-De^m buo^`n ngo^`i nghi~ chuye^.n xu*a
Sao ddo*`i ta ma~i ddong ddu*a the^' na`y
Tu*` Nam da.o bu*o*'c qua Ta^y
Sao ddo*`i ta cha(?ng ddo^?i thay ti' na`o

Ho?i ngu*`o*`i co^'t Su*?u ra sao?
To^i dda^y co^'t Su*?u pha?i Tra^u pha' ddo*`i
Bao na(m ca`y o*? ngoa`i tro*`i
Go*`i dda^y la~ng no*. ho*~i tro*`i ddo*'n ddau

Tro*? ve^` pho^' cu~ na(m nao
Ba.n be` nghoa~nh ma(.t ngu*o*`i tha^n tro? va`o
"No' ngu ne^n no' lao ddao,
Tha^n ga^`y be' ti' la`m sao tro^.i ngu*o*`i."

To^i buo^`n to^i chi? tra'ch tro*`i
Ha^.n tro*`i sao dda~ ta.o ngu*o*`i nhu* to^i
La`m a(n thi` dda~ lo^i tho^i
Ho.c ha`nh sao cu~ng no^?i tro^i nhu* be`o

Nu*~a ddo*`i mang la^'y chu*~ nghe`o
Tie^`n kho^ng ti`nh va('ng la.i ddeo chu*~ dda^`n
To^i ve^` be^n pho^' la^n la^n
Men cay thuo^'c dda('ng gie^'t da^`n tho*`i gian.

Ho*~i ngu*o*`i ba.n o*? Kho^ng Gian
Khi na`o da.o bu*o*'c Tra^`n Gian du*o*'c na`y
Buo^`n ddo*`i thi` ghe' va`o dda^y
Ta cu`ng ca.n che'n cho xoay Kho^ng Tra^`n.

Ly' Co^ng Tu*?,
September 13, 1996
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