Trong chu+o+ng tri`nh pho?ng va^'n ca'c va(n nghe^. si~ Vie^.t Nam Ha?i Ngoa.i, ky' gia? Du+o+ng Ngo.c Hoa'n, dda~ ddu+a te^n tuo^?i Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng ddi kha('p the^' gio+'i, tre^n mo^.t hu+o+'ng ddi mo+'i, ddo' la` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng nha.c si~ . DDu'ng, to^i xin nha('c la.i mo^.t Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng hoa`n toa`n mo+'i va` tre? dde.p, duye^n da'ng trong nhu+~ng ca khu'c ma` mo^.t thi'nh gia? o+? Vie^.t Nam ngo+.i khen la` tha^'m ddu+o+.m ti`nh ye^u que^ hu+o+ng, da^n to^.c .

     Ba('t dda^`u bu+o+'c va`o sa'ng ta'c na(m 1988 vo+'i truye^.n Mo^.t DDo+`i DDe^? Ho.c (La`ng Va(n xua^'t ba?n), Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng dda~ tu+'c kha('c lo^i cuo^'n ddu+o+.c su+. chu' y' cu?a ddo^.c gia? ha?i ngoa.i . Ro^`i tu+` ca'i mu+'c kho+?i ha`nh ddo', Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng lie^n tu.c va` ha`o hu+'ng cho ra ddo+`i nhie^`u ta'c pha^?m kha'c:

     * Mo^.t Thuo+? La`m "Tru`m" - 1989, Va(n Nghe^. xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t Chuye^'n Ra Kho+i - 1990, La`ng Va(n xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t Ky? Nie^.m DDe.p - 1991, DDa.i Nam xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t Do`ng Ca Dao ... - 1991, Mie^.t Vu+o+`n xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t Thoa'ng Trong Mo+ - 1992, Mie^.t Vu+o+`n xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t No^~i Buo^`n Rie^ng - 1992, DDa.i Nam xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t La^`n Xuo^'ng Nu'i - 1992, Vie^n Gia'c xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t Ca?nh Hai Que^ - 1993, The^' Gio+'i xua^'t ba?n .
     * Mo^.t Tro+`i Mo^.t Bie^?n - 1994, Va(n Nghe^. Tie^`n Phong xua^'t ba?n .
     * Hai truye^.n ddu+o+.c di.ch sang Anh ngu+~: Mo^.t DDo+`i DDe^? Ho.c va` Mo^.t Thuo+? La`m "Tru`m" ...

     Ta^'t ca? la` chi'n truye^.n nga('n truye^.n da`i, mo^.t na`y tie^'p theo mo^.t kha'c . DDo^.c gia? va` va(n hu+~u ddi tu+` nga.c nhie^n na`y to+'i nga.c nhie^n kha'c ve^` su+'c sa'ng ta'c do^`i da`o, no^.i dung phong phu' trong nhu+~ng truye^.n ma` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng dda~ co^'ng hie^'n cho ddo+`i o+? ha?i ngoa.i . DDa^y la` nha` va(n vie^'t nhie^`u nha^'t, dde^` ca^.p to+'i nhie^`u va^'n dde^` nha^'t, va` di~ nhie^n tha`nh co^ng nha^'t ve^` phu+o+ng die^.n ta`i cha'nh .

     O^ng Tru`m Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng, hi`nh nhu+ chu+a tu+. tho?a ma~n vo+'i tha`nh ti'ch "cu`ng mi`nh" na`y, dda~ bu+o+'c the^m mo^.t bu+o+'c nu+~a, va`o mo^.t la~nh vu+.c va(n ho'a Vie^.t Nam ra^'t mo+'i me? ddo^'i vo+'i anh: ddo' la` sa'ng ta'c a^m nha.c . Ha`ng ma^'y chu.c ba?n nha.c cu+' theo ddu'ng "kie^?u Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng" la` Mo^.t na`y tie^'p theo Mo^.t kha'c, dde^? cho ra ddo+`i hai tuye^?n ta^.p, bo^'n ba(ng nha.c va` chu+a he^'t dda^u, co`n nu+~a ...

     Nhu+ the^', Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng vu+`a la` ky~ su+, nha` va(n, nha` bie^n kha?o, nha.c si~, va` ddang nghie^n cu+'u ve^` Ho^.i Ho.a nu+~a . DDa^y la` mo^.t thie^n ta`i, dda hie^.u dda~ tu+'c kha('c la`m chu? ddu+o+.c ngo`i bu't cu?a mi`nh, trong va(n tho+, va` a^m ddie^.u cu?a mi`nh trong nha.c .

     Vie^'t ve^` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng, du` khen hay che^, cu~ng se~ dde^`u va^'t va? nhu+ nhau . Vi` pha?i ddo.c nhie^`u, nghie^n cu+'u ddu? thu+' va^'n dde^` ma` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng "ddi va`o" vo+'i chie^`u sa^u .

     To^i kho^ng pha?i la` mo^.t nha` phe^ bi`nh va(n ho.c co' kha? na(ng dde^? la`m ddu+o+.c nhie^`u chuye^.n kho' kha(n nhu+ the^' . O+? dda^y, vo+'i su+. hie^?u bie^'t gio+'i ha.n ve^` a^m nha.c, to^i xin no'i nhu+~ng ca?m nghi~ khi "nghe nha.c Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng" .

     Nha.c si~ la~o tha`nh va` ta`i ba Thu Ho^` dda~ co' y' kie^'n nhu+ sau ve^` nha.c Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng:

     "DDo.c qua mo^.t so^' ba`i tho+ ddu+o+.c anh pho^? tha`nh nha.c nhu+ Sao Ro+i, Bie^n Khu Chie^`u Gio' Lo^.ng, Ti`nh Muo^.n ..., to^i nha^.n tha^'y trong tho+ va` nha.c cu?a anh co' nhie^`u ta^m tu+, ua^?n khu'c ra^'t ngu+o+`i . Lo+`i tho+ cu~ng nhu+ nha.c ddie^.u khi thi` di.u hie^`n mo+n tro+'n, ... tu+` em tha^`m no'i ye^u anh, chu't ti`nh muo^.n va^~n la`m xanh tha'ng nga`y ..., khi thi` no'ng na?y bu+.c bo^.i, ... ho+`n ca(m nu+o+ng theo gio', tho^?i tan qua^n ba.o ta`n ... Ca'i chi' khi' cu?a tuo^?i tre?, khi ye^u thie^'t tha, khi ho+`n ca(m gan, co' the^', no' mo+'i a(n sa^u va`o ta^m ho^`n tho+ va` nha.c cu?a ddo^.c gia?, thi'nh gia? .

     DDie^`u to^i dde^` cao Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng la` anh cho.n nhu+~ng the^? ddie^.u nha.c nhu+ Slow, Tango, Bolero, Andante, Paso, Fox Moderato, Valse, Boston ..., la` nhu+~ng the^? ddie^.u nha.c ho+.p vo+'i a^m hu+o+?ng nha.c cu?a Vie^.t Nam ta, pha't xua^'t tu+` tho+`i khai quang a^m nha.c cu?a ca'c dda`n anh tu+` tha^.p nie^n 40 . Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng, ma(.c du` ddang ddi.nh cu+ o+? mo^.t xu+' he^'t su+'c tu+. do, co' ca? tra(m the^? ddie^.u nha.c (mouvement) dda~ du nha^.p tu+` tu+' xu+', ddo^i lu'c la`m cho nha.c mu'a may quay cuo^`ng, the^' nhu+ng, anh dda~ giu+~ la.i phong ca'ch a^m thanh di.u hie^`n cu?a Que^ Me., tra(ng thanh gio' ma't cu?a Vie^.t Nam tha^n ye^u, dde^? ta^m ho^`n mo.i ngu+o+`i luo^n luo^n hu+o+'ng ve^` to^? quo^'c . DDo' la` ddie^?m dda'ng khen ."

     Nha.c si~ Nha^.t Nga^n cu~ng co' va`i nha^.n xe't ve^` nha.c Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng:

     "Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng giu+~ tro.n ddu+o+.c va` tho+? ra ddu+o+.c ho+i nha.c Nam Bo^. qua nhu+~ng do`ng nha.c ddo' . Nhu+~ng nha.c pha^?m Hu+o+ng Que^ Ti`nh Khu'c, Bie^n Khu Chie^`u Gio' Lo^.ng, Mu+a Thu, Chi? Mo^.t La^`n Trao, Be^n Do`ng Tie^`n Giang ... Ha~y ha't le^n . Ha~y nghe cho ro~ nhu+~ng cung bu+.c, nhu+~ng uo^'n lu+o+.n mo+'i tha^'y he^'t cha^'t Nam Bo^. trong anh .

     Be^n ca.nh ddo', Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng co`n to? ra tha^.t vu+~ng va`ng trong ca^'u tru'c a^m nha.c, do`ng nha.c cu?a anh luo^n ddo^.t bie^'n thay ddo^?i tha^.t phong phu' la`m cho ngu+o+`i nghe kho^ng bi. nha`m cha'n, ddo+n ddie^.u ru ngu? ."

     Qua nha^.n xe't cu?a hai nha.c si~ Thu Ho^` va` Nha^.t Nga^n, chu'ng ta dda~ co' mo^.t kha'i nie^.m ve^` su+. tha`nh co^ng cu?a Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng trong nhu+~ng sa'ng ta'c cu?a anh .

     Na(m 1956, to^i ba('t dda^`u theo ho.c Quo^'c gia A^m nha.c va` Ki.ch nghe^. Sa`i Go`n . Khi ddo', lo+'p ho.c co`n "ta.m cu+" o+? dda^`u ddu+o+`ng Pha.m DDa(ng Hu+ng, phi'a ga^`n dda`i Pha't thanh Sa`i Go`n . Va` khi ddo', to^i pha?i qua nhie^`u buo^?i kha?o ha.ch do Gia'm ddo^'c Nguye^~n Phu.ng, nha.c si~ Hu`ng La^n, Nguye^~n Hu+~u Ba, nha.c si~ Du+o+ng Thie^.u Tu+o+'c va` ca tru+o+?ng Ha?i Linh . Qui' vi. gia'o su+, thuo^.c ddu? mie^`n Ba('c (Hu`ng La^n, Nguye^~n Ca^`u), Trung (Nguye^~n Hu+~u Ba, Du+o+ng Thie^.u Tu+o+'c), va` Nam (Nguye^~n Phu.ng, co^ Bi`nh Minh, nha.c si~ Na(m Khue^, Sa'u Tu+?ng...) va` ho.c vie^n cu~ng co' ddu? tha`nh pha^`n sa('c to^.c . To^i la` da^n Ha` No^.i chi'nh go^'c, cu`ng vo+'i Pha.m Thu'y Hoan, Xua^n Tru+o+`ng, Va(n Hie^`n ... Trung co': Co^ng Ta(`ng To^n Nu+~ Hy? Khu+o+ng, Nguye^~n Hu+~u Va^'n . Nam thi` co`n nhie^`u ho+n: Phu+o+ng Oanh (hie^.n o+? Pha'p), Thu Cu'c, Ngo.c Lan, Ngo.c Nhan, Nguye^~n va(n DDo+`i ... Chu+a ke^? mo^.t so^' sau na`y dda~ tha`nh danh nhu+ Ngo^ Thu.y Mie^n, Pha.m Nghe^., Vo~ Ta' Ha^n, Pha.m Ho^., Ngo^ Thanh Tu`ng, Michelle Fung, Tro.ng Nghi~a ...

     Nhu+ the^', tru+o+`ng Quo^'c gia A^m nha.c va` Ki.ch nghe^. go^`m ddu? dda.i die^.n vu`ng, mie^`n tu+` tha^`y to+'i tro`; ke^? ca? ho.c sinh ddang theo chu+o+ng tri`nh trung ho.c Pha'p (Taberd, Jean Jacque Rousseau), Vie^.t (Tru+ng Vu+o+ng, Gia Long, Chu va(n An, Pe'trus Ky', Nguye^~n Tra~i ...) va` ca? ho.c vie^n kho^ng theo tru+o+`ng na`o ca? nhu+ Sa Giang Tra^`n Tua^'n Kie^.t (no^?i tie^'ng vo+'i ba`i tho+ Ngu+o+`i A^'n DDo^. Gia`, theo mo^n DDo^.c Huye^`n va` Guitar) . DDie^`u na`y kho^ng co' gi` la., bo+?i vi` dda so^' ho.c vie^n dde^`u ho.c nhie^`u lo+'p, nhie^`u loa.i nha.c khi' kha'c nhau, ne^'u thi` gio+` cho phe'p . Chu'ng to^i ddua nhau ho.c ho?i, quy' me^'n nhau, ki'nh tro.ng ca'c tha^`y ba^'t ke^? cu. Sa'u Tu+?ng ga^`n 80 tuo^?i o+? Cha^u DDo^'c le^n, tha^`y Nguye^~n Hu+~u Va^'n tu+` Ha?i Pho`ng va`o, ba'c Tri.nh Chu+'c tu+` Hue^' to+'i, tha^`y Na(m Khue^ du+o+'i Long Xuye^n le^n ... Chu'ng to^i cu~ng nghie^m ca^?n theo lo+'p gia'o su+ du+o+ng ca^`m Nguye^~n Ca^`u (thuo^.c Vie^.n A^m nha.c DDo^ng du+o+ng, Ha` No^.i), tha^`y Nguye^~n Cung, Nguye^~n The^' Phie^.t (Pha'p), va` co^ Bi`nh Minh (piano, A^m nha.c vie^n Ba Le^) .

     Ta^'t ca? dde^'n Quo^'c gia A^m nha.c vi` lo`ng say me^ a^m nha.c ca? DDo^ng la^~n Ta^y . Ca? nha.c thi'nh pho`ng, co^? ddie^?n la^~n quo^'c nha.c ba mie^`n, vo.ng co^? cu~ng me^ ma` ho` "ma'i nhi` ma'i dda^?y, co` la~, tro^'ng qua^n" dde^`u ca('m cu'i ta^.p du+o+.t du+o+'i su+. chi? da^~n nhie^.t ti`nh cu?a ca'c tha^`y co^ va` ba.n .

     Ti`nh tu+. o+? Quo^'c gia A^m nha.c Sa`i Go`n ke^? sao cho xie^'t, bie^'t no'i dde^'n bao gio+` mo+'i he^'t, nho+' tru+o+`ng xu+a, tha^`y cu~, ba.n be` ke? ma^'t ngu+o+`i co`n dda~ ddang no^?i tie^'ng o+? dda^u ddo' nhu+ Pha.m Thu'y Hoan (Sa`i Go`n), Vo~ Ta' Ha^n (Ta^n Gia Ba), Phu+o+ng Oanh (Pha'p), Nguye^~n Hu+~u Va^'n (Hue^'), Ngo^ Thu.y Mie^n (Canada) ... Ngay tu+` tha^.p nie^n 50, chu'ng to^i to+'i Quo^'c gia A^m nha.c dde^? dda.t so+? nguye^.n la` ha^'p thu. cho nhanh cho nhie^`u tinh hoa a^m nha.c Vie^.t Nam va` the^' gio+'i dde^? la`m gi` ? Ta^m nguye^.n cu?a chu'ng to^i khi ddo', la` dde^? bie^'t ca'i hay cu?a va(n ho'a a^m nha.c the^' gio+'i va` vo^'n quy' a^m nha.c da^n to^.c ca? ba mie^`n ngu+o+`i Vie^.t o+? Ba('c, Trung, hoa(.c Nam dde^`u la` ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam . A^m nha.c ngoa`i Ba('c, to+'i Trung va`o Nam, dde^`u la` a^m nha.c Vie^.t Nam .

     Vo+'i mo^.t nha^.n thu+'c ro~ ra`ng nhu+ the^', cu?a nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ye^u nha.c Vie^.t Nam, to^i xin ddi va`o Ti`nh ca Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng, ma` nha.c si~ Nha^.t Nga^n ba?o ra(`ng dda^.m dda` cha^'t Nam bo^. .

     Ta^.p nha.c thu+' nha^'t cu?a Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng mang te^n Mo^.t La^`n DDi, Anh Ye^u, go^`m 20 ba?n nha.c, qua ca'c tie^'t ddie^.u: Slow, Fox Moderato, Valse, Boston, Paso Doble, Tango-Bolero, Tango, Bolero ...

     Ta^.p nha.c thu+' hai Mo^.t DDo+`i Mo?i Mo`n Tro^ng, cu~ng go^`m 20 ba`i, qua ca'c tie^'t ddie^.u: Valse, Fox, Boston, Slow, Bolero, Tango, Surf, Rumba, Bolero, Hullu Gully ... DDa(.c bie^.t trong ta^.p hai na`y, co' to+'i ba ba`i Tango .

     Ngu+o+`i xu+a no'i, va(n tu+'c la` ngu+o+`i; tho+ la` ngu+o+`i; nha.c la` ngu+o+`i ... Nghi~a la`, tu+ tu+o+?ng cu?a thi, va(n, nha.c si~ dda~ thoa't ra kho?i na~o bo^., vo`ng xu+o+ng so. cha^.t he.p dde^? bie^?u hie^.n ra, tre^n gia^'y tra('ng mu+.c dden . Do ddo', chu'ng ta co' nhu+~ng Tu+' Ta^'u Khu'c tuye^.t vo+`i cu?a Hayden (tha^`y cu?a thie^n ta`i Mozart), nhu+~ng ba?n lua^n vu~ ba^'t tu+? cu?a Johan Strauss, nhu+~ng ba?n nha.c ti`nh vi~nh cu+?u cu?a Beethoven (Letter to Elise, Gertrude ...) . Ro^`i nhu+~ng ba?n Paso Doble, Tango ba('t nguo^`n tu+` Y', Ta^y Ban Nha, Nam My~ la` nhu+~ng ddo'a hoa dde.p, to^ ddie^?m cho ddo+`i so^'ng con ngu+o+`i tre^n tra'i dda^'t dde.p ho+n, dda'ng so^'ng ho+n .

     Tro+? la.i vo+'i a^m nha.c Vie^.t Nam (ta^n nha.c) thoa.t ky` thu?y vo+'i nhu+~ng Nguye^~n Xua^n Khoa't, Nguye^~n va(n Ty', Nguye^~n va(n Gie^.p, Le^ Thu+o+ng ... co`n pho^i thai, dda~ la` nhu+~ng ha.t gio^'ng to^'t dde^? na^?y ma^`m ra nhu+~ng Va(n Cao, Pha.m Duy, Du+o+ng Thie^.u Tu+o+'c, Hoa`ng Gia'c, Nguye^~n Thie^.n To+, DDa(.ng The^' Phong, Pha.m DDi`nh Chu+o+ng, Nguye^~n Hie^`n, DDan Tho., Hoa`ng Tro.ng, Hu`ng La^n ...

     The^' he^. thu+' ba, thu+' tu+ cu?a ta^n nha.c Vie^.t Nam vo+'i Cha^u Ky`, Y Va^n, La^m Tuye^`n, Hoa`ng Du+o+ng, Vu~ Tha`nh, Vu~ Tha`nh An, Lam Phu+o+ng, Pha.m Ma.nh Cu+o+ng ... Va` tru+o+'c khi Vie^.t Nam Co^.ng Ho`a su.p ddo^?, ta co' the^' he^. thu+' na(m, thu+' sa'u nha.c si~ sa'ng ta'c ddu+o+.c go.i la` tre? nhu+ Ngo^ Thu.y Mie^n, Nguye^~n DDu+'c Huy, DDo^~ Le^~, Tra^`n Thie^.n Thanh, Nha^.t Nga^n, Nguye^~n A'nh, Song Ngo.c ...

     Khi dda^'t nu+o+'c hoa`n toa`n na(`m du+o+'i su+. cai tri. cu?a dda?ng Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam, thi` a^m nha.c bi. tro'i cha(.t, va` cho to+'i gio+` phu't na`y va^~n chu+a co' da^'u hie^.u gi` chu+'ng to? se~ co' mo^.t su+. co+?i tro'i ddo^'i vo+'i vie^.c sa'ng ta'c, tri`nh die^~n a^m nha.c ta.i Vie^.t Nam . DDie^`u na`y kho^ng la`m chu'ng ta nga.c nhie^n . Bo+?i vi`, ddo^'i vo+'i ngu+o+`i Co^.ng Sa?n, a^m nha.c nghe^. thua^.t chi? la` mo^.t co^ng cu. dde^? tuye^n truye^`n, ddo^`ng nghi~a vo+'i lu+o+`ng ga.t . A^m nha.c, nghe^. thua^.t la` mo^.t loa.i vo~ khi' chie^'n lu+o+.c cu?a Co^.ng Sa?n, co' su+'c co^ng pha' ma.nh nhu+ bom, dda.n, ho?a tie^~n . Do ddo', ho. kho^ng the^? thu+ tha?, co+?i tro'i cho a^m nha.c .

     Trong khi ddo', o+? ha?i ngoa?i, nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Nam ye^u a^m nha.c nghe^. thua^.t co' dda^`y ddu? co+ ho^.i dde^? da^'n tha^n va`o ddam me^ cu?a mi`nh . Song Ngo.c "ho^`i sinh" vo+'i ha`ng 2, 3 tra(m ba`i tho+ pho^? nha.c . Vo~ Ta' Ha^n, mo^.t sinh vie^n to^'t nghie^.p Quo^'c gia A^m nha.c Vie^.t Nam vo+'i mo^n Ta^y ban ca^`m, MA ve^` Qua?n tri. Xi' nghie^.p (dda.i ho.c MIT), hie^.n la` To^?ng gia'm ddo^'c mo^.t co+ so+? kinh doanh o+? Ta^n Gia Ba cu~ng dda~ la`m CD, ba(ng nhu+.a ha(`ng ma^'y tra(m ba?n nha.c ddu+o+.c gio+'i ye^u nha.c ddo'n nha^.n nie^`m no+~ o+? Vie^.t Nam, va` ha?i ngoa.i . Co' the^? no'i dda^y la` nha.c si~ mo+'i, tre? tha`nh co^ng nha^'t ve^` sa'ng ta'c, va` pho^? bie^'n ca'c ba?n nha.c ddu+o+.c sa'ng ta'c sau 30-4-75 .

     Ngoa`i Vo~ Ta' Ha^n, chu'ng ta co`n pha?i ke^? to+'i nhu+~ng nha.c si~ nhu+ Vie^.t Du~ng, Pha.m Anh Du~ng, Nguye^~n Nguye^n Bi'ch, Nguye^~n Nha^.t Tha(ng (nha si~), va` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng .

     Tra? lo+`i cuo^.c pho?ng va^'n cu?a anh Du+o+ng Ngo.c Hoa'n (dda`i VOA), Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng cho bie^'t tho+ de^~ la`m, kho' nha^'t la` vie^'t truye^.n da`i . Va` nha.c khie^m nhu+o+`ng na(`m giu+~a tho+ va` truye^.n . Nha.c si~ Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng ddi va`o sa'ng ta'c a^m nha.c ba(`ng con ddu+o+`ng cu?a DDa(ng Kha'nh, Vo~ Ta' Ha^n, Pha.m Anh Du~ng ddang ddi; nghi~a la` vie^'t nha.c, dda(.t lo+`i . Hoa(.c du`ng tho+ go+.i y' cho no^'t nha.c . Nhu+ng hie^?n nhie^n ca'c nha.c si~ ne^u te^n o+? tre^n, dda~ tru+ng ba`y he^'t lo`ng da. mi`nh cho thi'nh gia? tha^'y qua nhu+~ng ba?n nha.c . Nhu+ ta(`m nha? to+ . Nhu+ con ve sa^`u ca^'t tie^'ng ha't bi thu+o+ng ba'o hie^.u mu`a He` sa('p he^'t . Nhu+ ta^m su+. cu?a cha`ng Tru+o+ng Chi ho` khoan che`o ddo` tre^n do`ng so^ng va('ng, va('ng bo'ng My. Nu+o+ng .

     Do ddo', Pha.m Anh Du~ng nho+' Sa`i Go`n, Vo~ Ta' Ha^n nho+' Hue^' . Va` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng thu+o+ng ve^` My~ Tho, Lu.c Ti?nh, mie^`n Nam tha^n ye^u bo'ng du+`a tha? bo'ng ven so^ng, be^n bo+` so^ng Tie^`n, so^ng Ha^.u hie^`n ho`a nu+o+'c cha?y; mie^`n Nam mu+a na('ng hai mu`a . DDo' la` ca'i "cha^'t Nam bo^." ma` nha.c si~ Nha^.t Nga^n no'i to+'i . DDo' la` Hu+o+ng Que^ Ti`nh Khu'c, Anh Ra DDi No+i Na`y DDa~ Che^'t, Be^n Do`ng Tie^`n Giang, Ti`nh DDa^'t Nu+o+'c, Vie^.t Nam Que^ Hu+o+ng To^i, Khi Xa Sa`i Go`n, Me. ...

     Mie^`n Nam mu+a na('ng hai mu`a, mo^.t tho+`i, dda~ la` mie^`n dda^'t la`nh chim dda^.u cho nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i pha?i bo? Ha` No^.i nhu+ to^i .

     Mie^`n Nam mu+a na('ng hai mu`a, vo+'i so^ng Tie^`n so^ng Ha^.u hie^`n ho`a mo^.t ba^`u su+~a me., mang phu` sa bo^`i dda('p giang so+n the^m cha^'t so^'ng, dda~ khai hoa no+? nhu.y ra nhu+~ng Nguye^~n va(n Vi~nh, Huy`nh Ti.nh Cu?a, Tru+o+ng Vi~nh Ky', Bi`nh Nguye^n Lo^.c, DDo^ng Ho^` ... nhu+~ng ho.c gia?, danh nha^n dda~ ddo'ng go'p nhie^`u co^ng tri`nh gia' tri. cho va(n ho'a Vie^.t Nam .

     Mie^`n Nam mu+a na('ng hai mu`a dda~ la` mo^.t vu+.a tho'c, vu+.a ca' vi~ dda.i dde^? nuo^i so^'ng ngu+o+`i Vie^.t ngoa`i Trung, Ba('c .

     Mie^`n Nam hie^`n ho`a, ro^.ng lu+o+.ng dda~ la` no+i sinh ra nhie^`u nha.c si~ nghe^. nha^n da^n to^.c nhu+ Hai Khue^, Sa'u Tu+?ng, Phu`ng Ha', Ba Va^n, Thanh Nga, Ba.ch Tuye^'t, Kha'nh Ba(ng, Lam Phu+o+ng, Vo~ DDu+'c Thu, Vo~ DDu+'c Tuye^'t ...

     Va` di~ nhie^n to^i kho^ng the^? que^n "o^ng Tru`m Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng," mo^.t ngu+o+`i du`ng tay tra'i la'i ta^`u chie^'n, tay pha?i ba^'m ma'y ddie^.n tu+?, cha^n tra'i ho^.i ho.a, cha^n pha?i dda'nh dda`n . Di~ nhie^n dda^y la` bu+'c tranh la^.p the^? dde^? die^~n ta? ve^` mo^.t Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng dda hie^.u va` hu+~u hie^.u . Vo+'i su+. hoa`n toa`n tin tu+o+?ng va`o kha? na(ng cu?a mi`nh . Va`o nhu+~ng u+u ddie^?m ta^'t ye^'u kho^ng ca^`n vay mu+o+.n cu?a mi`nh . Co^.ng the^m va`o ddo', mo^.t chu't la.c quan . Do ddo', Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng chi? thoa?i ma'i ddi va`o Ti`nh Tu+. mie^`n Nam ba(`ng ddie^.u ho`, ca^u tho+, ne't nha.c thua^`n ha^.u, gia?n di. . Do ddo', Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng cu+' mo^.t mi`nh mo^.t dda`n ta^y ban ca^`m "ta go~ thu`ng dda`n ta ca" ba(`ng, vo+'i gio.ng Nam Ky`, My~ Tho cu?a mi`nh, mo^.t tra(m pha^`n tra(m . Trong khi ai cu~ng du`ng gio.ng Ha` No^.i dde^? ca ta^n nha.c, du`ng tie^'ng Sa`i Go`n dde^? ca vo.ng co^?, thi` Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng pha^y pha^y, hu+o+~n hu+o+~n giu.c to+'i ba(`ng gio.ng My~ Tho mo^.t tra(m pha^`n tra(m, ba(`ng tie^'ng dda`n thu`ng ta^y ban ca^`m gia?n di. vo+'i va`i ho+.p a^m ca(n ba?n, kho^ng ta(ng (augmented), gia?m (diminished) hoa(.c qua~ng 6, ho+.p a^m ddo^'i ... To'm ta('t, "o^ng Tru`m Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng" kho^ng bi.a dda(.t, kho^ng la`m da'ng, kho^ng ba('t chu+o+'c ai ca? . DDo' la` dda(.c tru+ng cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i Vie^.t, mie^`n Nam, chi'nh hie^.u va` thoa?i ma'i vo+'i mi`nh vo+'i ngu+o+`i .

     A^m nha.c cu?a Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng cu~ng y nhu+ anh . Nghi~a la` gia?n di., thua^`n ha^.u, dda^`m a^'m, tha^.t tha` trong ti`nh ngu+o+`i, ti`nh ye^u que^ hu+o+ng mie^`n Nam .

     DDa^y la` thu+' a^m nha.c, ti`nh ca?m thua^`n nha^'t Nam Ky` cu?a mo^.t Lam Phu+o+ng ho^`i na`o . Tha^.t de^~ thu+o+ng . Tha^.t ha`o sa~ng .

     To^i tin tu+o+?ng ra(`ng, ne^'u ti`nh hi`nh Vie^.t Nam thay ddo^?i, ne^'u nha.c Nguye^~n Ta^'n Hu+ng ve^` to+'i Vie^.t Nam thi` cha('c cha('n se~ ddu+o+.c ddo^`ng ba`o tie^'p ddo'n vo+'i ba`n tay ro^.ng mo+? . Vo+'i lo`ng u+u a'i tha^n thu+o+ng cu?a ngu+o+`i me. hie^`n ddo'n ddu+'a con ddi xa mo+'i ve^` .

Florida nga`y 9 tha'ng 4 na(m 1996
BS Nguye^~n DDu+'c An

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

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