Tho+ Tha^m Ta^m -- To^'ng Bie^.t Ha`nh

To^'ng Bie^.t Ha`nh

-- Tha^m Ta^m

Lo+`i bi`nh cu?a Nguye^~n Hu+ng Quo^'c:

Ba`i "To^'ng Bie^.t Ha`nh" cu?a Tha^m Ta^m la` mo^.t ba`i tho+ hay, ra^'t hay, co' le~ la` mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ba`i tho+ hay nha^'t cu?a tho+`i 30-45. Ba`i tho+ hi`nh tha`nh nhu+ hai lo+`i ddo^'i thoa.i, kho^ng, ddu'ng ho+n nhu+ hai lo+`i ddo^.c thoa.i cu?a hai ngu+o+`i, mo^.t ngu+o+`i ra ddi va` mo^.t ngu+o+`i ddu+a tie^~n. Ngu+o+`i ddu+a tie^~n buo^`n me^nh mang. Nghe tie^'ng so'ng xao trong lo`ng. Nghe hoa`ng ho^n ro+i trong ma('t :

DDu+a ngu+o+`i ta kho^ng ddu+a qua so^ng
Sao co' tie^'ng so'ng o+? trong lo`ng ?
Bo'ng chie^`u kho^ng tha('m kho^ng va`ng vo.t
Sao dda^`y hoa`ng ho^n trong ma('t trong ?

DDu+a ngu+o+`i ta chi? ddu+a ngu+o+`i a^'y
Mo^.t gia~ gia ddi`nh, mo^.t du+?ng du+ng.

Kho^ng bie^'t ngu+o+`i ra ddi tra? lo+`i hay chi? la` tu+. nhu? tha^`m cho mo^.t mi`nh mi`nh nghe :

Ly kha'ch! Ly kha'ch! Con ddu+o+`ng nho?
Chi' lo+'n kho^ng ve^` ba`n tay kho^ng
Thi` kho^ng bao gio+` no'i tro+? la.i
Ba na(m me. gia` cu~ng ddu+`ng mong.

Nghe co' ve? dda^`y ha`o khi', nhu+ng ngu+o+`i ddu+a tie^~n bie^'t ddo' chi? la` gia? vo+` :

Ta bie^'t ngu+o+i buo^`n chie^`u ho^m tru+o+'c
Ba^y gio+` mu`a ha. sen no+? no^'t
Mo^.t chi., hai chi. dde^`u nhu+ sen
Khuye^n no^'t em trai gio`ng le^. so't

Ta bie^'t ngu+o+i buo^`n sa'ng ho^m nay
Tro+`i chu+a la` thu tu+o+i la('m thay
Em nho? nga^y tho+ ddo^i ma('t bie^'c
Go'i tro`n thu+o+ng tie^'c chie^'c kha(n tay ...

Chi., em va` ngu+o+`i ye^u lu+u luye^'n the^' a^'y, cha(?ng le~ la.i dda`nh ta^m ra ddi ? Nhu+ng ly kha'ch la.i ddi tha^.t. Bo'ng dda~ xa, ngu+o+`i ddu+a tie^~n co`n ngo+ nga'c ddu+'ng va` hun hu't nhi`n :

Ngu+o+`i ddi ? U+` nhi?, ngu+o+`i ddi tha^.t
Me. tha` coi nhu+ chie^'c la' bay
Chi. tha` coi nhu+ la` ha.t bu.i
Em tha` coi nhu+ ho+i ru+o+.u cay

Trong "Thi Nha^n Vie^.t Nam Tie^`n Chie^'n", du+.a theo nguye^n ba?n ba`i tho+ dda(ng tre^n "Tie^?u Thuye^'t Thu+' Ba?y", Nguye^~n Ta^'n Long & Nguye^~n Hu+~u Tro.ng phu.c ho^`i the^m bo^'n ca^u cuo^'i :

Ma^y thu dda^`u nu'i, gio' le^n tra(ng
Co+n la.nh chie^`u nao ddo^? bo'ng tha^`m
Ly kha'ch ven tro+`i nghe muo^'n kho'c
Tie^'ng DDo+`i xo^ ddo^.ng, tie^'ng ho+`n ca^m.

DDu'ng la` gio.ng tho+ Tha^m Ta^m. Nhu+ng to^i co' ca?m tu+o+?ng the^m bo^'n ca^u a^'y va`o, ba`i tho+ kho^ng hay ho+n. Ho+n nu+~a, ye^'u xuo^'ng. No' la.c ddie^.u. La.c ve^` bie^.n pha'p: ca? ba`i tho+ ddu+o+.c ta'c gia? xu+? du.ng bie^.n pha'p bie^?u hie^.n, ddi sa^u, xoa'y sa^u va`o ta^m tu+\. DDoa.n cuo^'i la.i la` nhu+~ng ca^u ta?. La.c ddie^.u ve^` gio.ng: ba`i tho+ co' hai nha^n va^.t chi'nh, ngu+o+`i ra ddi va` ngu+o+`i ddu+a tie^~n, song ca'i the^' cu?a ba`i tho+ la` xua^'t pha't tu+` vi. tri' ngu+o+`i ddu+a tie^~n. DDoa.n cuo^'i la.i ta^.p trung o+? ly kha'ch. La.c ddie^.u ve^` tu+' : trong ma^'y ddoa.n dda^`u, ly kha'ch tuy nga^.m ngu`i nhu+ng ne't chi'nh va^~n la` su+. nghe^nh ngang, ha`o sa?ng. Tha^'p thoa'ng chu't hu`ng khi' ddo+`i xu+a\. Pha?ng pha^'t chu't hi`nh a?nh Kinh Kha nga`y tru+o+'c. Ra^'t dde.p. Bie^'t la` cu+o+`ng ddie^.u ma` va^~n tha^'y dde.p. DDoa.n cuo^'i xo'a tan ta^'t ca? nhu+~ng hi`nh a?nh va` a^'n tu+o+.ng a^'y: ly kha'ch la.i tro+? tha`nh nho? nhoi, tha?m thu+o+ng "ven tro+`i nghe muo^'n kho'c". To^i kho^ng bie^'t Tha^m Ta^m hay Hoa`i Thanh ai dda~ ca('t bo? ddoa.n tho+ a^'y trong "Thi Nha^n Vie^.t Nam": du` la` do ai, su+. ca('t bo? a^'y cu~ng ra^'t mu+.c ta`i ti`nh.

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