URobert Lowell, Imbongi yaseMelika, yasweleka ngolu suku ngo-1977. Boston, kodwa ubomi bakhe babunzima. Utywala, walaliswa esibhedlele izihlandlo eziliqela amaziko engqondo ubomi bakhe bonke, naphakathi kwabafundi bakhe wayenabo Silvia Plath y U-Anne Sexton. Siyayikhumbula nale nto Ukukhetha imibongo.
URobert Lowell-Ukhetho lweMibongo
Iindonga ezimbini
Udonga olumhlophe lujongene nodonga olumnyama
kwindawo ethile, kwaye bayavusana.
Nganye iyatsha kwimitha ethatyathwe kwenye.
Iindonga, ngoku zivukile, maziqhubeke zithetha;
Imibala yabo ibonakala ifana, imibala emibini emhlophe,
ngamnye ehlala emthunzini womnye.
Olu lucalucalulo luchube kangakanani xa singasakwazi ukukhetha.
Ebusweni bomphindezeli onjalo UDon Juan umele ukuba ulikhuphile ikrele lakhe.
Iindonga ezimbini zamatye amhlophe ezifinyelayo;
ukukhangela kwakhe ulonwabo kunye nokudibana kwakhe ...
Kweli nqanaba kwimpucuko, kweli nqanaba emhlabeni,
ekuphela kwenkampani eyanelisayo onokuyicingela kukufa.
Ngale ntsasa, iqhuma emqaleni wam, ndilele apha,
ukuphefumla kabuhlungu umphefumlo
eNew York.
Ubomi obulungileyo
Imithi iyadubula, kwaye amagqabi eperile yinkungu
Phezu kwethu baziphose kwiglasi yewayini yeelms,
umfazi, abantwana kunye nendlu: ingundoqo kunye nesihombiso esingenamsebenzi sobomi;
luncedo, ukubola kokutshisa ...
kwaye kungekhona iimbasa ezikhotha iiesile kwithafa lepikoko;
ukujula imbewu yentaka kwiqhude elinegazi,
okanye ukugabha ezimfusa kwibala lamakhoboka—
eRoma kaTito, edinisa, efela ukholo yaye elangazelela ukukholisa.
Ukhozi lungqongwe yimikhosi emitsha kunye neenkolelo zakudala.
Mhlawumbi umntu okhululekileyo uyamangaliswa kukuxhatshazwa kobukhosi
(ayifane ibemnandi, isibetho senyongo)
eqhubeka itsala abo besiya kubalibala,
nenja eleleyo, kwigorha eliqeshelwe ukoyikisa;
iiperile zentsimbi yomqala, amakhonkco asentanjeni.
I-nihilist njengeqhawe
"Umgca ophefumlelweyo yiyo yonke into eyenziwa ziimbongi zethu,
Kodwa ngowuphi umFrentshi obhale imigca emithandathu eyamkelekileyo, omnye emva komnye?
Watsho uValery. KuSathana yayilusuku olumnandi olo.
Umntu ulangazelela amazwi ajinga enyameni yenkomo ephilileyo;
kodwa ilangatye elibandayo lentfoyile likhotha isiqobo sesinyithi;
umlilo omhle ongatshintshiyo wobuntwana
ungcatsha imibono engaqhelekanga.
Ubomi buphenjelelwa lutshintsho nangengcaciso,
Ngalo lonke ixesha lonyaka sisusa iimfazwe, abafazi kunye neemoto ezintsha
Ngamanye amaxesha, xa ugula okanye ugcwele ukungonwabi,
Ndibukele ilangatye lekhontrakthi yalo mdlalo lijika libe luhlaza,
Isiqu sombona sifumana iintyatyambo kunye nezandiso eziluhlaza.
I-nihilist kufuneka iphile ihlabathi njengoko linjalo
ukujonga into engenakwenzeka yokunyuka ukuya kwinkunkuma.
Abamsulwa abangcwele
Mamela, iintsimbi ze-hay zikhala njengoko
indlela
Amavili anyatheleyo ajinge kwitela
kunye nomkhenkce othuthu, phantsi kwelitye lokusila
kunye nejelo letarpon. Iinkomo ziyavuza, ziyama
ndimangaliswe kukhuseleko lwemoto,
kwaye kakhulu bahamba ecaleni kwenduli yeSan Pedro.
Yabona, abadyobhekileyo ngabafazi, akukho ntlungu yabo;
kweli hlabathi:
UKumkani uHerode ukhwaza ukuziphindezela ecaleni kwemilenze
kaYesu yalukwa kwaye yaqina emoyeni.
Inkosi yezidenge kunye nabantwana abazizidenge. Ngokubhekele phaya
uHerode ukuba uHerode weli hlabathi; kunye nonyaka,
iwaka elinamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mane anesihlanu obabalo
kungekhona ngaphandle kokukhathala kunye nokulahlekelwa ukukhanya kwenduli ye-slags
lokuhlanjululwa kwethu; zasondela iinkabi
kuse eludongeni isiseko sesitali sakhe;
umkhumbi ongcwele apho isilili yingqolowa
kunye ne-holly yokusabalalisa iKrisimesi. Ewe njengoYesu
Bafa phantsi kwedyokhwe, ngubani na oya kubakhalisa?
Ixhwane likaMalusi, Mntwana, hayi indlela oxoka ngayo!
Njengomthi ngasemanzini
Ubumnyama bubiza ubumnyama, ilishwa
ibekwe kwiifestile zolu cwangciso
Boston Babel apho imali yethu ithetha khona
nobumnyama obukhulu phezu kwelizwe
wokulungiselela apho iNtombi Enyulu ihamba khona
kwaye iirozi zijikeleze ubuso bakhe be-enamel
bawela ezitalatweni ezibharhileyo.
Inenekazi lethu laseBhabheli, qhubela phambili, qhubeka,
Ndakhe ndangunyana wakho omthandayo,
Iimpukane, iimpukane emthini, ezitratweni.
Iimpukane, iimpukane, iimpukane zaseBhabhiloni
gquma kwiindlebe zam ngelixa idemoni
umngcwabo kunye nengoma ende yabantu yenza ukuba iyure iqhume
kwizixeko ezidadayo apho abakhi baseBhabheli
ulwimi lwegolide lukasathana luyabalumkisa
ukwakha isixeko ngomso ukusuka apha ukuya elangeni,
lowo useBoston kwizitrato ezingahlali ndawo
ayikhanyi; likhona ikrele ilanga
lowo uhlasela umgcini weNkosi;
Iimpukane, iimpukane, emthini, ezitratweni.
Ibhabha phezu kwamanzi amangalisayo eAtlantiki
ice cream, kunye namehlo kaBernadette
Babona inenekazi Lethu limi kwigrotto
kaMassabielle, ngokucacileyo
ukuba umbono wakhe wamfamekisa amehlo engqiqo. Ingcwaba
ihleli ivulekile kwaye iqwengwe kuKristu.
Iindonga zaseYeriko! nezitrato zonke
ezikhokelela kudonga lwethu lweAtlantiki cula:
Vuma,
Culela uvuko lukaKumkani!
Iimpukane, iimpukane emthini ezitratweni.