Ca dao, phong dao, tu.c ngu+~, ca^u ho`, ca^u ddo^' trong da^n gian la` ta`i sa?n chung cu?a nu+o+'c nha`, da^n to^.c . Theo tie^'n tri`nh va(n ho.c, trong cu~ng nhu+ ngoa`i nu+o+'c, chu'ng to^i nha^.n tha^'y ca^`n co' bo^?n pha^.n pha?i ghi che'p va` bo^? tu'c the^m nhu+~ng quye^?n ca dao dda~ co' tu+` tru+o+'c . Bo+?i hai ly' do du+o+'i dda^y:

     O+? ha?i ngoa.i, bo^~ng du+ng, co' ra^'t nhie^`u ngu+o+`i ca^`m bu't go^'c mie^`n Nam hoa(.c vie^'t vo+'i va(n phong mie^`n Nam . Nhu+ Anh Va^n, Cao Bi`nh Minh, Ha?i Ba(`ng, Hoa`ng Du Thu.y, Ho^` Tru+o+`ng An, Huy`nh Hu+~u Cu+?u, Hu+'a Hoa`nh, Kie^.t Ta^'n, Le^ Ba?o Tra^n, Le^ My~ Hu+o+ng, Ngo^ Nguye^n Du~ng, Nguye^~n Ba.ch Mai, Nguye^~n DDu+'c La^.p, Nguye^~n Le^ Ho^`ng Hu+ng, Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng, Nguye^~n Tu+, Nguye^~n thi. Ngo.c Die^~m, Nguye^~n thi. Ngo.c Nhung, Nguye^~n va(n Ba, Nguye^~n va(n Sa^m, Pha.m Tha(ng, Phan thi. Tro.ng Tuye^'n, Sy~ Lie^m, Tra^`n Kim Vy, Tra^`n Long Ho^`, Vo~ Ky` DDie^`n, Vu~ Nam, Xua^n Tu+o+'c, Xua^n Vu~ ... Qua nhu+~ng sa'ng ta'c cu?a ho., mo^~i ngu+o+`i nho+' mo^.t i't, chu'ng ta dda~ tha^'y tra`n nga^.p nhu+~ng ca^u ca dao, ca^u ho`, ca^u ddo^' ra^'t dda(.c thu` mie^`n Nam . Cha(?ng ha.n:

     DDo+`n co` le^n tru.c ke^u vang
     Qua co`n thu+o+ng ba^.u, ba^.u khoan co' cho^`ng
     Muo^'n cho nho+n nghi~a dda.o ddo^`ng
     Qua dda^y thu+o+ng ba^.u ho+n cho^`ng ba^.u thu+o+ng
     Chie^`u nay qua pha?n ba.n ho^`i hu+o+ng
     Nghe ba^.u o+? la.i va^`y vu+o+n no+i na`o
     Ghe tui to+'i cho^~ ca('m sa`o
     Nghe ba^.u co' cho^'n muo^'n nha`o xuo^'ng so^ng

     hay la`:

     Bao phen qua. no'i vo+'i die^`u
     Cu` lao O^ng Chu+o+?ng co' nhie^`u ca' to^m
     . . .
     Che? tre be^.n sa'o cho da^`y
     Cha^.n ngang so^ng My~ co' nga`y ga(.p em

     hoa(.c nhu+~ng ca^u ho` nhu+ the^' na`y:

     Ho` o+ ... (cho+') Be^n na^`y so^ng em ba('c ca^y ca^`u mu+o+`i ta^'m va'n
     Be^n kia so^ng em ca^'t ca'i qua'n mu+o+`i hai tu+`ng
     Ba'n buo^n nuo^i me. ... (o+` )
     Ho` o+ ... (cho+') Ba'n buo^n nuo^i me. ca^`m chu+`ng ddo+.i anh ...

     Thu+' dde^'n, du+o+'i su+. cai tri. ddo^.c ta`i, gian a'c cu?a be` lu~ co^.ng sa?n, nhie^`u ca^u ca dao mo+'i dda~ xua^'t hie^.n va` ddu+o+.c truye^`n ba' sa^u ro^.ng trong da^n gian mie^`n Nam chu'ng ta nga`y nay . La('m khi ra^'t la` ne^n tho+, ra^'t la` ho` ... o+ nhu+ du+o+'i dda^y:

     Me. gia` con vi.t cha('t chiu
     Ma^'y ddo+`i co^.ng sa?n no' ye^u da^n hie^`n
     Ye^u cha(ng la` no' ye^u tie^`n
     DDo^ la go~ to+'i cu+?a quye^`n mo+? ra

     hoa(.c la`:

     Ho` o+ ... (cho+') Nguye^.t la.c o^ dde^` su+o+ng ma~n thie^n
     Giang phong ngu+ ho?a ddo^'i sa^`u mie^n
     Giu+~a canh khuya nghe tie^'ng ai tho? the? be^n thuye^`n
     Ho?i tha(m qua^n tu+? ... (o+`)
     Ho` o+ ... (cho+') Ho?i tha(m qua^n tu+? vu+o+.t bie^n ddi no+i na`o ?

     Chi'nh vi` the^' ma` quye^?n MO^.T DO`NG CA DAO, CA^U HO`, CA^U DDO^' MIE^`N NAM na`y ra ddo+`i . Tuy nhie^n, ma(.c du` te^n go.i la` nhu+ va^.y, quy' ddo^.c gia? se~ ti`m tha^'y trong sa'ch pha^`n lo+'n va^~n la` ca dao chung ba mie^`n . DDe^? tie^.n vie^.c theo do~i, chu'ng to^i sa('p xe^'p theo va^`n ABC, abc, va` theo thu+' tu+. na(m da^'u: kho^ng, sa('c, huye^`n, na(.ng, ho?i, va` nga~ . Co' nghi~a la`, la^'y mo^.t thi' du., ca'c chu+~ A, a, a', a`, a., a?, a~ ddi tru+o+'c ro^`i mo+'i dde^'n A(, a(, a(', a(`, a(., a(?, a(~ . Tuy va^.y, vi` su+. ddo^'i dda'p lie^n tu.c cu?a nhu+~ng ca^u ho` giu+~a hai ngu+o+`i nam va` nu+~, nguye^n ta('c xe^'p theo va^`n dda~ kho^ng ddu+o+.c a'p du.ng o+? mo^.t va`i cho^~ .

     Du` sao ddi nu+~a, dda^y chi? la` mo^.t co^ng vie^.c co' ti'nh ca'ch su+u ta^`m va` ghi che'p . Cho ne^n, le~ di~ nhie^n, cuo^'n sa'ch kho^ng the^? tra'nh kho?i nhu+~ng thie^'u so't va` lo^~i la^`m cu?a no' . Nha^'t la` tre^n phu+o+ng die^.n chu? quan, u+a thi'ch . Ki'nh xin quy' ddo^.c gia? nie^.m ti`nh tha thu+' . Chu'ng to^i cu~ng kho^ng que^n ca?m o+n nhu+~ng nha` va(n, nha` ba'o co' ca'c sa'ng ta'c pha^?m dda~ ddu+o+.c chu'ng to^i tham kha?o dde^'n, nha^'t la` ca'c nha` va(n Ho^` Tru+o+`ng An, Kie^.t Ta^'n, Nguye^~n DDu+'c La^.p ..., dda~ cho chu'ng to^i mo^.t co+ ho^.i ddo'ng go'p nho nho? va`o kho ta`ng va(n ho.c Vie^.t Nam .

     Chu'ng to^i ra^'t mong mo~i ddu+o+.c ddo'n nha^.n nhu+~ng chi? da^~n va` nhu+~ng y' kie^'n xa^y du+.ng tu+` quy' ddo^.c gia? va` quy' ba(`ng hu+~u nha(`m bo^? tu'c cho cuo^'n sa'ch ddu+o+.c the^m pha^`n do^`i da`o va` dda^`y ddu? ho+n . Cho nhu+~ng la^`n ta'i ba?n sa('p to+'i, ne^'u co' the^? .

Ho^`ng Lan & Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng

Ba`i Tru+o+'c Trang Chi'nh Ba`i Ke^' Tie^'p

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