Ukufota: UJosé Ángel Valente. IZiko leCervantes.
UJose Angel Valente Wazalelwa e-Orense ngo-1929 kwaye usweleke ngemini efana nanamhlanje 2000. Wafunda Ezothando Philology eSantiago de Compostela naseMadrid kwaye wayengunjingalwazi kuncwadi kwiYunivesithi yaseOxford. Kwakunjalo Isincoko, umguquleli kunye negqwetha ngokunjalo nembongi, Ngomsebenzi owamkele amabhaso aliqela anje ngeBhaso leAdonais, iNkosana yeAsturias Award yeeNcwadi, iBhaso lesiBongo leSizwe okanye iReina Sofía Award. Le yenye Ukukhetha imibongo ukuyifumana okanye ukuyikhumbula.
UJosé Ángel Valente - Imibongo
Xa ndikubona unje, umzimba wam, uwile ...
Xa ndikubona unje, umzimba wam, uwe
Kuzo zonke iimbombo ezimnyama
omphefumlo, kuwe ndizijonga,
njengesipili semifanekiso engapheliyo,
ngaphandle kokuqikelela ukuba ngowuphi kubo
sibaninzi mna nawe kunabanye.
Ukufa.
Mhlawumbi ukufa akukho ngaphezulu koku
buyela kakuhle, umzimba,
iprofayile yobuso bakho kwizipili
kwicala elicocekileyo lesithunzi.
Uthando lukwinto esiqhele ukuyenza ...
Uthando lukule nto siyithandayo
(iibhlorho, amagama).
Uthando lukho kuyo yonke into esiyiphakamisayo
(ehleka, iiflegi).
Kwaye kwinto esiyilwayo
(ubusuku, abunanto)
uthando lokwenene.
Uthando ngokukhawuleza xa sivuka
(iinqaba, izithembiso).
Ngokukhawuleza xa siqokelela kwaye sihlwayela
(abantwana, ikamva).
Kwaye kumabhodlo wento esiwa kuyo
(ukuhlutha, ukuxoka)
uthando lokwenene.
Ingelosi
Ekuseni,
xa ubukrakra bemini busothusa
Ndidibana nawe kwakhona kumgca ochanekileyo
apho ubusuku bubaleka khona.
Ndiyakuqonda ukungafihli kwakho
ubuso bakho abubonakali,
iphiko okanye umphetho endikhe ndalwa nawo.
Ungabuya okanye uphinde uvele
kumda ogqithileyo, mhlekazi
engacacanga.
Musa ukwahlula
isithunzi sokukhanya athe wakuzisa.
Materia
Guqula igama libe yinto
apho le nto sifuna ukuyithetha ingenako
ungene ngakumbi
ngowuphi umba onokusixelela wona
ukuba kuye, njengesisu,
ngokufanelekileyo,
ze, isisu esimhlophe,
indlebe ethambileyo ukuva
ulwandle, alucacanga
Iindaba zasemanzini, ngaphaya kwakho,
uthando olungenagama, luzala wena rhoqo.
Umnqweno wawusele ...
Imizimba yahlala kwicala elilolo lothando
ngokungathi bayaphika ngaphandle kokukhanyela umnqweno
kwaye oko kukhanyela iqhina elinamandla kunabo
ngokungapheliyo ubamanyanise.
Yintoni eyaziyo amehlo nezandla,
lunjani ulusu ukunambitha, ugcina ntoni umzimba
Womphefumlo womnye owazalayo
ukukhanya kancinci okungacimiyo
njengohlobo ekuphela kwalo lomnqweno?
Isono
Isono sazalwa
njengekhephu elimnyama
kunye neentsiba eziyimfihlakalo ezacima
ukugaya okumdaka
yomsitho nendawo.
Iconsisiwe yacudisa
ndikhamisile kabuhlungu
eludongeni lokuzisola,
phakathi kwe-caresses emnyama
yobufanasini okanye uxolelo.
Isono yayikuphela kwaso
into yobomi.
Umgcini okhohlakeleyo wezandla ezixakekileyo
nolutsha olumanzi luxhonyiwe
kwigumbi eliphezulu lememori efileyo.
Ngamaxesha amaninzi ...
Ngamaxesha amaninzi
intloko yakho icacile.
Kwizibane ezininzi
isinqe sakho esifudumeleyo.
Ngamaxesha amaninzi
impendulo yakho ngequbuliso.
Umzimba wakho untywiliselwa ixesha elide
kude kube ngobo busuku bome,
ukuza kuthi ga kwesi sithunzi.
Lo mfanekiso wakho
Ubusecaleni kwam
kwaye isondele kum kuneengqondo zam.
Wathetha ngothando
bexhobe ngokukhanya kwayo.
Ungaze amagama
uthando olusulungekileyo luya kuphefumla.
Ngaba intloko yakho ibithambile
woyama ngakum.
Iinwele zakho ezinde
kunye nesinqe sakho esonwabileyo.
Uthethile usembindini wothando
bexhobe ngokukhanya kwayo,
ngenjikalanga yanamhlanje.
Inkumbulo yelizwi lakho kunye nomzimba wakho
Ubutsha bam namazwi am abe
kwaye lo mfanekiso wakho usindile kum.
Xa uthando
Xa uthando luphawu lothando kwaye luhlala luhleli
khuphela uphawu olunye.
Xa ilog isekhaya,
kodwa hayi idangatye eliphilayo.
Xa isisithethe ngaphezulu kwendoda.
Siqale nini
Ukuphinda amagama angenako
bavuselele abalahlekileyo.
Xa mna nawe sijongene
kwaye isibhakabhaka esishiyiweyo siyahlula.
Xa ubusuku buwela
Xa sizinikela
ndinethemba lokuba
olo luthando kuphela
vula imilebe yakho ekukhanyeni kwemini.
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