Tho* Th�' Lu*~
Be^n S�ng �u*a Kha'ch
Ta(.ng ta'c gia? DDo+`i Mu+a Gio'
Lo`ng em nhu+ nu+o+'c Tru+o+`ng Giang a^'y,
So+'m to^'i theo cha`ng to+'i Phu'c Cha^u.
(Lo+`i Ky~ Nu+~)
Tro*`i na(.ng ma^y mu`, ma^'y kho'm ca^y
DDu*'ng kia, kho^ng bie^'t ti?nh hay say,
DDo^~ bo*` so^ng tra('ng, con thuye^`n be',
Ca.nh lo*'p lau gia`, gio' la('t lay.
To^i tie^~n ddu*a anh dde^'n ta^.n thuye^`n,
DDe^? da`i the^m ha.n cuo^.c ti`nh duye^n;
Thuye^`n ddi, to^i se~ ro*`i cha^n la.i,
To^i nho*' ti`nh ta, anh vo^.i que^n.
Thuye^`n kha'ch ddi ro^`i, to^i va^~n cho
Lo`ng to^i theo la'i to*'i phu*o*ng mo^ ?
Ba^ng khua^ng trong co~i sa^`u vo^ ha.n,
Kho^ng kho'c, vi` chu*ng ma('t dda~ kho^.
DDa^u bie^'t ra(`ng anh cu~ng chi? la`
Kha'ch cho*i gia^y la't ghe' cho*i qua;
Ro^`i tho^i, ni'u a'o kho^ng ti`nh nu*~a,
DDe^? ma(.c mi`nh ai kho^? U*o*'c mo*`.
To^i chi? la` ngu*o*`i mo* u*o*'c tho^i,
La` ngu*o*`i mo* u*o*'c ha~o ! than o^i !
Bi`nh minh cho'i lo'i dda^u dda^u a^'y,
Co`n cho^'n lo`ng rie^ng u a'm hoa`i.
Ma` bie^'t vo^ duye^n va^~n cu*' mong
Tra(m na(m o^m ma~i kho^'i ti`nh kho^ng,
Tro.n ddo*`i la`m ke? Ddu*a thuye^`n kha'ch;
Thuye^`n cha?y, tro* vo* ddu*'ng vo*'i so^ng.
-- The^' Lu+~, 1937
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