[Tho+ vui] Ti`nh tho+ (fwd)

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

>From SCV:

[Tho+ vui] TI`NH THO+

          Tho+ cu?a mo^.t co^ ga'i o+? VN
          go+?i cho fiance' o+? nu+o+'c ngoa`i.

I write mo^.t bu+'c ti`nh tho+
To send em go+?i Mr. Laurent
Alone ga.t le^. than ra(`ng
Monkey (*) so^' pha^.n long ddong lo+~ la`ng
Since then thie^'p be'n duye^n cha`ng
Engaged chu+a gia?i lua^.n ba`n cuo^.c vui
Hurry ai khe'o giu.c xui
Knife ai no+~ ca('t mu`i nguye^.t hoa
Backyard co? mo.c xanh ra`
Bedroom la.nh le~o ai ma` sleeping
La.nh lu`ng manh a'o T-Shirt
Alone tra(`n tro.c all night mo^.t mi`nh
Long ago you co' tha^'u ti`nh
DDe^? em dde^'n no^?i tha^n mi`nh very pale
If you ga(.p buo^?i thanh nha`n
Tho+`i you come back Vie^.t Nam mo^.t la^`n
DDe^? mi`nh ti'nh chuye^.n ho^n nha^n...

   Xua^n Cha^u
   (Canberra 97)

(*) Ca dao VN co' ca^u :
   "Ngu+o+`i ta tuo^?i Ngo. tuo^?i Mu`i
    To^i nay va^'t va? mo^.t ddo+`i tuo^?i Tha^n".