Oktobha 7, 1849. IBaltimore. Ubomi babushiywe apho kwiminyaka eyi-170 eyadlulayo omnye wababhali ababalaseleyo kuncwadi lwehlabathi. Ayinamsebenzi ukuba ungathetha kangaphi Edgar Allan Poe, amawaka amanqaku, iincwadi kunye nezifundo kumanani akhe apapashiweyo. Ayinamsebenzi ukuba bafundwa kangaphi amaxesha abo, amabali abo, amabali, amabali kunye nemibongo. Ayinamsebenzi ukuba uyaqhubeka nokuqikelela ngekamva lakhe, ukuphefumlelwa kwakhe okanye ubomi bakhe, sele buxeliwe kubunzulu.
Edgar Allan Poe landela kwaye uya kuqhubeka unomdla kuye nawuphi na umfundi yelizwe eliye lathatha nokuba kukanye nje emsebenzini wakhe. Kwaye ngaphezulu ukuba yi- ndiyakuthanda imfihlakalo, uloyiko okanye ubumnyama Ingakumbi. Kukwanothando olungaphaya kokufa okanye ukungapheli. Ilifa legama lakhe liya kuhlala ngonaphakade. Zezi yam 3 imibongo endiyithandayo endabelana ngalo namhlanje kwimemori yakho: U-Annabel Lee, Ngaba ufuna ukuba bakuthande? y Iphupha.
Ngokuqinisekileyo sonke siye safunda ngamanye amaxesha, ngakumbi awona adumileyo: U-Annabel Lee. Okanye ngubani ongazange ave Inguqulelo eyenziwe yiRadio Futura?
Ngaba ufuna ukuba bakuthande?
Ngaba ufuna ukuba bakuthande? Ke ungalahli
ikhondo lentliziyo yakho.
Kuphela into oyiyo kufuneka ube
kwaye awuyiyo, hayi.
Ke ehlabathini, indlela yakho efihlakeleyo,
ubabalo lwakho, ubuhle bakho,
Siya kubongwa ngonaphakade
nothando ... umsebenzi olula.
U-Annabel Lee
Yayiyiminyaka emininzi, emininzi eyadlulayo
ebukumkanini ngaselwandle,
kwakuhlala intombi oyaziyo
egama linguAnnabel Lee;
kwaye eli nenekazi lalihlala lingenawo omnye umnqweno
kunokuba undithande, kwaye uthandwe ndim.
Ndandiyinkwenkwe, yena eyintombazana
kobo bukumkani ngaselwandle;
Sithandana ngothando olukhulu kunothando,
Mna noAnnabel Lee wam;
ngothantamiso olunjalo lokuba iiserafi ezinamaphiko
balila ingqumbo ephezulu.
Kwaye ngenxa yesi sizathu, kwakudala, kudala kakhulu,
kobo bukumkani ngaselwandle,
Umoya wavela efini,
ndamkhulula uAnnabel Lee wam omhle;
Ookhokho ababuhlungu bafika ngesiquphe,
bamtsalela kude kum,
ade avalelwe engcwabeni elimnyama,
kobo bukumkani ngaselwandle.
Iingelosi, banoyolo eZulwini,
Basimonela, yena kum.
Ewe, yayisesona sizathu (njengoko abantu besazi,
kobo bukumkani ngaselwandle),
ukuba uvuthuze umoya ivela kumafu asebusuku,
Ukubandezeleka nokubulala uAnnabel Lee wam.
Kodwa uthando lwethu lwalomelele ngakumbi
ngaphezu koobawo bethu bonke,
mkhulu kunabo bonke izilumko.
Kwaye akukho ngelosi kwigumbi lakhe lasezulwini,
akukho sathana phantsi kolwandle,
awusoze wahlukane nomphefumlo wam
kaAnnabel Lee wam omhle.
Ewe inyanga ayikhanyi ngaphandle kokundizisela ubuthongo
yeqabane lam elihle.
Kwaye iinkwenkwezi azize ziphakame zingakhange zivuke
amehlo akhe aqaqambileyo.
Nanamhlanje, xa umsinga udanisa ebusuku,
Ndilale ecaleni kwesithandwa sam;
kubomi bam nentanda yam,
engcwabeni lakhe ngamaza,
engcwabeni lakhe ngaselwandle olulwayo.
Iphupha
Fumana le kiss ebunzi!
Kwaye, ukususa ubunzima
ngaphambi kokuba ndihambe, ndiyavuma
yintoni oyilungisileyo ukuba uyakholelwa
ukuba imihla yam ibiliphupha;
Kodwa ngaba ayinzima kangako
ithemba liphelile
ebusuku okanye elangeni elipheleleyo,
ngombono okanye ngaphandle kombono?
Kude kube ngumzamo wethu wokugqibela
Kuphupha nje ngaphakathi kwephupha
Ukujongana nolwandle olugquma
yintoni le yohlwaya lo mgqobhozi
Ndinentende yesundu
iinkozo zesanti yegolide.
Bambalwa! Kwaye okomzuzwana
bayashenxa kum kwaye ndiziva
Vuka ngaphakathi kwam esi simbonono:
Oh Thixo! Kuba andikwazi
uzibambe eminweni yam?
Oh Thixo! Ukuba ndinga
sindisa enye kulwandle!
Kude kube ngumzamo wethu wokugqibela
Ngaba liphupha nje ngaphakathi ephupheni?