Vi.nh Tie^`n Xi'ch Bi'ch
Gio' tra(ng chu+'a mo^.t thuye^`n dda^`y,
Cu?a kho vo^ ta^.n bie^'t nga`y na`o vo+i ? (1)
O^ng To^ tu+? (2) qua cho+i Xi'ch Bi'ch, (3)
Mo^.t con thuye^`n vo+'i mo^.t tu'i tho+\.
Gio' hiu hiu ma(.t nu+o+'c nhu+ to+`,
Tra(ng che^nh che^'ch dda^`u non mo+'i lo'.
Thuye^`n mo^.t la' xo^ng ngang ghe^`nh ba.ch lo^., (4)
Buo^ng che`o hoa len lo?i giu+~a so+n cu+o+ng.
Ca ra(`ng: que^' tra.o he^` lan tu+o+ng,
Ki'ch kho^ng minh he^` to^' lu+u quang,
Die^?u die^?u he^` du+ hoa`i
Vo.ng my~ nha^n he^` thie^n nha^'t phu+o+ng. (5)
Ngu+o+`i y? ca (6) re'o ra('t khu'c cung thu+o+ng,
Tie^'ng tie^u la^~n tie^'ng ca vang ma(.t nu+o+'c.
Su+.c nho+' ke? ca^`m ngang gia'o vi.nh ca^u tho+ thuo+? tru+o+'c (7)
Nghi~ su+. ddo+`i the^m ca?m no^~i phu` du\. (8)
DDa`nh hay tro+`i dda^'t da`nh cho
Hai kho phong nguye^.t nghi`n thu ha~y co`n.
Co`n tro+`i co`n nu+o+'c co`n non.
(2) To^ tu+?: tu+'c To^ Thu+'c hay To^ DDo^ng Pha ddo+`i nha` To^'ng, mo^.t trong Ba't DDa.i Gia cu?a va(n chu+o+ng Trung Quo^'c, thu+o+`ng hay cu`ng ba.n tha? thuye^`n cho+i tre^n so^ng Xi'ch Bi'ch. O^ng la` ta'c gia? cu?a hai ba`i phu' no^?i tie^'ng Tie^`n va` Ha^.u Xi'ch Bi'ch Phu'. (3) Xi'ch Bi'ch: te^n khu'c so^ng nay o+? huye^.n Gia Ngu+ ti?nh Ho^` Ba('c, Trung Quo^'c. Xu+a va`o tho+`i Tam Quo^'c, tu+o+'ng DDo^ng Ngo^ la` Chu Du mu+o+.n gio' do Gia Ca't Lu+o+.ng ca^`u, du`ng ho?a co^ng pha' tan ho+n 80 va.n qua^n Ta`o Tha'o o+? dda^y\. Tu+o+ng truye^`n ca'c su+o+`n nu'i dda' o+? dda^y bi. lu+?a ddo^'t ne^n ddo? ru+.c le^n, ngu+o+`i ddo+`i sau go.i la` Xi'ch Bi'ch.
(4) ba.ch lo^.: su+o+ng tra('ng
(5) Che`o que^' sa`o lan; DDa^.p bo'ng sa'ng che`o ngu+o+.c so'ng le^n; Nao nao lo`ng ta; Nho+' my~ nha^n o+? mo^.t phu+o+ng tro+`i\.
(6) y? ca: du+.a va`o ba`i ha't ma` ho.a la.i\.
(7) Ta'c gia? nha('c chuye^.n na(m xu+a tre^n so^ng Xi'ch Bi'ch, ga(.p dde^m thu tra(ng sa'ng, Ta`o Tha'o uo^'ng ru+o+.u say ro^`i ca^`m gia'o ra ddu+'ng o+? dda^`u thuye^`n ma` ha't; ba`i ha't co' y' coi thu+o+`ng thie^n ha.\.
(8) phu` du: con vo+`, so^'ng tre^n ma(.t nu+o+'c, so+'m no+? chie^`u che^'t. Tu+` sa'ch cu?a Trang tu+?: "phu` du trie^u sinh mo^. tu+?". Nga`y nay ngu+o+`i ta thu+o+`ng du`ng dde^? a'm chi? nhu+~ng gi` hu+ a?o, thoa'ng co' thoa'ng kho^ng o+? tre^n ddo+`i\.