*Lý Ngựa Ô -
Dân ca Nam Bộ - South Folk song*

*Khớp con ngựa ngựa ô*

*kʰơp kon ŋưa ŋưa ô*

*Khớp con ngựa ngựa ô*

*kʰơp kon ŋưa ŋưa ô*

*Anh thắng Anh thắng cái*

*anʰ ðăŋ anʰ ðăŋ kai*

*kiệu vàng ư *

*kiêu vaŋ ư *

*Anh tra khớp bạc lục*

*anʰ dʒa kʰơp bak luk*

*lạc đồng đen búp sen*

*lak doŋ den bup ʂen*

*lá dặm giây cương nhuộm *

*la jăm ɣiây kươŋ nʰuôm*

*thắm cán roi anh bịt*

*ðăm kan roi anʰ bit*

*đồng thòa *

*dôŋ ðoa *

*là đưa í a đưa*

*la dưa i a dưa*

*nàng đưa nàng Anh đưa*

*naŋ dưa naŋ anʰ dưa*

*nàng về dinh là đưa*

*naŋ vê jinʰ la dưa*

*í a đưa nàng đưa*

*i a dưa naŋ dưa*

*nàng*

*naŋ *

*Anh đưa nàng về dinh *

*anʰ dưa naŋ vê jinʰ*

*The song is about a guy who loves and respects a girl whom he wants to get married. As I understand, the song context is from a long time period when there was no cars or other modern vehicles. Horses were the standard form of transport. He put the most valuable things with the horse such as golden palanquin to take her to his house in their wedding day. I like this song partly because of the cheerful melody and the images of a couple with a horse kind of cheerful and happy to see and reminding a very old period.*