"Ngu+.a Bie^?n" + "36 Ba`i Ti`nh"-HIE^.N TU+O+.NG THO+ DDO^.C DDA'O

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

Cha`o ca'c ba'c, 

Ho^m nay ddang ngo^`i ty? ma^?n ba('t ra^.n thi` tha^'y ba'c S ha(m 
ho+? xo^ng va`o, tay ca^`m quye^?n sa'ch:

- Na`y Ha?i, Ha?i dda(ng ca'i ba`i gi` "Mu`i Tho+`i Gian" cu?a tha(`ng 
cha DDoa`n Phu'c DDu+'c ddo.c hay dda^'y. Ha?i dda~ bao gio+` ddo.c tho+ 
"Ngu+.a Bie^?n" chu+a? "Ngu+.a Bie^?n" cu~ng hay la('m!

- Kho^ng pha?i la` "Mu`i Tho+`i Gian" cu?a DDoa`n Phu'c DDu+'c, ma` la` 
"Mu`i Tho+`i Gian" cu?a DDoa`n Phu' Tu+' - to^i su+?a la.i - "Ngu+.a 
Bie^?n" la` kie^?u tho+ gi` va^.y?

- Kho^ng pha?i la` kie^?u tho+, ma` la` ta^.p tho+ do mo^.t tha(`ng cha 
trong nu+o+'c vie^'t, ha('n vu+`a cho ra mo^.t ta^.p nu+~a nhan dde^` "36 
Ba`i Ti`nh". DDo.c cu~ng ra^'t hay, go+.i ca?m va` ddi va`o lo`ng 
ngu+o+`i. DDa^y na`y, Ha?i ddo.c thu+? xem.

To^i ddo+~ quye^?n sa'ch ba'c S ddu+a va` ghe' ma('t ddo.c:

   Em ddi
        mo^i mo.ng
        ddu`i mo.ng
        tim tro^'ng
        dda^`u tro^'ng

   Em ddi
        nho+'t dde^m
   Em ddi - mu+a xie^n
   Em ddi - tro+`i nghie^ng
   ...
   No^el
     No^-em
     leng beng
     lang beng
     Mariem
     x-em
     x-em
     hem em
 
- A`, tho+ Le^ DDa.t dda^y ma` - to^i no'i - chi?  co' ddie^`u kho^ng hie^?u
"mo^ng, ddu`i, ha'ng, be.n, lang ben, ghe? lo+? ha('c la`o, so+` soa.ng,.."
o+? dda^u chui ra nhie^`u the^', nghe kinh qua'. A`, em bie^'t ro^`i. Cu. Le^
DDa.t thi'ch thu+? nghie^.m nhie^`u loa.i tho+ kha'c nhau. DDa^y cha('c la`
mo^.t ba`i cu. la`m trong giai ddoa.n thu+? vie^'t "tu.c tho+".  DDu'ng
dda^'y! Ne^'u anh ddo.c la.i ba`i tho+ tre^n cho ky~ thi` se~ tha^'y sau
nhu+~ng tu+` co' ve? tho^ tu.c kia va^~n la^'p la'nh ca'i kie^u sa chu+~
nghi~a cu?a Le^ DDa.t. Cha(?ng ha.n trong ba ca^u tho+ dda^`u cu.m 
tu+` "mo^i" va` "ddu`i" ... 

- Le^ DDa.t ca'i con tu+o+`u! - ba'c S gia^.t pha('t cuo^'n sa'ch 
trong tay to^i, ma(.t ddo? gay - Ma`y cha? bie^'t dde^'ch gi` ve^` tho+ 
phu' ca?, the^' ma` cu~ng da'm mo+? mo~m ra bi`nh ba^.y. Kho^ng pha?i la` 
"tu.c tho+", ma` la` "tu.c ca". Kho^ng pha?i la` Le^ DDa.t vie^'t tu.c 
ca, ma` la` Pha.m Duy vie^'t. Hie^?u chu+a? Co`n ba`i tho+ ddo^.c dda'o 
va` hay su+~ng so+` na`y la` do Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng, mo^.t nha` tho+ mo+'i,
ra^'t no^?i o+? VN vie^'t. Tho+ Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng ra^'t bi`nh di. ma` sa^u 
sa('c, ca'i tha(`ng cha "va^?y chu+~ tha(ng hoa" kia vie^'t the^' na`o 
ddu+o+.c!

- A` the^' thi` em nho+' ro^`i. - To^i ngu+o+.ng qua', a^'p u'ng chu+~a the.n
- Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng co' pha?i la` tha(`ng cha co' ca^u tho+ no^?i tie^'ng
"Ba^y gio+` gi.. h... no+i dda^u" dda~ la`m xo^n xao thi dda`n Vie^.t Nam
cuo^'i nhu+~ng na(m 80 kho^ng? 

- DDa^'y, dda^'y - ba'c S he^? ha? ga^.t dda^`u - nhu+~ng ca^u tho+
bi`nh di. nhu+ng ddi va`o qua^`n... ddi va`o lo`ng ngu+o+`i ddo' la` do 
Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng vie^'t dda^'y. Ha('n co' nhie^`u ba`i cu~ng ra^'t hay 
kie^?u ddo'. Tu+` ngu+~ du`ng ma.nh me~, go+.i ca?m, nhu+ng va^~n chu+'a 
nhu+~ng suy nghi~ sa^u sa('c ve^` vu~ tru. va` con ngu+o+`i.

- The^' thi` em co`n la. gi` nu+~a - to^i mu+`ng qua' vi` tha^'y mi`nh dda~
tho^i bi. ma('ng - ra^'t nhie^`u thi si~ VN ve^` sau chi.u a?nh hu+o+?ng
phong ca'ch tho+ Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng. Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng khai pha' do`ng tho+ ma`
sau ddu+o+.c go.i la` tra`o lu+u "tho+ vu.t hie^.n", "tho+ ddo^`i mo^ng",
"tho+ ha.p ha.p", "tho+ thoa't y", "tho+ co+?i truo^`ng", "tho+ hu'p hi'p",
"cho'c cha'ch, phe phe', he^u he^u, ha^`y ha^.y, ho+`m ho+n, kha.p kho+~,
mo^`ng mo^ng"... va` nhie^`u nu+~a.  Em nho+' co' tha(`ng cha Ng~ Quang
Thie^`u, gia?i thu+o+?ng tho+ na(m 1993 cu?a Ho^.i Nha` Va(n VN, cu~ng co'
ba`i tho+ no^?i tie^'ng a` la Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng: 

	...Trong co+n mo+ ddo'i va` buo^`n
	Ca'c co^ ga'i dde.p ma(.c va'y cu+o+~i xe ma'y pho'ng qua
	Nhu+ dao sa('c pha^'t va`o to^i tu+'a ma'u
	To^i na^'c le^n mo^.t ca^u ho?i nhu+ ng` sa(.c kho'i
	Ra(`ng ne^'u to^i la^'y ho.
	To^i se~ ngu? vo+'i ho. the^' na`o...

hoa(.c hai ca^u hay kha'c:

	No+i ba^`u vu' a(n va`o dda' so?i
	Cu+' na^u da^`n sau mo^~i tie^'ng u u
	...

- DDa^'y dda^'y - ba'c S cu+o+`i rung ca? bu.ng, khuo^n ma(.t gia~n ra
tho?a ma~n - DDu'ng la` no' dda^'y. "To^i se~ ngu? vo+'i ho. the^' na`o",
ca^u ho?i ra^'t ddo+n gia?n ma` sa^u sa('c. Ca'i tha(`ng cha Ng~ Quang
Thie^`u ta`i tha^.t, sao ma` ha('n nghi~ ddu+o+.c ra nhu+~ng ca^u nhu+
the^'... Chu' em cu~ng gio?i va(n chu+o+ng dda^'y, na~y anh dda'nh gia'
nha^`m, xin lo^~i nhe' - ba'c dda^.p dda^.p ba`n tay chuo^'i ma('n va`o vai
to^i - Nhu+ng tho^i, anh vu+`a bo? ma^'y tie^'ng ddo^`ng ho^` che'p ba`i
bi`nh lua^.n "36 Ba`i Ti`nh", ta^.p tho+ mo+'i nha^'t cu?a Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng,
va`o ma'y. Chu' em chi.u kho' dda(ng le^n cho anh em ddo.c nhe'. Mo^.t tra`o
lu+u tho+ mo+'i va` hay nhu+ the^' o+? VN ma` kho^ng gio+'i thie^.u cho anh
chi. em bie^'t thi` tha^.t la` thie^'u so't lo+'n. Ma` suo^'t nga`y cu+' Le^
DDa.t, Nguye^~n Duy, ro^`i Hoa`ng Ca^`m, nhai ddi nhai la.i ma~i cha'n 
la('m; cuo^'i cu`ng tha`nh ra anh em mi`nh, no'i nhu+ ba'c Thie^.p, 
la.i thu? da^m va(n ho.c thi` bo? me.

The^' ne^n to^i dda(ng ba`i bi`nh lua^.n tho+ sau. Mo+`i ca'c ba'c 
thu+o+?ng thu+'c, ddo.c the^m ve^` mo^.t tra`o lu+u tho+ ta^n tie^'n cu?a 
nu+o+'c nha`. Va` ca^`u mong hu+o+ng ho^`n cu. DDoa`n Phu' Tu+' bo? qua 
cho bo.n con cha'u "ha^.u sinh kha? o^'" na`y.

[Disclaimer: Xin ca?m o+n ba'c S dda~ che'p ba`i na`y va`o. Cuo^.c 
trao ddo^?i tre^n giu+~a to^i va` ba'c S co' nhie^`u ddie^?m hu+ ca^'u.]


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NHU+~NG BA`I THO+ NHO+'T DDE^M CU?A DU+O+NG TU+O+`NG
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--- Xua^'t ba?n trong ta^.p "36 Ba`i Ti`nh" cu`ng vo+'i Le^ DDa.t 

Tri'ch: Chu Giang Nguye^~n Va(n Lu+u, Lua^.n chie^'n va(n chu+o+ng, 
NXB Va(n ho.c 1995.

Chi? ma^'y tha'ng sau khi cho no^? dde^`-pa *Ngu+.a bie^?n*, thi si~
Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng dda~ pho'ng ra giu+~a cho+. Va(n Chu+o+ng mo^.t tra'i
pha'o ti`nh ra^'t mo+'i la., co' ddu? hu+o+ng vi. ma`u sa('c ta^n ky`, co'
*ddu`i mo^.ng vu' a^'m*, co' *mu`i na'ch dda`n ba`*, co' *nem ne'm ngu+.c
ra(`m, po`m pem, hem em* va` nhu+~ng *jo.t jo.t he~ he* tha^.t la` ca? 
mo^.t ca'i cho+. a'i a^n *nghie^ng tro+`i nho+'t dde^m*. Du+o+`ng nhu+
so+. la.c trong ca'i cho+. a'i a^n do mi`nh ta.o ne^n, nha` tho+ pha?i ru? 
the^m ba.n ddo^`ng ha`nh cu`ng tru. la.i vo+'i nhau dde^? co' mo^.t ta^.p
*36 ba`i ti`nh* Le^ Dda.t - Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng do *Nha` xua^'t ba?n tre?*
vu+`a a^'n ha`nh dda^`u xua^n na`y\. Chi? vo+'i tie^u dde^` *36 ba`i
ti`nh* ca'c thi si~ dda~ go+.i cho ngu+o+`i ddo.c tha^'y o+? dda^y se~ co'
nhu+~ng ca'i vu+o+.t ra ngoa`i pha.m vi tho+, nhu+~ng ca'i kho^ng the^? 
ti`m tha^'y trong tho+ ca truye^`n tho^'ng. Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i tha^'t ti`nh,
dda ti`nh, thi'ch la`m ti`nh cha('c cha('n se~ ti`m tha^'y o+? dda^y
nhu+~ng ba`i ba?n dda('c du.ng dde^? dde^'n vo+'i tru+o+`ng ti`nh muo^n
thuo+?... 

Nhu+~ng ba`i ti`nh cu?a Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng la`m cho ngu+o+`i ddo.c he^'t
su+'c nga.c nhie^n. La` mo^.t ca^y bu't di.ch thua^.t ddang ddu+o+.c me^'n
mo^., anh lu+o+.n sang nhu+~ng ba`i ti`nh. Ha(?n Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng quan
nie^.m tho+ ti`nh ba^y gio+` pha?i kha'c ha(?n vo+'i tho+ ti`nh xu+a nay
ne^n anh quye^'t go.i ddo' la` nhu+~ng *ba`i ti`nh* chu+' kho^ng pha?i la`
nhu+~ng ba`i tho+ ti`nh nhu+ mo.i ngu+o+`i quen go.i\. Pha?i go.i la`
nhu+~ng ba`i ti`nh mo+'i ga('n vo+'i cuo^.c ddo+`i, mo+'i la` tie^'ng no'i
tru+.c tie^'p cu?a ddo+`i so^'ng, cu?a ti`nh ye^u cha(ng? Hay la('m!
Nhu+ng ddo.c ky~ nhu+~ng ba`i ti`nh o+? dda^y ta chi? tha^'y lu?ng cu?ng
li?nh ki?nh, loong koong leng keng nhu+ nhu+~ng chuye^?n a^m tie^'ng
nu+o+'c ngoa`i, nhu+~ng hi`nh thu`, mu`i vi. ma`u sa('c tro^.n va`o nhau
tha`nh mo^.t thu+' *ha^`m ba` la(`ng* nhu+ bu+o+'c va`o mo^.t go'c cho+.
Ho^m nga`y Te^'t la.i ga(.p pha?i co+n mu+a phu`n lo+'p nho+'p. Ke^? ra
nhu+~ng ba`i ti`nh cu?a Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng cu~ng co' ca'i ly' cu?a no':

    To^i dde^'n em
    To^i a'i ti`nh tu+` dda^`u mo'ng tay dde^'n cha^n so+.i to'c

Hoa(.c:

   Dde^m dda^`u tie^n ta^n-ho^n-la.i vo+. anh gia?ng nhu+~ng
   chu+a bie^'t trong ti`nh ye^u ba(`ng kho^ng no'i ...

thi` ddu'ng qua' ro^`i! Dda^y kho^ng pha?i la` tho+ ti`nh, kho^ng pha?i
la` nhu+~ng ba`i tho+ ti`nh, ma` la` nhu+~ng mo^'t la`m ti`nh ra^'t ta^y 
ky`, ra^'t "tho+`i dda.i", la` ti`nh cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c tu+. do
tuye^.t ddo^'i, ddu+o+.c co+?i he^'t, mo+? ta^'t... Nhu+~gn ngu+o+`i
bi`nh thu+o+`ng ra^'t kho' ddo^`ng ca?m ddu+o+.c vo+'i nha` tho+ ve^`
ti`nh thu+o+ng cu?a mo^.t co^ ga'i giang ho^` Bella na`o ddo', vi` no'...
khie^u khi'ch la('m! Pha?i la` ca'c vi. quan hoa.n thi. hoa(.c ca' ba^.c
a'i nam a'i nu+~ mo+'i co' the^? ca^`m lo`ng ddu+o+.c:

   Em ddi 
 	mo^i mo.ng 
	ddu`i mo.ng 
	tim tro^'ng 
	dda^`u tro^'ng
    	
   Em ddi 
	nho+'t dde^m 
   Em ddi - mu+a xie^n 
   Em ddi - tro+`i nghie^ng
    ...

Tho'i quen ddo.c sa'ch nu+o+'c ngoa`i a?nh hu+o+?ng ra^'t ma.nh dde^'n tu+
duy tho+ cu?a Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng, ha^`u nhu+ anh tu+ duy ba(`ng ngo^n ngu+~
nu+o+'c ngoa`i ma.nh ho+n ngo^n ngu+~ me. dde?. Ddo.c 16 ba`i ti`nh cu?a
anh ngu+o+`i ta tu+o+?ng dda^'y la` nhu+~ng ba`i tho+ di.ch. Chi? co'
bo^'n te^n ba`i ba(`ng tie^'ng Vie^.t, co`n la.i la` nhu+~ng *Romance,
Serenade, No^el va` Bella, Nio^-elle va` phone`me*... Va` o+? dda^y ta
tha^'y nhu+~ng tro` ddo^mino^ a^m thanh, nhu+~ng tro` cho+i chu+~ nghi~a
a't ha(?n nhu+~ng ca?m xu'c tho+ ca ddi'ch thu+.c. No' chi? kha'c ca'c
ba`i ddo^`ng dao o+? cho^~ tu+o+ng ddo^'i ... vo^ nghi~a; co' ra^'t
nhie^`u ca^u tho+ kie^?u na`y: 

    Ma('t loen ma`u nhen ra(m ra(m gaine
    Men nen ren dden em quen

hoa(.c

        No^el 
	No^-em 
	leng beng 
	lang beng 
	Mariem 
    	x-em 
	x-em  
	hem em

Ngoa`i nhu+~ng tro` ddo^mino^ a^m thanh nhu+ va^.y, Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng co`n
co' mo^.t ba`i ti`nh gio^'ng nhu+ mo^.t ba`i luye^.n ngu+~ a^m. Ba`i vo^
dde^`, ta'c gia? tu+. di.ch, chi? xin tri'ch mo^.t ca^u cuo^'i:

    Place que chaque nuit je'treins
    vid
    (cho^~ dde^m na`o anh cu~ng ghi` tro^'ng kho^ng)

Ba(`ng tie^'ng Pha'p, ba`i ti`nh na`y co`n co' mo^.t ve? gi` dda^`y vui
tai ve^` ma(.t a^m thanh, nhu+ng di.ch sang tie^'ng Vie^.t, ba.n tha^'y
dda^'y, tho^ thie^?n bie^'t bao\.

To^i co^' ti`m xem co' gi` a^?n sau nhu+~ng tro` ddo^mino^ a^m thanh ro^'i
ra('m va` phi ly' na`y\. May sao dde^'n cuo^'i sa'ch, trong ba`i 
*Romance V*, la`m theo phong ca'ch hai-ku, ca'i chi`a kho'a dde^? gia?i
ma~ tho+ Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng ddang na(`m to^ ho^ ra dda^'y:

    Nghe le^nh la'ng tro+`i tra(ng hoa tinh
    Ma`u ga.ch non mu`i na'ch dda`n ba`
    U+` nhu+~ng dda'm ma la' che^'t chie^`u nay

Xu'c ca?m tru+.c gia'c, lie^n tu+o+?ng, suy tu+o+?ng la` nhu+~ng khi' quan
cu?a Na`ng Tho+, nho+` ddo' ma` ma'u huye^'t lu+u tho^ng, da thi.t ho^`ng
ha`o\. Nhi`n tha^'y ca'i na`y, nho+' dde^'n ca'i kia dde^? go+.i ra
nhu+~ng ca'i sa^u xa ho+n, a^'y la` phe'p la`m tho+ tuy quen thuo^.c
nhu+ng kho^ng the^? bo? qua\. Nhu+ su+. hi't tho+? cu?a con ngu+o+`i
va^.y\. Ne^'u hi't tho+? ba(`ng mo^`m thi` kho^ng tie^.n chu't na`o\.
Ba^.c tri' gia? ye^u ca'i thanh tao cao khie^'t, bie^'t nhi`n ra ca'i
dde.p ca'i hay ca'i thu+o+ng ta^m ca?m ddo^.ng trong nhu+~ng lu'c cuo^.c
ddo+`i co`n nho^?n nha'c nho^' nha(ng. Ke? kha'c la.i chi? quen a(n xo'
mo' nie^u, ba. dda^u bo^'c dda^'y, thi'ch nhi`n tro^.ng nhu+~ng ca'i
ngu+o+`i ta pha?i che dda^.y la.i\. 

Ngu+o+`i xu+a tha^'y mo^.t bo^ng hoa no+? muo^.n ma` nghi~ dde^'n su+.
tru+o+`ng to^`n vi~nh vie^~n cu?a mu`a xua^n, cu?a cuo^.c ddo+`i va` con
ngu+o+`i\. Co`n Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng nhi`n tha^'y ma`u ga.ch non la.i lie^n
tu+o+?ng dde^'n mu`i na'ch dda`n ba` thi` thu+.c xu+a nay hie^'m. Cu+' theo
mo^.t phe'p ddo.c va(n ddu+o+.c no'i dde^'n ga^`n dda^y ba?o ra(`ng pha?i
ti`m cho ra ca'i phong ca'ch cu?a nha` tho+, ca'i su+. quen ho+i be'n
tie^'ng, ca'i chi`a kho'a dde^? gia?i ma~ bu+'c tho^ng ddie^.p cu?a nha` tho+
thi` co' le~ dda^y chi'nh la` phong ca'ch cu?a Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng, la` kie^?u
tu+ duy, la` ca'i ta^`m ca'i hu+o+'ng, ca'i pha.m vi nghie^`n nga^~m tro+?
tra(n cu?a tho+ anh. Ba.n ddo.c co' the^? tu+. kie^?m tra la.i ddu+o+.c.
Ne^'u kho^ng pha?i la` ca'i phong ca'ch nhi`n nghe va` nghi~ suy, quan sa't
va` tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng tu+` ma`u ga.ch non tha`nh mu`i na'ch dda`n ba` cu+'
tro+? ddi tro+? la.i thi` la`m sao trong nhu+~ng ba`i ti`nh cu?a anh ta
tha^'y ra^'t nhie^`u nhu+~ng *mu? dde^m, nho+'t dde^m, ddu`i mo^.ng, vu'
a^'m, ddu`i ren, ma('t loen*, nhu+~ng *leng beng, lang beng*, nhu+~ng *hem
em, x-em*... ma` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo.c co' the^? tu+o+?ng tu+o+.ng ra,
hie^?u ra la` *lang ben* (mo^.t thu+' be^.nh ngoa`i da), *ha(m em* (mo^.t
thu+' mu`i vi. rie^ng cu?a chi. em), *to`m tem* (mo^.t chu+'ng phong ti`nh),
hoa(.c *xo+i em, xo+ em, xo+` em, x.quang em, em thu+' x* hoa(.c *x-em*
(ra^'t nhie^`u em... co' nguo^`n go^'c tu+` lo+`i tho+ x-m x-em). Tu+` ne't
phong ca'ch na`y ta co' the^? hi`nh dung *Na`ng Tho+ Du+o+ng Tu+o+`ng* nhu+
nhu+~ng tie^'ng re^n la la?m nha?m cu?a ngu+o+`ng ma('c ca(n be^.n dda'ng
ghe't cu+' ba'm nha(`ng la^'y nhu+~ng ga~ dda`n o^ng muo^'n ye^u thu+o+ng cu.
the^? va^.t cha^'t ta^'t ca? chi. em tre^n the^' gian na`y ... 

Ma^'y na(m nay su+. in a^'n xua^'t ba?n ddu+o+.c co+?i mo+? nhie^`u, ra^'t
la` dda'ng mu+`ng. Nhu+ng cu~ng xua^'t hie^.n nhie^`u ta^.p tho+ xem
chu+`ng qua' co+?i mo+?, muo^'n co+?i he^'t mo+? ta^'t... Nhu+ng Na`ng
Tho+ la` mo^.t ngu+o+`i dde.p kho' ti'nh va` ki'n dda'o, kho^ng thi'ch bi.
lo^.t truo^`ng mo^.t ca'ch tu`y hu+'ng theo su+. pha^'n ki'ch cu?a c'ac
cha`ng thi si~ do+? ti?nh do+? say ... Mo^.t va`i ta^.p tho+ tru+o+'c
dda^y nhu+ *Mu`a da^ng* (Pha.m Ma.nh Hie^n), (Nguye^n Ba?y) co`n la`
nhu+~ng co^ ga'i a(n ma(.c lo^.ng la^~y, pha^'n son khe'o le'o, tuy chi?
co' ho+i ddo^.n mo^ng ddo^.n ngu+.c mo^.t chu't. Dde^'n *Ngu+.a Bie^?n*,
co^ ga'i na`y dda~ ngu+'a nga'y ddo^.ng cu+.a, muo^'n co+?i mo+?.. Nhu+ng
dde^'n *36 ba`i ti`nh* na`y thi` co^ ga'i dda~ tu+. gia^.t pha(ng hai
ma?nh cuo^'i cu`ng, co`n co^' y' he^'ch ddu`i ngoa'y mo^ng khoe khoang
nhu+~ng ve^'t mu? ve^'t nho+'t cu?a ca(n be^.nh tho+`i dda.i cu?a mi`nh.
Ke^? cu~ng ta'o ba.o\. Ho^`i no. co' mo^.t ga~ ha~nh tie^'n vu+`a tru'ng
qua?, giu+~a lu'c thie^n ha. ddo'i ke'm kho^ng ddu? mie^'ng a(n, ga~ mua
pho+? ta'i cho cho' be'c gie^ mo^~i sa'ng. Nghe dda^u ba?o ga~ gia`u qua'
hoa' ro^`. Ga~ ha~nh tie^'n pha't ro^` kia va` nhu+~ng "na`ng tho+" hoang
tu+o+?ng na`y xem ra ho+.p nhau qua'. Nhu+ng cu~ng xin lu+u y' ca'c vi.
chu? tie^.m a(n hay ca'c nha` xua^'t ba?n nga`y nay, cu~ng ne^n ho.c o^ng
Vua be^'p E'tco^'pphie mo^.t chu't. Kho^ng vi` ddo^`ng tie^`n co^ng cao
ma` cu'i dda^`u da^ng mie^'ng ngon cho ke? thu` cu?a da^n to^.c mi`nh.
Cu~ng kho^ng vi` ha.ch toa'n kinh doanh thi. hie^'u thi. tru+o+`ng ma`
chie^`u y' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i cho+i ngo^ng ddem mie^'ng a(n cu?a con
ngu+o+`i ddo^? xuo^'ng cho con khuye^?n va` ngu+o+.c la.i\.

                                            Tha'ng 3 - 1989

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