UArthur Rimbaud wazalwa ngomhla onje namhlanje ICharleville, EFransi, kwi 1854. Ummeli ophezulu we uphawu wenkulungwane yeshumi elinesithoba kwaye enye yeembongi eziqalekisiweyo nezingaqhelekanga ezazikhokele ubomi obunamandla njengoko zazimiselwe ukuhlala kancinci. Into yokuqala endayifunda ngoRimbaud ngumbongo wakhe Ibhodi esecaleni. Ke, ukubhiyozela isikhumbuzo sokuzalwa kwakhe ndikhethe owokuqala kwabambalwa. Kodwa Yonke into malunga nale mbongi yaseFrance, intatheli, umfoti kunye nengqondi kufanelekile ukuba ifundwe ngononophelo kwaye uyonwabele ngovuyo.
Eminye imibongo
Ibhodi esecaleni
Ibhodi enkulu esecaleni ye-oak emnyama
kuvela ukulunga kwendala, indala kangako;
Ivulekile, kwaye amazantsi ayo agalela njengewayini endala,
amaza amnyama amavumba atyebe.
Ipakishwe, sisiphithiphithi sezinto zakudala,
amashiti anevumba elimthubi, amalaphu okuhlamba
Abasetyhini nabantwana, i-lace ebomvu,
Iishesholo zikaMakhulu ezineempungutye zipeyintiweyo.
Kuyo singafumana iimbasa kunye neembalasane
iinwele ezimhlophe okanye ezimhlophe, imizobo, iintyatyambo ezomileyo
ivumba lalo kwiziqhamo lixubekile.
Owu, ibhodi esecaleni endala, mangaphi amabali owaziyo!
kwaye ungathanda ukuwabala, ke ngoko, awuqinisekanga, uyavuma
Xa iingcango zakho ezimnyama zivuleka kancinci
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Umoya
Kwindawo yakho yokubuyela umqhaphu,
ngomoya opholileyo, i-aura ilele:
kwindlwane yakhe yesilika kunye noboya,
i-cheery chin aura
Xa i-aura iphakamisa iphiko,
ekurhoxisweni kwakhe komqhaphu
intyatyambo imbiza
umphefumlo wakhe sisiqhamo esivuthiweyo.
Owu, i-aura engapheliyo!
Owu, ukupheliswa kothando!
Ngombethe osuliweyo,
ivumba elimnandi kanjani kum ekuzeni kokusa!
NguYesu, uYosefu, uYesu, uMariya.
Ingathi iphiko lentaka
ohlasela, alale kwaye athobe
kulowo ulalayo ngomthandazo.
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Ukuziva
Ndiya kuhamba, xa kucula ngokuhlwa, luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ehlotyeni,
wenzakele yingqolowa, ukunyathela edlelweni;
umphuphi, ndiya kuziva ukutsha kwayo kwizityalo zam
Kwaye ndizakuyeka umoya uhlambe intloko yam
Ngaphandle kokuthetha, ngaphandle kokucinga, ndiza kudlula kwindlela:
kodwa uthando olungenamida luya kukhula emphefumlweni wam.
Ndiza kuhamba, ndonwabile, njengentombazana,
Ukuhamba emasimini, ukuya kuthi ga kwi-gypsy ebhadulayo.
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Siyifumene kwakhona!
Siyifumene kwakhona!
Intoni?
Lulwandle oluxubekileyo
nelanga.
Umphefumlo wam ongunaphakade,
zalisekisa isithembiso sakho
nangona ubusuku bodwa
kunye nemini ngomlilo.
Kulungile uyeke
yemicimbi yabantu,
Ukusuka kwiimpembelelo ezilula!
Ubhabha ngokwe ...
Ungaze uthembe,
akukho mpuma.
Inzululwazi kunye nomonde.
Ukuhlushwa kukhuselekile.
Akukho ngomso
I-satin evuthayo,
ubushushu bakho
luxanduva.
Siyifumene kwakhona!
-Yintoni? -Ungunaphakade.
Lulwandle oluxubekileyo
nelanga.
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Musa ukucinga
Awucingi ukuba kutheni ndisifa luthando?
Intyatyambo ithi kum: Molo! Molweni ngale ntaka.
Intwasahlobo ifikile, ubumnandi bengelosi.
Ngaba awucingi ukuba kutheni ndibilisa ngokunxila!
Ingelosi emnandi ebhedini yam, ingelosi kagogo,
Awucingi ukuba ndiza kujika ndibenentaka
ukuba iihadi zam ziyabetha kwaye amaphiko am ayabetha
njengenkonjane?
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Kubi
Ngelixa umqala obomvu we-shrapnel
Bebetha impempe esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza, imihla ngemihla,
kwaye ebomvu, okanye eluhlaza, kufutshane nokumkani ohlekisayo
Iibhatali ziyatshona ukuze umlilo ubaswe ngobuninzi;
Ngelixa impambano engalawulekiyo ityumza
kwaye ajike iwaka lamadoda ukuba abe ngumatshini wokutshaya;
Uswelekile! untywiliselwe ehlotyeni, engceni,
kuvuyo lwakho, Natura, ukuba ubadale baba ngcwele,
Kukho uThixo ohlekisayo kwidamask
ukusuka esibingelelweni, kwisiqhumiso, nakwiindebe zegolide,
olele eHosannas ulele kamnandi.
Kodwa wothuka, xa oomama bathambisa
ukubandezeleka kunye nokulila phantsi kweeminqwazi zabo ezimnyama
Bamnika i-ochavo esongelwe ngetshefu yakhe.