O^ng Albert Rieu, ba.n to^i, la` ngu+o+`i ddeo mo^.t ca'i te^n la.-lu`ng, kho^ng Ta^y, kho^ng Ta, mo^.t thu+' te^n co' the^? coi la` mo^.t da^'u-hie^.u cu?a the^'-ky?.

             Ca'i te^n la.i co' khi la` da^'u-hie^.u mo^.t the^'-ky? ?

             Ha(?n chu+' !   Co' nha` tho^ng-tha'i dda~ ti`m ra ra(`ng mo^.t te^n thi. Cu'n cha(?ng ha.n, ddu? la`m chu+'ng cho ca? mo^.t tho+`i-dda.i tro.ng nam khinh nu+~, mo^.t tho+`i-dda.i vu`i-ra^'p so^' pha^.n dda`n-ba`.   -De^'n khi dda(.t ra nhu+~ng te^n Kim-Lan, Le^.-Thu, ta co' the^? ddoa'n ra(`ng tho+`i-dda.i dda~ co' mo^.t co+n gio' la~ng-ma.n tho^?i qua, ngu+o+`i ta dduo^?i theo tu+o+?ng-tu+o+.ng ba(`ng nhu+~ng hi`nh-a?nh lo^.ng-la^~y dde^? que^n ca'i su+. tha^.t nhie^`u khi kho^ng u+a con ma('t.

             Albert Rieu cu~ng la` mo^.t da^'u-hie^.u ro~ re^.t.

             Gia' o+? va`o lu'c ho.c tro` ddu+o+ng thi.nh, thi` o^ng Rie^.u dda~ la^'y bie^.t hie^.u la` To^-Giang hay Nu`ng-So+n, vi` o^ng a^'y ta^'t nhie^n pha?i la` mo^.t nha` nho ddo^.i kha(n lu+o+.t, dde^? mo'ng tay da`i, ma(.c a'o Thu+o+.ng-Ha?i, cha^n da^.n ddo^i va(n-ha`i bu+o+'c ddi nhe`-nhe., ma('t nga('m bo^. tranh Ky`-la^n tre^n va'ch, hay ca`nh lan Tra^`n-mo^.ng trong lo. su+' Giang-Ta^y .

             Nu`ng-So+n tie^n-sinh se~ pha a^'m tra` ddo^.c-a^?m, hoa(.c nha^'p che'n ru+o+.u hoa`ng-hoa, nga^m ca^u tho+ -Du+o+`ng, bi`nh ba`i va(n To^'ng, na?y cao-so+n lu+u-thu?y tre^n so+.i to+ ddo^`ng.

             Tie^n-sinh tha^.t la` ha`o-hoa phong nha~, ddu'ng nhu+ mo^.t ba^.c tua^'n-si~ nga`y xu+a... o+? be^n Ta`u.

             Nhu+ng o^ng Rie^.u kho^ng sinh va`o buo^?i a^'y.   O^ng ra ddo+`i va`o lu'c "gio' My~ mu+a A^u".

             Ngu+.c le'p o^ng u+o+~n ra, vai xuo^i o^ng xo le^n, khi ddi thi` lanh-le.n, bu+o+'c tu+`ng bu+o+'c da`i, khi ngo^`i thi` ngay lu+ng ra cho tha(?ng tha('n, ba('t bo^. a'o may theo ddu'ng mo^'t cu?a o^ng pha?i ta.o cho o^ng mo^.t ve? tha^.t la` Ta^y "tra(m pha^`n tra(m".

             O^ng co^' no'i ra gio.ng o^` o^`, thi?nh thoa?ng nhe^'ch me'p cu+o+`i hay bi~u mo^i, hoa(.c nhu'n vai, nha^'t-nha^'t dde^`u theo ddu'ng nhu+ lo^'i Ta^y .

             O^ng xi? mu~i va` nho^? bo.t va`o mu`i-soa ro^`i nhe't tu'i ; o^ng nga^m-nga nhu+~ng ddie^.u ha't ta^y ; o^ng uo^'ng ru+o+.u ta^y, dda'nh co+` ta^y, ba`i ta^y, dda`n ta^y, va` nha?y dda^`m.

             Ma'i to'c dden o^ng dda~ nhuo^.m ddo? ddu+o+.c ro^`i, chi? co`n ca'i mu~i vo+'i ma`u da, gia' co' phe'p gi` la`m cho lo~ ra, tra('ng la.i, tu+o+?ng co' ma^'t ddi mu+o+i tuo^?i, o^ng cu~ng dda'nh ddo^?i ngay, kho^ng tie^'c chu't na`o.

             Muo^'n kho?i la^~n vo+'i ddo^`ng-ba`o, o^ng bo? da^'u quo^'c-ngu+~ o+? te^n ddi, ghe'p mo^.t te^n tha'nh ta^y va`o, va` dde^? tre^n ta^'m thie^'p : Albert Rieu, ro^`i tha?o ddo+n xin mo^.t cha^n ho^.i-vie^n trong "xe'c" ta^y, dde^? cho chu+'ng-to? ra(`ng o^ng sinh-hoa.t tha^.t ca^?m nhu+ ngu+o+`i phu+o+ng ta^y...

             Ngu+o+`i ta tha^'y o^ng Rie^.u va(n-minh the^', khen o^ng la` sa`nh ddie^.u.

             Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i khen o^ng Albert Rieu ba^y gio+`, dde^`u la` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i khi tru+o+'c khen Nu`ng-So+n tie^n-sinh la` phong-nha~.

             Tha^.t ra o^ng Rie^.u, khi la` Nu`ng-So+n hay To^-Giang tie^n sinh, khi la` M. Albert Rieu, khi na`o cu~ng cha(?ng qua chhi? la` mo^.t ngo.n co? lu+o+'t theo chie^`u gio' ma` tho^i .

             "Ngu+o+`i tre^n nhu+ gio', ke? du+o+'i nhu+ co?, gio' tho^?i tre^n co?, thi` co? pha?i lu+o+'t theo", ca^u no'i nga`n na(m cu?a tha^`y Kho^?ng, va^~n co`n nghie^.m ro~ ra`nh ra`nh.

             Trong xu+' Yvet�t, ddu+'c vua mo^.t ho^m ddau cha^n, ddi ta^.p te^~nh.   Qua^`n-tha^`n trong nha'y ma('t dde^`u ddi ta^.p te^~nh ca?, du` cha(?ng he^` ddau cha^n nhu+ vua .

             Ga(.p buo^?i tro+`i mu+a, tha'i-tu+? nu+o+'c Anh ve'n ga^'u qua^`n le^n cho kho?i la^'m.   Nhu+~ng ta`i-trai trong thie^n ha. tu+` buo^?i ddo' cu~ng ba('t chu+o+'c ve'n ga^'u cha^n, du` ra(`ng mi`nh chi? co' ddi trong lu'c na('ng chang chang .

             -De^`u la` theo mo^'t cu?a ke? ma.nh.

             Cho ne^n tha^'y te^n Albert Rieu, ta cha(?ng ne^n la^'y la`m la., tha^'y te^n Nu`ng-So+n ta cha(?ng ne^n la^'y la`m hay .   Albert Rieu la` da^'u hie^.u mo^.t the^'-ky?, the^'-ky? Ta^y-phong, Nu`ng-So+n tie^n sinh, cu~ng la` da^'u hie^.u mo^.t the^'-ky?, the^'-ky? -Do^ng-phong .

             Muo^'n bie^'t nu+o+'c ta tho+`i na`o o+? du+o+'i va(n-minh na`o, chi? ngo' ma('t nhi`n nhu+~ng thu+' ngu+o+`i ta chuo^.ng trong tho+`i a^'y, la` nha^.n ra lie^`n.

             Co`n muo^'n ti`m xem ca'i te^n Rie^.u o+? lu'c na`o la` hoa`n-toa`n Annam, co' le~ la^.t ca? nga`n na(m li.ch su+? cu~ng kho' lo`ng nha^.n tha^'y.

             Ngu+o+`i Ta^y cho ta la` co' ta`i ba('t chu+o+'c ma` kho^ng co' ta`i sa'ng-ta.o.   To^i tu+o+?ng no'i the^' chu+a la` ddi to+'i co^~i-re^~.

             Co^~i-re^~ ca'i ta`i ba('t chu+o+'c cu?a ta, la` o+? cho^~ : ta chi? la`m ngo.n co? lu+o+'t theo chie^`u gio'...

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