ co' "nga~ 3 so^ng" (hie^?n nhie^n
> to^i kho^ng a'm chi? Hoa`ng Ca^`m vo+'i "Nga~ ba so^ng"
> ma` ta^.n sau na`y mo+'i vie^'t, kho^ng trong ca'i tho+`i
> "nga~ 3 so^ng" kia). Thu+o+? nho? to^i nghe ba`i ca?i lu+o+ng
> cu?a ai ddo', do Ma.nh Tu+o+?ng ha't, co' ca^u "hoa mua ai
> ba'n ma` mua, me. kho^ng nga? gia' cho vu+`a lo`ng quan",
> to^i cu+' hi`nh dung "hoa mua" pha?i dde.p la('m, cho dde^'n
> khi to^i le^n Phu' Tho. cho+i, ta^.n ma('t tha^'y "hoa mua"
> mo+'i bie^'t mi`nh bi. lu+`a\. "la' die^u bo^ng" cu?a Hoa`ng
> Ca^`m thi` hay the^', nhu+ng dda'ng tie^'c no' la.i bi. bao 
> nhie^u ngu+o+`i "cu+o+~ng hie^'p" la`m "la' die^u bo^ng"
> cu?a mi`nh. 

DDoa.n na`y ddo^`ng y' vo+'i ba'c, nhu+ dda~ no'i o+? tre^n. Kho^ng
bie^'t ca'i hoa mua ba'c ke^? co' pha?i hoa mua ma`u ti'm, la' to
ba?n, ca^`m ram ra'p, hay mo.c tre^n ca'c su+o+`n ddo^`i dda' so?i
kho^ng? Xu+a to^i o+? Qua?ng Ninh co' nhie^`u ky? nie^.m vo+'i loa.i
hoa mua na`y. DDa~ tu+`ng co' la^`n ddu+'ng va(.t tru.i ca? mo^.t lu`m
hoa mua. Tie^'c la` ba'c ca?m tha^'y tha^'t vo.ng khi nhi`n tha^'y
no'. 

>Pautovxkii ba?o ngu+o+`i thu+' nha^'t no'i
> "bo^ng ho^`ng va`ng" thi` tha^'y ra^'t hay, ngu+o+`i thu+'
> hai no'i "bo^ng ho^`ng va`ng" thi` tha^'y ddu+o+.c, ngu+o+`i
> thu+' ba no'i "bo^ng ho^`ng va`ng" thi` cha'n nga('t.

Version kha'c: Ng` thu+' nha^'t vi' co^ ga'i vo+'i bo^ng ho^`ng thi`
hay, ngu+o+`i thu+' hai vi' thi` thu+o+`ng, ng` thu+' ba vi' thi`
sa'o. 

Ha?i.