Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi tranh dau (VICTOR HUGO)

(Tang hai anh Thanh va Nhan, nhung nguoi da dat tay dua toi vao neo song)

Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi biet song;
La nhung nguoi khong chiu dung khoanh tay
Pho doi minh cho cuoc the dan xoay;
La nhung nguoi khong de ngay minh trong,
Khong de than minh lac theo luon song
Troi chap chon nhu nhung bong trong dem,
Khong cam tam nham mat chang trong tim
Ðe man kiep dong vai tuong thu dong.

Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi biet song:
La nhung nguoi luon trong xet nghi suy
Ðe tu minh vach lay loi minh di;
La nhung nguoi biet phung tho ly tuong,
Biet say me mot cuoc doi cao thuong;
La nhung nguoi hieu nghia vu lam nguoi
Va suot doi co gang mai khong thoi
Ðe tien den nhung canh troi cao rong.

Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi dam song:
La nhung nguoi khong biet so gian nguy,
Khong cui dau khuat phuc truoc quyen uy,
Khong vi co kho khan ma tro buoc,
Ma nep minh nam trong vong bo buoc
Cua mot cuoc doi chat hep nho nhen;
La nhung nguoi khong chiu song uon hen,
Song thua thai, qua ngay, khong trien vong.

Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi dam song:
La nhung nguoi luon dung cam hien ngang
Duong dau cung nhung tro luc chan ngang;
La nhung nguoi khong he mang vat va,
Nham muc dich thieng lieng va cao ca
Tien theo duong da dinh mai khong thoi,
Luc het hoi moi biet den mang Troi
Va nham mat moi danh thoi hoat dong.

Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi quyet song:
La nhung nguoi nhat dinh o tien khu,
Lanh vai tuong ven ngut, quet may mu
Va pha loi mo duong cho ca nuoc,
Ðe tiep tuc cong nghiep nguoi lop truoc,
Ðe bao toan doi song ke sinh sau;
La nhung nguoi khinh kho cuc don dau
Dam lieu mang hy sinh cho noi giong

Vi quyet song khong phai la tham song,
Khong phai la co bam lay cuoc doi,
Chi cot cho khoi phai chet ma thoi,
Cam chiu ca kiep toi doi no le;
Vi quyet song khong phai la ich ky,
Khong phai la chi nghi den rieng minh,
Khong phai la khiep nhuoc, chiu thu hinh
Chiu loi cuon theo dong, khong tra chong.

Nhung nguoi song la nhung nguoi biet song,
La nhung nguoi dam song ra hon nguoi,
La nhung nguoi quyet song, ban long oi
Ma Quyet Song co nghia la Tranh Ðau!