Kho'c Ba.n
Nho+' tu+` thuo+? dda(ng khoa nga`y tru+o+'c,
Cu~ng co' lu'c cho+i no+i da(.m kha'ch;
Cu~ng co' lu'c ru+o+.u ngon cu`ng nha('p:
Buo^?i du+o+ng cu+?u (3) cu`ng nhau hoa.n na.n,
DDu+o+`ng ddi la.i, tuo^?i gia` the^m nha'c,
Tuo^?i to^i ke^? co`n ho+n tuo^?i ba'c,
Ai cha? bie^'t cha'n ddo+`i la` pha?i,
Ca^u tho+ nghi~ dda('n ddo kho^ng vie^'t,
Ba'c cha(?ng o+?, da^~u van cha(?ng o+?;
Ba'c Du+o+ng tho^i dda~ tho^i ro^`i,
Nu+o+'c ma^y man ma'c nga^.m ngu`i lo`ng ta\.
Va^~n so+'m ho^m to^i ba'c cu`ng nhau\.
Ki'nh ye^u tu+` tru+o+'c dde^'n sau:
Trong khi ga(.p go+~, kha'c dda^u duye^n tro+`i\.
Tie^'ng suo^'i nghe ro'c ra'ch lu+ng dde`o\.
Co' khi tu+`ng ga'c cheo leo,
Khu'c vui con ha't lu+.a chie^`u ca^`m xoang.
Che'n quy`nh tu+o+ng (1) a(m a('p ba^`u xua^n.
Co' khi ba`n soa.n ca^u va(n,
Bie^'t bao ddo^ng bi'ch ddie^?n pha^`n (2) tru+o+'c sau\.
Mie^'ng dda^?u tha(ng (4) cha(?ng da'm than tro+`i,
To^i gia`, ba'c cu~ng gia` ro^`i:
Bie^'t tho^i, tho^i the^' tho+`i tho^i mo+'i la`.
Tru+o+'c ba na(m , ga(.p ba'c mo^.t la^`n,
Ca^`m tay, ho?i he^'t xa ga^`n,
Mu+`ng ra(`ng ba'c va^~n tinh tha^`n chu+a can.
To^i la.i ddau tru+o+'c ba'c ma^'y nga`y,
La`m sao ba'c vo^.i ve^` ngay,
Cho+.t nghe to^i nhu+~ng cha^n tay ru.ng ro+`i !
Vo^.i va`ng chi dda~ ma?i le^n tie^n.
Ru+o+.u ngon, kho^ng co' ba.n hie^`n,
Kho^ng mua, kho^ng pha?i kho^ng tie^`n kho^ng mua\.
Vie^'t ddu+a ai, ai bie^'t ma` ddu+a\.
Giu+o+`ng kia treo nhu+~ng hu+~ng ho+`, (5)
DDa`n kia ga?y cu~ng nga^?n ngo+ tie^'ng dda`n !
To^i tuy thu+o+ng, la^'y nho+' la`m thu+o+ng,
Tuo^?i gia`, ha.t le^. nhu+ su+o+ng,
Ho+i dda^u e'p la^'y hai ha`ng chu+a' chan ?
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(2) ddie^?n pha^`n: chi? chung sa'ch vo+? cu~; ddo^ng bi'ch: va'ch phu+o+ng ddo^ng; chu+~ la^'y ca^u tho+ cu?a Tru+o+ng Thuye^'t: "DDo^ng bi'ch ddo^` thu+ phu?" (kho tranh va` sa'ch o+? va'ch phu+o+ng ddo^ng). DDie^?n (nghia~ dden la` phe'p ta('c) tu+'c la` ngu~ ddie^?n, na(m sa'ch ddie^?n cu?a ca'c vua Thie^'u Hie^.u, Chuye^n Hu'c, Cao Ta^n, DDu+o+`ng Nghie^u va` Ngu Thua^'n be^n Trung Quo^'c nga`y xu+a\. Pha^`n (nghia~ dden la` lo+'n) tu+'c la` tam pha^`n, ba sa'ch pha^`n cu?a ca'c vua Phu.c Hy, Tha^`n No^ng, va` Hoa`ng DDe^' cu?a tho+`i co^? Trung Quo^'c.
(3) du+o+ng cu+?u: lu'c co' tai a'ch.
(4) dda^?u tha(ng: dda^'u va` thu+ng -- pha^`n mu+o+`i cu?a dda^'u; nghia~ bo'ng la` lu+o+ng bo^?ng i't oi cu?a mo^.t o^ng quan (lu+o+ng ca'c quan nga`y xu+a mo^.t pha^`n tra? ba(`ng ga.o; la^'y dda^'u thu+ng ma` ddong la` i't).
(5) tu+` ddie^?n ti'ch Tra^`n Pho^`n, ngu+o+`i ddo+`i Ha^.u Ha'n, co' mo^.t ca'i giu+o+`ng dde^? da`nh tie^'p ngu+o+`i ba.n qui' la` Tu+` Tri~, he^~ ba.n ddi la.i treo le^n. Y' ca^u na`y no'i: nay ba.n dda~ che^'t, ca'i giu+o+`ng dde^? da`nh tie^'p ba.n cu+' treo ma~i kho^ng bao gio+` dda(.t xuo^'ng ca?.