Tuye^'t ro+i quanh thu+ vie^.n
                Gio+? trang sa'ch tha^`n tie^n
                Sa`igo`n tuo^?i hoa nie^n
                Nha.t nho`a trong ky? nie^.m

                Ta ddi da.o co^ng vie^n 
                Be^n em ne't di.u hie^`n
                Na('ng ddo^? chie^'u nghie^ng nghie^ng
                Chie^`u ba mu+o+i ma`u nhie^.m

                Sa`igo`n trong ky? nie^.m
                Con ddu+o+`ng Nguye^~n Bi?nh Khie^m
                Em trao hoa lan ti'm
                Nghe rung ddo^.ng trong tim

                Sa`igo`n mu`a phu+o+.ng no+?
                Hai ddu+'a lo ba`i vo+?
                Cho ky` thi tu' ta`i
                Cu`ng ga^y du+.ng tu+o+ng lai

                Tru+ng Vu+o+ng vo+'i o^ mai
                Cu`ng xong Tu' Ta`i hai
                Ta ra ddi, ha?i ngoa.i
                Em o? la.i, va(n khoa

                Sa`igo`n trong xo't xa
                Em bo+ vo+ be^n nha`
                Ta phie^u ba.t phu+o+ng xa
                Ddo+`i nga(n ca'ch ddo^i ta

                Ro^`i ddo+`i chia hai nga?
                Em le^n xe ngu+o+`i ta
                Ha?i ngo.ai ta bo^n ba
                Nho+' Tru+ng Vu+o+ng, Va(n khoa

                Mo^.t chie^`u mu`ng ba Te^'t
                Ddu+o+.c tin em dda~ che^'t:
                "Ddo+`i em sao no+~ he^'t
                Bie^'t no'i gi` em o+i!"

                Bao nhie^u na(m tha'ng qua
                Ta dda~ tro^`ng loa`i hoa
                Mang te^n ngu+o+`i va(n khoa
                Hoa no+? ma~i trong ta

                Tuye^'t ro+i nga^.p sa^n tru+o+`ng
                Anh tha('p mo^.t ne'n hu+o+ng
                Ca^`u mong em sie^u thoa't      
                Trong lo`ng dda^'t que^ hu+o+ng

                Tre^n va.n da(.m ne?o ddu+o+`ng
                Anh dda~ bie^'t ye^u thu+o+ng

               Nguye^~n Dda`m Duy Trung
                       Dec. 96