Chie^'c la' He` ro*i to^.i nghie^.p sao
Thu co`n chu*a dde^'n, ta`n chi mau ?
Be^n le^` co^ ddo*n--mi nho*' co^.i ?
...Qua ro^`i mo^.t kie^'p; la' u'a ma`u

The^' la` the^' ddo' bie^'t ai thu*o*ng ?
Mo^.t la^`n na`o gio' thoa?ng ddu*a hu*o*ng
Cu?a chie^'c la' ddang tho*`i son tre?
Cho chie^`m ho^m the^m da. va^'n vu*o*ng

Chao o^i ! ddo*`i phu? pha`ng chi thay
Nie^`m rie^ng cu?a la' dda~ ai hay ?
...Hay ra(`ng la' mang ro^`i so^' me^.nh
Kho^ng ho^`n va` kho^ng bie^'t ye^u ai ?

Ne^'u ta trao ddu*o*.c mi chu't ti`nh
Chu't nguo^`n ca?m nha^.n, chu't ta^m linh
Ho?i ra(`ng mi se~ vui kho^ng nhi?
Trong na('ng chie^`u ma`u co' the^m xanh ?

Tho^i ha~y ye^n ye^n vo*'i cuo^.c ddo*`i
Dda^~u ra(`ng ddo*`i la('m be~ ba`ng tho^i
Co' ai dda~ hie^?u gi` cuo^.c so^'ng
Du` lu'c nghe tim mi`nh su.c so^i

La' o*i tho*`i gian thi` chi? se~
Va^~n la` tho*`i gian khe'o the^m ve^`
Chie^`u nay tro*`i co`n vu*o*ng na('ng a^'m
...Ha~y ngu~ say ddi trong gia^'c He`