Xi'ch Bi'ch Hoa`i Co^?

-- Nguye^n ta'c DDo^~ Mu.c

• tu+` "DDu+o+`ng Thi" cu?a Tra^`n Tro.ng San

• Xi'ch Bi'ch: te^n con so^ng o+? huye^.n Gia Ngu+, ti?nh Ho^` Ba('c. DDo+`i Tam Quo^'c (220-264), nguye^n soa'i DDo^ng Ngo^ la` Chu Du lo+.i du.ng gio' DDo^ng Nam, du`ng me.o ho?a co^ng, dda'nh tan 80 va.n qua^n cu?a Ta`o Tha'o ta.i dda^y.

• Nhi. Kie^`u: tu+'c DDa.i Kie^`u, vo+. cu?a To^n Sa'ch, va` Tie^?u Kie^`u, vo+. cu?a Chu Du. Khi Kho^?ng Minh khi'ch Chu Du dda'nh Ta`o Tha'o, co' no'i ra(`ng: ``Ta`o Tha'o thu+o+`ng no'i xa^y dda`i DDo^`ng Tu+o+'c dde^? khi chie^'m ddu+o+.c DDo^ng Ngo^, se~ ba('t DDa.i Kie^`u va` Tie^?u Kie^`u ve^` o+? dda^y dde^? mua vui lu'c tuo^?i gia`.'' Ne^`n cu~ cu?a dda`i DDo^`ng Tu+o+'c nay co`n o+? huye^.n La^m Chu+o+ng, ti?nh Ha` Nam.

Xi'ch Bi'ch Hoa`i Co^?

-- Ba?n Di.ch Tra^`n Tro.ng San

Gia'o chi`m, sa('t va^~n co`n tro+,
Ru+?a xem nha^.n bie^'t trie^`u xu+a ro~ ra`ng.
Gio' DDo^ng kho^ng giu'p Chu Lang,
Kho'a xua^n DDo^`ng Tu+o+'c dda~ giam hai Kie^`u\.

By the Purple Cliff

-- Ba?n Di.ch Witter Bynner

On a part of a spear still unrusted in the sand
I Have burnished the symbol of an ancient kingdom...
Except for a wind aiding General Chou Yu,
Spring would have sealed both Ch'iao girls in Copper-Bird Palace\.

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